*NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will expire on January 23, 2023.*
(a) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not arrange for the delivery of an order from a restaurant without first obtaining an agreement with the restaurant expressly authorizing the third-party meal delivery platform to collect meal orders and deliver meals prepared by the restaurant.
For purposes of this section:
(1) "Restaurant" means any establishment that is held out to and known by the public as a food-service establishment. The term includes an establishment defined in § 25-101(43) and (52).
(2) "Third-party delivery platform" means any website, mobile application, or other internet service that offers or arranges for the sale of food and beverages prepared by, and the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of food and beverages from, restaurants.
(Oct. 25, 2022, D.C. Act 24-591, § 2, 0 DCR 0.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Fair Meals Delivery Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-591, Oct. 25, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
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