Title 25 — Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]

(a) There is established an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Board shall be composed of 7 members. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council and according to the requirements set forth in § 25-206, shall nominate persons to serve on the Board. A nomination shall …

There is established an Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (“ABRA”) as an independent agency of the District to provide professional, technical, and administrative staff assistance to the Board in the performance of its functions. ABRA shall carry out its functions unde…

All positions, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, assessments, and other funds available or to be made available to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs relating to the duties and func…

All duties and responsibilities in respect to the regulation of alcoholic beverage control establishments that previously have been given to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, established by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1…

(a) This section shall be construed broadly to maximize public access to meetings. Exceptions to open meetings shall be construed narrowly. (b)(1) “For the purposes of this section, the term “meeting” means any gathering of a quorum of the members of the Board, including hearings…

(a) The Board shall maintain complete and accurate records of all action taken on: (1) Applications for licenses; and (2) Recommendations for, and remonstrances against, the granting of licenses. (b) The Board shall maintain the records in a manner readily accessible for inspecti…

(a) Each member of the Board shall be a resident of the District for at least 3 years immediately preceding his or her appointment and, during that period, have claimed a principal residence nowhere else. (b) No member of the Board shall hold any other full-time employment with t…

(a) The Board, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint a Director of ABRA for a renewable 4-year term. The Director shall be removed by the Board for just and reasonable cause. (b) The Director shall organize the personnel and property transferred by § 25-203 an…

There shall be established within ABRA an Office of the General Counsel. The head of the office shall be the General Counsel, who shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the District and who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Mayor. The Gener…

The Director shall appoint an employee to be a community resource officer, who shall serve as the primary contact for members of the community, both residents and businesses, wishing to submit complaints or to protest a license. The community resource officer shall provide inform…

(a) There is established a fund designated as the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Fund, which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia. All funds obtained from alcoholic beverage licensing and permitting fees shall be deposited into the ABR…

(a)(1) Within 180 days after May 3, 2001, the Mayor shall issue conforming regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title. (2) The Mayor shall submit the proposed regulations to the Council for a 45-day period of review. The Council may approve the…

ABRA shall establish a new licensee orientation class that shall be available to licensees and the public at no charge. The class curriculum shall include the following: (1) A review of relevant provisions contained in both this title and Title 23 of the District of Columbia Muni…