License Types and Costs
Retail Licensee Fees effective July 1, 2007
| TYPE OF LICENSE | TYPE OF BUSINESS | COST |
|---|---|---|
| Beer On Premises | Restaurant, hotel, tax-exempt private club, food concessions at coliseum and stadium, resort complex | $145.00 |
| Beer Off Premises* | Grocery store, delicatessen, drugstore, marina store | $120.00 |
| Beer Off Premises and Keg* | Grocery store, delicatessen, drugstore, marina store | $185.00 |
| Beer On and Off Premises* | Restaurant, hotel, tax-exempt private club, grocery store** | $300.00 |
| Beer On and Off Premises and Keg* | Restaurant, hotel, tax-exempt private club, grocery store** | $365.00 |
| Wine and Beer On Premises | Restaurant, hotel, hotel-limited service, tax-exempt private club, food concessions at coliseum and stadium, resort complex | $300.00 |
| Hospital | $145.00 | |
| Day Spa (Wine and Beer On) | Commercial establishment offering both massage therapy and cosmetology services | $100.00 |
| Meal Assembly Kitchen (Wine and Beer On) | Commercial establishment offering ingredients for the preparation of meals | $100.00 |
| Wine and Beer Off Premises* | Grocery store, convenience grocery store, delicatessen, drugstore, gift shop, gourmet shop | $230.00 |
| Wine and Beer Off Premises and Keg* | Grocery store, convenience grocery store, delicatessen, drugstore, gift shop, gourmet shop | $295.00 |
| Wine and Beer On and Off Premises* | Restaurant, hotel, tax-exempt private club, grocery store** | $600.00 |
| Wine and Beer On and Off Premises and Keg* | Restaurant, hotel, tax-exempt private club, grocery store** | $665.00 |
| Mixed Beverage (On Premises)
Wine and beer on premises privileges are required to apply for a mixed beverage license. Both privileges may be applied for simultaneously. |
Restaurant, Hotel, Resort Complex | |
| Seating capacity 1 to 100 persons | $560.00 | |
| Seating capacity 101 to 150 persons | $975.00 | |
| Seating capacity 151 or more persons | $1,430.00 | |
| Mixed Beverage Restaurant Limited (Note: Allows use of no more than six varieties of liqueurs) | ||
| Seating capacity 1 to 100 persons | $460.00 | |
| Seating capacity 101 to 150 persons | $875.00 | |
| Seating capacity 151 or more persons | $1,330.00 | |
| Tax-Exempt Private Club | ||
| Not more than 200 members | $750.00 | |
| 201 to 500 members | $1,860.00 | |
| 501 or more members | $2,765.00 | |
| Restaurant on Government Property | $500.00 | |
| Mixed Beverage Caterer | Caterer (includes wine, beer and mixed beverage) | $1,860.00 |
| Mixed Beverage Caterer Limited | Caterer (includes wine, beer and mixed beverage) - limited to 12 events per year | $500.00 |
| Carrier: Beer On | Boat (per boat), train (per car) | $145.00 |
| Carrier: Wine and Beer On | Airplane | $750.00 |
| Boat (per boat), train (per car) | $300.00 | |
| Carrier: Mixed Beverage | Airplane | $1,475.00 |
| Boat (per boat) | $560.00 | |
| Train (per car) | $190.00 | |
| Annual Mixed Beverage Special Event | Performing arts facility | $560.00 |
| Annual Banquet | Private nonprofit fraternal, patriotic, charitable membership organization | $150.00 |
| Annual Mixed Beverage Banquet | Private nonprofit fraternal, patriotic, charitable membership organization | $500.00 |
| Bed and Breakfast | Wine, beer or mixed beverage to overnight lodgers for on premises consumption | $35.00 |
| Banquet Facility | Volunteer fire department, volunteer rescue squad (no sales) | $190.00 |
| Equine Sporting | Organization holding equestrian events | $130.00 |
| Gourmet Brewing Shop | Rented facility for manufacturing, fermenting and bottling beer | $230.00 |
| Motor Car Sporting | Facility regularly occupied for motor car sporting events | $130.00 |
| Museum | Tax-exempt museum (Museum shall not sell or charge for alcoholic beverages.) | $190.00 |
| Distillery | (5000 gallons or less annually) | $450.00 |
| (over 5000 gallons annually) | $3,725.00 | |
| Fruit Distillers | $3,725.00 | |
| Winery | (5000 gallons or less annually) | $189.00 |
| (over 5000 gallons annually) | $3,725.00 | |
| Winery Off Premises* | (Must have a winery license to carry winery off.) | $145.00 |
| Farm Winery A* | $190.00 | |
| Farm Winery B* | $3,725.00 | |
| Wholesale Wine | (30,000 gallons or less annually) | $185.00 |
| (over 30,000 but not over 150,000 gallons annually) | $930.00 | |
| (over 150,000 gallons but not over 300,000 gallons annually) | $1,430.00 | |
| (over 300,000 gallons annually) | $1,860.00 | |
| Wine Importer | $370.00 | |
| Wine Shipper | (Winery, farm winery, off premises retail business) | $65.00 |
| Wine & Beer Shipper | (Winery, farm winery, brewery, off premises retail business) | $65.00 |
| Internet Wine Retailer | Occupies commercial space but is not a retail store; orders are via Internet or telephone | $150.00 |
| Delivery Permit (Out of State) | Brewery, winery, farm winery, off premises retail business | $120.00 |
| Brewery | (10,000 barrels or less annually) | $2,150.00 |
| (over 10,000 barrels annually) | $4,300.00 | |
| Beer Bottlers | $1,430.00 | |
| Wholesale Beer | (300,000 cases or less annually) | $930.00 |
| (over 300,000 cases but not over 600,000 cases annually) | $1,430.00 | |
| (over 600,000 cases annually) | $1,860.00 | |
| Beer Importer | $370.00 | |
| Beer Shipper | (Brewery, off-premises retail business) | $65.00 |
NOTE: There is a non-refundable $65.00 application fee for EACH license.
On-premises privilege allows for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the licensed establishment.
Off-premises privilege requires the sale of alcoholic beverages to be taken off of the premises of the licensed establishment.
* A Delivery Permit (in state) may be added to the license types noted above at no additional cost. Such permittees shall report on a monthly basis names and addresses of purchasers to whom wine and beer is delivered. If no deliveries occur in one month, no report is due; however, every permittee must submit an annual report even if no deliveries occur. Contact your agent for more detailed information.
** Grocery stores only in a rural areas. Must be substantial public demand for public convenience.
For questions and comments regarding licensing, selling and serving of alcoholic beverages, and the ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement, please refer to ABC's Regional Offices page for contact information or e-mail enforcement@abc.virginia.gov