No person shall conduct a closing-out sale or a sale of goods, wares, or merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water, or otherwise beyond the termination date specified for such sale, except that an extension may be authorized upon proper showing of need; nor shall any person, upon conclusion of such sale, continue that business which had been represented as closing out or going out of business under the same name, or under a different name, at the same location, or elsewhere in the District of Columbia where the inventory for such sale was filed; nor shall any person, upon conclusion of such sale, continue business contrary to the designation of such sale.
(Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 450, Pub. L. 86-219, § 5; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575.)
1981 Ed., § 47-2105.
1973 Ed., § 47-3005.
This section is referenced in § 47-2109.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 21 - Closing-Out Sales
§ 47–2102. License required; application; fee; bond; records; penalty. [Repealed]
§ 47–2103. Purchase of new stocks for use on “closing-out sales” prohibited; presumption
§ 47–2104. Addition of new stocks during “closing-out sales” prohibited
§ 47–2107. Chapter not applicable to public officials
§ 47–2108. Jurisdiction of Superior Court to enjoin violations of this chapter
§ 47–2110. Preservation of authority; delegation of functions