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Kentucky — Chapter 243 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES AND TAXES
- § 243.015 — Definitions for chapter
- § 243.020 — License required -- Federal license presumptions -- Alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages not purchased from licensee disallowed on licensed premises -- Licenses permitted in moist territory -- Possession of alcohol on or near licensed entertainment destination center premises permitted
- § 243.025 — Fees to be used for administration and enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws
- § 243.027 — KRS 243.027 to 243.029 supersedes any conflicting provision of KRS Chapters 241 to 244 -- Licensing of direct shippers of alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages -- Duties of direct shipper licensees -- Administrative regulations -- Use of third parties to ship -- Shipping of samples
- § 243.028 — Limitations on shipments of alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages by direct shipper licensees -- Notice and labeling requirements -- Recipient age verification and signature required -- Penalty for consumer who attempts illegal receipt -- Shipping mode requirements
- § 243.029 — Taxes on sales of alcoholic beverages owed by direct shipper licensees
- § 243.030 — Distilled spirits and wine and cannabis-infused beverages licenses -- Kinds -- Fees
- § 243.0307 — Sampling license -- Sampling and sale of alcoholic beverages on premises of licensed retailer
- § 243.033 — Caterer's license
- § 243.034 — Business authorized by limited restaurant license within wet territory or certain moist precincts -- Package sales prohibited -- Prohibition against sale of alcohol without meal -- Restrictions on purchasing
- § 243.0341 — Proposal of ordinance authorizing by the drink sales of alcoholic beverages in restaurants and dining facilities containing seating for at least fifty persons -- Qualifications -- Conditions -- Limited effect of ordinance
- § 243.035 — Bottling house or bottling house storage license
- § 243.036 — Special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license -- Permitted activities -- Restrictions
- § 243.037 — Supplemental bar license -- Main bar and service bars -- Fees
- § 243.038 — Agreement of golf course to comply with the provisions of KRS Chapter 344
- § 243.039 — Business authorized by limited golf course license within wet territory, where the sale of alcoholic beverages is lawful, or certain moist precincts -- Package sales prohibited
- § 243.040 — Malt beverage licenses -- Kinds -- Fees
- § 243.042 — Qualified historic site license
- § 243.045 — Issuance of transitional license by state administrator or administrators -- Limitations on use
- § 243.050 — Extended hours supplemental license -- Sunday retail drink license
- § 243.055 — Hotel in-room service license
- § 243.060 — County and consolidated local government licenses -- Kinds -- Fees -- Restrictions on increase of fees
- § 243.070 — City and consolidated local government licenses -- Kinds -- Fees -- Restriction on increase of fees
- § 243.081 — Retail sale of alcoholic beverages on a delivery, to-go, or take-out basis -- Prohibitions -- Requirements -- Exemptions regarding delivery vehicle signage -- Application of other laws
- § 243.0811 — Persons delivering alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages by the package on behalf of licensee -- Requirements
- § 243.082 — Nonquota type 1 or NQ1 retail drink license -- Issuance to a 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
- § 243.084 — Nonquota type 2 or NQ2 retail drink license -- Issuance to certain hotels, certain restaurants, airports, or riverboats -- Privileges, duties, and restrictions for eligible entities
- § 243.086 — Nonquota type 3 or NQ3 retail drink license -- Issuance to private club, dining car, or bed and breakfast -- Varying restrictions and authorizations for eligible entities
- § 243.088 — Nonquota type 4 or NQ4 retail malt beverage drink license -- Issuance to 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
- § 243.089 — Authorized public consumption license issued in wet territory to commercial quadricycle business
- § 243.090 — Date licenses expire -- Reduction in fee for licenses less than six months -- Renewals not to affect proceedings for violations -- Term of renewals -- Denial of renewal to delinquent taxpayer
- § 243.100 — Persons who may not be licensed -- Evasion of license disqualification by certain persons -- Direct shipper exemption
- § 243.110 — Incompatible licenses
- § 243.115 — Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from restaurant licensed under KRS 243.030
- § 243.117 — Placement of resealed bottle of wine during transport
- § 243.120 — Business authorized by distiller's, rectifier's, or winery license -- Class A and Class B distiller's and rectifier's licenses -- Distiller's sale of distilled spirits by the drink
- § 243.130 — Transactions permitted to brewers, distillers, rectifiers, and wineries
- § 243.150 — Business authorized by brewer's license -- Sale and service of malt beverages -- Sampling by employees
- § 243.154 — Business authorized by small farm winery wholesaler's license -- Licensed premises on small farm winery
- § 243.155 — Small farm winery license -- Eligibility and application process -- Business 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
- § 243.157 — Business authorized by a microbrewery license -- Functions licensee permitted to perform -- Microbrewery to pay wholesale and excise taxes on sales of malt beverages -- Sampling by employees
- § 243.160 — Business authorized by wholesaler's license
- § 243.170 — Transactions permitted to wholesalers
- § 243.180 — Business authorized by distributor's license
- § 243.185 — Sale of alcoholic beverages and malt beverages at marinas -- Qualification for local option election under KRS 242.122
