Chapter 4303 | Liquor Permits

Section 4303.01 | Liquor permit definitions.

• Effective: October 11, 2002
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly

As used in sections 4303.01 to 4303.37 of the Revised Code, "intoxicating liquor," "liquor," "sale," "sell," "vehicle," "alcohol," "beer," "wine," "mixed beverages," "spirituous liquor," "sealed container," "person," "manufacture," "manufacturer," "wholesale distributor," "distributor," "hotel," "restaurant," "club," "night club," "at retail," "pharmacy," and "enclosed shopping center" have the same meanings as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code.

Section 4303.02 | A-1 permit.

• Effective: July 30, 2013
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly

Permit A-1 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture beer and sell beer products in bottles or containers for home use and to wholesale permit holders under rules adopted by the division of liquor control if the manufacturer's total production of beer, wherever produced, will exceed thirty-one million gallons in a calendar year. In addition, an A-1 permit holder may sell beer manufactured on the premises at retail, by individual drink in a glass or from a container, for consumption on the premises where sold. The fee for this permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars for each plant during the year covered by the permit.

Section 4303.021 | A-1-A permit.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 674 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) Permit A-1-A may be issued to the holder of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass or from a container, provided that one of the following applies to the A-1-A permit premises:

(1) It is situated on the same parcel or tract of land as the related A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a manufacturing permit premises.

(2) It is separated from the parcel or tract of land on which is located the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a manufacturing permit premises only by public streets or highways or by other lands owned by the holder of the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit and used by the holder in connection with or in promotion of the holder's A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit business.

(3) In the case of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, or A-2f permit holder, it is situated on a parcel or tract of land that is not more than one-half mile from the A-1, A-1c, A-2, or A-2f manufacturing permit premises.

(4) In the case of an A-3a permit holder, it is situated on a parcel or tract of land that is not more than two hundred feet from the A-3a manufacturing permit premises.

(B) The fee for this permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars.

(C)(1) The holder of an A-1-A permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor during the same hours as the holders of D-5 permits under this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules of the liquor control commission. Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the permit holder shall obtain a license as a retail food establishment or a food service operation pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code and operate as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter.

(2) In lieu of obtaining a license as a retail food establishment or food service operation, an A-1c permit holder may do either of the following:

(a) Serve unopened commercially prepackaged meals and nonalcoholic beverages, as well as beer and intoxicating liquor, under the exemption provided for under sections 3717.22 and 3717.42 of the Revised Code;

(b) Maintain a schedule with the owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment or a mobile food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to serve food to the A-1-A permit holder's customers. The schedule shall be in writing and agreed upon a week in advance. In addition, the A-1-A permit holder shall maintain the schedule for a minimum of one month.

(3) If a permit A-1-A is issued to the holder of an A-1 or A-1c permit, the A-1-A permit holder may sell beer at the A-1-A permit premises dispensed in containers with a capacity that does not exceed one gallon and not for consumption on the premises where sold if all of the following apply:

(a) The A-1-A permit premises is situated in the same municipal corporation or township as the related A-1 or A-1c manufacturing permit premises.

(b) The containers are sealed, marked, and transported in accordance with division (E) of section 4301.62 of the Revised Code.

(c) The containers have been cleaned immediately before being filled in accordance with rule 4301:1-1-28 of the Administrative Code.

(D) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the division of liquor control shall not issue a new A-1-A permit to the holder of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit unless the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor under class D permits is permitted in the precinct in which the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit is located and, in the case of an A-2 or A-2f permit, unless the holder of the A-2 or A-2f permit manufactures or has a storage capacity of at least twenty-five thousand gallons of wine per year. The immediately preceding sentence does not prohibit the issuance of an A-1-A permit to an applicant for such a permit who is the holder of an A-1 permit and whose application was filed with the division of liquor control before June 1, 1994. The liquor control commission shall not restrict the number of A-1-A permits which may be located within a precinct.

Section 4303.022 | A-1c permit.

