RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Applicants should also consider the following requirements when applying for a license:

Proximity to Community Locations - All retail licensees are required to meet certain proximity restrictions, meaning they must not be located too close to schools, churches, parks, playgrounds, or libraries. Read more about Grandfathered Proximity Laws.
Owner and Manager Background Checks - Criminal history background checks are required for most owners and anyone employed to act in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
Manager and Employee Training - Every individual who is employed to sell or furnish alcoholic beverages, as well as managers, must complete and pass an approved alcohol server training prior to beginning work at the licensed establishment. Every manager employed in a DABS retail licensed business must also complete a manager training program.
Conditional Retail Licenses - A conditional license may be approved conditionally by the commission before the applicant has:
- Completed remodeling or construction of their building,
- Acquired the bond and insurance,
- Submitted menus,
- Completed manager training, and
- Before the applicant has a business license.

However, they cannot be open - selling or furnishing alcohol - until all conditions are met and approved by DABS. The conditional license will expire 18 months after the day it was issued. The commission may also approve an additional 6 months with:

- An active building permit, and
- Proof they are engaged in a good faith effort to complete it on time.
Seasonal Licenses:
- Summer seasonal license runs from May 1 until October 31.
- Winter seasonal license runs from November 1 to April 30.

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Retail License applicants can use this page to find a wealth of information including background check details, training requirements, license fee schedules, license handbooks, surety bond and local consent forms and other resources.

Applicants should also consider the following requirements when applying for a license:

What is a conditional license? It may be approved conditionally by the commission before the applicant has:

Completed remodeling or construction of their building,
Acquired the bond and insurance,
Submitted menus,
Completed manager training, and
Before the applicant has a business license.

However, they cannot be open - selling or furnishing alcohol - until all conditions are met and approved by DABS. The conditional license will expire 18 months after the day it was issued. The commission may also approve an additional 6 months with:

An active building permit, and
Proof they are engaged in a good faith effort to complete it on time.

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An Airport Lounge License is issued to a person for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a public airport lounge. Airport lounges may be established at international airports with U.S. Customs offices. Alcoholic beverages may be sold from 8:00 a.m. until midnight.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully. Airport lounge licenses run from November 1 to October 31, and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $8,000
Renewal fee - $6,000
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Airport Lounge License Handbook
Airport Lounge Annual Audit

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

An arena is defined as an enclosed building that operates as a venue, has an occupancy of at least 12,500 and is managed by:

The same person who owns the building
A person who has a majority interest in each person who owns or manages space in the enclosed building
A person who has authority to direct or exercise control over the management or policy of each person who owns or manages space in the enclosed building

The arena license allows the licensee to have three or more sublicenses within its enclosed building. The banquet sublicense and beer recreational sublicense are both required. The other sublicenses can include a full restaurant, a limited restaurant, a beer-only restaurant or a bar sublicense.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully. Arena licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $500 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $5,000 for three sublicenses, $1,000 for additional sublicenses
Later sublicense additions - $300 non-refundable fee, $2,250 each
Renewal fee - $1,000, $1,000 for each sublicense
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Arena License Handbook
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

An On-Premise Banquet License allows the storage, sale, service, and consumption of liquor, wine, heavy beer, and beer for contracted (not open to the general public) banquet activities or contracted privately sponsored events (which are events restricted by an admission fee) on the premises of a hotel, resort facility, sports center, convention center, performing arts facility or an arena.

All banquet licenses must be able to host conventions and conferences, have an adequate kitchen or culinary facilities on the premises, and be able to provide complete meals. Alcoholic beverages may be sold on any day from 10 a.m. until 1 a.m. Each banquet licensee must maintain at least 50% of its total banquet business from the sale of food.

The banquet license may also provide room service to guest sleeping rooms or privately owned dwelling units in hotels and resorts.

Every banquet licensee must file a report to the DABS containing advance notice of their events. See list below for that form. To qualify for a banquet license, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

A Hotel is a commercial lodging establishment that offers temporary sleeping accommodations for compensation. The hotel may also have one or more privately owned dwelling units. It must have at least 1000 square feet of function space, consisting of meeting and/or dining rooms that can be reserved for private use under a banquet contract and be able to accommodate a minimum of 75 people.

