Friend's Information:. A Liquor licence is a permit to a business, an individual person or to two individual persons jointly, who may or may not be the servants or representatives of another named person, in compliance with this Law, to dispose of — a such intoxicating liquors; b in such quantities; c to such persons; d at such times; e at such premises; and f subject to such general conditions, as may be specified in the related law.
This site uses cookies to serve our services. Kentucky doesn't have a statewide business license that applies to all businesses, but certain types of businesses are required to have a special license or permit to operate legally. In some cases, more than one state license may be required. Please note that certain professions require the submission of supplemental paperwork prior to the approval of your renewal.
The only exception is for wholesalers who must still display their licensee name and license number on the front window of the licensed premises or the front of the building if there is no window in uniform letters not less than three 3 inches in height. Not for beer and wine. Both Kentucky and federal law allow an adult person to produce beer and wine for personal consumption. The aggregate amount of beer and wine that can be produced in any household with two 2 or more adults must not exceed two hundred gallons per calendar year, or one hundred gallons per calendar year, if there is only one 1 adult in the household.
Both Kentucky and federal law prohibit the production of distilled spirits for personal use without a license. Stills are regularly used by various industries to distill water, petroleum, and other non-alcoholic beverage liquids for commercial purposes. For that reason, possession of a still is not illegal per se. A still only becomes an illegal apparatus when it is used to distill alcoholic beverages without appropriate licensure. Still displays and demonstrations using water for educational purposes are permitted since there is no criminal intent to make distilled spirits illegally.
Nine or eighteen. A limited golf course license may be issued to a golf course in wet or golf course moist territory KRS To verify that a course meets with the United States Golf Association criteria please see its website at www. There is no requirement for restaurants holding NQ2 or QD licenses to sell food at all times. However, restaurants holding LR licenses with seating for only fifty 50 persons may not sell alcoholic beverages unless food is being served.
Although confusing, restaurants holding LR licenses with seating for one hundred persons are not required to sell food at all times. A distillery, winery, or brewery may be located in a dry territory for production purposes. Produced alcoholic beverages must be transported to other parts of the state, or out-of-state, where alcoholic beverages can be lawfully sold. A distillery, winery, or brewery located in a dry territory cannot sell alcoholic beverage drinks or packages to consumers visiting the premises.
A precinct in a dry territory can have a moist local option election to permit alcoholic beverage drinks or packages to consumers visiting: 1 a small farm winery in the precinct KRS A distillery in dry territory is not be permitted to have souvenir package sales under KRS However, a precinct in a dry territory can have a moist local option election to permit distilleries in the precinct to sell alcoholic beverage samples, drinks or souvenir packages to consumers visiting the distillery.
A landlord may make a written request to the Department to sell or destroy abandoned alcoholic beverage inventory in its possession, custody, or control. The written request must be made at least twenty 20 days prior to any sale or destruction and provide: 1 the licensee purchasing the inventory or the business to destroy it; 2 proposed date of the sale or destruction; and 3 quantity, types, brands of alcohol to be sold or destroyed.
If approved by the Department, the landlord must notify the Department that the inventory was sold or destroyed within five 5 days of the sale or destruction. The Department has no authority to resolve contract disputes between a landlord and tenant. For this reason, the Department will not approve requests if the landlord evicts, claims a lien on inventory, or refuses to allow licensee to get inventory because of a lease or other dispute.
If the spa or salon business obtains an appropriate retail drink license, it may sell alcoholic beverages to customers. Licensed spas and salons cannot give away free samples of alcoholic beverage or sell below wholesale cost unless they hold a supplemental sampling license. If a salon or spa business does not hold the appropriate type of retail drink license, it is illegal to serve or permit customers to drink alcoholic beverages at the business.
It is also illegal for the customer to drink alcoholic beverages at an unlicensed public business. Sidewalks are usually owned by the city, not the licensee, so they are not automatically included as part of the licensed premises where alcoholic beverages can be sold and consumed.
After a licensee is granted the local permit to use an adjacent sidewalk, it must file a copy of the permit with the Department so that the sidewalk can be recognized as part of the licensee's premises. Kentucky does not have a law that requires a consumer to present an identification card in order to purchase alcoholic beverages. Kentucky law only requires that a person be twenty-one 21 years of age or older to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Even though Kentucky law does not require it, many businesses have adopted a strict store policy requiring employees to card everyone and refuse sales to customers without ID's "card".
These strict policies exist because the only defense to a sale to minor violation is if a minor induces the retailer to make an alcoholic beverage sale through a fraudulent ID. The Department encourages this responsible business practice. Kentucky does not require an identification card in order to purchase alcoholic beverages. Even though the law does not require it, many businesses have adopted a strict store policy requiring employees to card everyone and refuse sales to customers without valid ID's "card".
A vertical license is a valid state issued I. A sham small farm winery "SFW" is a licensee that is not using its license for the intended purpose of producing wine but instead generally operates as a bar. The statutes make clear that a SFW licensee must produce at least two hundred fifty gallons of wine per year. It does not permit a SFW to circumvent its production requirements indefinitely. The producer is also permitted to provide cash or credit refund, or replacement for the recalled product.
The producer is not required to notify the Department, however they should maintain adequate records reflecting the recall. It is a crime to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers in Kentucky without a license. In an effort to avoid potential criminal culpability or civil liability, most online auction companies or sale listing services specifically prohibit a person from selling alcoholic beverages under their user terms of agreement.
The license type held by a licensee determines the situations when a licensee may lawfully transport alcoholic beverages. The Department regulates alcoholic beverages and not barrels. A used empty barrel or bottle does not meet the definition of an alcoholic beverage. Powdered or crystalline alcoholic beverage products are prohibited in Kentucky.
Licensing Education Enforcement Resources eServices. Frequently Asked Questions. May alcoholic beverages be donated to a charitable group? If territory from a dry county is annexed by a wet city, does the annexed territory become wet like the city? Am I required to post my alcoholic beverage license? Do I need to fill out the entire online renewal application?
Is there an extension or grace period to submit my online renewal? An investigator from the Enforcement Division may inspect the licensed premises to determine whether the business is active or closed and to remind the b. As the holder of a special temporary drink license, from whom must I buy alcoholic beverages? How do I place my active quota license in dormancy? My business is closing and I need to dispose of inventory. What do I do with the liquor inventory? How do I surrender my license?
Can caterers sell alcoholic beverages by the package? Are alcohol sales allowed on Election Days? Does daylight savings time effect selling times? Is it illegal to add green food coloring to beer on St. How old must a person server, waiter, waitress, bartender, etc. How old must a person be to buy alcohol? Is there a late fee if I do not renew on time? When will my renewal application form be mailed to me? When will I receive my renewed license in the mail? How do I renew my license?
Which forms of payment are accepted for the online license applications and online license renewals? May I pay my city or county renewal application fees to the state ABC office? Some businesses, such as restaurants, hotels, convention centers, airports and private clubs, can apply for a non-quota license to serve alcohol by the glass.
You have to meet state standards to prove you're not just ducking the quota. An eatery with 50 or fewer seats must have food service available whenever alcohol is available. If you're quota-affected, the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control website allows you to do a Kentucky liquor license search for available licenses before you spend any money on application fees.
Even before you submit your Kentucky ABC application, there are requirements you need to get out of the way. Fraser Sherman has written about every aspect of business: how to start one, how to keep one in the black, the best business structure, the details of financial statements.
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