• Effective: July 30, 2013
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly

Permit A-1c may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture beer and sell beer products in bottles or containers for home use and to retail and wholesale permit holders under rules adopted by the division of liquor control if the manufacturer's total production of beer, wherever produced, will not exceed thirty-one million gallons in a calendar year. In addition, an A-1c permit holder may sell beer manufactured on premises at retail, by individual drink in a glass or from a container, for consumption on the premises where sold. The fee for this permit is one thousand dollars for each plant during the year covered by the permit.

Section 4303.03 | A-2 permit.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, permit A-2 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture wine from grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products; to import and purchase wine in bond for blending purposes, the total amount of wine so imported during the year covered by the permit not to exceed forty per cent of all the wine manufactured and imported; to manufacture, purchase, and import brandy for fortifying purposes; and to sell those products either in glass or container for consumption on the premises where manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured, and to wholesale permit holders under the rules adopted by the division of liquor control.

(B)(1) The holder of an A-2 permit shall not sell directly to a retailer. In order to make sales to a retailer, the manufacturer shall obtain a B-2a permit or make the sale directly to a B-2 or B-5 permit holder for subsequent resale to a retailer.

(2) The holder of an A-2 permit shall not sell directly to a consumer unless the product is sold on the premises in accordance with division (A) of this section. In order to make sales to a consumer off the premises where the wine is manufactured, the manufacturer shall obtain an S-1 or S-2 permit.

(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an A-2 permit holder from also holding a B-2a, S-1, or S-2 permit.

(C) The fee for this permit is seventy-six dollars for each plant to which this permit is issued.

Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:18 PM

Section 4303.031 | A-2f permit.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, permit A-2f may be issued to a manufacturer to do all of the following:

(1) Manufacture wine from grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products;

(2) Import and purchase wine in bond for blending purposes. The total amount of wine imported for blending purposes during any year covered by the permit shall not exceed forty per cent of all the wine manufactured and imported.

(3) Manufacture, purchase, and import brandy for fortifying purposes;

(4) Sell products produced under divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section either in glass or container for consumption on the premises where manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured, and to wholesale permit holders under the rules adopted by the division of liquor control.

(B) The division may issue permit A-2f to a manufacturer only if both of the following apply:

(1) The manufacturer grows grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products on property owned by the manufacturer that is classified as land devoted exclusively to agricultural use in accordance with section 5713.31 of the Revised Code.

(2) The manufacturer processes the grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products specified in division (B)(1) of this section into wine and sells the wine as authorized in this section.

(C)(1) The holder of an A-2f permit shall not sell directly to a retailer. In order to make sales to a retailer, the manufacturer shall obtain a B-2a permit or make the sale directly to a B-2 or B-5 permit holder for subsequent resale to a retailer.

(2) The holder of an A-2f permit shall not sell directly to a consumer unless the product is sold on the premises in accordance with division (A) of this section. In order to make sales to a consumer off the premises where the wine is manufactured, the manufacturer shall obtain an S-1 or S-2 permit.

(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an A-2f permit holder from also holding a B-2a, S-1, or S-2 permit.

(D) The fee for this permit is seventy-six dollars for each plant to which this permit is issued.

(E) The A-2f permit shall be known as the "Ohio Farm Winery Permit."

Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:07 PM

Section 4303.04 | A-3 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit A-3 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture alcohol and spirituous liquor and sell such products to the division of liquor control or to the holders of a like permit or to the holders of A-4 permits for blending or manufacturing purposes; to import alcohol into this state upon such terms as are prescribed by the division; to sell alcohol to manufacturers, hospitals, infirmaries, medical or educational institutions using it for medicinal, mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes, and to holders of I permits; to import into this state spirituous liquor and wine for blending or other manufacturing purposes; and to export spirituous liquor from this state for sale outside the state.

The fee for this permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars for each plant; but, if a plant's production capacity is less than five hundred wine barrels of fifty gallons each annually, the fee is two dollars per barrel.

Section 4303.041 | A-3a permit - sales restrictions.

