{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-332","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-332","heading":"Moratorium on class B licenses.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThe Board may issue new off-premises retailer's class B licenses if the Board finds that the number of retailer's class B licenses is less than the quota set forth in [§ 25-331(b)].\n(2)\nNo more than one retailer’s license, class B, issued under this subsection shall be issued to the same applicant or to an individual with an ownership interest in another license issued under this subsection.\n(3)\nThe issuance of new retailer’s licenses, class B, under this subsection shall be audited by ABCA and subject to the reporting requirements set forth in § 25-112(e).\n\n(b)\nThe moratorium shall have a prospective effect.\n\n(c)\nThis moratorium shall not apply to an applicant for an off-premises retailer's license, class B, for the sale of alcoholic beverages in an establishment if:\n(1)\nThe off-premises retailer's license, class B, meets the definition of a full-service grocery store, as defined [in] § 25-101(22A);\n(2)\nThe sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes no more than 15% of the total volume of gross receipts on an annual basis;\n(3)\nThe establishment is not located in a residential-use district as defined in the zoning regulations and shown in the official atlases of the Zoning Commission for the District or, if located in the Southeast Federal Center, in SEFC-1; and\n(4)\nThe opinion of the ANC, if any, has been given great weight.\n\n(d)\nAn exception to the moratorium shall be granted for 4 new class B licenses on Connecticut Avenue, N.W., between N Street and Florida Avenue, N.W., after October 22, 1999; provided, that no licensee shall devote more than 3,000 square feet to the sale of alcoholic beverages.\n\n(e)\nThe moratorium shall not apply to an applicant for a 25% off-premises retailer's license, class B, for the sale of alcoholic beverages in an establishment if the:\n(1)\nEstablishment's sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes no more than 25% of the total volume of gross receipts on an annual basis;\n(2)\nEstablishment is not located in a residential-use district as defined in the zoning regulations and shown in the official atlases of the Zoning Commission for the District or, if located within Southeast Federal Center, in the SEFC-1;\n(3)\nEstablishment files with the Board within 60 days after the end of each year, a statement of expenditures and receipts containing:\n(A)\nThe total amount of receipts for the sale of alcoholic beverages, indicating the:\n(i)\nAmount received for the sale of alcoholic beverages;\n(ii)\nAmount received for the sale of food and items other than alcoholic beverages; and\n(iii)\nPercentage of the total amount of receipts represented by the amount;\n(B)\nA statement indicating the method used to compute the amounts and percentages; and\n(C)\nAn affidavit, executed by the individual licensee, partner of an applicant partnership, or the appropriate officer of an applicant corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, attesting to the truth of the annual statement; and\n(4)\nThe opinion of the ANC, if any, has been given great weight.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Requirements To Qualify For License.","Subchapter III. Denial of License."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-332","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d2281e88009b88a2ab2486147e129780ff524e2bba9ef633604f7c4f960985d7","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-331","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-333"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}