Permits
Alcohol permits cover a wide variety of activities and can be issued to both businesses and private citizens. Below is a list of permits presently available. If you are looking for a MAST (for servers) permit, those can be found here. Additional information about permit timeliness can be found in the Regulatory Handbook. The handbook contains details about most of the commonly required permits in the state and has links to regulatory agencies statewide.
Did you know that LCB, along with other state agencies, track the number of permits and processing times to better serve you? Check out the information at Office or Regulatory Innovation and Assistance (ORIA) by clicking here.
Class Permit 1, 2, or 6
Alcohol Permits – for the purchase of ethyl alcohol not used for consumption.
- Permit 1 - used by a physician, dentist or a person in charge of an institution like a hospital or sanitarium.
- Permit 2 - used by a person engaged in mechanical or manufacturing business, such as boat cleaning.
- Permit 6 - used by a person operating a drug store to be sold on the RX of a physician.
Processing Time
7 - 14 business days
Class Permit 9
Liquor donation by a manufacturer, importer or wholesaler for a trade association meal or reception event.
Processing Time
10 - 15 business days
Class Permit 10
Liquor service without charge or donation at an international trade fair, show or exposition.
Processing Time
10 - 15 business days
Class Permit 11
Bed and Breakfast lodging facilities – allows a bed and breakfast lodging facility to donate or serve beer or wine without charge to overnight guests for consumption on the premise, such as hotel or similar facility offering one to eight lodging units and breakfast to travelers or guests.
Processing Time
30 - 45 business days
Class Permit 15
For alcohol tasting by persons at least 18 years of age. Allows tasting (not consuming) of alcohol by persons who are at least 18 years of age, who are enrolled as a student in a class that is part of a culinary, wine technology, beer technology, or spirituous technology related degree program at a community, technical college, regional or state university, such as educational training as part of the class curriculum in a community, technical college, regional or state university.
Processing Time
7 - 14 business days
Class Permit 16
Day Spas - Offers one complimentary 6 oz. glass of wine or 12 oz. beer to customers at least 21 years of age if the services they receive last one hour or more, such as a spa that offers at least three of the following four types of beauty services: hair care, nail care, skin care or body care (massage, wraps, waxing, etc.).
Processing Time
7 - 14 business days
Class Permit 21
Short Term Rental Operators – Allows a short-term rental operator to provide a complimentary bottle of wine to rental guests who are age 21 or over. A single permit applies to all rental properties owned or operated by the short-term rental operator and identified in the permit application, such as an overnight accommodation rented out by an operator on a short-term basis (less than 30 days in a row), including but not limited to, homes, rooms, condominiums or cabins.
Processing Time
7 - 14 business days
Application for Special Permit for a Winery or Distillery or Brewery
Application for a Nonprofit to Auction Wine to Licensees of the Board and the Media
This permit allows a nonprofit organization to get authorization to sell wine through a private auction not open to the public.
Processing Time
10 - 15 business days