2017 District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.
Chapter 15A - Management of Disposable Food Service Ware.
§ 8–1532. Prohibition on use of expanded polystyrene food service products.

Universal Citation: DC Code § 8–1532 (2017)

(a) By January 1, 2016, no food service entity shall sell or provide food in expanded polystyrene food service products, regardless of where the food will be consumed.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to food or beverages that were filled and sealed in expanded polystyrene containers before a food service entity received them or to materials used to package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off- premises consumption.

(Dec. 17, 2014, D.C. Law 20-142, § 402, 61 DCR 8045; Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 6172(b), 62 DCR 10905.)

Effect of Amendments

The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 21-36 substituted “entity” for “business” in (a) and (b).

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6172(b) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).

Editor's Notes

Applicability of D.C. Law 20-142: Section 502(f) of D.C. Law 20-142 provided that §§ 401, 402, and 406 of the act shall apply as of December 17, 2014.

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