(A) All county liquor licenses are for the duration of a normal calendar year, except where explicitly noted, and shall be classified according to the following classes.
(1) Class A. A tavern and restaurant license shall entitle the licensee to sell any alcoholic liquor at retail, by the drink or pitcher, for consumption on the premises; or to sell any alcoholic liquor at retail, (where said alcoholic liquor is enclosed in the original bottle, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg or other receptacle or container, corked, capped or sealed and labeled by a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor), for consumption off the premises.
(2) Class B. A package liquor license shall entitle the licensee to sell any alcoholic liquor at retail, (where said alcoholic liquor is enclosed in the original bottle, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg or other receptacle or container, corked, capped or sealed and labeled by a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor), for consumption off the premises.
(3) Class C. A caterer’s license shall entitle the licensee to transfer alcoholic liquor, (where enclosed in the original bottle, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg or other receptacle or container, corked, capped or sealed and labeled by a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor), from the licensee’s premises to the catered premises where said alcoholic liquor is to be sold at retail by the drink or pitcher, for consumption on the premises being catered.
(4) Class D. A special use license shall entitle a licensee holding a Class A license to transfer alcoholic liquor, (where enclosed in the original bottle, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg or other receptacle or container, corked, capped or sealed and labeled by a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor), from the licensee’s premises to a designated site for a special event, where said alcoholic liquor is to be sold at retail by the drink or pitcher, for consumption at the site of the special event.
(5) Class E. A special event license shall entitle a current licensee, or an educational, fraternal, political, civic, religious or non-profit organization to sell beer and wine only for consumption at the site of the special event on the dates designated on the special event license, said period not to exceed three days for each event. No licensee shall be issued special event licenses that would authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor at retail for more than an aggregate of ten days within one calendar year.
(B) The fee for a Class A, B or C liquor license shall be payable in advance, and shall be for the full amount of the licensing fee if purchased by an initial applicant prior to July 1 of the year the license is requested; and shall be for half of the full amount of the licensing fee if purchased by an initial applicant on or after July 1 of the year the license is requested. In no case, however, will there be a pro rata refund of any unused portions of a liquor license.
(C) License fees.
(1) The annual fee for a Class A or B license that is purchased prior to July 1 of the year the license is applied for is $600.
(2) The annual fee for a Class A or B license that is purchased on or after July 1 of the year the license is applied for is $300.
(3) The annual license fee for a Class C license that is purchased prior to July 1 of the year the license is applied for $200.
(4) The annual fee for a Class C license that is purchased on or after July 1 of the year the license is applied for is $100.
(5) The fee for a Class D or E license is $25 per day, for a period not to exceed ten days in one calendar year.
(1993 Code, § 70.12) (Ord. 93-09, passed 12-15-1993; Ord. 93-10, passed 12-15-1993; Ord. 96-10, passed 9-18-1996)
Statutory reference:
Jurisdiction over retail selling in county boards; minors, see 235 ILCS 5/4-1