{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-122","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-122","heading":"Pool buying groups.","body":"(a)\nA pool buying group shall be created in the following manner:\n(1)\nPrior to commencing operations, a pool buying group shall file with ABCA a copy of the agreement under which the pool buying group will operate. The ABCA shall review the agreement and, if the requirements of applicable law and rules are met, shall approve the agreement.\n(2)\nAny proposed amendment to a pool buying group agreement shall be filed with, and be approved by, ABCA in the same manner as original agreements before the proposed amendments shall be effective.\n(3)\nPool buying agreements shall include:\n(A)\nThe name and address the cooperative or pool buying group;\n(B)\nThe name of the buying agent for the group;\n(C)\nThe cooperative buying group’s bylaws;\n(D)\nFor each member, the licensee’s name, business name, business address, business phone number, license number, and the date each licensee joined the group;\n(E)\nThe signatures of all the members of the pool buying group;\n(F)\nAn attestation that the licensee is not a member of more than one pool buying group at that time; and\n(G)\nThe license status of each member.\n\n(b)\nThe buying agent shall be a licensed retailer of alcoholic beverages in the District.\n\n(c)\nA member of the pool buying group shall not be eligible to place an order with the group until the member has executed the pool buying agreement and the licensee’s name, business name, license number, and the date of membership have been filed with, and approved by, the ABCA.\n\n(d)\nAny addition or termination to the membership of the pool buying group shall be provided to ABCA under the signature of the buying agent. The notice shall include the effective date of the addition of an new member or the termination of an existing member. The notice may be in letter form or on official forms which may be promulgated by ABCA.\n\n(e)\nThe transfer, suspension, or revocation of a license held by a member of a pool buying group shall automatically terminate the licensee from membership in the pool buying group.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. General Provisions and Classification of Licenses.","Subchapter II. Classification of Licenses and Permits."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-122","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"12e56dc12752307867181fcad8c5d1e12d00de6830162c29632aed43eea7f696","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-121","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}