Kentucky Chapter 243 — Alcoholic Beverages -- Licenses and Taxes
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- KRS 243.010— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 243.015— Definitions for chapter
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.025— Fees to be used for administration and enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.029— Taxes on sales of alcoholic beverages owed by direct shipper licensees
- KRS 243.030— Distilled spirits and wine and cannabis-infused beverages licenses -- Kinds -- Fees
- KRS 243.031— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.032— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.033— Caterer's license
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.035— Bottling house or bottling house storage license
- KRS 243.036— Special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license -- Permitted activities -- Restrictions
- KRS 243.037— Supplemental bar license -- Main bar and service bars -- Fees
- KRS 243.038— Agreement of golf course to comply with the provisions of KRS Chapter 344
- KRS 243.039— Business authorized by limited golf course license within wet territory or certain moist precincts -- Package sales prohibited
- KRS 243.040— Malt beverage licenses -- Kinds -- Fees
- KRS 243.042— Qualified historic site license
- KRS 243.045— Issuance of transitional license by state administrator or administrators -- Limitations on use
- KRS 243.050— Extended hours supplemental license -- Sunday retail drink license
- KRS 243.055— Hotel in-room service license
- KRS 243.060— County and consolidated local government licenses -- Kinds -- Fees -- Restrictions on increase of fees
- KRS 243.070— City and consolidated local government licenses -- Kinds -- Fees -- Restriction on increase of fees
- KRS 243.072— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.075— Eligible city or county may impose regulatory license fee up to five percent on gross receipts of each establishment's sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages -- Annual levies -- Credits -- Applicability of county regulatory license fee if city levies license fee -- Enactment of fee within two years following election -- Administrative regulations -- Use of revenue received from regulatory license fee -- Penalties for violation -- Party suing city or county for violation responsible for attorney fees if city or county found not to be in violation -- Regulatory fee imposed before 2019 permitted to continue at existing rate -- Applicability to direct shipper licensee -- Report to department
- KRS 243.080— Repealed, 1994
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.083— Repealed, 2014
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.089— Authorized public consumption license issued in wet territory to commercial quadricycle business
- KRS 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 tax payer
- KRS 243.100— Persons who may not be licensed -- Evasion of license disqualification by certain persons -- Direct shipper exemption
- KRS 243.105— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 243.106— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 243.107— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 243.110— Incompatible licenses
- KRS 243.115— Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from restaurant licensed under KRS 243.030
- KRS 243.117— Placement of resealed bottle of wine during transport
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.130— Transactions permitted to brewers, distillers, rectifiers, and wineries
- KRS 243.140— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.150— Business authorized by brewer's license -- Sale and service of malt beverages -- Sampling by employees
- KRS 243.154— Business authorized by small farm winery wholesaler's license -- Licensed premises on small farm winery
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.156— Repealed, 2007
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.160— Business authorized by wholesaler's license
- KRS 243.170— Transactions permitted to wholesalers
- KRS 243.180— Business authorized by distributor's license
- KRS 243.185— Sale of alcoholic beverages and malt beverages at marinas -- Qualification for local option election under KRS 242.122
- KRS 243.190— Repealed, 1970
- KRS 243.200— Transporter's license, authority for issuance to certain motor carriers or to 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 maintenance of books and records
- KRS 243.205— Repealed, 2014
- KRS 243.210— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.220— Premises that may not be licensed -- Exemption
- KRS 243.230— Premises for which retail package, drink, and malt beverage licenses may be issued
- KRS 243.232— Vintage distilled spirits purchases and sales -- Monthly reporting -- Conditions
- KRS 243.238— Limited nonquota package license
- KRS 243.240— Business authorized by quota retail package license -- Delivery of alcoholic beverages purchased on premises by consumers
- KRS 243.241— Quota retail package licensee assumes business risk of subsequent increase of quota licenses in territory
- KRS 243.250— Business authorized by quota retail drink license -- Restrictions on purchasing
- KRS 243.260— Special temporary license for qualifying event -- Activities permitted and prohibited
- KRS 243.262— Licensed horse racetrack may be issued temporary alcoholic beverage license
- KRS 243.265— Licensed horse racetrack may be issued Nonquota type 1 license
- KRS 243.270— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.280— Business authorized by nonquota malt beverage package license -- Compatible licenses -- Certain premises not to be licensed
- KRS 243.290— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.300— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.0305— Licensed distillers with retail outlets on premises -- Payment of taxes – Sale of souvenir packages and private selection packages -- Sampling and sale of alcoholic beverages on premises of distillery -- Sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink at certain events -- Sale of products in collaboration with a brewer -- Sale and self-distribution of distilled spirits by certain distillers -- Off-premises retail sales outlet
