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Chapter 1 - Registration of Beverage Bottles
Subchapter I - General
§ 36–101. Filing and publication of bottle description - All manufacturers and vendors of mineral waters and other beverages...
§ 36–102. Unauthorized use or sale of registered bottles - It shall be unlawful for any person, without the permission...
Subchapter II - Registration of Milk Containers
§ 36–121. Filing and publication of container description - All persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations engaged in the bottling,...
§ 36–122. Unauthorized use or sale of registered bottles - Whoever shall by himself or his agent fill, use, sell,...
§ 36–123. Defacing or destroying registered containers - Whoever shall by himself or his agent willfully deface, erase,...
§ 36–124. Refusal to surrender to registrant a registered container prima facie evidence of unlawful use - In any prosecution under this subchapter, the refusal of any...
§ 36–125. Proceeding in Superior Court to ascertain violations; search warrant - Whenever any person who has registered milk bottles, cans, crates,...
§ 36–126. Title to registered mark to be acquired only by written consent of registrant - No title may be acquired to any mark, name, or...
§ 36–127. Rights of former registrants preserved - All persons who prior to July 3, 1926, registered any...
§ 36–128. “Person” defined - Whenever the word “person” is used in this subchapter, it...
§ 36–129. Type of containers to which law is applicable - The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all bottles,...
§ 36–130. Prosecutions; penalties - The violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter...
§ 36–131. Injunctive relief - Whenever any person who has registered milk bottles, cans, crates,...
Subchapter III - Registration of Containers for Beverages Composed Principally of Milk
§ 36–151. Definitions - The following words shall, in addition to their ordinary meaning,...
§ 36–152. Filing and publication of vessel description - Persons engaged in producing, manufacturing, bottling, or selling any lawful...
§ 36–153. Unauthorized use, defacing, or sale of registered vessel - Whoever, except the person who shall have filed and published...
§ 36–154. Use or possession of vessel without purchase of contents prima facie evidence of unlawful use - The use or possession by any person not engaged in...
§ 36–155. Proceeding in Superior Court to ascertain violations; search warrant - Upon complaint of any person who has complied with §...
§ 36–156. Recorder of Deeds to make regulations - The Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia is...
§ 36–157. Actions in tort permissible - Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent or restrain any person...
Chapter 2 - Registration of Labor Union Labels
§ 36–201. Adoption of label authorized; filing; certified copies - A union or association of employees in the District of...
§ 36–202. Unauthorized use of registered label; injunctive relief - No person shall in any way use or display the...
§ 36–203. Penalties - A person violating any of the provisions of § 36-202...
Chapter 3 - Retail Service Stations
Subchapter I - Definitions
§ 36–301.01. Definitions - For the purpose of this chapter, the following words, terms,...
Subchapter I-A - Security at Retail Service Stations
§ 36–301.21. Security requirements for retail service stations - (a) The operator of a retail service station shall install...
§ 36–301.22. Retail service station security public service announcement - Within 90 days after October 22, 2009, the Metropolitan Police...
Subchapter II - Operation of Retail Service Stations
§ 36–302.01. Registration of intent to sell - (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in § 47-2814, all refiners, producers,...
§ 36–302.02. Restrictions on operation - (a) After April 19, 1977, no producer, refiner, or manufacturer...
§ 36–302.03. Nondiscrimination required of wholesalers - (a) Every wholesaler shall extend all voluntary allowances, including, but...
§ 36–302.04. Exemption from enforcement of § 36-302.02; regulations; reports - (a) Upon finding that enforcement of § 36-302.02 would impose...
§ 36–302.05. Violations; notice, order, injunction, and penalties - (a) Whenever the Mayor has reason to believe that any...
Subchapter II-A - Security at Retail Service Stations. [Transferred]
§ 36–302.21. Security requirements for retail service stations. [Transferred] - Recodified as § 36-301.21. (Apr. 19, 1977 D.C. Law 1-123,...
§ 36–302.22. Retail service station security public service announcement. [Transferred] - Recodified as § 36-301.22. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123,...
Subchapter III - Marketing Agreements
§ 36–303.01. Nonwaiverable conditions; conditions affecting marketing agreements - (a) All marketing agreements shall be in writing and shall...
§ 36–303.02. Disclosures to prospective retail dealers - Prior to entering into any marketing agreement with any prospective...
§ 36–303.03. Termination, cancellation, and failure to renew - (a)(1) A retail dealer shall have the right to terminate...
§ 36–303.04. Retail dealer’s remedies - (a) The remedies provided for in this section are in...
§ 36–303.05. Sale, assignment, or other transfer of a marketing agreement - (a) No distributor shall unreasonably withhold his approval of any...
§ 36–303.06. Civil actions - (a)(1) In addition to any and all other remedies available...
§ 36–303.07. Application of subchapter - (a) This subchapter shall only apply to that portion of...
Subchapter IV - Moratorium on Conversions to Limited Service Retail Service Stations
§ 36–304.01. Prohibition on conversions - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “full...
