Qualifications for dealer’s license; application; fee.
Effective Oct 28, 2003Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title IV, § 402, 23 DCR 2464; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(k)(2), 46 DCR 3142; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(i)(2), 50 DCR 6913
- (a) Any person eligible to register a firearm under this unit and who, if a registrant, has not previously failed to perform any of the duties imposed by this unit; and, any person eligible under the acts of Congress to engage in such business, may obtain a dealer’s license, or a renewal thereof, which shall be valid for a period of not more than 1 year from the date of issuance. The license required by this unit, shall be in addition to any other license or licensing procedure required by law.
(b) Each application for a dealer’s license and each application for renewal thereof shall be made on a form prescribed by the Chief, shall be sworn to or affirmed by the applicant, and shall contain:
- (1) The information required by § 7-2502.03(a);
- (2) The address where the applicant conducts or intends to conduct his business;
- (3) Whether the applicant, prior to September 24, 1976, held a license to deal in deadly weapons in the District; and
- (4) Such other information as the Chief may require, including fingerprints and photographs of the applicant, to carry out the purposes of this unit.
- (c) Each application for a dealer’s license, or renewal shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Mayor; provided, that such fee shall in the judgment of the Mayor, reimburse the District for the cost of services provided under this subchapter.
- (d) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Public Safety endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47.
History
Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title IV, § 402, 23 DCR 2464
Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(k)(2), 46 DCR 3142
Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(i)(2), 50 DCR 6913
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of Authority pursuant to D.C. Law 1-85, the Firearms Control Regulation Act of 1975
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(i)(2) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (c), substituted “Public Safety endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class A Public Safety endorsement to a master business license under the master”.
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 6-1842.
1981 Ed., § 6-2342.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-2504.04.