Title XX, Alcoholic Beverages

basis -- Prohibitions -- Requirements -- Exemptions regarding delivery vehicle signage -- Application of other laws. (1) If authorized under its licensing statute, a license holder with the privilege of selling alcoholic beverages by the drink at retail shall be permitted to sell…

the package on behalf of licensee -- Requirements. (1) Any person delivering alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages by the package at retail on behalf of a licensee shall not sell to: (a) A minor under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (b) An intoxicated person. (2) Any…

convention center or convention hotel complex, horse racetrack, automobile racetrack, railroad system, commercial airline system or charter flight system, or state park -- Privileges, duties, and restrictions for eligible entities. (1) A "Nonquota type 1" or "NQ1" retail drink li…

certain restaurants, airports, or riverboats -- Privileges, duties, and restrictions for eligible entities. (1) A "Nonquota type 2" or "NQ2" retail drink license may be issued to an applicant operating as, or in: (a) A hotel that: 1. Contains at least fifty (50) sleeping units; a…

dining car, or bed and breakfast -- Varying restrictions and authorizations for eligible entities. (1) A "Nonquota type 3" or "NQ3" retail drink license may be issued to an applicant operating as, or in: (a) A private club; (b) A dining car; or (c) A bed and breakfast. (2) The ho…

holders of quota retail drink license, microbrewery license, small farm winery license, or other businesses selling for consumption on premises -- Permitted activities -- Sales at service stations -- Restrictions on purchasing. (1) A "Nonquota type 4" or "NQ4" retail malt beverag…

commercial quadricycle business. (1) An "authorized public consumption" license or "APC" license may be issued in wet territory to an applicant operating as, or in a commercial quadricycle business. (2) The following qualifications are required before an APC license may be issued…

Renewals not to affect proceedings for violations -- Term of renewals -- Denial of renewal to delinquent taxpayer. (1) (a) All licenses issued by the department, except special event licenses, temporary licenses, or licenses listed in subsection (5) of this section, shall be vali…

certain persons -- Direct shipper exemption. An individual shall not become a licensee if the individual: (1) (a) Has been convicted of any felony until five (5) years have passed from the date of conviction, release from custody or incarceration, parole, or termination of probat…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, each kind of license listed in KRS 243.030 shall be incompatible with every other kind listed in that section and no person or entity holding a license of any of those kinds shall apply for or hold a license of another kin…

under KRS 243.030. (1) A restaurant licensed under KRS 243.030 may permit a patron of the restaurant to remove one (1) opened container of wine from the restaurant's premises for consumption off the premises if the patron has purchased and partially consumed the bottle of wine wi…

If a patron removes a resealed bottle of wine from the premises of a restaurant as provided for in KRS 243.115, any resealed bottle of wine that is transported in a motor vehicle shall be placed in a locked glove compartment or the trunk or other area that is not a passenger area…

and Class B distiller's and rectifier's licenses -- Distiller's sale of distilled spirits by the drink. (1) A distiller's, rectifier's, or winery license shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business of distiller, rectifier, or winery at the premises specifically designa…

(1) Sales and deliveries of distilled spirits and wine may be made at wholesale, and from the licensed premises only: (a) By distillers to rectifiers, wineries, holders of special nonbeverage alcohol licenses so far as they may make the purchases, or other distillers; (b) By rect…

beverages -- Sampling by employees. (1) A brewer's license shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business of a brewer at the premises specifically designated in the license, and to transport for itself only any malt beverage which the licensee is authorized by its license…

premises on small farm winery. (1) A small farm winery wholesaler's license shall authorize the licensee: (a) To purchase, receive, store, or possess wine produced by small farm winery licensees; (b) To sell the wine at wholesale from the licensed premises only; and (c) To transp…

authorized by license -- Direct shipment of wine -- Self-distribution -- Custom crushing services -- Off-premises retail sales outlet in wet territory -- Other permitted licenses -- Renewal of license -- Sampling by employees. (1) A small farm winery may apply for a small farm wi…

permitted to perform -- Microbrewery to pay wholesale and excise taxes on sales of malt beverages -- Sampling by employees. (1) A microbrewery license shall authorize the licensee to perform the following functions: (a) Engage in the business of a brewer under the terms and condi…

(1) A licensed wholesaler may purchase, receive, store, or possess distilled spirits and wine to sell at wholesale, from the licensed premises only, and to transport to and from the licensed premises only alcoholic beverages that the wholesaler's license authorizes the licensee t…

(1) A wholesaler may sell, deliver, and transport distilled spirits and wine at wholesale, and from the licensed premises only, to: (a) Other wholesalers; (b) Retailers; or (c) A point out of the state to persons authorized by the law of the state of their residence, and by the U…

(1) A distributor's license shall authorize the licensee to: (a) Purchase malt beverages from Kentucky breweries or from out-of-state breweries or distributors licensed to do business by the state in which they are located; (b) Import a non-United States brand malt beverage from …

for local option election under KRS 242.122. (1) To qualify for a local option election under KRS 242.122, a marina shall: (a) Operate on any body of water; (b) Own, operate, or manage at least fifteen (15) boat slips; (c) Buy and sell gasoline and petroleum products for the oper…

common carrier -- Holder's privileges, duties, and restrictions -- Delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages with adult- signature-only service -- Authority to examine vehicle and cargo -- When transporter's license not required -- Required mainten…

of distilled spirits and wine -- Nonresident entities eligible for license -- Licenses and limited licenses -- Exemption from notice requirements of KRS 243.360. (1) An out-of-state distiller, wholesaler, rectifier, winery, small farm winery, importer for a distillery, winery, or…

beverages -- Nonresident entities eligible for license -- Licenses and limited licenses -- Exemption from notice requirements of KRS 243.360. (1) An out-of-state brewer, distributor, importer for a brewer, or importer of a non-United States brand of malt beverage, who is the prim…

system, charter flight system, or commercial cargo system eligible for license upon payment of fee -- Annual renewal. The department may issue an air transporter's license to a commercial airline system, a charter flight system, or a commercial cargo system, upon the payment of t…

