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District of Columbia Official Code
Division VI - EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONSTitle 38 - EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSSubtitle I - PUBLIC EDUCATION - PRIMARY AND SECONDARYChapter 8A - HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Subchapter III - FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM
Section 38-823.01 - Local food sourcing, reimbursement, and education

D.C. Code § 38-823.01

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Section 38-823.01 - Local food sourcing, reimbursement, and education

Public schools and public charter schools shall serve locally grown, locally processed, and unprocessed foods from growers engaged in sustainable agriculture practices whenever possible. Preference shall be given to fresh unprocessed agricultural products grown and processed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

D.C. Code § 38-823.01

July 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-209, § 301, 57 DCR 4779.