- § 243.212 — Distilled spirits and wine supplier's license authorizing importation of distilled spirits and wine -- Nonresident entities eligible for license -- Licenses and limited licenses -- Exemption from notice requirements of KRS 243.360
- § 243.215 — Malt beverage supplier's license authorizing importation of malt beverages -- Nonresident entities eligible for license -- Licenses and limited licenses -- Exemption from notice requirements of KRS 243.360
- § 243.217 — Business authorized by air transporter's license -- Commercial airline system, charter flight system, or commercial cargo system eligible for license upon payment of fee -- Annual renewal
- § 243.220 — Premises that may not be licensed -- Exemption
- § 243.230 — Premises for which retail package, drink, and malt beverage licenses may be issued
- § 243.232 — Vintage distilled spirits purchases and sales -- Monthly reporting -- Conditions
- § 243.238 — Limited nonquota package license
- § 243.240 — Business authorized by quota retail package license -- Delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased on premises by consumers
- § 243.241 — Quota retail package licensee assumes business risk of subsequent increase of quota licenses in territory
- § 243.250 — Business authorized by quota retail drink license -- Restrictions on purchasing
- § 243.260 — Special temporary license for qualifying event -- Activities permitted and prohibited
- § 243.262 — Licensed horse racetrack may be issued temporary alcoholic beverage license
- § 243.265 — Licensed horse racetrack may be issued Nonquota type 1 license
- § 243.280 — Business authorized by nonquota malt beverage package license -- Compatible licenses -- Certain premises not to be licensed
- § 243.320 — Business authorized by special nonbeverage alcohol license -- Issuance to certain charitable, public, or private institutions -- Federal ethanol permit
- § 243.340 — Business authorized by special agent's or solicitor's license -- Issuance to nonresident -- Form
- § 243.353 — Business authorized by malt beverage storage license -- Issuance of temporary storage license in case of emergency
- § 243.355 — Business authorized by distilled spirits and wine storage license -- Application of federal law
- § 243.360 — Notice of intention to apply for license -- Exempted applicants -- Protest -- Sufficiency of substantial compliance
- § 243.380 — Applications for state licenses -- Requirements for entity owning more than two licensed premises
- § 243.390 — Sworn information to be contained in applications -- Verified supplemental statement -- Presumption of reliability of supplied information -- Exemption
- § 243.401 — Department to regulate distribution and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages -- Conditions for sale -- Sales to persons under age 21 prohibited -- Permitted activities by manufacturers -- Shipping and delivery
- § 243.403 — Cannabis-infused beverage retail package license -- Requirements -- Conditions
- § 243.405 — Cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license -- Requirements -- Conditions
- § 243.430 — Denial of application for license -- Time frame for denial, approval, or issuance of license
- § 243.440 — Form of licenses
- § 243.450 — Causes for denial of license
- § 243.470 — Applicant may have hearing before license is denied -- Refund of payments made
- § 243.480 — Suspension of licenses -- Payments in lieu of suspension -- Appeal
- § 243.490 — Causes for which licenses may be revoked or suspended
- § 243.500 — Causes for which licenses may be revoked or suspended
- § 243.502 — Restrictions on possession and use of alcohol vaporizing device
- § 243.520 — Institution of revocation proceedings -- Notice -- Hearing -- Suspension under emergency order
- § 243.530 — License to be surrendered upon revocation -- Police chief or sheriff to return license
- § 243.540 — Scope of section -- Disposition of stock upon revocation, surrender, court disposition, or nonrenewal of license -- Disposition upon bankruptcy -- Disposition by secured creditor or landlord -- Administrative regulations
- § 243.550 — Conduct of hearing by board
- § 243.560 — Appeal to Circuit Court from order of board -- How taken -- Necessary parties -- Final order, when effective -- Power of court to dissolve stay
- § 243.590 — Appeal to Court of Appeals
- § 243.600 — Issuance of county licenses
- § 243.610 — Issuance of city licenses
- § 243.620 — Posting of licenses
- § 243.630 — Transfer of license or acquisition of interest without authorization prohibited
- § 243.640 — Continuance in business by representative of defunct licensee
- § 243.650 — Transfer of license to other premises
- § 243.660 — Pledging or granting of security interest in any licenses prohibited
- § 243.670 — Applicant to pay for own license
- § 243.675 — Injunctive or other judicial proceedings by board -- Priority of cases
- § 243.710 — Wholesaler's and self-distributing distiller's tax on distilled spirits
- § 243.720 — Rate of tax
- § 243.730 — Reports by wholesalers and distributors or retailers -- Applicability of brewers' tax credit -- Due date of tax -- Advance payments -- Registration and permitting requirements
- § 243.790 — Alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages to be shipped and consumed out of state not subject to tax -- Conditions of exemption
- § 243.850 — Licensee or manufacturer to report to Department of Revenue on trafficking in alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages
- § 243.882 — Definitions for KRS 243.884 to 243.890
- § 243.884 — Wholesale sales tax imposed -- Rates -- Report and payment -- Exemptions
- § 243.886 — Reimbursement for collecting and reporting -- Microbrewery or distiller that pays wholesale sales tax not entitled to reimbursement
- § 243.890 — Receipts to be used for general fund purposes
- § 243.895 — Warning of dangers of drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy to be posted
- § 243.897 — Prohibition against purchase of metal beer keg except from brewer or representative
- § 243.990 — Penalties
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