1. (a) A manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title, shall not engage in the following transactions with a wholesale or retail licensee:

   1. (1) Loan or give money;
   2. (2) Sell, rent, loan, or give equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or
   3. (3) Give or sell a service.

2. (b) A retail licensee shall not engage in the following transactions with a manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title:

   1. (1) Receive or accept a loan or gift of money;
   2. (2) Purchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or
   3. (3) Accept or receive a service.
3. (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500 and a retail licensee may purchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift from a manufacturer any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500.
4. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee computer equipment for the purpose of tracking the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages.
5. (e) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, employees or agents of a manufacturer, whether licensed by this title or not, may work or serve alcoholic beverages at a licensed establishment during an event promoting alcoholic beverages manufactured by the manufacturer without Board approval.
6. (f) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, a manufacturer, whether licensed by this title or not, may donate alcoholic beverages to the holder of a temporary license or a festival license or a nonprofit organization that does not hold a retailer’s license without Board approval.

History

Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 18

Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 902, ch. 756, § 15

Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, §§ 10, 15, 29 DCR 3617

Mar. 8, 1984, D.C. Law 5-51, § 2(b)(6), 30 DCR 5927

May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959

Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(aa), 51 DCR 6525

Mar. 9, 2016, D.C. Law 21-84, § 2(e)(2), 63 DCR 781

Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5

Effect of Amendments

The 2016 amendment by D.C. Law 21-84 added (e) and (f).

D.C. Law 15-187, in subsecs. (b) and (c), deleted “wholesale or” preceding “retail licensee”; and added subsec. (d).

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 25-119.

1981 Ed., § 25-735.