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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 23. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
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Chapter 23-7. GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS |
Section 23-703. TEMPORARY OPERATING RETAIL PERMIT
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703.1The purchaser of an ABC licensed establishment awaiting Board approval on a transfer of ownership application where no substantial change will occur may apply to the Board for a permit to temporarily operate under the license pursuant to the following conditions:
(a)The transfer application must be filed with or before the application for temporary authority;
(b)The subject premises must not have been closed nor the sale or service of alcoholic beverages discontinued during the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the filing of the permit application; and
(c)That no substantial changes to the licensed premises will occur.
703.2An applicant for a permit shall complete an application provided by the Board that shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the applicant, the license number, the name of the current licensee, the address of the licensed premises, and a signed affidavit that no substantial change to the licensed premises will occur.
703.3The holder of a permit may purchase alcoholic beverages only by currency, money order, or check on or before delivery of the alcoholic beverages to the premises, unless the permit holder already holds another retail license.
703.4The permit shall be valid until the applicant's transfer application is either granted or denied by the Board or until the permit is cancelled or suspended by the Board pursuant to § 703.5.
703.5The permit may, after a hearing, be cancelled or suspended at any time, if the Board determines that good cause exists for the suspension or cancellation of the permit.