D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-821
No person shall sell or offer to sell any fruit, food, lunches, candy, tobacco, drinks, or similar items in any reviewing stand or in or on any street, avenue, alley, or reservation in the Inaugural Area between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Inauguration Day, without first having obtained from the District a special license to do so.
The privilege granted by special license shall not extend to those lands administered by National Capital Parks, National Parks Service, or the Department of the Interior, unless a vending permit is obtained from the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary's designated representative, in accordance with the regulations of National Capital Parks.
A special food vending license shall be issued only with the approval of the Concessions Committee.
The Concessions Committee may, in its discretion, require one (1) or more of the following from any applicant for a special license:
After the application for a special license has been approved by the Concessions Committee and, in the case of food, lunches, candy, drinks, or similar items, by the Director of Environmental Services, the special license application shall be presented to the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
Upon payment by the applicant of a license fee to the D.C. Treasurer, a license may be issued by the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
The licensee shall post with the D.C. Treasurer a deposit in the amount as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance and Revenue. The deposit shall be in the form of a certified check or U.S. Postal Money Order, and made payable to the D.C. Treasurer.
The deposit required by § 821.7 shall later be applied in whole or in part to the licensee's payment to the District pursuant to the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts as applicable to the sales the licensee makes.
As a prerequisite to the issuance of a special license, the applicant shall first obtain a Certificate of Registration in accordance with the provisions of the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts, authorizing him or her to sell tangible personal property at retail and to collect reimbursement of the tax specified by the D.C. Sales and Use Tax Acts.
The licensee shall make the Certificate of Registration required by § 821.8 available upon request for examination by an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police Department, by an investigator of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or by the Director of Finance and Revenue.
Any license authorized by this section shall continue to be valid only so long as the licensee continues to have the approval of the Concessions Committee.
Each license shall be subject to revocation by the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs whenever he or she receives written notice from the Concessions Committee that the Committee has withdrawn its approval of the licensee.
The acceptance of a special license shall constitute a waiver of any and all claims by the licensee against the District government and its officers, agents, and employees for loss, damage, or injury because of the revocation of the license.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-821