The following licenses that authorize traffic in distilled spirits and wine may be issued by the distilled spirits administrator. Licenses that authorize traffic in all alcoholic beverages may be issued by both the distilled spirits administrator and malt beverages administrator. The licenses and their accompanying fees are as follows:
(1) Distiller’s license:
(a) Class A, per annum …………………………………………………………………..$3,090.00 (b) Class B (craft distillery), per annum …………………………………………….$1,000.00 (c) Off-premises retail sales outlet, per annum ……………………………………..$300.00
(2) Rectifier’s license:
(a) Class A, per annum …………………………………………………………………..$2,580.00 (b) Class B (craft rectifier), per annum ………………………………………………..$825.00
(3) Winery license, per annum …………………………………………………………………$1,030.00 (4) Small farm winery license, per annum ……………………………………………………$110.00 (a) Small farm winery off-premises retail license, per annum ………………….$30.00
(5) Wholesaler’s license, per annum …………………………………………………………$2,060.00 (6) Quota retail package license, per annum………………………………………………….$570.00 (7) Quota retail drink license, per annum ……………………………………………………..$620.00 (8) Transporter’s license, per annum ……………………………………………………………$210.00 (9) Special nonbeverage alcohol license, per annum ……………………………………….$60.00 (10) Special agent’s or solicitor’s license, per annum ………………………………………..$30.00 (11) Bottling house or bottling house storage license,
per annum ……………………………………………………………………………….$1,030.00 (12) Special temporary license, per event ………………………………………………………$100.00
(13) Special Sunday retail drink license, per annum ……………………………………… $520.00
(14) Caterer’s license, per annum ………………………………………………………………… $830.00 (15) Special temporary alcoholic beverage
auction license, per event ……………………………………………………………………..$100.00 (16) Extended hours supplemental license, per annum …………………………………$2,060.00
(17) Hotel in-room license, per annum ………………………………………………………….$210.00
(18) Air transporter license, per annum …………………………………………………………$520.00 (19) Sampling license, per annum …………………………………………………………………$110.00 (20) Replacement or duplicate license …………………………………………………………….$25.00 (21) Entertainment destination center license:
(a) When the licensee is a city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, charter county government, or unified
local government, per annum ……………………………………………………..$2,577.00 (b) All other licensees, per annum ……………………………………………………$7,730.00
(22) Limited restaurant license, per annum …. ………………………………………………..$780.00 (23) Limited golf course license, per annum …………………………………………………..$720.00 (24) Small farm winery wholesaler’s license, per annum …………………………………$110.00 (25) Qualified historic site license, per annum …………………………………………….$1,030.00 (26) Nonquota type 1 license, per annum …………………… ……………………………..$4,120.00
(27) Nonquota type 2 license, per annum ……………………………………………………….$830.00 (28) Nonquota type 3 license, per annum ……………………………………………………….$310.00 (29) Distilled spirits and wine storage license, per annum …………………………….$620.00 (30) Out-of-state distilled spirits and wine supplier’s license,
per annum .. …………………………………………………………………………….$1, 550.00 (31) Limited out-of-state distilled spirits and
wine supplier’s license, per annum ……………………………………………………….$260.00
(32) Authorized public consumption license, per annum………………………………….$250.00 (33) Direct shipper license, per annum…………………………………………………………..$100.00 (34) Limited nonquota package license, per annum …………………………………………$300.00 (35) A nonrefundable fee of sixty dollars ($60) shall be charged to process each new
transitional license pursuant to KRS § 243.045.
(36) Other special licenses the board finds necessary for the proper regulation and control of the traffic in distilled spirits and wine and provides for by administrative regulation. In establishing the amount of license taxes that are required to be fixed by the board, it shall have regard for the value of the privilege granted.
(37) The fee for each of the first five (5) supplemental bar licenses shall be the same as the fee for the primary retail drink license. There shall be no charge for each supplemental license issued in excess of five (5) to the same licensee at the same premises.
A nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be charged to process each new application under this section, except for subsections (4), (8), (9), (10), (12), (15), (19), and (20) of this section. The application fee shall be applied to the licensing fee if the license is issued; otherwise it shall be retained by the department.
Effective: March 29, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 5, effective March 29, 2022. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch.
21, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 31, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 4, effective July 15,
2016. — Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2014. — Amended
2013 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 45, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 562, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 3, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 179, sec. 7, effective January
1, 2007; and ch. 79, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch.
20, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 217, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 2, effective March 6,
2000; ch. 182, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 435, sec. 8, effective July 14,
2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 518, sec. 1, effective April 13, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 95, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 2, July 14, 1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 219, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 395, sec. 2, effective July 15,
1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 10, effective June 17, 1978; and ch.
432, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 381, sec. 3. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 335, sec. 1. — Amended Ky. Acts ch. 1948 Ky. Acts ch.
101, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2554b-114, 2554b-126, 2554b-127.