Section 19-1600. 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.

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

1600.3Any 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). 

 

authority

Sections 2002(f) and (l) of the Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.03a(c)(1)(H) and (c)(2) and 47-2851.20), and consistent with section 2(d) and (e) of the Streamlining Regulation Act of 2003, effective October 28, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-38; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.02 and 47-2851.03)

source

Final Rulemaking published 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).

EditorNote

Section 1600 was created by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010), incorporating text of the original section 1602 published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992).