Specific Licensing Provisions

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
  4. General License Law
  5. Specific Licensing Provisions

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Section
47–2801

Licenses for business or profession; application; transfer of license; signing and sealing. [Repealed]

Section
47–2802

Compliance with fire escape laws and regulations required for license. [Repealed]

Section
47–2803

Revocation of theater license for failure to comply with public decency regulations. [Repealed]

Section
47–2804

Separate license for each business, trade, or profession by same person; place of business restricted to that designated in license; operation under license by others prohibited. [Repealed]

Section
47–2805

Establishment of licensing periods by Mayor; prorating for late application. [Repealed]

Section
47–2805.01

Establishment of licensing periods by Mayor; prorating for late application

Section
47–2805.02

Requirement for social security number

Section
47–2806

Licenses to be posted on premises; exhibition to police

Section
47–2807

Construction and definition of terms

Section
47–2808

Auctioneers; temporary licenses; penalty for failure to account

Section
47–2809

Barbershops and beauty parlors

Section
47–2809.01

Body art establishments

Section
47–2810

Conventions of national associations of hairdressers or cosmetologists exempted

Section
47–2811

Massage establishments; Turkish, Russian, or medicated baths

Section
47–2812

Public baths

Section
47–2813

Keeping or storing of moving picture films. [Repealed]

Section
47–2814

Gasoline, kerosene, oils, fireworks, and explosives

Section
47–2815

Pyroxylin

Section
47–2816

Abattoirs or slaughterhouses. [Repealed]

Section
47–2817

Laundries; dry cleaning and dyeing establishments

Section
47–2818

Mattress manufacture, renovation, storage, or sale; “mattress” defined

Section
47–2819

Slot machines. [Repealed]

Section
47–2820

Theaters, moving pictures, skating rinks, dances, exhibitions, lectures, entertainments; assignment of police and firemen and additional fees based thereon; hours minors are prohibited on premises

Section
47–2821

Bowling alleys; billiard and pool tables; games

Section
47–2822

Shooting galleries. [Repealed]

Section
47–2823

Baseball, football, and athletic exhibitions; assignment of police and firemen; amusement parks

Section
47–2824

Swimming pools

Section
47–2825

Circuses

Section
47–2826

Special events

Section
47–2827

Commission merchants in food; bakeries; bottling, candy-manufacturing, and ice cream manufacturers; groceries; markets; delicatessens; restaurants; private clubs; wholesale fish dealers; dairies

Section
47–2828

Classification of buildings containing living quarters for licenses; fees; buildings exempt from license requirement

Section
47–2829

Vehicles for hire; identification tags on vehicles; vehicles for school children; ambulances, private vehicles for funeral purposes; issuance of licenses; payment of fees

Section
47–2830

Rental or leasing of motor vehicle without driver

Section
47–2831

Vehicles hauling goods from public space

Section
47–2832

Repairing of motor vehicles

Section
47–2832.01

Parking establishments

Section
47–2832.02

Tire dealers

Section
47–2833

Livery stables. [Repealed]

Section
47–2834

Sales on streets or public places. [Repealed]

Section
47–2835

Solicitors

Section
47–2836

Guides

Section
47–2837

Secondhand dealers; classification; licensing; stolen property

Section
47–2838

Dealers in dangerous weapons

Section
47–2839

Private detectives; “detective” defined; regulations

Section
47–2839.01

Security agencies

Section
47–2840

Fortune-telling [Repealed]

Section
47–2841

Exposing persons or animals as targets prohibited

Section
47–2842

Council of the District of Columbia may regulate, modify, or eliminate license requirements

Section
47–2843

Undertakers’ licenses; qualifications; examination; license without examination; authority of Mayor and Council; appropriations; definitions. [Repealed]

Section
47–2844

Regulations; suspension or revocation of licenses; bonding of licensees authorized to collect moneys; exemptions

Section
47–2844.01

Cease and desist orders

Section
47–2845

Prosecutions

Section
47–2846

Penalties

Section
47–2847

Saving clause

Section
47–2848

Severability

Section
47–2849

Refund of erroneously-paid fees

Section
47–2850

Rules governing the business of furnishing towing services for motor vehicles