D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B605
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, corporation, or association to establish or maintain a day nursery, nursery school, boarding school, boarding house, foster family home, home, or other place within the District for the reception, board, or care of a child or children under fifteen (15) years of age, without first obtaining a permit from the Director to do so; and then only in accordance with the terms of the permit.
Application for a permit to establish a day nursery, nursery school, board school, boarding house, foster family home, home, or other place within the District for the reception, board, or care of a child or children under fifteen (15) years of age shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the Mayor.
The application for a permit shall give whatever detailed description of the day nursery, nursery school, boarding school, boarding house, foster family home, home, or other place as the Mayor may require.
The permit provided in this section may be revoked at any time by the Mayor, after a hearing, whenever the Mayor believes the health, comfort, or well being of the inmates of the facility are in danger.
Permits shall be issued for a period not in excess of one (1) year, and shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance.
Permits may be renewed for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
Each person holding a permit provided in this section shall at all times keep a register of the following information:
Every register as required in § 605.7 shall at all times be open for inspection by the Director or the Director's duly appointed representative.
The Director shall have the right to enter and inspect any facility as defined in this section at the times as may, in the Director's judgment, be necessary to secure the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter; Provided, that the provision of § 605.10 is complied with.
When not more than four (4) children are placed in foster care in a private family home by the Department of Public Welfare or by an agency licensed by the Mayor to place children in the District, the Director may accept a certification from the Department of Public Welfare or the agency, on a form furnished by the Department of Public Welfare or the agency, or on a form furnished by the Department, that the basic requirements for health protection have been met.
Any person who violates, or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for a second and each subsequent offense.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B605