• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) A licensee under an off-premises retailer's license, class A or B, may sell and deliver alcoholic beverages only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Saturday, and during those same hours on December 24 and 31 of each year, subject to the voluntary agreements pursuant to § 25- 446.

(b) The Board may also permit a licensee under an off-premises retailer's license, class B, to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and midnight on Sundays, subject to the voluntary agreements pursuant to § 25-446 .

(c) A licensee under a retailer's license, class B, which meets the requirements of § 25-303(c)(1) through (3), may also sell or deliver alcoholic beverages between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sundays and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and midnight, Monday through Sunday, and on December 24 and December 31 of each year.

(May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(z), 51 DCR 6525; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 8122, 58 DCR 6226; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 2052, 59 DCR 8025.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

D.C. Law 13-298 amended and enacted into law Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-187 rewrote the section which had read as follows:

"(a) A licensee under an off-premises retailer's license, class A or B, may sell and deliver alcoholic beverages only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and during those same hours on December 24 and 31 of each year.

"(b) The Board may also permit a licensee under an off-premises retailer's license, class B, to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sundays.

"(c) This section shall apply 90 days after May 3, 2001."

D.C. Law 19-21, in subsecs. (a) and (b), substituted "midnight" for "10 p.m.".

D.C. Law 19-168, in subsec. (a), substituted "7:00 a.m." for "9:00 a.m." and "each year, subject to voluntary agreements pursuant to § 25-446" for "each year"; and, in subsec. (b), substituted "7:00 a.m." for "9:00 a.m." and "on Sundays, subject to the voluntary agreements pursuant to § 25-446" for "on Sundays".

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2 of Independence Day Class A Retailer Sales Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-451, June 28, 2010, 57 DCR 5667).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 8012 of Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-93, June 29, 2011, 58 DCR 5599).

Legislative History of Laws

For D.C. Law 13-298, see notes following § 25-101.

For Law 15-187, see notes following § 25-101.

For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 47-305.02.

For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 25-110.

Miscellaneous Notes

Short title: Section 8121 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle M of title VIII of the act may be cited as "Off-premise Alcohol Act of 2011".

Section 8124 of D.C. Law 19-21 provides:

"Sec. 8124. This subtitle shall apply as of July 1, 2011."

Short title: Section 2051 of D.C. Law 19-168 provided that subtitle F of title II of the act may be cited as "Off-Premises Alcohol Act of 2012".