Section: 22-C5301

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND PERMITS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 2/25/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18 210; D.C. Official Code § 7 1671.13); and Mayor’s Order 2020-099, dated September 30, 2020.

Source : Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10172 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 12676 (December 15, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10217 (August 9, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055606 Adopted Rule CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND PERMITS View Text Effective:
2/25/2026
R0038560 Adopted Rule CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND PERMITS View Text Effective:
8/9/2019
N0085774 Final Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Testing Laboratories View Text 8/9/2019
Vol 66/33
N0078628 Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending current rules and adding a new Chapter 64 for the registration and regulation of medical marijuana testing laboratories View Text 2/8/2019
Vol 66/6
N0009085 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 View Text 4/15/2011
Vol 58/15
N0005483 Proposed Rulemaking Errata Notice: Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Regulations View Text 11/19/2010
Vol 57/47
N0005342 Proposed Rulemaking Second Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Intiative of 1999 View Text 11/12/2010
Vol 57/46
N0004161 Proposed Rulemaking Proposed Rulemaking for Medical Marijuana Patient, Caregiver, Dispensary, and Cultivation Center registration regulations and Patient Recommendation regulations View Text 8/6/2010
Vol 57/32
R0011252 Adopted Rule CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND PERMITS View Text Effective:
12/2/2011
N0017567 Final Rulemaking Final Rulemaking to implement the District's Medical Marijuana Program. View Text 12/2/2011
Vol 58/48
N0014194 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 View Text 8/12/2011
Vol 58/32