(a) A manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title, shall not engage in the following transactions with a wholesale or retail licensee:
(1) Loan or give money;
(2) Sell, rent, loan, or give equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or
(3) Give or sell a service.
(b) A retail licensee shall not engage in the following transactions with a manufacturer, whether or not licensed under this title:
(1) Receive or accept a loan or gift of money;
(2) Purchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property; or
(3) Accept or receive a service.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500 and a retail licensee may purchase from, rent from, borrow, or receive by gift from a manufacturer any service or article of property costing the manufacturer not more than $500.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, with the prior approval of the Board, a manufacturer may sell, give, rent, or loan to a retail licensee computer equipment for the purpose of tracking the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages.
CREDIT(S)
(Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 18; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 902, ch. 756, § 15; Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, §§ 10, 15, 29 DCR 3617; Mar. 8, 1984, D.C. Law 5-51, § 2(b)(6), 30 DCR 5927; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(aa), 51 DCR 6525.)
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 § 25-119.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 25-735.
1973 Ed., § 25-119.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-187, in subsecs. (b) and (c), deleted “wholesale or” preceding “retail licensee”; and added subsec. (d).
Legislative History of Laws
For D.C. Law 13-298, see notes following § 25-101.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 4-157, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-101.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 5-51, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-206.
For Law 15-187, see notes following § 25-101.