Pharmacy personnel.

# (a)

# (1)

No personnel working in any capacity, the activities of which include contact with any merchandise or drugs in a pharmacy or the care of dispensing, manufacturing, or storage facilities, who is affected by, or believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds to be affected by, a communicable disease and no person who is or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be a carrier of a communicable disease shall actively engage in any work in a pharmacy.

# (2)

No proprietor of any pharmacy or manager of any pharmacy shall intentionally permit any person who is, or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be, a carrier of a communicable disease to engage or continue to be engaged in any work in the pharmacy.

# (b)

No person shall work in any capacity in a pharmacy if he or she:

# (1)

Has the following conditions: boils, infectious wounds, sores, or an acute respiratory infection;

# (2)

Is wearing unclean garments;

# (3)

Is a chronic alcoholic as that term is defined in § 24-602; or

# (4)

Does not follow hygienic work practices, including the washing of hands thoroughly before commencing work and as often as is necessary thereafter to remove soil and contamination.