(A) For the privilege of trafficking in alcoholic beverages in the city and pursuant to the authority of KRS 243.070, there is hereby established a corresponding city license for each of the state licenses described in the following schedule. The actions, business and transaction authorized and permitted thereby, and the expiration dates thereof, shall be the same as those of the state licenses to which the city licenses correspond, and which are indicated and described in the sections of state law indicated in the following schedule. The fees for such city licenses shall be as indicated in the following schedule.
(B) The license year shall be November 1 of each year through June 30 of the following year. Licenses may be issued for less than the full license year, upon payment of the proportion of the annual license fee equal to 1/12 times the number of months or fraction of a month remaining in the license year; provided, that the minimum license fee shall be one-half the annual license fee. All licenses shall expire on October 31 of each year, regardless of when the license was issued.
(C) No person shall traffic in alcoholic beverages within the city without both a valid city license and a valid state license therefor:
Distilled Spirits and Wine Licenses | ||||
License Description
| Statutory Authorization (KRS §)
| Statutory Description of Authorized Business and Transactions (KRS §)
| Annual Expiration Date
| Fee Per Annum |
Distilled Spirits and Wine Licenses | ||||
License Description
| Statutory Authorization (KRS §)
| Statutory Description of Authorized Business and Transactions (KRS §)
| Annual Expiration Date
| Fee Per Annum |
Distillers | 243.070(2)(a) | 243.120 | October 31 | $500 |
Rectifier | 243.070(2)(b) | 243.120; 243.130 | October 31 | $3,000 |
Wholesalers | 243.070(2)(c) | 243.160; 243.170 | October 31 | $3,000 |
Quota Retail Package | 243.070(2)(d) | 243.240 | October 31 | $500 |
Quota Retail Drink | 243.070(3)(b) | 243.250 | October 31 | $500 |
Special Temporary (liquor/wine/beer) | 243.070(4)(b) | 243.260 | n/a | $75 per event |
Distilled Spirits and Wine Temporary Auction License | 243.070(8) | 243.036 | $100 per event | |
Special Sunday Retail Drink | 243.070(9) | October 31 | $300 | |
Caterer’s License | 243.070(11) | 243.033 | October 31 | $500 |
NQ-1 Retail Drink License (liquor/wine/beer) | 243.070(5) | 243.082 | October 31 | $1,500 |
NQ-2 Retail Drink License (liquor/wine/beer) | 243.070(6)(b) | 243.084 | October 31 | $500 |
NQ-3 Retail Drink License (liquor/wine/beer) | 243.070(7) | 243.086 | October 31 | |
Malt Beverage Licenses | ||||
License Description
| Statutory Authorization (KRS §)
| Statutory Description of Authorized Business and Transactions ` (KRS §)
| Annual Expiration Date
| Fee Per Annum |
Malt Beverage Licenses | ||||
License Description
| Statutory Authorization (KRS §)
| Statutory Description of Authorized Business and Transactions ` (KRS §)
| Annual Expiration Date
| Fee Per Annum |
Brewers | 243.070(13)(a) | 243.150 | October 31 | $500 |
Microbrewery | 243.070(13)(b) | 243.157 | October 31 | $500 |
Distributors | 243.070(13)(c) | 243.180 | October 31 | $400 |
Malt Beverage Brew-on-Premises License | 243.070(13)(f) | 243.157 | October 31 | $100 |
NQ-4 Retail Malt Beverage Drink License | 243.070(13)(e); 243.070(18) | 243.088 | October 31 | $200 |
Nonquota Retail Malt Beverage Package | 243.070(13)(d); 243.070(18) | 243.280 | October 31 | $200 |
(D) The holder of a nonquota retail malt beverage package license may obtain a Nonquota Type 4 malt beverage drink license for a fee of fifty dollars ($50). The holder of a Nonquota Type 4 malt beverage drink license may obtain a nonquota retail malt beverage package license for a fee of fifty dollars ($50).
(E) The fee for each of the first five (5) supplemental bar licenses shall be the same as the fee for the primary 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.
(F) The City Clerk is authorized to issue new city licenses at the rate of 1/12 of the fee per annum times four for the period from July 1 through October 31, 2017.
(Am. Ord. 1612-2010, passed 11-9-10; Am. Ord. 1670-2013, passed 10-8-13; Am. Ord. 1734-2017, passed 4-11-17) Penalty, see § 111.99