{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2885.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-2885.03","heading":"General prohibitions.","body":"(a)-(c)Repealed.\n\n(d)\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to operate, maintain, open or establish a pharmacy within the District of Columbia without first having obtained a license or registration from the Mayor.\n\n(e)\nRepealed.\n\n(f)\nIt shall be unlawful for any establishment or institution, or any part thereof, that does not provide services of the practice of pharmacy, as defined within this part, to use or have upon it, or displayed within it, or affixed to or used in connection with it, a sign bearing the word or words “pharmacy,” “apothecary,” “drugstore,” “druggist,” or any word or words of similar or like import which would tend to indicate that the practice of pharmacy is being conducted in the establishment or institution.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 28. General License Law.","Subchapter IV. Other Licenses.","Part C. Pharmacy."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2885.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d5cf001e24c29e15b1d7098c4c8ecefe5cedc1d93d7fc52c822976818ba478d3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2885.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2885.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}