§ 47–2817. Laundries; dry cleaning and dyeing establishments.

(a) Owners or managers of laundries operated other than by hand power shall pay a license fee of $188 biennially.

(b) Repealed.

(c)(1) Owners or managers of dry cleaning or dyeing establishments shall pay a license fee of $222 biennially.

(2) Any license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued as an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of this chapter.

(d) Any license issued pursuant to this section, shall be in addition to those required under subsection (c)(2) of this section, if any, and shall be issued as a General Services and Repair endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of this chapter.

(July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 625, ch. 1352, § 7, par. 17; July 1, 1932, 47 Stat. 553, ch. 366; Sept. 14, 1976, D.C. Law 1-82, title I, § 104(i), 23 DCR 2461; Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 302(b), 42 DCR 3684; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(pp)(14), 46 DCR 3142; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 157(d)(2), 47 DCR 520; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(hh)(4)(F), 50 DCR 6913; Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 5(b), 70 DCR 1524.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 47-2817.

1973 Ed., § 47-2317.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (c)(2), substituted “an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “a Class A Environmental Materials endorsement to a master business license under the master”; and in subsec. (d), substituted “General Services and Repair endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class B General Services and Repair endorsement to a master business license under the master”.

Cross References

Mayor, Council and other offices, application of certain sections to boards, commissions and committees, see § 1-321.02.

Applicability

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 amended section 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 making the repeal of this section by section 5(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 applicable as of October 1, 2025.

Applicability of D.C. Law 24-333: § 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 provided that the repeal of this section by § 5(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(hh)(4)(F) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).