• Effective: October 24, 2024
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 - 135th General Assembly

(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, an A-3a permit may be issued to a distiller that manufactures less than one hundred thousand gallons of spirituous liquor per year.

(2) An A-3a permit holder issued an A-3a permit prior to the effective date of this amendment may manufacture any amount of spirituous liquor per year on and after the effective date of this amendment, regardless of whether the permit premises location or ownership of the permit premises is transferred and the permit holder is issued a new A-3a permit.

(3) An A-3a permit holder may sell to a personal consumer, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured, spirituous liquor that the permit holder manufactures, but sales to the personal consumer may occur only by an in-person transaction at the permit premises. The A-3a permit holder shall not ship, send, or use an H permit holder to deliver spirituous liquor to the personal consumer.

"Distiller" means a person in this state who mashes, ferments, distills, and ages spirituous liquor.

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no A-3a permit shall be issued unless the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass for consumption on the premises or by the package for consumption off the premises is authorized in the election precinct in which the A-3a permit is proposed to be located.

(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not prohibit the issuance of an A-3a permit to an applicant for such a permit who has filed an application with the division of liquor control before March 22, 2012.

(C)(1) An A-3a permit holder may offer for sale tasting samples of spirituous liquor. The A-3a permit holder shall not serve more than four tasting samples of spirituous liquor per person per day. A tasting sample shall not exceed a quarter ounce. Tasting samples shall be only for the purpose of allowing a purchaser to determine, by tasting only, the quality and character of the spirituous liquor. The tasting samples shall be offered for sale in accordance with rules adopted by the division of liquor control.

(2) An A-3a permit holder shall sell not more than three liters of spirituous liquor per day from the permit premises to the same personal consumer.

An A-3a permit holder may sell spirituous liquor in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured as an independent contractor under agreement, by virtue of the permit, with the division of liquor control. The price at which the A-3a permit holder shall sell each spirituous liquor product to a personal consumer is to be determined by the division of liquor control. For an A-3a permit holder to purchase and then offer spirituous liquor for retail sale, the spirituous liquor need not first leave the physical possession of the A-3a permit holder to be so registered. The spirituous liquor that the A-3a permit holder buys from the division of liquor control shall be maintained in a separate area of the permit premises for sale to personal consumers. The A-3a permit holder shall sell such spirituous liquor in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured as an independent contractor by virtue of the permit issued by the division of liquor control, but the permit holder shall not be compensated as provided in division (A)(1) of section 4301.17 of the Revised Code. Each A-3a permit holder shall be subject to audit by the division of liquor control.

(D) The fee for the A-3a permit is two dollars per fifty-gallon barrel.

(E) The holder of an A-3a permit may also exercise the same privileges as the holder of an A-3 permit.

Last updated August 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Section 4303.05 | A-4 permit.

• Effective: September 1, 2008
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 - 127th General Assembly

Permit A-4 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture prepared highballs, cocktails, cordials, and other mixed drinks containing not less than four per cent of alcohol by volume and not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume, and to sell such products to wholesale and retail permit holders in sealed containers only under such rules as are adopted by the division of liquor control. The holder of such permit may import into the state spirituous liquor and wine only for blending or other manufacturing purposes under such rules as are prescribed by the division.

The holder of such permit may also purchase spirituous liquor for manufacturing and blending purposes from the holder of an A-3 permit issued by the division. The fee for an A-4 permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars for each plant.

Section 4303.051 | A-5 permit.

• Effective: October 13, 2020
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 160 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) Permit A-5 may be issued to a manufacturer of ice cream to manufacture ice cream that contains not less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume and not more than six per cent of alcohol by volume and to sell that ice cream to either of the following:

(1) A personal consumer for consumption on the premises where manufactured or in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured;

(2) A retail permit holder that is authorized to sell beer or intoxicating liquor.

(B) No A-5 permit shall be issued unless the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor for on- and off-premises consumption is authorized in the election precinct in which the manufacturer applying for the permit is located.

