For the purposes of this title, the term: “ABRA” means the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration established by § 25-202 . “ABRA Fund” means the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Fund established by § 25-210 . “Administrative review” means the proceeding (known in regulation as a roll call hearing), specified in a placard posted at an applicant’s premises, at which the applicant and the protestant are introduced to each other and to the Board and the grounds for objection to the license application are read to the public. “Adult” means a person who is 21 years of age or older. “Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirit of wine, from whatever source or by whatever processes produced. “Alcoholic beverage” means a liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol capable of being consumed by a human being. The term “alcoholic beverage” shall not include a liquid or solid containing less than one-half of 1% of alcohol by volume. “Applicant” means, as the context requires, the individual applicant, each member of an applicant partnership or limited liability company, or each of the principal officers, directors, and shareholders of an applicant corporation, or, if other than an individual, the applicant entity. “ANC” means an Advisory Neighborhood Commission as authorized under § 1-207.38 . “Back-up drink” means a drink, including a single drink consisting of more than one alcoholic beverage, that is served to a customer before the customer has consumed a previously served drink. “Bartender” means a person who fixes, mixes, makes, or concocts an alcoholic beverage for consumption. “Beer” means a fermented beverage of any name or description manufactured from malt, wholly or in part, or from any substitute for malt. “Board” means the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board established by § 25-201 . “Brew pub” means an establishment for the manufacture of beer to be sold for consumption only at the place of manufacture and for sale to licensed wholesalers for the purpose of resale to other licensees. “Business days” means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, excluding holidays. “Caterer” means a corporation, partnership, individual, or limited liability company that prepares, sells, delivers, and serves food and beverages to its customers, under an agreement in advance of delivery, for a catered event on the premises designated by the customer for the duration of the catered event. “Club” means a corporation, duly organized and in good standing under Chapters 1 and 4 of Title 29, owning, leasing, or occupying a building, or a portion thereof, at which the sale of alcoholic beverages is incidental to, and not the prime source of revenue from, the operation of the building or the portion thereof. The term “club” shall not include a college fraternity or sorority. “Cooperative agreement” shall have the same meaning, and is synonymous with, settlement agreement. “Credit card” means a consumer credit card extended on a nationally recognized account pursuant to a plan under which: The creditor may permit the customer to make purchases or obtain loans by the use of a credit card, check, or other device as the plan may provide; The customer has the privilege of paying the balance in full or in installments; and A finance charge may be computed by the creditor from time to time on an outstanding unpaid balance. “CSA” means Chapter 9 of Title 48 . “DC Arena” means the multi-purpose arena for the performance of sports and entertainment events and related amenities described in recital “E” of the Land Disposition Agreement-Ground Lease By and Among the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, the District of Columbia, and DC Arena L.P., dated December 29, 1995. “Director” means the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration appointed under § 25-207 . The term “disc jockey” shall not include anyone who plays or changes prerecorded music or programs prerecorded music; provided, that the person does not: Make announcements or comments; Take song requests; Run contests or games; Manipulate or mix the music; Provide live entertainment; Play music from a disc-jockey booth; or Alter or manipulate a playlist while it is being played, including adding elements such as sound effects or additional pieces of music. “Distillery pub” means a craft distillery establishment for the manufacture, blending, and rectification of spirits to be sold for on-premises consumption only at the place of manufacture or to licensed wholesalers for the purpose of resale to other licensees, or patrons for off-premises consumption. “District” means the District of Columbia. “Establishment” means a business entity operating at a specific location. “Entertainment” means live music or any other live performance by an actual person, including live bands, karaoke, comedy shows, poetry readings, and disc jockeys. The term “entertainment” shall not include the operation of a jukebox, a television, a radio, or other prerecorded music. “Farm winery” means a winery where at least 51% of the fresh fruits or agricultural products used by the owner or lessee to manufacture the wine shall be grown or produced on such farm. “Farmer’s market” means a food venue comprised of vendors who make, bake, grow, or raise the products they sell or of farmers, producers, and other vendors selling fresh produce, healthy foods, or baked goods. “Food” means any substance consumed by human beings except alcoholic beverages and any nonalcoholic liquid or solid substance served as part of the contents of an alcoholic beverage drink. “Go-cup” means a drinking utensil provided at no charge or a nominal charge to a customer for the purpose of consuming alcoholic beverages off the premises of an establishment. “Gross annual receipts” means the total amount of money received during the most recent one-year accounting period for the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, not including the amount received for taxes and gratuities in conjunction with sales or charges for entertainment or other services. Gross annual receipts are subject to audit and examination under § 25-802 . “Gross annual food sales” means the total amount of food sold during the most recent one-year accounting period. Gross annual food sales are subject to audit and examination under § 25-802 . “Growler” means a reusable container that is capable of holding up to 64 fluid ounces of beer and is designed to be filled and sealed on premises for consumption off premises. “Hotel” means an establishment where food and lodging are regularly furnished to transients and which has at least 30 guest rooms and a dining room in the same or connecting buildings. “Interest” includes the ownership or other share of the operation, management, or profits of a licensed establishment. The term “interest” shall not include an agreement for the lease of real property. “Keg” means a container which is capable of holding 4 gallons or more of beer, wine, or spirits and which is designed to dispense beer, wine, or spirits directly from the container. “Land Disposition Lease” means the Land Disposition Agreement-Ground Lease By and Among the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, the District of Columbia, and DC Arena L.P., dated December 29, 1995. “Legal drinking age” means 21 years of age. “Legitimate theater” means premises in which the principal business shall be the operation of live theatrical, operatic, or dance performances, or such other lawful adult entertainment or