D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 19-2123
The promoter shall provide to the Commission, prior to the commencement of an event at which admission is charged, a manifest or report on the number, kind, and price of tickets printed for the contest.
Each ticket shall have the price, name of the promoter, date, and place of the event printed plainly on it.
No promoter shall sell a ticket at a price other than the price which appears on the ticket.
No promoter shall change a ticket price, or the place or date of an event, without the approval of the Commission.
Tickets of different prices shall be printed on cardstock of different colors.
The total of all complimentary tickets to a contest shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the seating capacity of the venue.
Complimentary tickets may be designated as follows:
The promoter of an event shall be subject to a penalty equaling five percent (5%) of the average ticket price, as determined by the Commission, for any complimentary tickets that exceed the maximum limits established by § 2123.6 and § 2123.7.
Each complimentary ticket shall be marked "Complimentary" and be clearly marked to reflect whether it has been designated as a military, youth, or general complimentary ticket.
No person, except members of the Metropolitan Police Department, the working press, Commission officials and employees, and official photographers who have been assigned to duty at an event, may be admitted without a ticket.
Each ticket collected at the gate shall be separated from the stub when an attendee enters through the admission gate.
All tickets collected at the gate shall be deposited in a locked box.
An official of the Commission shall check the number and location of ticket boxes at the gates, ensure that the ticket boxes are sealed and locked in accordance with § 2123.12, and open the ticket boxes and count the tickets after the event.
At each event, representatives of the promoter and the inspector assigned by the Commission shall supervise the gates and the gate receipts.
After each event where an admission fee is charged, the promoter and the designated Commission official shall submit and sign a detailed report on the results of the contest, attendance, number of tickets sold at various prices, and total gate receipts.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 19-2123