1535.1 Vending machine doors and access opening covers to food and container storage spaces shall be tight-fitting so that the space along the entire interface between the doors or covers and the cabinet of the machine, if the doors or covers are in a closed position, is no greater than one and one-half millimeters (1.5 mm) or one sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in.) by:

(a) Being covered with louvers, screens, or materials that provide an equivalent opening of not greater than one and one-half millimeters (1.5 mm) or one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in.). Screening of twelve (12) or more mesh to two and a half centimeters (2.5 cm) twelve (12) mesh to one inch (1 in.) meets this requirement;

(b) Being effectively gasketed;

(c) Having interface surfaces that are at least thirteen millimeters (13 mm) or one-half inch (1/2 in.) wide; or

(d) Jambs or surfaces used to form an L-shaped entry path to the interface.

1535.2 Vending machine service connection openings through an exterior wall of a machine shall be closed by sealants, clamps, or grommets so that the openings are no larger than one and a half millimeters (1.5 mm) or one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).