1600 PUBLIC HALL LICENSES

1600.1 No person shall operate a public hall without obtaining from the Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“Director”) a basic business license with an Entertainment (Public Hall) endorsement unless the establishment:

(a) Has a capacity of four hundred (400) or fewer occupants; and

(b) Has a class C or D license issued pursuant to the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, D.C. Official Code §§ 25-101 et seq.

1600.2 For purposes of this chapter, a “public hall” means any building in which a hall, dance, exhibition, lecture, concert, or convention is conducted for profit or gain.

1600.3 Any license issued under this chapter shall be renewed every two (2) years and shall be subject to the restrictions on the presence of minors at the licensee’s premises in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 47-2820(c).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published as section 1601 at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992); as amended by Notice of emergency and proposed rulemaking at 52 DCR 8531(September 16, 2005) [EXPIRED]. Renumbered as section 1600 and amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010).