{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-131.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 37-131.02","heading":"Vending from public space.","body":"(a)\nExcept as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall not vend from a sidewalk, roadway, or other public space unless the person holds:\n(1)\nA basic business license;\n(2)\nA vending site permit, or other authorization issued by the Mayor, setting forth the specific location on public space from which the person may vend; and\n(3)\nSuch other licenses, permits, and authorizations that the Mayor may require by rule.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor may authorize the following persons to vend from public space without a basic business license or vending site permit:\n(1)\nAn employee or youth assistant of a licensed vendor;\n(2)\nA person vending at a licensed special event;\n(3)\nA person vending at a farmers market or public market that has been issued a valid permit by the Mayor; and\n(4)\nA person or entity authorized to vend from public space without a license pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.\n\n(c)\nRepealed.\n\n(d)\nThe Mayor may establish by regulation exemptions from the licensure requirement for a person, entity, or categories of persons or entities to vend from public space without a basic business license when the public interest would be served by establishing such an exemption.\n\n(e)\nVendors may operate only during the following hours:\n(1)\nSunday through Thursday, from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.; and\n(2)\nFriday and Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day; provided, that vendors operating in Residential Zones, as specified in the District of Columbia Zoning Regulations, shall not vend past 10:00 p.m. on any night of the week.","path":["Title 37. Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending.","Chapter 1A. Vending Regulation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/37-131.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0b0d3d0f16d27aa92f57484e3fe3d6040b0875dcbd288006aa410851413496f4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-131.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-131.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}