500. PURPOSE

500 PURPOSE 500.1 The provisions of this chapter are issued pursuant to the authority under Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, enacted December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986; the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619); and Mayor’s Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010. 500.2 This chapter shall regulate the implementation and execution of the vending and soliciting laws and related health, traffic, and safety concerns of the District and its citizens. 500.3 Nothing in this chapter is intended to interfere with the exercise of activities pursuant to the First Amendment Assemblies Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-352; D.C. Official Code §§ 5-331.01 et seq. (2008 Repl.)). SOURCE: Article 4, §§13-15, 17 of the Police Regulations for the District of Columbia; 54 Board of Commissioners' Minutes § 1304(a), 1304(d), effective October 17, 1933; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).