D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25-L, § 219
Unauthorized Food Processes and Activities
Effective Oct 17, 202572 DCR 011556Authority: Section 4937 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 (Act), effective July 1, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-21; D.C. Official Code § 7-742.13), and Mayor’s Order 2007-63, dated March 8, 2007. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 011556 (October 17, 2025).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
219.1 A microenterprise home kitchen business shall not:
- (a) Manufacture food;
- (b) Process acidified and low-acid canned food;
- (c) Process food using reduced oxygen packaging;
- (d) Smoke or cure food;
- (e) Press juices or vegetables;
- (f) Pasteurize;
- (g) Can any food products, including fruits, vegetables, vegetable butters, salsas, and similar foods;
- (h) Hermetically seal food in jars;
- (i) Offer for sale adulterated or misbranded food;
- (j) Prepare food with processes that require a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Plan pursuant to 25-A DCMR § 4202; or
- (k) Prepare food by other methods that the Department prohibits.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 011556 (October 17, 2025).