(1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in any wet county shall not exceed one (1) license for every two thousand three hundred (2,300) persons resident in the county, except that:
(a) A wet county containing a city of the first class shall be subject to the limitations in KRS § 241.065;
(b) No fewer than two (2) quota retail package licenses shall be available for issuance by the department in any wet county; and
(c) Any specific county quota amounts that were issued by the department prior to January 1, 2018, in excess of the population calculations established in this section shall remain in effect, and the department shall maintain the list of specific quotas in an administrative regulation.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit license renewal or license transfers approved by the department of an existing quota retail license issued in a wet county.
(3) In counties that have not received an increased quota license amount from the department, any quota licenses over the established amount shall be reduced as the licenses are revoked, surrendered, or not renewed by the license holder.
(4) If a dry county that contains a wet city becomes wet, the quota established by this section shall supersede and replace any separate city quota.
Effective: April 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 2, effective April 14, 2018.