District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 2-1212. Definitions.

(A) Sells grocery products;

(B) Has less than 5,000 square feet of selling area;

(C) Does not have an off-premises retailer's license, Class A, established by § 25-112(d)(1);  and

(D) Meets the eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703;  7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.).

(A) A historically underutilized business zone, as defined by section 3(p)(1) of the Small Business Act, approved July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 384;  15 U.S.C. § 632(p)(1));  or

(B) Census tracts 18.01, 33.01, 95.05, 95.07, or 95.08.

(A) Has a primary business of selling grocery products;

(B) Has at least 5,000 square feet of selling area that is used for a general line of food and nonfood grocery products;  and

(C) Meets the eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703;  7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.).

(7)(A) “Small food retailer” means a small business that is not a grocery store or a corner store and whose primary business is the retail sale of grocery items.

(B) The term “small food retailer” shall not include businesses that have an off-premises retailer's license, Class A, established by § 25-112(d)(1).

(C) For the purposes of this paragraph, the qualification of an entity or small business shall be established by the Mayor by rule.