*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version .*
(a) All license endorsements shall be placed on the applicant’s license.
(1) The licensee under a manufacturer’s license, class A, B, or C, holding an on-site sales and consumption permit or a retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/B, and D/B, shall obtain an entertainment endorsement from the Board to be eligible to have entertainment, a cover charge, or offer facilities for dancing.
(2) The licensee under a manufacturer’s license, class A, B, or C, holding an on-site sales and consumption permit shall only provide entertainment between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week.
(1) The licensee under a manufacturer's license class A, B, or C holding an on-site sales and consumption permit or an on-premises license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/N, D/N, C/X, D/X, C/B, and D/B, shall obtain a sidewalk café endorsement or summer garden endorsement from the Board to be eligible to conduct business operations on a sidewalk café or summer garden, which may include the sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on outdoor public or private space.
(2) A Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and alcohol business shall obtain a sidewalk café license from the Board to be eligible to conduct business operations on a sidewalk café, which may include the sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on outdoor public space.
(3) If a licensee holding a sidewalk café or summer garden endorsement under this subsection fails to comply with the terms of this subsection or the endorsement, the Board may fine the licensee or suspend or revoke its license and may revoke the endorsement.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2026, no establishment may sell, serve, or permit the consumption of beer, wine, or spirits to patrons on a streatery without the appropriate endorsement or license provided pursuant to this subsection.
(2) The Board shall establish:
(A) A streatery endorsement for establishments licensed as on-premises retailers or manufacturers with an on-site sales and consumption permit and permitted hours for hours of operation and the sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(B) A streatery license for Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and beverage businesses and permitted hours for hours of operation and the sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(C) A common application for establishments seeking to obtain the appropriate endorsement or license.
(3) An establishment seeking a streatery endorsement or license pursuant to this subsection shall:
(A) Demonstrate that it operates a streatery;
(B) Pay a $100 fee accompanying its application and annually thereafter by a date set by the Board;
(C) Demonstrate that the streatery is located in a commercial or mixed-use zone as defined in the District's zoning regulations; and
(D) Agree to maintain its own clearly delineated streatery that does not share tables and chairs with another business.
(A) As of January 1, 2026, an establishment that registered with the Board pursuant to § 25-113(a)(6) shall be deemed to be in violation of this subsection if it continues to sell, serve, or permit the consumption of beer, wine, or spirits to patrons in outdoor spaces unless:
(i) If the establishment operates a streatery, it submits an application to the Board for the appropriate endorsement or license by December 31, 2025; or
(ii) If the establishment operates an outdoor space that qualifies as a summer garden or sidewalk café, it applies for a summer garden or sidewalk café endorsement or license, as appropriate, by December 31, 2025.
(B) An applicant that registered with the Board pursuant to § 25-113(a)(6) and filed its application for the a streatery, summer garden, or sidewalk café endorsement or license by December 31, 2025, may continue to sell, serve, or permit the consumption of beer, wine, or spirits to patrons consistent with that registration until the Board renders a decision on its application.
(5) If a licensee holding a streatery endorsement under this subsection fails to comply with the terms of this subsection or the endorsement, the Board may fine the licensee or suspend or revoke its license and may revoke the endorsement.
(A) The Board shall interpret settlement-agreement language that restricts sidewalk cafés or summer gardens as applying only to those outdoor spaces that are currently approved by the Board as sidewalk cafés or summer gardens.
(B) The Board shall not interpret settlement-agreement language that restricts or prohibits sidewalk cafés or summer gardens to apply to streateries.
(d) The license under an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/N, D/N, D/X, C/X and class Arena C/X or a manufacturer's license class A or B holding an on-sites sales and consumption permit, shall obtain a sports wagering endorsement from the Board to be eligible to offer sports wagering.
(1) A licensee under a manufacturer's license class A or B or an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/N, D/N, C/X, or DX, shall obtain a game of skill machine endorsement from the Board in order to offer a game of skill machine on the licensed premises.