A Resort Facility is a commercial recreational facility or area that is designed primarily to attract and accommodate people to a recreational or sporting environment. It must have at least 1500 square feet of function space consisting of meeting and/or dining rooms that can be reserved for private use under a banquet contract and accommodate a minimum of 100 people. It must have adequate kitchen or culinary facilities on the premises of the resort to provide complete meals.

A Sports Center is a facility that is designed primarily to accommodate people at sporting events and has at least 2500 square feet of function space consisting of meeting and/or dining rooms that can be reserved for private use under a banquet contract and be able to accommodate a minimum of 100 people. It must also have a fixed seating capacity for more than 2,000 persons.

A Convention Center is a facility that primarily provides business or function space to conventions and/or conferences and provides food and beverage functions under a banquet contract. The convention center must have at least 30,000 square feet.

A Performing Arts Facility is a multi-use performance space that is primarily used to present various types of performing arts, including dance, music, and theater. There must be over 2,500 seats that is owned and operated by a governmental entity in cities over 100,000 people. A performing arts facility does not include sporting events or sporting competitions.

An Arena is an enclosed event venue with an occupancy capacity of at least 12,500 people. The arena must be managed and owned either by the same person, or a person who has a majority interest in, or can exercise control or authority over the management of each person who owns or manages a space at the venue

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully. Banquet licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $750
Renewal fee - $750
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Banquet Annual Audit
Banquet Event Notice
Banquet License Handbook
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

A bar establishment license allows the storage, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a bar (a social drinking establishment), an equity (such as a country club), or a fraternal (such as a mutual benefit or patriotic association that is organized under a lodge system). Food must be available for customers the entire time the bar is open, but there is no required percentage of food sales. Liquor, wine, heavy beer, and beer may be sold from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. every day.

Social drinking bars are usually open to the public, though the licensee may choose to be private and restrict access to only those who are on a list and/or pay a fee. No one under the age of 21 is allowed in social bars, and they are required to verify proof of age of persons who appear to be 35 years of age or younger by a scanner or electronic age verification device.

Equity and fraternal licensees must have membership requirements. Qualifications for membership are set in their bylaws or house rules, however, a member must be an individual who is 21 years of age or older. Equity and fraternal licensees are not required to have the electronic age verification device, and minors may be on the premises - but may not be in the bar area.

Bar licenses run from July 1 to June 30 and must be renewed annually during the month of May.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $2,750
Renewal fee - $2,000
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Bar Establishment License Handbook
Bar Establishment Annual Audit
Equity & Fraternal License Handbook
Equity & Fraternal Annual Audit
Sidecars
Two spirituous drinks - limitations
Stage Approval for Sexually Oriented Businesses
Bottle Service
Shared Kitchen information
Bar Sign

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Hospitality licenses or sublicenses can only be issued to a hotel, hotel licensee or resort licensee.

To qualify as a hotel, the hotel must have at least 40 guest rooms for temporary sleeping accommodations for compensation. Only one hospitality premise is allowed for smaller hotels that have at least 40 to 149 guest rooms.
If the hotel has a minimum of 150 guest rooms it may have up to three locations if the commission determines that the layout of the hotel requires more than one location for the convenience of its guests.
To qualify as a resort the resort building must have at least 150 dwelling or lodging accommodations (50% of which must be owned by a person other than the resort licensee) and the building must be at least 400,000 square feet. The resort building must be affiliated with a ski area that abuts the resort building premises.
A resort may also have up to three locations if the commission determines more than one location is required for the convenience of its guests.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully. Hospitality Amenity licenses run from November 1 to October 31, and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $330 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $2,000
Renewal fee - $1,000
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Hospitality Amenity Handbook
Hospitality Amenity Annual Audit
Hotel & Resort Signs

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

A hotel is defined as having a minimum of 40 guest rooms and being capable of hosting private banquets such as conventions, conferences, and providing food and beverages under a banquet contract. There must be at least 1,000 square feet of function space consisting of meeting and/or dining rooms that can be reserved for private use and can accommodate a minimum of 75 people. The hotel may also have one or more privately-owned dwelling units. The Commission has the authority to waive the minimum function space for small cities, unincorporated areas of a county and towns.

