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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-8. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS |
Section 24-815. MERCHANDISE VENDORS: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
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815.1The provisions of §§815 through 819 shall apply during the inaugural period.
815.2No person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute any goods, wares, or merchandise in or on any street or avenue (including the roadway, treespace, sidewalk, and parking area), alley, park, or reservation in the Inaugural Area, without first having obtained a special license from the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (also referred to in §§815 through 819 as the "Director") to exercise this privilege.
815.3The privilege granted by special license shall not extend to those lands administered by National Capital Parks, National Park Service, or the Department of the Interior, unless a vending permit is obtained from the Secretary of the Interior or his or her designated representative in accordance with the regulations of National Capital Parks.
815.4Except as provided in §817, the special license shall authorize the licensee, during the effective period of this act, to ply his or her trade, and to use a display board in connection with the trade. The size of the display board shall not exceed three feet by five feet (3 ft. x 5 ft.), exclusive of legs, from or upon any street, avenue, alley, or public reservation in the District, including the Inaugural Area.
815.5The special license is not applicable to the United States Capitol grounds.
815.6Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, persons holding a valid license issued under the provisions of chapter 5 of this title may, during the inaugural period, operate on the licensed vendor stands in the manner and subject to the limitations established by this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the persons licensed under the provisions of chapter 5 to secure the special license regulating sales of goods, wares, and merchandise in the Inaugural Area during the inaugural period; Provided, that they observe strictly the limitations set forth in this chapter.
815.7The provisions of this section shall not be construed as applying to any authorized person, properly identified by a card issued by the Inaugural Committee, engaged in the sale of the Inaugural Committee's official souvenirs, medals, programs, and guidebooks. At the same time, nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to permit a vendor selling official souvenirs, medals, programs, or guidebooks to sell any other items of merchandise without first having complied with the provisions of this chapter.
815.8The special license shall be issued after approval by the Concessions Committee of both the applicant for the license and the goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale under the license applied for; and after approval of the applicant by the Director.
815.9Upon securing the required approvals by the Concessions Committee and the Director, and upon payment to the Concessions Committee of the fee fixed by the Committee, a certificate of approval signed by the designated representative of the Committee shall be presented to the Director.
815.10A special license may be issued by the Director upon payment to the D.C. Treasurer of a license fee for each license.
815.11The posting of a deposit with the D.C. Treasurer, in the form of a certified check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to the D.C. Treasurer, shall be made in the amount as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance and Revenue.
815.12The deposit shall be applied later to the tax imposed on the licensee by the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts, as applicable to the sales made by him or her.
815.13As a prerequisite to the issuance of a license, the applicant shall first obtain a Certificate of Registration in accordance with the provisions of the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts, authorizing him or her to sell tangible personal property at retail and to collect reimbursement of the tax specified by the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts.
815.14The licensee shall make his or her Certificate of Registration available for examination by an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police Department, by an investigator of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or by the Director of Finance and Revenue, whenever a request for examination is made.
815.15The issuance of a license under the provisions of this section is preconditioned on the fact that the pass or badge of the licensee may be immediately revoked and taken up upon demand by any member of the Metropolitan Police Department or any other duly qualified law enforcement personnel, including members of the U.S. Park Police. The pass or badge may be revoked when the licensee is found violating any provision of law, regulations, this title or the National Capital Park regulations; or when the licensee is found to have furnished any false or misleading information in connection with his or her license application.