{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-851.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 48-851.03","heading":"Disposal of pharmaceuticals by health care facilities.","body":"(a)\nEffective January 1, 2011, it shall be unlawful for a health care facility to dispose of any pharmaceutical product, used or unused, by flushing the product down a drain or by any other method that utilizes the public sewer system, except as authorized by the Mayor through rulemaking.\n\n(b)\nA health care facility that is determined to have disposed of a pharmaceutical product in a manner prohibited by this chapter or by rules issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil fine of up to $1,000 per occurrence and required to submit to the Board of Pharmacy a mitigation plan designed to prevent further occurrences.","path":["Title 48. Foods and Drugs.","Chapter 8F. Safe Disposal of Unused Pharmaceuticals."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/48-851.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3822b4e2853d02b38b8c650a7cc14059d892be49ed4dcf8e9eb56ea0b1f23f4a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-851.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-851.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}