(A) A game of skill machine shall not be placed on outdoor public or private space; except, that the Board, in its discretion, may allow for the placement of a game of skill machine on outdoor public or private space if, in the Board's determination, activity associated with the game of skill machine is:
(i) Not visible from a public street or sidewalk;
(ii) Adequately secured against unauthorized entrance; and
(iii) Accessible only by patrons from within the establishment.
(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply to a licensee operating a passenger-carrying marine vessel in accordance with § 25-113(h) .
(1) Effective April 1, 2021, a licensee under an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/T, D/T, C/H, D/H, C/N, D/N, C/X, or D/X, including a multipurpose facility or private club, shall obtain a carry out and delivery endorsement from the Board to be eligible to sell beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to individuals for carry out, or deliver beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to consumers in the District.
(2) Carry out sales and delivery shall be authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week.
(3) Each carry out or delivery order of an alcoholic beverage pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be accompanied by one or more prepared food items.
(4) The annual fee for a carry out and delivery endorsement shall be established by the Board in an amount not less than $200.
(5) An on-premises retailer licensee that has registered with the Board under § 25-113(a)(3)(C) before April 1, 2021 ("registered licensee"), shall not be required to apply with the Board for an endorsement under this subsection, and the registered licensee shall be granted the carry out and delivery endorsement upon request to the Board, if the registered licensee makes the request and pays the annual fee required by paragraph (4) of this subsection by March 31, 2021.
(A) Effective April 1, 2021, a Convention Center food and alcohol business that has registered with the Board under § 25-112(h) , shall obtain a carry out and delivery license from the Board to be eligible to sell beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to individuals for carry out, or deliver beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to consumers in the District.
(B) Effective January 1, 2026, a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and alcohol business that is not already licensed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall obtain a carry out and delivery license from the Board to be eligible to sell beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to individuals for carry out, or deliver beer, wine, or spirits in closed containers to consumers in the District.
(2) Carry out sales and delivery shall be authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week.
(3) Each carry out or delivery order of an alcoholic beverage pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be accompanied by one or more prepared food items.
(4) The annual fee for a carry out and delivery license shall be established by the Board in an amount not less than $200.
(5) A Convention Center food and alcohol business that has registered with the Board under § 25-112(h) before April 1, 2021 ("registered Convention Center food and alcohol business"), shall not be required to apply with the Board for a license under this subsection, and the registered Convention Center food and alcohol business shall be granted a carry out and delivery license upon request to the Board, if the registered Convention Center food and alcohol business makes the request and pays the annual fee required by paragraph (4) of this subsection by March 31, 2021.
(6) Beginning June 30, 2022, and each year thereafter, ABCA shall submit an annual report to the Council on the outcomes of this section, including the number of on-premise licensees participating in the carry-out and delivery option, and the number of on- and off-premise retailer licensees that may have closed after the carry-out and delivery option was implemented
(1) A licensee under a manufacturer's license, class A, B, or C, or a retailer's license, class A, B, C/R D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/N, D/N, C/X, D/X, C/B and D/B, shall be permitted to obtain a manager's license endorsement from the Board to satisfy the requirements of § 25-701(a) and register up to 5 employees as Board-approved managers.
(A) The minimum annual cost for a manager's license endorsement, including the 5 employees authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be $390.
(B) The holder of a manager's license endorsement shall be permitted to add more than the 5 employees authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection to the endorsement at an additional annual cost of $130 for each employee position added to the endorsement over the 5 employees authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) The holder of a manager's license endorsement shall be permitted to add or replace managers on a form provided by ABCA.
(i) A licensee under an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/T, D/T, C/H, D/H, C/X, D/X, C/RB, D/RB, C/N, or D/N, shall, in order to offer commercial bingo on the licensed premises:
(1) Obtain a commercial bingo endorsement from the Board; and
(2) Obtain a license from the Office of Lottery and Gaming to conduct commercial bingo pursuant to Subchapter I of Chapter 6 of Title 36 .