- KRS 243.0307— Sampling license -- Sampling and sale of alcoholic beverages on premises of licensed retailer
- KRS 243.310— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.320— Business authorized by special nonbeverage alcohol license -- Issuance to certain charitable, public, or private institutions -- Federal ethanol permit
- KRS 243.330— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.340— Business authorized by special agent's or solicitor's license -- Issuance to nonresident -- Form
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.350— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.353— Business authorized by malt beverage storage license -- Issuance of temporary storage license in case of emergency
- KRS 243.355— Business authorized by distilled spirits and wine storage license --Application of federal law
- KRS 243.360— Notice of intention to apply for license -- Exempted applicants -- Protest -- Sufficiency of substantial compliance
- KRS 243.370— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.380— Applications for state licenses -- Requirements for entity owning more than two licensed premises
- KRS 243.390— Sworn information to be contained in applications -- Verified supplemental statement -- Presumption of reliability of supplied information -- Exemption
- KRS 243.400— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.403— Cannabis-infused beverage retail package license -- Requirements -- Conditions
- KRS 243.405— Cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license -- Requirements -- Conditions
- KRS 243.410— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.420— Repealed, 2013
- KRS 243.430— Denial of application for license -- Time frame for denial, approval, or issuance of license
- KRS 243.440— Form of licenses
- KRS 243.450— Causes for denial of license
- KRS 243.460— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.470— Applicant may have hearing before license is denied -- Refund of payments made
- KRS 243.480— Suspension of licenses -- Payments in lieu of suspension -- Appeal
- KRS 243.490— Causes for which licenses may be revoked or suspended
- KRS 243.500— Causes for which licenses may be revoked or suspended
- KRS 243.502— Restrictions on possession and use of alcohol vaporizing device
- KRS 243.505— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.510— Repealed, 2017
- KRS 243.520— Institution of revocation proceedings -- Notice -- Hearing -- Suspension under emergency order
- KRS 243.530— License to be surrendered upon revocation -- Police chief or sheriff to return license
- KRS 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
- KRS 243.550— Conduct of hearing by board
- KRS 243.560— Appeal to Circuit Court from order of board -- How taken -- Necessary parties -- Final order, when effective -- Power of court to dissolve stay
- KRS 243.570— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 243.580— Repealed, 1996
- KRS 243.590— Appeal to Court of Appeals
- KRS 243.595— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.600— Issuance of county licenses
- KRS 243.610— Issuance of city licenses
- KRS 243.620— Posting of licenses
- KRS 243.630— Transfer of license or acquisition of interest without authorization prohibited
- KRS 243.635— Repealed, 1998
- KRS 243.640— Continuance in business by representative of defunct licensee
- KRS 243.650— Transfer of license to other premises
- KRS 243.660— Pledging or granting of security interest in any licenses prohibited
- KRS 243.670— Applicant to pay for own license
- KRS 243.675— Injunctive or other judicial proceedings by board -- Priority of cases
- KRS 243.680— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.685— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.690— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.700— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 243.705— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.706— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.707— Repealed, 1966
- KRS 243.710— Wholesaler's and self-distributing distiller's tax on distilled spirits
- KRS 243.715— Repealed, 1968
- KRS 243.720— Rate of tax
- KRS 243.730— Reports by wholesalers and distributors or retailers -- Applicability of brewers' tax credit -- Due date of tax -- Advance payments -- Registration and permitting requirements
- KRS 243.740— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.750— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.760— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.770— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.780— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.790— Alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages to be shipped and consumed out of state not subject to tax -- Conditions of exemption
- KRS 243.800— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.810— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.0811— Persons delivering alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages by the package on behalf of licensee -- Requirements
- KRS 243.820— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.830— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.840— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.850— Licensee or manufacturer to report to Department of Revenue on trafficking in alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages
- KRS 243.860— Repealed, 1960
- KRS 243.870— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 243.882— Definitions for KRS 243.884 to 243.890
- KRS 243.884— Wholesale sales tax imposed -- Rates -- Report and payment -- Exemptions
- KRS 243.886— Reimbursement for collecting and reporting -- Microbrewery or distiller that pays wholesale sales tax not entitled to reimbursement
- KRS 243.888— Repealed, 1984
- KRS 243.890— Receipts to be used for general fund purposes
- KRS 243.892— Repealed, 2016
- KRS 243.895— Warning of dangers of drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy to be posted
- KRS 243.897— Prohibition against purchase of metal beer keg except from brewer or representative
- KRS 243.990— Penalties