The hotel license allows a hotel to have three or more sublicenses within its premises boundaries. One advantage is the hotel license is NOT subject to the regular quota restrictions. Therefore, some licenses such as a bar (that may be more difficult to get under normal circumstances) would be more readily available. Renewals are also less expensive than having separate licenses. Hotels with a minimum of 150 guest rooms may still operate multiple locations of their full restaurant, limited restaurant, or bar locations within a hotel.

If a hotel chooses to obtain the hotel license, they are required to have a banquet sublicense which includes room service. They are also required to have one of the following sublicenses:

Full restaurant
Limited restaurant
Beer-only restaurant
Bar

The hotel license may also choose any of the previous sublicenses listed above or may also choose:

Hospitality amenity
Beer-recreational
Tavern

A hotel licensee may have a bar and a restaurant in the same room if each premise is clearly delineated. This delineation must be a permanent physical structure that separates each sublicense, such as a wall, rail, or other architectural feature.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Restaurant licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually. Effective November 1, 2020, a hotel may also obtain a hospitality amenity license. It must be applied for separately from the hotel license. More details to come.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $500 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $5,000 for three sublicenses, $2,000 for additional sublicenses
Later sublicense additions - $300 non-refundable fee, $2,250 each
Renewal fee - $1,000 for each sublicense
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Hotel License Handbook
Hotel Annual Audit
Shared Kitchen information
Hotel & Resort Signs

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Master Full-Service licenses are for full-service restaurants with common ownership of five or more locations. The benefits of a master full-service license are: maintain multiple locations under one license type for easier records management, reduced application and renewal fees for each location, violations may be considered on each location as opposed impacting the master license and all of its locations.

Fees:

Initial licensing - application fee of $330, an initial licensing fee of $5,000 for a full-service master license, plus initial licensing fees for any new locations.
Renewal – renewal fee for a full-service master license is $1,650 for each location.
Adding a location - application fee of $330 plus the initial licensing fee of $2,200

Violations:

If there is a violation at a location covered by the master license, disciplinary action may be taken against the single location, staff of the location, or a combination.

A master licensee may not transfer alcoholic products between different locations covered under the master license. Each location covered by the master license must maintain its own records and online ordering accounts on its premise.

Off-premise beer licenses are issued for the storage and sale of (5% alcohol by volume or less) beer to-go from retail businesses such as gas stations, convenience and grocery stores.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Licenses run from March 1 to the last day of February. Renewals must be submitted by January 31 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $75 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $250
Renewal fee - $175
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Annual Visit & Product Audit Checklist
Off-Premise Retail Beer License Handbook
Off-Premise Beer Sign
Certificate of completion of EASY Off-Premise training by a manager

The following document is incorporated in the application form, but is also available for individual download:

Off-Premise Retail Beer Local Consent Form
No Surety Bond required

An on-premise beer retailer license (not a tavern) allows the sale of beer for consumption in establishments that are tied to a recreational amenity and directly adjoins the licensed premises. The recreational amenity must be owned by the license holder or contracted with a government entity that owns the recreational amenity. The license holder must maintain 70% food sales or may include the gross sales from the recreational amenity.

