Title XX, Alcoholic Beverages

As used in KRS Chapters 241 to 244, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Alcohol" means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl or spirit of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process it is produced; (2) "Alcoholic beverage" means every liquid, solid, powder, or crys…

of -- Appointment, qualifications, powers, and compensation of commissioner. There is created a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which shall constitute a statutory administrative department of the state government within the meaning of KRS Chapter 12. The department cons…

of taxes -- Advisory opinions, rulings, and administrative regulations -- Department to administer statutes relating to cannabis-infused beverages -- Divisions of Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverages, and Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing. (1) The department shall admin…

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall consist of the commissioner of alcoholic beverage control and two (2) persons appointed by the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet with the approval of the Governor, who shall be persons with administrative experience in the field…

Each member of the board, before entering upon his duties, shall take the oath prescribed by Section 228 of the Constitution.

The board shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) To promulgate reasonable administrative regulations governing procedures relative to the applications for and revocations of licenses, the supervision and control of the use, manufacture, sale, transportation, …

containing cities of first class. (1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to licensees in counties containing cities of the first class, and including such cities, shall not exceed a number equal to one (1) for every one thou…

containing a city of the first class -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet. (1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in any wet county shal…

wet separate from its county in local option election -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet. (1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in an…

For the purposes of administering KRS 241.066 and 241.067: (1) The population data shall be based on a wet county's or city's annual population estimates prepared by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville in every year except a federal decennial census yea…

considered by board -- Effect of decision by board to grant or deny quota increase. (1) Any city, including any city located in a wet or dry county, county, or urban-county government may petition the board: (a) For an increase in the number of quota retail package licenses avail…

as to issuance of licenses. The distilled spirits administrator may approve and issue or deny any state license authorizing traffic in distilled spirits and wine or in cannabis-infused beverages. The malt beverages administrator may approve and issue or deny any state license aut…

(1) State administrators and all investigators shall have the full police powers of peace officers, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the state. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufa…

and employees to comply with Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Penalties. The commissioner, distilled spirits administrator, malt beverage administrator, and all department employees shall comply with the Executive Branch Code of Ethics codified in KRS Chapter 11A. A board membe…

other than county judge/executive -- Investigators and clerks -- Powers and jurisdiction -- Constitutional oath. (1) (a) The fiscal court of any county in which traffic in alcoholic beverages is not forbidden under KRS Chapter 242 may by resolution declare that regulation of the …

Appointee. (1) The county judge/executive shall be disqualified to act as county administrator by any fact that would disqualify a person under KRS 241.100 from acting as a member of the board. (2) If he is disqualified to act as county administrator, or if a vacancy in that offi…

Each county administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license applications and renewals as the department with respect to state licenses. Each county administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license penalization as the bo…

Appeals from a decision or order of a county administrator may be taken to the board by filing a notice of appeal with the board within thirty (30) days after the decision or order of the county administrator is mailed or delivered by personal service. The notice of appeal shall …

consolidated local governments required to have city administrators -- City administrators permitted in smaller cities. (1) The legislative body of any wet or moist city with a population equal to or greater than three thousand (3,000) or a consolidated local government shall by …

consolidated local government -- Police powers -- Right to inspect premises -- Appointment in other cities -- Qualifications of city administrators and employees -- Constitutional oath. (1) (a) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a conso…

Each city administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license applications and renewals as the department with respect to state licenses. Each city administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license penalization as the board …

Appeals from a decision or order of each city administrator may be taken to the board by filing a notice of appeal with the board within thirty (30) days after the decision or order of the city administrator is mailed or delivered by personal service. The notice of appeal shall s…

The legislative body of any urban-county government in which traffic in alcoholic beverages is not forbidden by KRS Chapter 242 shall by ordinance create the office of urban-county alcoholic beverage control administrator.

Police powers -- Constitutional oath. (1) (a) The urban-county administrator in each urban-county government and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the office, shall be appointed by the mayor. (b) The urban-county administrator, and the urban-…

Each urban-county administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license applications and renewals as the department with respect to state licenses. Each urban-county administrator shall have the same duties and functions regarding local license penalizati…

Appeals from a decision or order of each urban-county administrator may be taken to the board by filing a notice of appeal with the board within thirty (30) days after the decision or order of the urban-county administrator is mailed or delivered by personal service. The notice o…

Any person who after an opportunity to be heard is found by the commissioner to have violated any of the provisions of KRS 241.100, or acted as county administrator in violation of subsection (1) of KRS 241.120, or acted as city administrator or a city employee in violation of su…