1010.1 The Board shall revoke the license of a licensee as a result of any of the following events during the period for which the license was issued:

(a) The licensee has been convicted of multiple violations of the terms of the Act or this title in accordance with 22-C DCMR § 6301.1(e);

(b) The licensee has knowingly permitted, in the licensed establishment:

(1) The illegal sale, or negotiations for sale, or the use, of any controlled substance identified in the Controlled Substances Act; or

(2) The possession, other than for personal use, or sale, or negotiations for sale, of drug paraphernalia in violation of the Controlled Substances Act or the Drug Paraphernalia Act of 1982, effective September 17, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-149; D.C. Official Code § 48-1101 et seq.), except for medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, and medical cannabis paraphernalia;

(c) The licensee has been convicted of a felony after the issuance of the license if the felony constitutes a crime of violence, a gun offense, tax evasion, fraud, or credit card fraud; or

(d) The licensee has been convicted of assaulting an ABCA investigator or other District government official while the investigator or other official was conducting an investigation or performing other governmental functions.

1010.2 For the purposes of this section:

(a) The term “personal use” means the possession of drug paraphernalia in circumstances where there is no evidence of an intent to distribute or manufacture a controlled substance; and

(b) Successive sales or negotiations for sale shall be deemed evidence of knowing permission.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).