Subchapter IV-A - Franchisee Purchase Rights
§ 36–304.11. Definitions - Expired. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123, § 5A-301; as...
§ 36–304.12. Franchisee’s right of first refusal - Expired. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123, § 5A-302; as...
§ 36–304.13. Duty of good faith in negotiating lease terms - Expired. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123, § 5A-303; as...
§ 36–304.14. Remedy for violation of subchapter - Expired. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123, § 5A-304; as...
§ 36–304.15. Applicability - Expired. (Apr. 19, 1977, D.C. Law 1-123, § 5A-305; as...
Subchapter V - General Provisions
§ 36–305.01. Statement of public policy - This chapter shall constitute a statement of the public policy...
§ 36–305.02. Severability - If any provision or part thereof of this chapter or...
Chapter 4 - Trade Secrets
§ 36–401. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Improper...
§ 36–402. Injunctive relief - (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application...
§ 36–403. Damages - (a) A complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation,...
§ 36–404. Attorney’s fees - The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing...
§ 36–405. Preservation of secrecy - In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve...
§ 36–406. Statute of limitations - An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years...
§ 36–407. Effect on other law - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 36–408. Uniformity of application and construction - This chapter shall be applied and construed to make uniform...
§ 36–409. Applicability - This chapter does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to...
§ 36–410. Disclosure of information to enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1988 and Pesticide Operations Act of 1978 - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the disclosure of...
Chapter 5 - Foreign Trade Zones
§ 36–501. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Private...
§ 36–502. Authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone - (a) Any private corporation or public corporation may make application...
§ 36–503. Licensing and taxation - Except as provided by 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81u , or...
§ 36–504. Jurisdiction - The District of Columbia reserves jurisdiction in a foreign trade...
Chapter 6 - Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering
Subchapter I - Lotteries and Gambling Generally
§ 36–601.01. Creation [of the District of Columbia Lottery and Gaming Control Board]; established as an office within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; transfer of powers; definitions - (a) There is hereby created by the District of Columbia,...
§ 36–601.02. Oath requirement - Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office,...
§ 36–601.03. Executive Director and Deputy Director - (a)(1) Pursuant to § 1-204.24a(c), after consultation with the Mayor...
§ 36–601.04. Bonding and fingerprinting - The Chief Financial Officer may require an Office employee to...
§ 36–601.05. Conflict of interest - Neither the Executive Director nor any employee of the Office...
§ 36–601.06. Enforcement; rules and regulations - (a) The Chief Financial Officer shall have the power to...
§ 36–601.07. Reports - The Chief Financial Officer shall make an annual report in...
§ 36–601.08. Power to administer oaths and take testimony; subpoena power - (a)(1) The Chief Financial Officer, the designee of the Chief...
§ 36–601.09. Recordkeeping - The Chief Financial Officer shall maintain full and complete records...
§ 36–601.10. Authority to establish divisions - The Chief Financial Officer shall have the authority to establish...
§ 36–601.11. Budget - (a)(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall submit to the Mayor...
§ 36–601.12. Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund - (a) There is established as an enterprise fund the Lottery,...
§ 36–601.13. Operation of lottery - The Chief Financial Officer shall operate and conduct a lottery...
§ 36–601.14. Operation of daily numbers games - The Office shall operate and conduct a daily numbers game....
§ 36–601.15. Sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets by licensed agents; unauthorized sale - The Chief Financial Officer may license, as agents to sell...
§ 36–601.16. Sales agents’ special accounts; reports of receipts and transactions - (a) The Chief Financial Officer, in the Chief Financial Officer's...
§ 36–601.17. Depositories - The Chief Financial Officer may authorize compensation to such depositories...
§ 36–601.18. Unclaimed prizes - (a) An unclaimed prize for a winning ticket or share...
§ 36–601.19. Audit - The Auditor of the District of Columbia shall cause to...
§ 36–601.20. Persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes - (a) No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and...
§ 36–601.21. Rules and regulations governing conduct of lottery and daily numbers games - (a) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules and regulations...
§ 36–601.22. Operation of bingo and raffles - The Chief Financial Officer may authorize the operation of bingo...
§ 36–601.22a. Monte Carlo night party - (a) The Chief Financial Officer may authorize the operation of...
§ 36–601.23. Licenses to conduct bingo games, raffles, and Monte Carlo night parties - (a) No person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation shall...
§ 36–601.24. Rules and regulations governing conduct of bingo and raffles - The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules and regulations governing...
§ 36–601.25. Designation of individual responsible for proper utilization of receipts; financial responsibility bond; license fees - Each person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation conducting bingo...
§ 36–601.26. License to supply bingo equipment and supplies - (a) No person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation licensed...
§ 36–601.27. Suppliers’ price list; fees; financial responsibility bonds; maintenance of books and records - Each application for a suppliers’ license, or renewal thereof, shall...