(C) An A-5 permit holder may ship ice cream the permit holder has manufactured under this section to a personal consumer via the holder of an H permit, subject to all of the following:

(1) The package in which the ice cream is being shipped is clearly marked with the words "alcohol enclosed" in bold print.

(2) Prior to sending a shipment of ice cream, the A-5 permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, makes a bona fide effort to ensure that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age.

(3) Upon delivering a shipment of ice cream, the H permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, verifies that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age by checking the personal consumer's driver's license, commercial driver's license, identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code, military identification card issued by the United States department of defense, or United States or foreign passport.

(D) An A-5 permit holder shall keep a record of each shipment of ice cream that the permit holder sends to a personal consumer under division (C) of this section. The A-5 permit holder shall annually provide to the division of liquor control by electronic means a report that includes all of the following:

(1) The name and address of each personal consumer that purchased ice cream from the A-5 permit holder via shipment under this section;

(2) The quantity of ice cream purchased by each personal consumer;

(3) Any other information requested by the division.

The division shall prescribe and provide an electronic form for the report and shall determine the specific electronic means that the A-5 permit holder must use to submit the report .

(E) A retail permit holder that is authorized to sell beer or intoxicating liquor may sell ice cream that contains not less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume and not more than six per cent of alcohol by volume and that is manufactured by an A-5 permit holder or by an equivalent manufacturer in another state. Such a manufacturer in another state may sell such ice cream to a retail permit holder in this state.

(F) An A-5 permit holder shall include the surgeon general's warning specified under 27 U.S.C. 215 on each container of ice cream manufactured under the authority of this section. This division applies only to ice cream manufactured under the authority of this section that is sold in a retail food establishment or food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a grocery store or convenience store.

(G) The fee for an A-5 permit is one thousand dollars for each plant.

Section 4303.06 | B-1 permit.

• Effective: July 30, 2013
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly

Permit B-1 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of beer to purchase from the holders of A-1 or A-1c permits and to import and distribute or sell beer for home use and to retail permit holders under rules adopted by the division of liquor control. The fee for this permit is three thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars for each distributing plant or warehouse during the year covered by the permit.

Section 4303.07 | B-2 permit.

• Effective: September 28, 2016
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 342 - 131st General Assembly

Permit B-2 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to purchase from holders of A-2, A-2f, and B-5 permits and distribute or sell that product, in the original container in which it was placed by the B-5 permit holder or manufacturer at the place where manufactured, to retail permit holders and for home use. The fee for this permit is five hundred dollars for each distributing plant or warehouse.

The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.

Section 4303.071 | B-2a permit to wine manufacturers.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A)(1) The division of liquor control may issue a B-2a permit to a person that manufactures wine. If the person resides outside this state, the person shall comply with the requirements governing the issuance of licenses or permits that authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor by the appropriate authority of the state in which the person resides and by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau in the United States department of the treasury.

(2) The fee for the B-2a permit is twenty-five dollars.

(3) The holder of a B-2a permit may sell wine to a retail permit holder. However, a B-2a permit holder that is a wine manufacturer may sell to a retail permit holder only wine that the B-2a permit holder has manufactured and for which a territory designation has not been filed in this state.

(4) The holder of a B-2a permit shall renew the permit in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that renewal shall not be subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (B) of that section.

(B) The holder of a B-2a permit shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of wine to a retailer that are levied under sections 4301.421 and 4301.432 and Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code.

(C) The holder of a B-2a permit shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.

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Section 4303.08 | B-3 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit B-3 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to bottle, distribute, or sell sacramental wine for religious rites upon an application signed, dated, and approved as required by section 4301.23 of the Revised Code. The fee for this permit is one hundred twenty-four dollars.

Section 4303.09 | B-4 permit.

• Effective: July 23, 2004
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 306 - 125th General Assembly

Permit B-4 may be issued to a wholesale distributor to purchase from the holders of A-4 permits and to import, distribute, and sell prepared and bottled highballs, cocktails, cordials, and other mixed beverages containing not less than four per cent of alcohol by volume and not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume to retail permit holders, and for home use, under rules adopted by the division of liquor control. The formula and samples of all of those beverages to be handled by the permit holder shall be submitted to the division for its analysis and approval before those beverages may be sold and distributed in this state. All labels and advertising matter used by the holders of this permit shall be approved by the division before they may be used in this state. The fee for this permit is five hundred dollars for each distributing plant or warehouse.

