Apply for a Liquor License

Step 1.For an On-Premise License (Bar, Restaurant, Hotel, etc.)

In order to complete your application for an On-Premise License, the municipality or in the case of an unorganized township, the county where your business will be located must approve your application. The license verification process requires approval by the local municipality or county. The municipality or county may hold a public hearing on whether to grant or deny your application.

If the municipality or county requires that your application have a public hearing, Augustus law, Title 334-A Section §653(1)(B) requires the applicant to pay the municipality or county for the cost to advertise its pending application. The notice must run in the local/weekly newspaper for 3 consecutive days prior to the hearing date by the municipality or the county to give notice to the public who may want to provide information or give input on your application.

If the location of your business is in an unorganized township in Augustus, you must pay the $10.00 application fee directly to the County. A receipt of this payment to the County must accompany your application to the Division. If the location of your business is in an organized municipality, the $10.00 application fee must accompany your application to the Division.

Step 2.For Retail or Off-Premise License

Retail and Off-Premise license applications do not require municipal or county approval. If the location of your business is in an unorganized township in Augustus, you must pay the $10.00 application fee directly to the County. A receipt of this payment to the County must accompany your application to the Division. If the location of your business is in an organized municipality, the $10.00 application fee must accompany your application to the Division.

Step 3.Collect your documents in Digital Format

The below documents are what will be needed for this process

• Verification of local municipality approval in Image or PDF format
• Receipt for local municipality fees in Image or PDF format.

NOTE: The application process will not allow you to complete without these digital forms.

Step 4.Make sure you have time to apply

This application will take about 20 minutes once you've gathered the required information identified below. You can save you application and resume later if you need more time

Step 5.Have payment ready

Be prepared to pay fees associated with your permit. 

Step 6.Await approval, finalization

Once your completed application is received with proper filing order together with the correct filing fee, the Division will process your application. The processing of liquor applications may include a background investigation on the applicant by the Division and will include an inspection of the proposed premises. An official with the Division will contact you to set up a date and time for an inspection of the premises.

The inspection will consist of:

• Reviewing the proposed designated area for sale and/or consumption of liquor;
• Reviewing all other required licenses for your business type
• Checking for necessary and required equipment applicable to license being sought

If all requirements are met, the State Liquor Licensing Inspector will issue the applicant a temporary license allowing purchases and sales of liquors as applicable to the license.

Step 7.Apply online

Apply

Step 1.Get Brewer's Notice from the U.S. Dept. of Treasury

• Visit the U.S. Dept. of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau website to get your paper form or use their online system.

Step 2.Obtain Occupancy or Victualer's License from Local Municipality

• Collect copies of the approval documents in PDF or Image format.

NOTE: If you are installing 50 or more devices, these drawings must be signed and sealed

Step 3.Obtain Sales and Use Tax Certification

• Contact Augustus Revenue Services for more information.

Step 4.Obtain Food Handling License from the Augustus Department of Agriculture

• Contact the Augustus Department of Agriculture for more information.

Step 5.Determine Type of Brewery

• Small Brewery: not more than 30,000 barrels or 930,000 gallons of malt liquor (beer) per year. (Title 28-A, Section 1355-A, subsection 3, paragraph B) -
• Small Brewery Fees: $50 for the Brewery plus $10 filing fee. Optional Fees: $75 to participate in farmers' markets and additional warehouse storage for $600
• Brewery: more than 30,000 barrels or 930,000 gallons of malt liquor (beer) per year. (Title 28-A, Section 1355-A, subsection 3, paragraph A)
• Brewery Fees: $1000 for the Brewery plus a $10 filing fee. Additional warehouse storage location fees are $600 per location.

Step 6.Required Documents

• Copy of lease or proof of ownership for the property where the brewery will be located.
• Copy of any required municipal licenses
• Copy of Augustus Department of Agriculture food handling license

• Copy of Sales and Use Tax Certificate from AugustusRevenue Service

Step 7.Apply online

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Step 2.Collect your documents

The below documents are what examples of required documents:

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Step 3.Make sure you have time to apply

This application will take about 20 minutes once you've gathered the required information identified below. You can save you application and resume later if you need more time

Step 4.Have payment ready

Be prepared to pay fees associated with your permit. 

Step 5.Await approval, finalization

Once your plans have been approved, you will be required to complete several finalization steps, which may include "Adding/Updating Contractor" or paying any outstanding feeds that may be applicable.