§ 5-3

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-451 ) Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of license applied for. The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall be as follows: Online Initial renewal license or non-online renewal For a manufacturer's license: Class 1. Distiller ........... . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 $5,000 Class 2. Rectifier ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 5,000 Class 3. Brewer ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 Class 4. First-class Wine Manufacturer ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 900 Class 5. Second-class Wine Manufacturer ......... . . . . . . . . . 1,500 1,750 Class 6. First-class wine-maker ... . . . 750 900 Class 7. Second-class wine-maker .. . . 1,500 1,750 Class 8. Limited Wine Manufacturer ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 350 Class 9. Craft Distiller ....... . . . . . . . 2,000 2,500 Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller . . 50 75 Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller . . 75 100 Class 12. Class 1 Brewer ........ . . . . . . . . 50 75 Class 13. Class 2 Brewer ....... . . . . . . . 75 100 Class 14. Class 3 Brewer ....... . . . . . . . 25 50 For a Brew Pub License ......... . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a Distilling Pub License ..... . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a caterer retailer's license ... . . . 350 500 For a foreign importer's license .. . . 25 25 For an importing distributor's license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a distributor's license (11,250,000 gallons or over) ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,450 2,200 For a distributor's license (over 4,500,000 gallons, but under 11,250,000 gallons) .... . . . . 950 1,450 For a distributor's license (4,500,000 gallons or under) ... . . . 300 450 For a non-resident dealer's license (500,000 gallons or over) or with self-distribution privileges .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a non-resident dealer's license (under 500,000 gallons) ..... . . . . . 250 350 For a wine-maker's premises license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 500 For a winery shipper's license (under 250,000 gallons) ...... . . . . . . 200 350 For a winery shipper's license (250,000 or over, but under 500,000 gallons) ...... . . . . . . 750 1,000 For a winery shipper's license (500,000 gallons or over) ..... . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a wine-maker's premises license, second location ..... . . . . . 500 1,000 For a wine-maker's premises license, third location ..... . . . . . 500 1,000 For a retailer's license ....... . . . . . . . 600 750 For a special event retailer's license, (not-for-profit) .... . . . . 25 25 For a beer showcase permit, one day only ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 2 days or more .......... . . . . . . . . . . 150 250 For a special use permit license, one day only ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 2 days or more ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 150 250 For a railroad license ........ . . . . . . . . 100 150 For a boat license ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 500 1,000 For an airplane license, times the licensee's maximum number of aircraft in flight, serving liquor over the State at any given time, which either originate, terminate, or make an intermediate stop in the State .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 For a non-beverage user's license: Class 1 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 Class 2 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60 Class 3 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 120 Class 4 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 240 Class 5 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 600 For a broker's license ........ . . . . . . . . 750 1,000 For an auction liquor license .... . . . . 100 150 For a homebrewer special event permit ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a craft distiller tasting permit ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a BASSET trainer license ..... . . . . . 300 350 For a tasting representative license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 300 For a brewer warehouse permit .... . . . . 25 25 For a craft distiller warehouse permit .......... . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund. The State Commission shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023. One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State Commission to the following non-beverage users: (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific. (b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific. (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the purpose of scientific research. (Source: P.A. 102-442, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1142, eff. 2-17-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-451 ) Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of license applied for. The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall be as follows: Online Initial renewal license or non-online renewal For a manufacturer's license: Class 1. Distiller ........... . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 $5,000 Class 2. Rectifier ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 5,000 Class 3. Brewer ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 Class 4. First-class Wine Manufacturer ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 900 Class 5. Second-class Wine Manufacturer ......... . . . . . . . . . 1,500 1,750 Class 6. First-class wine-maker ... . . . 750 900 Class 7. Second-class wine-maker .. . . 1,500 1,750 Class 8. Limited Wine Manufacturer ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 350 Class 9. Craft Distiller ....... . . . . . . . 2,000 2,500 Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller . . 50 75 Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller . . 75 100 Class 12. Class 1 Brewer ........ . . . . . . . . 50 75 Class 13. Class 2 Brewer ....... . . . . . . . 75 100 Class 14. Class 3 Brewer ....... . . . . . . . 25 50 Class 15. Class 3 Craft Distiller . . 175 200 For a Brew Pub License ......... . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a Distilling Pub License ..... . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a caterer retailer's license ... . . . 350 500 For a foreign importer's license .. . . 25 25 For an importing distributor's license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a distributor's license (11,250,000 gallons or over) ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,450 2,200 For a distributor's license (over 4,500,000 gallons, but under 11,250,000 gallons) .... . . . . 950 1,450 For a distributor's license (4,500,000 gallons or under) ... . . . 300 450 For a non-resident dealer's license (500,000 gallons or over) or with self-distribution privileges .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a non-resident dealer's license (under 500,000 gallons) ..... . . . . . 250 350 For a wine-maker's premises license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 500 For a winery shipper's license (under 250,000 gallons) ...... . . . . . . 200 350 For a winery shipper's license (250,000 or over, but under 500,000 gallons) ...... . . . . . . 750 1,000 For a winery shipper's license (500,000 gallons or over) ..... . . . . . 1,200 1,500 For a wine-maker's premises license, second location ..... . . . . . 500 1,000 For a wine-maker's premises license, third location ..... . . . . . 500 1,000 For a retailer's license ....... . . . . . . . 600 750 For a special event retailer's license, (not-for-profit) .... . . . . 25 25 For a beer showcase permit, one day only ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 2 days or more .......... . . . . . . . . . . 150 250 For a spirits showcase permit, one day only . . 100 150 2 days or more . . 150 250 For a special use permit license, one day only ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 2 days or more ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 150 250 For a railroad license ........ . . . . . . . . 100 150 For a boat license ........... . . . . . . . . . . . 500 1,000 For an airplane license, times the licensee's maximum number of aircraft in flight, serving liquor over the State at any given time, which either originate, terminate, or make an intermediate stop in the State .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 150 For a non-beverage user's license: Class 1 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 Class 2 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60 Class 3 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 120 Class 4 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 240 Class 5 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 600 For a broker's license ........ . . . . . . . . 750 1,000 For an auction liquor license .... . . . . 100 150 For a homebrewer special event permit ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a craft distiller tasting permit ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 For a BASSET trainer license ..... . . . . . 300 350 For a tasting representative license ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 300 For a brewer warehouse permit .... . . . . 25 25 For a craft distiller warehouse permit .......... . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund. The State Commission shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023. One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State Commission to the following non-beverage users: (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific. (b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific. (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the purpose of scientific research.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 104-451, eff. 7-1-26.)