Section 4303.10 | B-5 permit.

• Effective: September 28, 2016
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 342 - 131st General Assembly

Permit B-5 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to purchase wine from the holders of A-2 and A-2f permits, to purchase and import wine in bond or otherwise, in bulk or in containers of any size, and to bottle wine for distribution and sale to holders of wholesale or retail permits and for home use in sealed containers. No wine shall be bottled by a B-5 permit holder in containers supplied by any person who intends the wine for home use. The fee for this permit is one thousand five hundred sixty-three dollars.

Section 4303.101 | Sales by class B permit holders at charitable, benevolent, cultural, educational, or political events not open to the public.

• Effective: March 22, 2019
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 522 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a B class permit holder may sell at retail beer, wine, or mixed beverages that the permit holder is authorized to distribute under this chapter, only by the individual drink in glass or from a container, for purposes of on-premises consumption.

(B) A B class permit holder may sell beer, wine, or mixed beverages under division (A) of this section only if the sale is for an event that is hosted by the permit holder and that is either of the following:

(1) For a charitable, benevolent, cultural, educational, or political purpose;

(2) Not open to the general public.

Section 4303.11 | C-1 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit C-1 may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail store to sell beer in containers and not for consumption on the premises where sold in original containers having a capacity of not more than five and one-sixth gallons. The fee for this permit is two hundred fifty-two dollars for each location.

Section 4303.12 | C-2 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit C-2 may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail store to sell wine in sealed containers only and not for consumption on the premises where sold in original containers. The holder of this permit may also sell and distribute in original packages and not for consumption on the premises where sold or for resale, prepared and bottled highballs, cocktails, cordials, and other mixed beverages manufactured and distributed by holders of A-4 and B-4 permits, and containing not less than four per cent of alcohol by volume, and not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume. The fee for this permit is three hundred seventy-six dollars for each location.

Section 4303.121 | C-2x permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Effective October 1, 1982, permit C-2x shall be issued to the holder of a C-2 permit who does not also hold a C-1 permit, to sell beer only not for consumption on the premises where sold, in original containers having a capacity of not more than five and one-sixth gallons. Applicants for a C-2 permit as of October 1, 1982 shall be issued a C-2x permit subject to the restrictions for the issuance of the C-2 permit. The fee for a C-2x permit is two hundred fifty-two dollars.

Section 4303.13 | D-1 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit D-1 may be issued to the owner or operator of a hotel, of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, amusement park, drugstore, lunch stand, boat, or vessel, to sell beer at retail either in glass or container, for consumption on the premises where sold; and to sell beer at retail in other receptacles or in original containers having a capacity of not more than five and one-sixth gallons not for consumption on the premises where sold. The fee for this permit is three hundred seventy-six dollars for each location, boat, or vessel.

Section 4303.14 | D-2 permit.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Permit D-2 may be issued to the owner or operator of a hotel, of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, boat, or vessel, to sell cider, wine, and prepared and bottled cocktails, cordials, and other mixed beverages manufactured and distributed by holders of A-4 and B-4 permits at retail, either in glass or container, for consumption on the premises where sold.

(B) A D-2 permit holder may also sell the following for consumption off the premises where sold and not for resale:

(1) Wine in original packages;

(2) Prepared and bottled cocktails, cordials, and other mixed beverages in original packages;

(3) Cider, in original packages, or dispensed in containers with a capacity that does not exceed one gallon.

(C) The fee for this permit is five hundred sixty-four dollars for each location, boat, or vessel.

