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the following Lodging, RoominR and Board:
ing. House Regulations are hereby adopted
oa. aaa be Il ' Health LSs and IN Re Rsp p
AND BOARDING HOUSE REGULATIONS
Section 101. Certificate Of Health Ofncer;.
No license to operate or conduct lodging
house. rooming. house or boarding house
issued unless the Health ofiicer shall GER
tify that these regulations have been COM
Piled with. The licensee shall post the
or his duly appointed representatives shall
have the sgh to enter any bodEn
INSPECTION at all reasonable hours. Sec
tion 103. Placarding. When any lodging,
rooming or boarding house does not comply
S Health is oee1 s his dee
11o msy Of
such rooms to be, UNIT for human habita-
ton and no one but the Health Omcer I or
piacard. Section I04. Inspection. 1t shall
be the duty of the. Health Oncer period.
ically, to inspect all lodging, rooming and
provements, repairs or other action as shall
be necessary to bring the condition Of such
houses into conformity yith the reauise
ing to Public Health in the District Of Co
ipmOs lan so ABTIGtE H. peot9s aooSnx ds sss
and enforcement Of these regulations:
Boarding House. The term boarding
thereof. other than hotel or a private
club, used as. maintained as. advertised as.
or held out to be an enclosure where meals
nr 1t,nr ftrn had fnr 10 m nr nrnht
to four or more transients who have sleep
ing accommodations upon the premises or
to foHr or more Eating or cook ck
ing utensils" shall include any kitchenware,
tableware. cutlery. utensils containers or
comes in contact during preparation. serv-
ing or storage Employe. The term "em-
ploye" shall mean any person who handles
ing. or who comes in contact with any eat
ing or cooking utensils. Food Handler The
term food handler" shall mean any person
who handles food or drink during prepara.
ton or serving. or who comes in contact
with any eating or cooking utensils. Health
Officer. The term Health Omcerr shall
mean the health authority of the District
of Columbia, or his authorized representa-
tive Lodging House lodging house"
shall be building or part thereof In which
modate four or more transients. Person.
The term person" shall mean person. frm,
corporation. co-partnership or association;
Rooming House The term "rooming house"
shall mean any building or part thereon.
other than hotel or private club. contain
a consideration by. four or more persons
who are not members OF the immediate
family Of the owner or lessee Of such
ing accommodations do not form separate
household unit or units with bath and
kitchen exclusively for the e., use .r Of the
family Of the owner or tenanD occupying
such unit or units, ARTICLE III. General
a1s sUs4shs Meses to 1sns so
cation Of License. Violation OF any OF the
provisions OF these regulations or the
failure 70 comply with any Of the REQUIRE
ments thereof shall be ground for the reVo-
cation of any license issued for . lodging.
or boarding house: Provided, how
that before any any, such license dan !. re-
tunity to answer and be heard upon the
charges against him. Section 302. Regis
ing Houses. Within 80 days following the
promulRation OF these reEulAtlons, every
or proprietor Of lodgins house.
District of Columbia shall register his or
her full name and location Of said lodg
ing house ro0mlns house or boarding noase
at the Health once: and every manager or
proprietor OF lodging house, rooming
opensd G FOR S3sness .e9 n. a
manner within nve days after the opening
in the ownership or management. or in the
location OF any lodging house. rooming
house or boarding house the p.oDIisteT Q.
within nve days thereafter and make q
entry. Section 303. Repeal
ing Clause AZ existing r.Eui.tiSns Q.
regulations are hereby repealed Section
304. Penalty. Any person violating any Of
the provisions Of these regulations shall
upon conviction be punished by . nne OF
not more than $500 90. Section 305. In
dependence Of Sections of these Refula.
tons and Parts thereof Bach section Of
section is hereby declared independent of
every other section or part thereof. and the
holding OF any section or part thereof to be
void or ineffective for any cause shall not
part thereof. Section SOC, Screening, No
d1ns aae S snd mosauo bGeednS ses
son. with screens of at least 16 meshes to
the inch, so maintained as TO effectively
flies and mosquitoes. and the dwelling shall
be provided with outside screen doors which
shall open outwardly and be self-closing,
screens may be substituted therefor when
specifically approved by the Health Ondcer
Section 3O7, Rats and vermin: All per
house, roominR house or boarding
house shall be required to take all necessary
precautions to keep the premises free from
min infestation. operators shall report such
to the Health Oficer for the
purpose Of procuring proper advice and in
All preparations used for the extermination
of vermin. such as sodium fuoride. shall be
eeayy sssed sSeh
containers shall not be placed with re-
ceptables containing spices or condiment.
used II i0t That 6niidins or any pera there
OF. or furniture or bedding therein: is not not
Ia rhapa Refuse And Suf1-
cient garbage receptacles: each of which
shall be watertight and shall have tight
xss. % Dc Al a. sss' f. ass ssb
tion 3O9. Miscellaneous Provisions: / Sur
,nd hs Of Il
clean and free Of litter or rubbish. 2. Sleep
ing Facilities. No sleeping facilities shall
Of any room where food is prepared, served
or stored. or in which utensils are washed
or stored. 3. Registers. Every person. to
conduct a LODGING or roomine house. shall
at at al II times @ keep r. resiSteI: IN which there
rooms in the lodging or rooming house.
Every person. to whom . license shall have
been issued to conduct boarding mouse,
shall at all times keep register. in which
who have sleeping accommodations upon
the premises. Each room shall be num-
a.d nses shs m be s Entered n the
register. a: Assignment Of Rooms. No
room shall be assigned to two persons OF
the opposite sex. except in the case Of
children accompanied by parent or guard,
ian, unless such persons shall be registered
as husband a, and wife, 3 Keys There There
used for sleeping purposes, with necessary
keys furnished for each. ARTICLE ~.
Special Provisions Applicable Only to
Boarding Houses. Section 40l. Issuance
of a MANAGERS Certificate. Within 80 days
following the FORMULATION Of these reg
ulations, every manager or operating pro
prietor Of a boarding house in the District
of Columbia where meals or lunches are
served to 10 or more persons shall have
obtained from the Health Oficer . Man
ayers Certificate. Such certihcate may
same at the Health Department and ynder-
going an examination before board con-
sisting Of three persons. the chairman to be
either the Director Of Food Inspection OF
the, Health Department or his assistant,
ployed in the Health Department and desig-
mated by the Health Omcer. This examina-
ton shall be designed to test the applicants
proficiency in food and restaurant SANTA