D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-214
All license fees shall be paid by credit card, certified check, money order, business check, attorney's check, or personal check payable to ABRA. Applicants and licensees shall pay the annual license fees specified by the Board in the following manner:
The Board may impose a late fee upon a licensee for failure to timely remit the second or third year fee, or the renewal fee, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) for each day after the due date of payment. The total amount of the late fee to be paid to ABRA shall not exceed the annual cost of the license. The Board may suspend a license until the licensee pays the second or third year fee and any additional fee imposed by the Board for late payment. A license not renewed timely shall be deemed expired and the licensee shall not be permitted to sell or serve alcoholic beverages.
Notwithstanding § 208.2, the Board shall not impose the daily fifty dollar ($50)late fee upon a licensee for failing to timely remit the annual and renewal license feesfor the following license classes when those fees become due on July 31, 2020, or September 30, 2020.
The Board may suspend a license, permit, or endorsement where payment was made by the applicant to ABRA with a check returned unpaid. The applicant, in addition to any late fees imposed by the Board pursuant to § 208.2, shall also be charged by ABRA with a one hundred dollar ($100) returned check fee.
The annual license fees for manufacturer's licenses shall be as follows:
Class | Fee |
Manufacturer's class A (rectifying plant) | $ 6,000 |
Manufacturer's class A (distillery) | $ 6,000 |
Manufacturer's class A (distillery producing more than 50% non-beverage alcohol) | $ 3,000 |
Manufacturer's class A (winery) | $ 1,500 |
Manufacturer's class B (brewery) | $ 5,000 |
Manufacturer's class C (alcohol- infused confectionary food products) | $ 1,000 |
The annual license fees for wholesaler's licenses shall be as follows:
Class | Fee |
Wholesaler's class A | $ 5,200 |
Wholesaler's class B | $ 2,600 |
The annual license fees for off-premises retailer's licenses shall be as follows:
Class | Fee |
Retailer's class A | $ 2,600 |
Retailer's class B | $ 1,300 |
Internet retailer's class IA | $ 2,600 |
Internet retailer's class IB | $ 1,300 |
Farmer's market class J | $ 300 |
Farmer's market class K | $ 500 |
The annual license fees for all Class C licenses, except the DC Arena and the
soccer stadium, shall be based on its capacity load, which shall be defined as the maximum number of patrons that may be in the establishment at any one time. The holder of a Class C license shall submit both its capacity placards identifying the maximum number of patrons and certificate of occupancy identifying the number of seats from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs with both its initial and renewal license applications.
The annual license fees are as follows:
Class | Capacity | Fee |
CR restaurant | 99 or fewer | $1,000 |
CR restaurant | 100 to 199 | $1,300 |
CR restaurant | 200 to 499 | $1,950 |
CR restaurant | 500 or more | $2,600 |
CT tavern | 99 or fewer | $1,300 |
CT tavern | 100 to 199 | $2,080 |
CT tavern | 200 or more | $3,120 |
CN nightclub | 99 or fewer | $1,950 |
CN nightclub | 100 to 199 | $2,600 |
CN nightclub | 200 to 499 | $3,250 |
CN nightclub | 500 to 999 | $4,550 |
CN nightclub | 1,000 or more | $5,850 |
CH hotel | 99 or fewer guest rooms | $2,600 |
CH hotel | 100 or more guest rooms | $5,200 |
CB bed and breakfast | $ 1,000 | |
CX club | $1,950 | |
CX multipurpose facility | $1,950 | |
CX marine vessel, single vessel | $1,950 | |
CX marine vessel line, for 3 or fewer vessels and dockside waiting areas | $3,250 | |
For each additional vessel or dockside waiting area | $1,950 | |
CX railroad dining or club car, single car | $650 | |
CX railroad company, all dining or club cars | $1,950 | |
The annual license fees for all Class D licenses, except the DC Arena and the soccer stadium, shall be based on its capacity load, which shall be defined as the maximum number of patrons that may be in the establishment at any one time. The holder of a Class D license shall submit both its capacity placards identifying the maximum number of patrons and certificate of occupancy identifying the number of seats from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs with both its initial and renewal license applications.