A "recreational amenity" establishment is defined as one of the following:

Billiard parlor
Pool parlor
Bowling facility
Golf course
Miniature golf
Golf driving range
Tennis club
Sports facility that hosts professional sporting events and has a seating capacity of 5,000 or greater
Concert venue with a seating capacity of 5,000 or greater
Certain government-owned facilities (convention center, fair facility, equestrian park, theater, or concert venue)
Amusement park (with one or more permanent amusement rides and located on at least 50 acres)
Ski resort
Venue for live entertainment (if the venue is not regularly open for more than five hours on any day, food is available whenever beer is sold or furnished, and no more than 15% of its total annual receipts are from the sale of beer)
Concessions operated within the boundary of a park administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation, or the National Parks Service
Venue for karaoke
Other commission-approved activities (made by rule) that does not involve the use of a dangerous weapon

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Beer recreational licenses run from March 1 to the last day of February, and renewals must be submitted by January 31 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $300
Renewal fee - $350
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
On-Premise Beer Recreational Amenity Handbook
On-Premise Beer Recreational Annual Audit
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Package agencies are issued to individuals and/or companies on a contract basis with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services. These are liquor stores that offer a modest selection of products. They may be located in hotels, resorts, and in the less populous cities and communities of the state. The law permits one package agency for every 18,000 persons of the state population. Products are sold for consumption off of the agency premises and purchasers must be 21 years of age or older.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Hours of operation vary to accommodate the specific needs of the area or location, but hours are generally from noon to 11:00 p.m. Package agencies are closed on Sundays, state and federal holidays.

Forms & Documents:

A reception center license allows for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of liquor, wine, heavy beer, and beer for contracted third party private events on the premises. The reception center must be at least 5,000 square feet and must have adequate culinary facilities to prepare full meals on the premises and under the control of the licensee.

Each reception center licensee may not maintain more than 30% of the person's total annual gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic products. Alcoholic beverages at a Reception Center may be sold on any day from 10 a.m. until 1 a.m.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Licenses run from November 1 to October 31, and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $750
Renewal fee - $750
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Reception Center License Handbook
Reception Center Annual Audit

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Resort licenses are issued for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a resort building that has at least 150 dwelling or lodging accommodations (50% of which must be owned by a person other than the resort licensee) and the building must be at least 400,000 square feet. The resort building must be affiliated with a ski area that abuts the resort building premises. A total of eight (8) of these resort licenses are available statewide.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $10,000
Each additional sub-license over four - $2,000
Renewal fee - $1,000 for each sublicense
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Resort License Handbook
Resort Annual Audit
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Beer-only restaurant licenses are issued for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of beer (but not heavy beer which contains more than 5% alcohol by volume) on the premises of a restaurant that is engaged primarily in serving meals to the general public. Patrons may only purchase beer in conjunction with an order for food that is prepared, sold and served at the restaurant. Each restaurant must maintain at least 70% of its total restaurant business from the sale of food.

Beer-only restaurants may sell beer from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. On Saturday, Sunday, legal holidays and during private parties, the hours of sale may begin at 10:30 a.m.

A restaurant may have a visible bar with certain restrictions. If a restaurant bar has seating within 5 or 10 feet, depending on the approved floor plan, no one under 21 years of age may be seated there. The use of an I.D. scanner (approved electronic age verification device) is required for those persons who appear to be 35 years of age or younger and who order beer.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Beer-only restaurant licenses run from March 1 to February 28 and renewals must be submitted by January 31 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $330 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $825
Renewal fee - $605
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Restaurant - Beer Only Handbook
Restaurant - Beer Only Annual Audit
Alcohol Beverage Combinations - two-drink limit
Bars Dispensing to Adjoining Restaurants
New Restaurant Dispensing Area Application
Confirming Intent to Order Food
Consuming Alcohol only at a Dining Table
Dispensing Area (the bar) vs. Storage Only
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Limited-service restaurant liquor licenses are issued for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of wine, heavy beer, and beer on the premises of a restaurant that is engaged primarily in serving meals to the general public. Patrons may only purchase alcoholic beverages in conjunction with an order for food that is prepared, sold and served at the restaurant. Each restaurant must maintain at least 70% of its total restaurant business from the sale of food.

Licensed restaurants may sell heavy beer and wine from 11:30 a.m. to midnight and beer until 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. On Saturday, Sunday, legal holidays and during private parties, the hours of sale may begin at 10:30 a.m.

