102.1 To obtain a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Business Registry Health Permit and Microenterprise Home Kitchen Business Vending Operation Health Permit, an applicant applying for new permit or renewing an existing permit shall complete the Department’s online application and submit the following documentation for review and approval:

1. (a) A Microenterprise Home Kitchen Business Home Occupancy Permit issued by the Department of Buildings (DOB);
2. (b) A Vending Site Permit issued by the DLCP;
3. (c) For food sold by weight, proof of calibrated scales that comply with DLCP regulations;
4. (d) Proof that persons who supervise the home kitchen and vending operations have successfully passed a nationally accredited Certified Food Protection Manager examination recognized and approved by the Department;
5. (e) A Department-issued Certified Food Protection Manager Certificate obtained by the operator of the microenterprise home kitchen business, which shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of the nationally recognized exam specified in § 102.1(d);
6. (f) A list of food products the microenterprise home kitchen business is seeking approval to prepare, handle, package, store, or sell; provided that the Department may request a copy of recipes it deems necessary;
7. (g) Sample labels with the information specified in § 205 for each food product; and
8. (h) Written standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the home kitchen and vending operations.

102.2 Applicants for a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Business shall attest that only food products listed in their microenterprise home kitchen business application and approved by the Department shall be prepared, handled, packaged, stored, or sold by the microenterprise home kitchen business.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 011556 (October 17, 2025).