2399.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:

Business or institutional cafeteria - A facility operated by a for-profit, non-profit, or government entity that has a dedicated space for food preparation and serves food on a recurring basis.

Department - The Department of Energy and Environment.

Expanded polystyrene - blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by a number of techniques, including fusion of polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding (extruded foam polystyrene).

Expanded polystyrene food service products - food containers, plates, hot and cold beverage cups, meat and vegetable trays, egg cartons, and other products made of expanded polystyrene and used for selling or providing food.

Food service business - full service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, fast foods restaurants, cafes, delicatessens, coffee shops, supermarkets, grocery stores, vending trucks or carts, food trucks, business or institutional cafeterias, including those operated by or on behalf of District departments and agencies, and other businesses selling or providing food within the District for consumption on or off the premises.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 16315 (December 25, 2015).