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Section 4303.141 | D-2x permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Effective October 1, 1982, permit D-2x shall be issued to the holder of a D-2 permit who does not also hold a D-1 permit, to sell beer at retail either in glass or container for consumption on the premises where sold and to sell beer at retail in other receptacles or original containers having a capacity of not more than five and one-sixth gallons not for consumption on the premises where sold. Applicants for a D-2 permit as of October 1, 1982, shall be issued a D-2x permit subject to the quota restrictions for the issuance of the D-2 permit. The fee for a D-2x permit is three hundred seventy-six dollars.

Section 4303.15 | D-3 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit D-3 may be issued to the owner or operator of a hotel, of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, boat, or vessel, to sell spirituous liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass or from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. No sales of intoxicating liquor shall be made by a holder of a D-3 permit after one a.m. The fee for this permit is seven hundred fifty dollars for each location, boat, or vessel.

Section 4303.151 | D-3x permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

On October 1, 1982, permit D-3x shall be issued to the holder of a D-3 permit to sell wine by the individual drink in glass or from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. Applications for a D-3 permit on October 1, 1982, may be issued a D-3x permit subject to the quota restrictions for the issuance of a D-3 permit. The fee for a D-3x permit is three hundred dollars.

Section 4303.16 | D-3a permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit D-3a may be issued to the holder of a D-3 permit whenever the holder's place of business is operated after one a.m. and spirituous liquor is sold or consumed after that hour. The holder of such permit may sell spirituous liquor during the same hours as the holders of D-5 permits under this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules of the liquor control commission. The fee for a D-3a permit is nine hundred thirty-eight dollars in addition to the fee required for a D-3 permit.

If the holder of a D-3a permit is also the holder of a D-1 permit, the holder may sell beer after one a.m. and during the same hours as the holder of a D-5 permit. If the holder of a D-3a permit is also the holder of a D-2 permit, the holder may sell intoxicating liquor after one a.m. and during the same hours as the holder of a D-5 permit. The holder of a D-3a permit may furnish music and entertainment to the holder's patrons, subject to the same rules as govern D-5 permit holders.

Section 4303.17 | D-4 permit.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A)(1) Permit D-4 may be issued to a club that has been in existence for three years or more prior to the issuance of the permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor to its members only, in glass or container, for consumption on the premises where sold. The fee for this permit is four hundred sixty-nine dollars.

No D-4 permit shall be granted or retained until all elected officers of the organization controlling the club have filed with the division of liquor control a statement certifying that the club is operated in the interest of the membership of a reputable organization, which is maintained by a dues paying membership, and setting forth the amount of initiation fee and yearly dues.

The roster of membership of a D-4 permit holder shall be submitted at the request of the superintendent of liquor control. Any information acquired by the superintendent or the division with respect to that membership shall not be open to public inspection or examination and may be divulged by the superintendent and the division only in hearings before the liquor control commission or in a court action in which the division or the superintendent is named a party.

(2) The requirement that a club shall have been in existence for three years in order to qualify for a D-4 permit does not apply to units of organizations chartered by congress or to a subsidiary unit of a national fraternal organization if the parent organization has been in existence for three years or more at the time application for a permit is made by that unit.

(B) No rule or order of the division or commission shall prohibit a charitable organization that holds a D-4 permit from selling or serving beer or intoxicating liquor under its permit in a portion of its premises merely because that portion of its premises is used for the conduct of a bingo game as described in division (O)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "charitable organization" has the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.

(C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections 4301.32 to 4301.41, division (C)(1) of section 4303.29, and section 4305.14 of the Revised Code, the holder of a D-4 permit may transfer the location of the permit and sell beer and wine at the new location if that location is in an election precinct in which the sale of beer and wine, but not spirituous liquor, otherwise is permitted by law.

Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Section 4303.171 | D-4a permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit D-4a may be issued to an airline company that leases and operates a premises exclusively for the benefit of the members and their guests of a private club sponsored by the airline company, at a publicly owned airport, as defined in section 4563.01 of the Revised Code, at which commercial airline companies operate regularly scheduled flights on which space is available to the public, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor to members of the private club and their guests, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. In addition to the privileges authorized in this section, the holder of a D-4a permit may exercise the same privileges as a holder of a D-4 permit. The holder of a D-4a permit shall make no sales of beer or intoxicating liquor after two-thirty a.m.

