Title 28 — Title 28

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Code.” History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-529, p. 806, §1.)

(a) Definitions. As used in this section and Section 28-3A-6, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) NONPROFIT SPECIAL EVENTS RETAIL LICENSE. A license issued pursuant to subsection (b) for the sale of beer, wine, or liquor. (2) QUALIFYING ORGANIZATION. A bona…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a warehouse license which will authorize the licensee to receive, store or warehouse alcoholic beverages within the state for transshipment insi…

Minors. Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall, where the application is accompanied by a certificate from the clerk or proper officer setting out that the applicant has presented his application to the…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board may, where the application is accompanied by a certificate from the clerk or proper officers setting out that the applicant has presented his application to the governin…

(a) Upon applicant’s compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, the board shall, where the application is accompanied by a certificate from the clerk or proper officer setting out that the applicant has presented his or her application to the governing authori…

October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-512, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Any entity licensed by the board for off-premises consumption, restaurant licensee of the board, or valid and responsible organization of good reputation that is registered to …

Table Wine Sold by Certain Licensed Retailers. (a) Any retailer licensed to sell beer or wine for off-premises consumption by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may contain facilities for the sale of beer or table wine, or both, by means of a “drive-up,” “walk-up,” or “drive-th…

Beverages by Certain Licensed Retailers. (a) A licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who holds a license that allows the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption or for off- premises consumption, or both, may sell alcoholic beverages, for off-premises co…

Consumption. Upon the applicant’s compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, the board shall issue to the applicant a retail table wine license which authorizes the licensee to purchase table wine from the board or from a licensed wholesaler in counties and mu…

Upon an applicant’s compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, in counties and municipalities where authorized, the board shall issue a retail table wine license for any retail outlet, which license will authorize the licensee to purchase table wine in package…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a retail beer license which will authorize the licensee to purchase beer, including draft beer in counties or municipalities where the sale ther…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a retail beer license which will authorize the licensee to purchase beer, including draft beer in counties or municipalities where the sale ther…

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any rule adopted by the board, the board may issue an entertainment district designation to any retailer licensee that is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and to any manufacturer licensee that conducts tastings or samplings o…

(a) As used in this section, “food or beverage truck” means a fully encased food or beverage service establishment approved by the Department of Public Health, which is housed on a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport, and from which a vendor, sta…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue a retail common carrier liquor license for a railroad, airline, bus line, ship line, vessel or other common carrier entity operating passenger vehicles with …

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue a special retail license in wet counties for a state park, racing commission, fair authority, airport authority, or civic center authority, or the franchises…

(a) Upon compliance by an applicant with the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations made thereunder, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may, where the application is accompanied by a certificate from the clerk or proper officers setting out that the applicant has prese…

(a) Upon an applicant’s compliance with this chapter and rules adopted thereunder and payment of the government venue license fee as established in Section 28-3A- 21, the board shall issue a government venue license to a person for such period of time and upon such terms and cond…

Upon applicant’s compliance with this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, and upon application made on a form provided by the board at least 25 days in advance of the event for which a license is granted, the board shall issue a special events license for a valid, respon…

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person holding a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises may permit a customer to remove one unsealed bottle of wine for consumption off the premises if the customer has purchase…

Representative. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, a tasting of liquor or wine may be conducted by a licensed manufacturer or its representative inside the premises of a retail licensee that is licensed to sell liquor for off-premises consumption only or inside a state liq…

Products Made from Distilled Spirits. (a) An on-premises retail licensee may make, store, and sell infusions for on- premises consumption. (b) As used in this section, infusion means an alcoholic beverage that is created by combining or mixing one distilled spirit with nonalcohol…

On-Premises or Off-Premises Consumption. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that this section has been enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the state under the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution and the powers reserved to the state under the Tent…

(a) Upon an eligible applicant’s compliance with this chapter and rules adopted thereunder and payment of the event storage license fee as established in Section 28-3A-21 the board, on and after January 1, 2026, shall issue an event storage license to a person for such period of …

(a) The following annual license fees are levied and prescribed for licenses issued and renewed by the board pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter: (1) Manufacturer license, license fee of five hundred dollars ($500). (2) Importer license, license fee of five hundre…

The revenue derived from filing fees, license fees or taxes levied under Section 28- 3A-4 and Section 28-3A-21 shall be deposited upon receipt by the board in the State Treasury to the credit of the Beer Tax and License Fund and each month’s receipts shall be distributed to the S…

(a) No license prescribed in this title shall be issued or renewed until the provisions of this title have been complied with and the filing and license fees other than those levied by a municipality are paid to the board. (b) Licenses shall be granted and issued by the board onl…

Commission; Notice, Hearing and Findings; Fines. (a) The board shall have full and final authority as to the suspension or revocation of any license issued under this chapter and to levy a fine against a licensee in lieu of such suspension or revocation. The board shall have the …

(a) It shall be unlawful: (1) For any manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler, or the servants, agents, or employees of the same, to sell, trade, or barter in alcoholic beverages between the hours of nine o’clock p.m. of any Saturday and two o’clock a.m. of the following Monday. (2…

Conviction. Any person who has been found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter and who, after being punished by fine, penalty, assessment or imprisonment shall be guilty of a second or subsequent violation of this chapter, shall upon being found guilty of suc…

Transactions. (a) Subject to this chapter and rules adopted thereunder, the board may issue and renew licenses to reputable and responsible persons for the following purposes: (1) To manufacture, brew, distill, ferment, rectify, bottle or compound any or all alcoholic beverages w…

Every applicant for an original license issued under this chapter shall file a written application with the board in such form and containing such information as the board may prescribe, which shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $50.00, and by the appropriate li…

(a) Upon receipt of the application, the proper fees, the bond if required, and upon being satisfied of the truth of the statements in the application and that the applicant is a person of good repute, the board shall grant and issue to applicant the appropriate license entitling…

Charitable Event Donations. (a) Upon the applicant’s compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, the board shall issue to the applicant a manufacturer license which authorizes the licensee to manufacture or otherwise distill, produce, ferment, brew, bot…

(a) Any person licensed as a wine manufacturer who holds a federal basic wine manufacturing permit pursuant to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 27 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and who is in the business of manufacturing and bottling wine may obtain a direct wine shipper license f…

(a)(1) Any person who is not a common or permit carrier and who does not hold a direct wine shipper, wholesaler, retailer, manufacturer, or importer license issued by the board and who is not owned or controlled by a common or permit carrier or a direct wine shipper, wholesaler, …

(a) As used in this section, the term state university means a public two-year institution of higher education that has its own campus police department or a four- year institution of higher education. (b) Upon compliance by an applicant with this section and this chapter and the…

Manufacturer or Importer of Alcoholic Beverages. A licensed manufacturer or importer in this state, or its agent, may donate and deliver up to 4.5 liters or equivalent thereof of liquor sourced from a licensed manufacturer or importer to a licensed nonprofit special event operate…

(a)(1) Upon compliance by an applicant with this chapter and provided the operation is in compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue an Educational Tourism Distillery license to any person engaged in the …

on Sales; Registration of Labels; Seizure of Unregistered Goods; Monthly Reports; Inspections. [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-504, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter …

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a liquor wholesale license which shall authorize the licensee to import and receive shipments of liquor or wine from outside the state from lice…

Upon applicant’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a wholesale license which shall authorize the licensee to import and receive shipments of beer and table wine from outside the state from licens…