The annual license fees are as follows:
Class | Capacity | Fee |
DR restaurant | 99 or fewer | $600 |
DR restaurant | 100 to 199 | $780 |
DR restaurant | 200 to 499 | $1,170 |
DR restaurant | 500 or more | $1,560 |
DT tavern | 99 or fewer | $1,000 |
DT tavern | 100 to 199 | $1,300 |
DT tavern | 200 or more | $1,950 |
DN nightclub | 99 or fewer | $1,300 |
DN nightclub | 100 to 199 | $1,625 |
DN nightclub | 200 to 499 | $1,950 |
DN nightclub | 500 to 999 | $2,600 |
DN nightclub | 1,000 or more | $4,550 |
DH hotel | 99 or fewer guest rooms | $1,300 |
DH hotel | 100 or more guest rooms | $2,600 |
DB bed and breakfast | $ 650 | |
DX club | $650 | |
DX multipurpose facility | $650 | |
DX marine vessel, single vessel | $975 | |
DX marine vessel line, for 3 or fewer vessels and docksid e waiting areas | $1,300 | |
For each additional vessel or dockside waiting area | $650 | |
DX railroad dining or club car, single car | $325 | |
DX railroad company, all dining or club cars | $650 | |
The daily fee for a Temporary license shall be as follows:
Class | Fee |
Temporary class F | $ 130 |
Temporary class G | $ 300 |
The annual fee for a Solicitor's and a Manager's license shall be as follows:
Type | Fee |
Solicitor's license | $ 325 |
Manager's license | $ 130 |
The annual fee for a Class Arena CX license shall be as follows:
Class | Fee |
Retailer's license Class Arena CX | $ 10,000 |
The annual license fee for a Catering license shall be based on the caterer's annual revenue for the previous year as follows:
Class | Gross Annual Revenue | Fee |
Caterer | More than $1,000,000 per year gross annual revenue | $5,000 |
Caterer | $1,000,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $4,000 |
Caterer | $500,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $3,000 |
Caterer | $300,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $2,000 |
Caterer | $200,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $1,500 |
Caterer | $100,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $1,000 |
Caterer | $50,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $750 |
Caterer | $25,000 or less per year gross annual revenue | $500 |
The annual fee for a Farm Winery license, a Pub Crawl license, and a festival license shall be as follows:
Type/Class | Fee |
Farm winery retailer's license | $ 2,500 |
Pub crawl license | $ 500 |
Festival license class H | $ 1,000 |
Festival license class I | $ 2,000 |
For purposes of determining the catering fee set forth in § 208.14, the applicant, as part of its submitted application, shall provide the Board with a signed affidavit on a form provided by ABRA, which shall include a statement of the applicant's annual gross revenue from catering for the previous year, as well as any additional supporting documentation necessary to verify the statement of the applicant.
The submission of a knowingly false or misleading affidavit shall be grounds for the Board to order the licensee to show cause why the license should not be suspended or revoked, or a civil fine imposed based upon the primary tier schedule set forth in D.C. Official Code § 25-830(c).
The fee for a duplicate license or replacement of a lost license shall be ten dollars ($10).
The date for licensees to cease and desist operations due to their failure to make annual or renewal license fee payments due on July 31, 2020, or to renew their license by no later than September 30, 2020, shall be October 21, 2020, and the license cancellation date for these licensees shall be November 4, 2020.
Those licensees whose licenses were cancelled by the Board on November 4, 2020, in accordance with § 208.20, solely due to the non-payment of the annual or renewal license fees shall be permitted to request reinstatement of the license from the Board until May 3, 2021, without the payment of any late fees, provided that all outstanding annual and renewal licensing fees have been paid.
On-premises retailer licensees, class CR, DR, CH, DH, CX and DX shall have until June 30, 2021 to make their annual third year payment.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-214