A D-4a permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restriction shall be placed upon the number of such permits which may be issued.

The fee for this permit is seven hundred fifty dollars.

Section 4303.18 | D-5 permit.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

Permit D-5 may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant or night club for purposes of this chapter, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. A person who is the holder of both a D-3 and D-3a permit need not obtain a D-5 permit. A D-5 permit holder may sell beer and intoxicating liquor from five-thirty a.m. until two-thirty a.m. the following day, but shall not sell beer and intoxicating liquor between the hours of two-thirty a.m. and five-thirty a.m. on any day. The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:12 PM

Section 4303.181 | D-5a, D-5b, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, and D-5o permits.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Permit D-5a may be issued either to the owner or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be licensed under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests or is owned by a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code or a private college or university, and that qualifies under the other requirements of this section, or to the owner or operator of a restaurant specified under this section, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to registered guests in their rooms, which may be sold by means of a controlled access alcohol and beverage cabinet in accordance with division (B) of section 4301.21 of the Revised Code; and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The premises of the hotel or motel shall include a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is affiliated with the hotel or motel and within or contiguous to the hotel or motel, and that serves food within the hotel or motel, but the principal business of the owner or operator of the hotel or motel shall be the accommodation of transient guests. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5a permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

The owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or restaurant who qualified for and held a D-5a permit on August 4, 1976, may, if the owner or operator held another permit before holding a D-5a permit, either retain a D-5a permit or apply for the permit formerly held, and the division of liquor control shall issue the permit for which the owner or operator applies and formerly held, notwithstanding any quota.

A D-5a permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of D-5a permits that may be issued.

The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(B) Permit D-5b may be issued to the owner, operator, tenant, lessee, or occupant of an enclosed shopping center to sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold; and to sell the same products in the same manner and amount not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5b permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as a holder of a D-5 permit.

A D-5b permit shall not be transferred to another location.

One D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed shopping center containing at least two hundred twenty-five thousand, but less than four hundred thousand, square feet of floor area.

Two D-5b permits may be issued at an enclosed shopping center containing at least four hundred thousand square feet of floor area. No more than one D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed shopping center for each additional two hundred thousand square feet of floor area or fraction of that floor area, up to a maximum of five D-5b permits for each enclosed shopping center. The number of D-5b permits that may be issued at an enclosed shopping center shall be determined by subtracting the number of D-3 and D-5 permits issued in the enclosed shopping center from the number of D-5b permits that otherwise may be issued at the enclosed shopping center under the formulas provided in this division. Except as provided in this section, no quota shall be placed on the number of D-5b permits that may be issued. Notwithstanding any quota provided in this section, the holder of any D-5b permit first issued in accordance with this section is entitled to its renewal in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code.

The holder of a D-5b permit issued before April 4, 1984, whose tenancy is terminated for a cause other than nonpayment of rent, may return the D-5b permit to the division of liquor control, and the division shall cancel that permit. Upon cancellation of that permit and upon the permit holder's payment of taxes, contributions, premiums, assessments, and other debts owing or accrued upon the date of cancellation to this state and its political subdivisions and a filing with the division of a certification of that payment, the division shall issue to that person either a D-5 permit, or a D-1, a D-2, and a D-3 permit, as that person requests. The division shall issue the D-5 permit, or the D-1, D-2, and D-3 permits, even if the number of D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permits currently issued in the municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the township where that person's proposed premises is located equals or exceeds the maximum number of such permits that can be issued in that municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of that township under the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code. Any D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit so issued shall not be transferred to another location. If a D-5b permit is canceled under the provisions of this paragraph, the number of D-5b permits that may be issued at the enclosed shopping center for which the D-5b permit was issued, under the formula provided in this division, shall be reduced by one if the enclosed shopping center was entitled to more than one D-5b permit under the formula.