No license shall be issued for any premises unless the applicant for the license is the owner of the premises or is in possession of the premises under a written agreement or a permit for a term of not less than the license period. A direct shipper license applicant shall be exem…

be issued. (1) Except as limited by subsection (2) of this section, quota retail drink licenses may be issued for premises located within urban-county governments, incorporated cities, or elsewhere in counties if those cities and counties maintain an adequate police force. (2) Qu…

Conditions. (1) A vintage distilled spirits license may be issued as a supplementary license to a licensee that holds a primary license that permits the sale of distilled spirits by the package or by the drink. (2) A vintage distilled spirits licensee shall file a monthly report …

(1) A limited nonquota package license may be issued as a supplementary license to a licensee that holds an NQ1 retail drink license, an NQ2 retail drink license, an NQ3 retail drink license, a quota retail drink license, or a limited restaurant license in a jurisdiction that has…

alcoholic beverages purchased on premises by consumers. (1) A quota retail package license shall authorize the licensee to: (a) Purchase, receive, possess, and sell distilled spirits and wine at retail in unbroken packages only, and only for consumption off the licensed premises;…

of quota licenses in territory. A quota retail package licensee assumes the business risk that the number of quota licenses available in a city or county may be increased at a later time.

purchasing. (1) A quota retail drink license shall authorize the licensee to purchase, receive, possess, and sell distilled spirits and wine at retail by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises, or off-premises consumption pursuant to KRS 243.081. The licensee shall pu…

and prohibited. (1) A special temporary license may be issued in wet territory to any regularly organized fair, exposition, racing association, farmers market, or other party, when in the opinion of the board a necessity for the license exists. Unless inconsistent with this secti…

license. Any person in wet territory licensed by the Kentucky Racing and Gaming Corporation under KRS 230.300 may be issued a license by the department and may hold a special temporary license as provided in KRS 243.260. When issued, the license shall be valid and effective only …

In order to promote economic development and tourism, other provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes notwithstanding, the department may issue an NQ1 retail drink license under KRS 243.030 to a horse racetrack that is licensed under KRS 230.300 and is located in a wet or moist…

Compatible licenses -- Certain premises not to be licensed. (1) A nonquota retail malt beverage package license shall authorize the licensee to: (a) Sell malt beverages at retail by the package from the licensed premises only for consumption off the licensed premises only; and (b…

certain charitable, public, or private institutions -- Federal ethanol permit. (1) A special nonbeverage alcohol license shall authorize the holder to purchase alcohol for nonbeverage purposes only from the holder of a distiller's license, wholesaler's license, or distributor's l…

nonresident -- Form. (1) A special agent's or solicitor's license may be issued to a duly authorized representative, employee, or agent of, or solicitor for a distiller, rectifier, winery, or wholesaler licensed in Kentucky or by the state of his or her residence and by the Unite…

temporary storage license in case of emergency. (1) A malt beverage storage license may be issued as a supplementary license to a distributor's license, a nonquota retail malt beverage package license, or a Nonquota type 4 retail malt beverage drink license. A malt beverage stora…

Application of federal law. (1) A distilled spirits and wine storage license may be issued as a primary license or as a supplementary license to the holder of a wholesaler's license, small farm winery's license, distiller's license, rectifier's license, or quota retail package li…

Sufficiency of substantial compliance. (1) (a) All persons shall, before applying for a license, advertise by publication their intention to apply for a license in the newspaper for legal notices for the county or city whose local administrator has jurisdiction over the proposed …

than two licensed premises. (1) Applications for distilled spirit and wine licenses or for cannabis-infused beverage licenses shall be made to the distilled spirits administrator. Applications for malt beverage licenses shall be made to the malt beverages administrator. Applicati…

supplemental statement -- Presumption of reliability of supplied information -- Exemption. (1) The board may require through the promulgation of an administrative regulation that license applications contain the following information, given under oath: (a) The name, age, Social S…

beverages -- Conditions for sale -- Sales to persons under age 21 prohibited -- Permitted activities by manufacturers -- Shipping and delivery. (1) (a) The distribution and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages shall be regulated solely by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage…

Conditions. A cannabis-infused beverage retail package license shall only be issued as a supplemental license to the holder of a quota retail package license. A cannabis-infused beverage retail package license shall authorize the licensee to sell cannabis-infused beverages at ret…

Conditions. (1) A cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license may be issued as a primary license to a qualifying person as determined by the department or as a supplemental license to the holder of a distributor's or wholesaler's license. A cannabis-infused beverage distribut…

issuance of license. (1) The state administrator may deny any application for a license if the application is incomplete or the correct fee has not been remitted with the application. (2) A license shall not be approved or issued until the thirty (30) day period in which a protes…

All licenses shall contain: (1) The name and address of the licensee; (2) The number of the license; (3) The type of the license; (4) A description by street and number, or otherwise, of the licensed premises; (5) The expiration date of the license; and (6) A statement in substan…

(1) A license shall be denied: (a) If the applicant or the premises for which the license is sought does not comply fully with all applicable statutes under KRS Chapters 241 to 244 and the administrative regulations of the board; (b) If an alcoholic beverage applicant has not obt…