D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-1000
No holder of a manufacturer's license, class A, B, or C, holding an on-site sales and consumption permit or an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/B, or D/B, may have entertainment, dancing, or charge a cover without obtaining an entertainment endorsement.
No licensee under a license, class C/T or D/T, may have entertainment, a dance floor or dance area larger than 140 square feet, or charge a cover without an entertainment endorsement. A tavern may have a dance floor or dance area up to 140 square feet without an entertainment endorsement.
A holder of a manufacturer's license, class A, B, or C, holding an on-site sales and consumption permit, or an off-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, D/H, C/T, D/T, C/B, or D/B that does not possess an entertainment endorsement shall not be permitted to position its furniture or otherwise create a dance floor or dance area on the licensed premises greater than one hundred forty square feet (140 ft.2) without an entertainment endorsement.
The licensee under a license, class C/N or D/N, may have entertainment, dancing, or charge a cover without an entertainment endorsement.
An entertainment endorsement shall not be issued to the licensee under a license, class C/R, D/R, C/H, or D/H, that has been determined by the Board not to be in substantial compliance with the minimum food sales requirement as set forth in Chapter 21.
An entertainment endorsement shall be placed by ABRA on the establishment's license and shall indicate the establishment's hours of operation and whether entertainment, and dancing or charging a cover is permitted.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-1000