The licensee under a hotel license may make available in the room of a registered adult guest, and charge to the registered guest if consumed, miniatures as defined in § 25-101(32A) at all hours on any day of the week. Except as provided in § 25-724 and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the licensee under a [sic] on-premises retailer’s license or a temporary license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages on any day and at any time except between the following hours: 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding District and federal holidays; and 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, excluding District and federal holidays. Except as provided in § 25-724 , the licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license or a temporary license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages until 4:00 a.m. and operate 24 hours a day during the following times: On a District or federal holiday; The Saturday and Sunday preceding Memorial Day and Labor Day, as set forth in § 1-612.02(a) ; and The Saturday and Sunday adjacent to January 1 (New Year’s Day) and July 4 (Independence Day); except, that if the holiday under this subparagraph occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, this subparagraph shall not apply. A licensee operating under an on-premises retailer’s license shall not be required to obtain Board approval to sell or serve alcoholic beverages and operate in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. This subsection shall not apply during Inaugural Week, as defined in subsection (e) of this section. No fewer than 30 days before the first holiday on which a licensee seeks to extend its hours of operation pursuant to this subsection, the licensee shall provide written notification and a public safety plan to the Board and the Metropolitan Police Department of its intent to extend its hours of operation. [Expired]. Every 4 years, beginning in 2013, the week of January 15 through January 21, shall be designated “Inaugural Week.” Except as provided in § 25-724 , during Inaugural Week, a licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license or a temporary license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages until 4 a.m. and operate 24 hours a day if the licensee: Provides written notification and a public safety plan, no later than January 7, to the Board and the Metropolitan Police Department of its hours of operation; and Pays the following fee for each day it will serve alcohol pursuant to this subsection: $250 for a CN licensee; $100 for a CR or CT licensee; and $50 for any other licensee. A licensee operating under an on-premises retailer’s license shall not be required to obtain Board approval to sell or serve alcoholic beverages until 4:00 a.m. and operate 24 hours a day during Inaugural Week. During the beginning of daylight saving time under § 28-2711 , on the 2nd Sunday of March of each year, a licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license may sell and serve alcoholic beverages between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. A licensee operating under an on-premises retailer’s license shall not be required to obtain Board approval to sell or serve alcoholic beverages in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. This subsection shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
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