{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-102","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-102","heading":"Sale of alcoholic beverages without a license prohibited.","body":"(a)\nNo person shall sell any alcoholic beverage in the District without having first obtained an appropriate license as required by this title.\n\n(b)\nExcept as permitted by this title, no wholesaler or manufacturer located within the District shall offer any alcoholic beverage for sale to, or solicit orders for the sale of any alcoholic beverage from, any person not licensed under this title, irrespective of whether the sale is to be made inside or outside the District.\n\n(c)\nNo person located outside the District shall ship, import, or cause to be shipped or imported into the District, any alcoholic beverage without having first obtained an importation permit under this title for such shipment or importation.\n\n(d)\nNo person operating any premises where food, nonalcoholic beverages, or entertainment are sold or provided for compensation or where facilities are especially provided and service is rendered for the consumption of alcoholic beverages who does not possess a license under this title shall permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises.\n\n(e)\n(1)\nNo person shall sell or transfer alcoholic beverages between members of a pool buying group, except for the combination of individual orders and the placement of a pool order with a distributor.\n(2)\nTo effectuate convenience or economies of delivery of pool orders, a pool member other than the buying agent may transfer to another pool member any portion of the alcoholic beverages ordered by the transferee retailer as part of the single transaction pool purchase; provided, that:\n(A)\nThe acquisition of alcoholic beverage product is recorded on an invoice maintained by both participating retailers for 3 years and the invoice includes:\n(i)\nThat the transferee retailer has properly ordered the alcoholic beverages as part of the pool order;\n(ii)\nThe date of acquisition;\n(iii)\nThe business names and addresses, the license names, and numbers of both licenses involved; and\n(iv)\nThe resale certificate number of the licensee acquiring the products for resale; and\n(B)\nThe transfer is being made without cost or charge by the transferor retailer of any nature whatsoever.\n(3)\nA transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be made within 7 days of the pool delivery without any cost or charge whatsoever to the transferee retailer.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. General Provisions and Classification of Licenses.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-102","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e4343042026150c2a26e482ae5a606e25312ede1a4cbfec15b20ba60ff144a88","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-101","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}