(a) No person shall bring, or have in his or her possession, anywhere on the premises of the DC Arena, including space referred to in section § 25-114, a container used to hold or store beverages or liquids of any kind, including bottles and cans.
(b) This section shall not apply to a person licensed by the Board to possess, sell, give away, transport, or store alcoholic beverages or containers on the premises of the DC Arena; to an employee or agency acting for any such duly authorized or licensed person; or to a container provided on the premises of the DC Arena by the lessee or its concessionaires and tenants.
CREDIT(S)
(Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 319, Ch. 4, § 28a, as added Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-202, § 2(c), 45 DCR 8412; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
D.C. Law 13-298 amended and enacted into law Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code. The text of this section is derived from provisions formerly found in D.C. Code § 25-128.1.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 25-1003.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 2(c) of the Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-478, October 28, 1998, 45 DCR 8010) and § 2(c) of the Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Second Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-551, December 24, 1998, 45 DCR 517).
For temporary (90-day) amendment of § 5 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Second Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-551, December 24, 1998, 45 DCR 517), see § 3 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform and Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Clarifying Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-1, January 29, 1999, 46 DCR 2284).
Legislative History of Laws
For D.C. Law 13-298, see notes following § 25-101.
Law 12-202, the “Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Amendment Act of 1998,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-294, which was referred to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on July 7, 1998, and September 22, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on October 13, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-488 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-202 became effective on March 26, 1999.