§ 36–601.28. Persons ineligible for suppliers’ license - (a) The Chief Financial Officer, in the Chief Financial Officer's...
§ 36–601.29. Prohibited suppliers’ activities - No person shall sell or distribute bingo samples or equipment...
§ 36–601.30. Standards for bingo cards - A standard set of bingo cards shall consist of at...
§ 36–601.31. License suspension or revocation - Any license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall...
§ 36–601.32. Aiding or abetting unauthorized bingo games, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties; penalties - No person shall aid or abet in the conduct of...
§ 36–601.33. Forged, counterfeit or altered tickets - No person shall: Forge or counterfeit any ticket made for...
§ 36–601.34. Gambling by minor prohibited - No person shall knowingly permit any person under the age...
§ 36–601.35. Payment of prize by or on behalf of minor - If a person entitled to a lottery prize is under...
§ 36–601.36. Competitive bid contracts - (a) Neither the Chief Financial Officer nor any employee of...
§ 36–601.37. Exemption from District income tax. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-172, § 4, 27...
Subchapter II - Sports Wagering
§ 36–621.01. Authorization of sports wagering - The operation of sports wagering and related activities shall be...
§ 36–621.02. Rules and regulations governing conduct of sports wagering - (a) To ensure fair and honest play in sports wagering...
§ 36–621.03. Public-private cooperation - (a) In recognition that governmental and private sector cooperation is...
§ 36–621.04. Unlawful acts; action by Attorney General - (a)(1) It shall be unlawful for an operator, or other...
§ 36–621.05. Sports wagering license requirements; prohibition - (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,...
§ 36–621.06. Operator licensure - (a)(1) To offer sports wagering in the District, an individual,...
§ 36–621.07. Duties of an operator - (a) Upon application for an operator license, and annually thereafter,...
§ 36–621.08. Sports wagering management services providers - (a) An operator may enter into a management services contract...
§ 36–621.09. Sports wagering suppliers - (a)(1) An individual, group of individuals, or entity that seeks...
§ 36–621.10. Sports wagering occupational licensee - (a) All persons employed to be engaged in activities related...
§ 36–621.11. District-operated sports wagering; sports waging retailers - (a)(1) The District of Columbia, through the Office, may conduct...
§ 36–621.12. License prohibitions - (a)(1) The Office shall not grant any license pursuant to...
§ 36–621.13. Clean hands requirement - The Office shall require proof of good standing pursuant to...
§ 36–621.14. Penalties - (a) For a violation of this subchapter or a regulation...
§ 36–621.15. Taxation of Sports Wagering - (a) On or before the 20th day of each month,...
§ 36–621.16. Sports Wagering Small Business Development Program - (a) All contracts, including contracts entered into by the Office...
§ 36–621.17. Conflict with federal law - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize noncompliance...
Subchapter III - Game of Skill Machines
§ 36–641.01. Definitions - For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "ABC Board"...
§ 36–641.02. Authorization of game of skill machines - The operation of game of skill machines shall be lawful...
§ 36–641.03. Game of skill machine license requirements; prohibition - (a) No person may carry out a function of a...
§ 36–641.04. License prohibitions; suspensions and revocation of licenses - (a) An applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense shall not...
§ 36–641.05. Conflicts of interest - (a) Before issuing, authorizing the transfer to a new owner...
§ 36–641.06. Manufacturer licensure - (a)(1) A person may not, after March 31, 2021, manufacture...
§ 36–641.07. Distributor licensure - (a) A person may not, after March 31, 2021, engage...
§ 36–641.08. Retailer licensure - (a) A person may not offer or allow for play...
§ 36–641.09. Minimum requirements of game of skill machines - (a)(1) No model or version of a game of skill...
§ 36–641.10. Registration; display of registration sticker, license, and warning sign; locations of game of skill machines - (a) After March 31, 2021, no distributor shall distribute a...
§ 36–641.11. Cash award - (a) A game of skill machine shall not directly dispense...
§ 36–641.12. Game of skill machine use by minors prohibited - (a) A licensee shall not permit a person under the...
§ 36–641.13. Centralized accounting system - (a)(1) Within 365 days after April 27, 2021, the Office...
§ 36–641.14. Insurance - The Office may require by rule, issued pursuant to this...
§ 36–641.15. Penalties - (a) In the event of a violation of this subchapter...
§ 36–641.16. Authority of the Office - (a) The Office may enforce the provisions of this subchapter...
§ 36–641.17. Investigations and inspections - (a) The Office may conduct investigations, searches, seizures, and perform...
§ 36–641.18. Unlawful acts; action by the Attorney General - (a)(1) No manufacturer, distributor, licensed establishment, or employee or agent...
§ 36–641.19. Taxation of game of skill machines - (a) A tax shall be imposed on all persons owning...
§ 36–641.20. Deposit of license fees - All fees collected under §§ 36-641.06 through 36-641.08 shall be...
§ 36–641.21. Rules and regulations governing game of skill machines - (a) The CFO, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5...