Section 5-E2410. EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS

 

2410.1No minor under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be employed or permitted to work in any establishment where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, subject to the exceptions set forth in this section.

 

2410.2No minor under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be employed or permitted to work in any establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, subject to the exceptions set forth in this section.

 

2410.3No minor under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be employed or permitted to work in any establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption off the premises where the establishment deals exclusively in the sale of alcoholic beverages or in which the sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes more than one-third (1/3) of the business, subject to the exceptions set forth in this section.

 

2410.4The following shall be exceptions to the restrictions on the employment of minors in businesses dealing in the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages contained in this section:

 

(a)A work permit may be issued for the employment of a son or daughter of the proprietor of an establishment that manufactures or sells alcoholic beverages if the minor has passed his or her sixteenth (16th) birthday;

 

(b)A work permit may be issued to a minor for employment at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (D.C. Stadium) or the D.C. Coliseum, regardless of the fact that alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed on the premises;

 

(c)A work permit may be issued to a minor for employment in any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages where the establishment is normally frequented by minors;

 

(d)The issuance of a work permit to a minor for employment in an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and that is normally frequented by minors shall be considered on an individual basis and shall be based upon a finding that the employment is not dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of the minor to whom the permit is issued; and

 

(e)A work permit may be issued to a minor for employment in any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; provided, that the minor is enrolled in a duly approved course or program under the auspices of the Board of Education which relates to the nature of the employment being sought. Each permit request shall be considered on an individual basis and approved only after a finding, based on an inspection, that the employment is not dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of the minor to whom the permit is issued. No permit may be issued for the employment of a minor under eighteen (18) years of age to handle or serve alcoholic beverages.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 4649 (December 2, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3452 (July 31, 1981).