{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-735","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-735","heading":"Gifts and loans from manufacturer prohibited.","body":"(a)\nA manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title, shall not engage in the following transactions with a wholesale or retail licensee:\n(1)\nLoan or give money;\n(2)\nSell, rent, loan, or give equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or\n(3)\nGive or sell a service.\n\n(b)\nA retail licensee shall not engage in the following transactions with a manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title:\n(1)\nReceive or accept a loan or gift of money;\n(2)\nPurchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or\n(3)\nAccept or receive a service.\n\n(c)\nNotwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500 and a retail licensee may purchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift from a manufacturer any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500.\n\n(d)\nNotwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee computer equipment for the purpose of tracking the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages.\n\n(e)\nNotwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, employees or agents of a manufacturer, whether licensed by this title or not, may work or serve alcoholic beverages at a licensed establishment during an event promoting alcoholic beverages manufactured by the manufacturer without Board approval.\n\n(f)\nNotwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, a manufacturer, whether licensed by this title or not, may donate alcoholic beverages to the holder of a temporary license or a festival license or a nonprofit organization that does not hold a retailer’s license without Board approval.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Standards of Operation.","Subchapter IV. Sale on Credit, Gifts, and Loans."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-735","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"826b6b5b2c65f4f090a93888591a92210019b51c270a279976fc3fb444115960","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-734","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-736"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}