recreational facilities as the Board, giving due regard to the convenience of the public and the strict avoidance of sales prohibited by this title, shall, by regulation, classify as legitimate theater. The term “legitimate theater” shall not mean a motion picture theater. “Locality” means the neighborhood within 600 feet of an establishment. “Manufacture” includes any purification or repeat distillation processes or rectification. “Miniature” means an alcoholic beverage in a sealed container holding 50 milliliters or less. “Nightclub” means a space in a building, and the adjoining space outside of the building, regularly used and kept open as a place that serves food and alcoholic beverages and provides music and facilities for dancing. “Nude performance” means dancing or other entertainment by a person whose genitals, pubic region, or anus are less than completely and opaquely covered and, in the case of a female, whose breasts are less than completely and opaquely covered below a point immediately above the top of the areola. “Open container” means a bottle, can, or other container that is open or from which the top, cap, cork, seal, or tab seal has at some time been removed. “Overconcentration” means the existence of several licensed establishments that adversely affect a specific locality, section, or portion of the District of Columbia, including consideration of the appropriateness standards under § 25-313(b) . “Parking” means that area of public space which lies between the property line and the edge of the actual or planned sidewalk which is nearer to such property line, as such property line and sidewalk are shown on the records of the District. “Person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, and an unincorporated association. “Pool buying agent” means the licensed vendor who is registered by the pool buying group with the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration. “Pool buying group” means a group of 2 or more licensees under an on-premises restaurant license (R), as defined in § 25-113(b) , who have been approved by the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration to consolidate orders for alcoholic beverages ordered through a licensed pool buying agent from any lawful source in a single order. “Portion” means the neighborhood within 1800 feet of an establishment. “Protest” means a written statement in opposition to the issuance of a license. “Protest hearing” means the adjudicatory proceeding held by the Board, after receipt of a protest, to hear persons objecting to, or in support of, the issuance of a license. “Protest period” means a 45-day period during which an objection to the issuance or renewal, substantial change in operation under § 25-404 , or transfer to new location, may be filed. “Residential districts” means those districts identified as residential by the zoning regulations and the official atlases of the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia. Restaurant means a space in a building which shall: Be regularly ready, willing, and able to prepare and serve food, have a kitchen which shall be regularly open, have a menu in use, have sufficient food on hand to serve the patrons from the menu, and have proper staff present to prepare and serve the food; Be held out to and known by the public as primarily a food-service establishment; Have all advertising and signs emphasize food rather than alcoholic beverages or entertainment; Be open regular hours that are clearly marked with no unusual barriers to entry (such as cover charges or membership requirements); Have its kitchen facilities open until at least 2 hours before closing; Obtain an entertainment endorsement prior to offering entertainment, charging a cover, or offering facilities for dancing; If possessing an entertainment endorsement, be permitted to charge a cover and advertise entertainment, but shall not primarily advertise drink specials; Be permitted to have recorded and background music without obtaining an entertainment endorsement; Not have nude performances; and Have annual gross food sales of $1500 or $2000 per occupant (as determined by the establishment’s Board-approved certificate of occupancy), depending on license class; or Have adequate kitchen and dining facilities; Keep its kitchen facilities open until 2 hours before closing; Obtain an entertainment endorsement prior to offering entertainment, charging a cover, or having facilities for dancing; Be permitted to have recorded and background music without obtaining an entertainment endorsement; Not have nude performances; and Have the sale of food account for at least 45% of the establishment’s gross annual receipts. Any licensee operating under a C/R, Do/R, C/H, or D/H license who is not in compliance with the food sales requirements of this paragraph as of [September 30, 2004], shall be permitted to maintain its current license and operations for a period of 2 years from [September 30, 2004]; provided, that there is no substantial change in operations during that period without a substantial change application. “RLA” means the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. “Sale” or “sell” includes offering for sale, keeping for sale, manufacturing for sale, soliciting orders for sale, trafficking in, importing, exporting, bartering, delivering for value or in any way other than by purely gratuitously transferring. Every delivery of any alcoholic beverage made otherwise than purely gratuitously shall constitute a sale. “Section” means the neighborhood within 1,200 feet of an establishment. “Settlement conference” means a meeting between the applicant and the protestants held for the purpose of discussing and resolving, where possible, the objections raised by the protestants (known in regulation as a mediation). “Sign” shall have the same meaning as defined in Chapter 31 of Title 12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. “Southeast Federal Center” means the area as defined in section 2 of the Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act of 2000, approved November 1, 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-407; 114 Stat. 1758), and Chapter 18 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations [CDCR 11-1800]. “Spirits” means: A beverage which contains alcohol mixed with water and other substances in solution, including brandy, rum, whisky, cordials, and gin; and An alcoholic beverage containing more than 15% alcohol. “Statement” means a representation by words, design, picture, device, illustration, or other means. “Table” shall not include a counter, bar, or similar contrivance. “Tavern” means a space in a building which: Is regularly used and kept open as a place where food and alcoholic beverages are served; May offer entertainment, except nude performances, and offer facilities for dancing for patrons only with an entertainment endorsement and may have recorded and background music without an entertainment endorsement; and Does not provide facilities for dancing for its employees or entertainers. “Valid identification document” means an official identification issued by an agency of government (local, state, federal, or foreign) containing, at a minimum, the name, date of birth, signature, and photograph of the bearer. Repealed. Repealed. “Wine” means an alcoholic beverage containing not more than 15% alcohol by volume obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of fruits or other agricultural products containing sugar whether or not other ingredients are added.
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