A restaurant may have a visible bar with certain restrictions. If a restaurant bar has seating within 5 or 10 feet, depending on the approved floor plan, no one under 21 years of age may be seated there. The use of an I.D. scanner (approved electronic age verification device) is required for those persons who appear to be 35 years of age or younger and who order beer.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Restaurant licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $330 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $1,275
Renewal fee - $750
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Restaurant - Limited Service Handbook
Restaurant - Limited Service Annual Audit
Alcohol Beverage Combinations - two-drink limit
Bars Dispensing to Adjoining Restaurants
New Restaurant Dispensing Area Application
Confirming Intent to Order Food
Consuming Alcohol only at a Dining Table
Dispensing Area (the bar) vs. Storage Only
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

Full-service restaurant liquor licenses are issued for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of liquor, wine, heavy beer and beer on the premises of a restaurant that is engaged primarily in serving meals to the general public. Patrons may only purchase alcoholic beverages in conjunction with an order for food that is prepared, sold, and served at the restaurant. Each restaurant must maintain at least 70% of its total restaurant business from the sale of food.

Licensed restaurants may sell liquor, heavy beer and wine from 11:30 a.m. to midnight and beer until 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. On Saturday, Sunday, legal holidays and during private parties, the hours of sale may begin at 10:30 a.m.

A restaurant may have a visible bar with certain restrictions. If a restaurant bar has seating within 5 or 10 feet, depending on the approved floor plan, no one under 21 years of age may be seated there. The use of an I.D. scanner (approved electronic age verification device) is required for those persons who appear to be 35 years of age or younger and who order beer.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Restaurant licenses run from November 1 to October 31 and renewals must be submitted by September 30 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $330 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $2,200
Renewal fee - $1,650
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Restaurant - Full Service Handbook
Restaurant - Full Service Annual Audit
Alcohol Beverage Combinations - two-drink limit
Bars Dispensing to Adjoining Restaurants
Confirming Intent to Order Food
Consuming Alcohol only at a Dining Table
Dispensing Area (the bar) vs. Storage Only
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

A principal licensee includes the arena, hotel or resort license. These principal licensees are allowed to add more sublicenses after the initial licensing was approved.

Some types of sublicenses are already required with the initial licensing phase. For example, the banquet sublicense is already included with all principal licenses. The arena is required to have a beer-recreational license as well. Also, a resort is the only one that can add a resort spa sublicense.

The following eight sublicense types are available to be added at a later date:

Beer-recreational
Bar
Hospitality Amenity
Resort Spa
Restaurant Beer-only
Restaurant Full
Restaurant Limited
Tavern

For each additional sublicense requested, a new application should be submitted.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Licensing fee - $2,250 for each additional sublicense added
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Shared Kitchen information
Spa Annual Audit

Tavern licenses are issued for the storage, sale, service, and consumption of beer on the premises. Taverns are defined as beer bars, parlors, lounges, cabarets, and nightclubs. Taverns do not have a food requirement.

No one under the age of 21 may be employed by or be on the premises of any establishment defined as a tavern. The use of an I.D. scanner (approved electronic age verification device) is required for persons who appear to be 35 years of age or younger upon entering the premises.

The hours of sale are from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. every day. Liquor may not be stored or sold on the premises.

Applications for new licenses must be submitted no later than the 10th of the month in order to be considered on that month's DABS commission agenda. However, more complex applications may take longer to research and may be deferred to another month's commission meeting by the DABS.

Local licensing will also be required. Check with your local business licensing before applying with DABS. Incomplete applications will be rejected or returned and may then be resubmitted when complete. Please follow your application checklist carefully.

Tavern licenses run from March 1 to the last day of February, and renewals must be submitted by January 31 annually.

Forms & Documents:

Application fee - $300 non-refundable
Initial licensing fee - $1,500
Renewal fee - $1,250
License Fee Schedule
Application Document Checklist
Tavern Handbook
Tavern Annual Audit
Stage Approval for Sexually Oriented Businesses
Bars Dispensing to Adjoining Restaurants
Shared Kitchen information

The following documents are incorporated in the application form, but are also available for individual download:

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