203.1 The Department shall inform an operator who declines to sign an acknowledgment of receipt of an inspection report that:

(a) An acknowledgment of receipt is not an agreement with the finding;

(b) Refusing to sign an acknowledgment of receipt will not affect the operator's obligation to correct the violations noted in the inspection report within the time frames specified; and

(c) A refusal to sign an acknowledgment of receipt will be noted in the inspection report for the microenterprise home kitchen business.

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