ABC ANNOUNCES NEW LIQUOR LICENSE AUTHORIZATIONS Sacramento – Steve Hardy, Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, today announced authorization for the issuance of new on-sale general and off-sale general licenses and the inter-county transfer of on-sale general and off-sale general licenses. This year, due to population increases, the following counties will be eligible for additional on-sale general and off-sale general licenses. Please click here for a list of licenses per county From September 20th, 2010, through October 1st, 2010, Department offices will accept applications for new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide eating places and new original off-sale general licenses in those counties where such licenses are available. During the same period of time, priority applications will be accepted for intercounty transfer of on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places and off-sale general licenses into those counties where such licenses may be transferred. Only one priority application will be accepted from any one applicant for each type license in counties where original licenses are available. In counties where both original licenses and intercounty transfer of such licenses are available, an applicant may file one application for each drawing if specifically separate premises are designated for each license application. Legislation which became effective January 1, 1995, established a fee of $12,000 to be paid when filing a priority application for a new original general license. A fee of $6,000 must be paid when filing a priority application for an intercounty transfer of a general license. Only certified checks, cashier’s checks or money orders will be accepted in payment of the application fee. These should be made payable to Alcoholic Beverage Control. If, at the conclusion of the period for filing applications in any county, the Department finds there are more applications than there are licenses available for issuance, a public drawing will be held. To participate in such a drawing, an applicant must have been a resident of California for at least 90 days prior to the date scheduled for the priority drawing. When there are fewer applications than licenses, the Department will proceed with a thorough investigation of each application. By accepting only certified checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders in payment of priority application fees, the … [Read more...]
