Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.08

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 20-X-5-.08 - Renewal Of Alcoholic Beverage License

(1) A renewal application for an alcoholic beverage license must be filed with the ABC Board on or before August 1 of each year. No renewal application will be accepted unless accompanied by the appropriate state and county license fees.

(2) Any alcoholic beverage license may be renewed without penalty during the following fiscal year between October 1 and October 20 and may continue to be renewed after October 20 of such license year by payment of appropriate state and county licensing and filing fees and a penalty of fifty percent thereof. If a license is not renewed before midnight September 30 of the succeeding license year, the license shall terminate with no privilege of renewal. Thereafter, a new application shall be made and a new license issued before continuation of the business.

(3) When an original alcoholic beverage license is issued after August 1 of a license year, a renewal application shall be filed online immediately after the issuance of the original license.

(4) No alcoholic beverage licensee may purchase, receive, store, ship, sell or give away any alcoholic beverage(s) or enjoy any of the rights and privileges of the license after the expiration thereof.

(5) Objections and protests concerning alcoholic beverage licenses shall be submitted to the ABC Board within a reasonable time prior to June 1, sufficient for the ABC Board to process the protests and to notify the licensee within the prescribed time period. Interested parties which may lodge license objections or protests include, but are not limited to: state, county and municipal governmental agencies.

(6) The ABC Board may exercise broad discretion in granting, denying or renewing any license.

(7) Licensees are responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of all data, including updating contact information, as required in the online renewal system. Falsifying information may result in disciplinary action, including but not limited to, revocation of the license.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.08

Repealed and New: Filed August 21, 1998; effective October 16, 1998.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021.

Author: ABC Board

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-49; 28-3A-5.