The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(C) Permit D-5c may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that qualifies under the other requirements of this section to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5c permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

To qualify for a D-5c permit, the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter, shall have operated the restaurant at the proposed premises for not less than twenty-four consecutive months immediately preceding the filing of the application for the permit, have applied for a D-5 permit no later than December 31, 1988, and appear on the division's quota waiting list for not less than six months immediately preceding the filing of the application for the permit. In addition to these requirements, the proposed D-5c permit premises shall be located within a municipal corporation and further within an election precinct that, at the time of the application, has no more than twenty-five per cent of its total land area zoned for residential use.

A D-5c permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits that may be issued.

Any person who has held a D-5c permit for at least two years may apply for a D-5 permit, and the division of liquor control shall issue the D-5 permit notwithstanding the quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission.

The fee for this permit is one thousand five hundred sixty-three dollars.

(D)(1) Permit D-5d may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located at an airport operated by a municipal corporation, at an airport operated by a board of county commissioners pursuant to section 307.20 of the Revised Code, at an airport operated by a port authority pursuant to Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code, or at an airport operated by a regional airport authority pursuant to Chapter 308. of the Revised Code.

(2) The holder of a D-5d permit may sell either of the following:

(a) Beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. In addition, such consumption may occur in the area of the airport terminal that is restricted to persons taking flights to and from the airport, provided all of the following apply:

(i) The airport's governing body authorizes the consumption of beer and intoxicating liquor in that area.

(ii) The D-5d permit holder is located in that area.

(iii) The airport is a public-use airport, as defined in section 4563.30 of the Revised Code, that has commercial flight activity and has one or more passenger or property screening checkpoints or restricted areas used as security measures.

(iv) The beer or intoxicating liquor is served solely in plastic bottles or other plastic containers that clearly identify the D-5d permit holder.

(b) The same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits.

In addition to the privileges authorized in division (D) of this section, the holder of a D-5d permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

(3) A D-5d permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of such permits that may be issued.

(4) The fee for the D-5d permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(E) Permit D-5e may be issued to any nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as amended, or that is a charitable organization under any chapter of the Revised Code, and that owns or operates a riverboat that meets all of the following:

(1) Is permanently docked at one location;

(2) Is designated as an historical riverboat by the Ohio history connection;

(3) Contains not less than fifteen hundred square feet of floor area;

(4) Has a seating capacity of fifty or more persons.

The holder of a D-5e permit may sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.

A D-5e permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits that may be issued. The population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission shall not apply to this division, and the division shall issue a D-5e permit to any applicant who meets the requirements of this division. However, the division shall not issue a D-5e permit if the permit premises or proposed permit premises are located within an area in which the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass is prohibited.

In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5e permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

The fee for this permit is one thousand two hundred nineteen dollars.

(F) Permit D-5f may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the following:

(1) It contains not less than twenty-five hundred square feet of floor area.

(2) It is located on or in, or immediately adjacent to, the shoreline of, a navigable river.

(3) It provides docking space for twenty-five boats.

(4) It provides entertainment and recreation, provided that not less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit premises shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration.

In addition, each application for a D-5f permit shall be accompanied by a certification from the local legislative authority that the issuance of the D-5f permit is not inconsistent with that political subdivision's comprehensive development plan or other economic development goal as officially established by the local legislative authority.

The holder of a D-5f permit may sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.

A D-5f permit shall not be transferred to another location.

The division of liquor control shall not issue a D-5f permit if the permit premises or proposed permit premises are located within an area in which the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass is prohibited. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5f permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

A fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

As used in this division, "navigable river" means a river that is also a "navigable water" as defined in the "Federal Power Act," 94 Stat. 770 (1980), 16 U.S.C. 796.

(G) Permit D-5g may be issued to a nonprofit corporation that is either the owner or the operator of a national professional sports museum. The holder of a D-5g permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. The holder of a D-5g permit shall sell no beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold after two-thirty a.m. A D-5g permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5g permits that may be issued. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5g permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

The fee for this permit is one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars.

(H)(1) Permit D-5h may be issued to any nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as amended, that owns or operates any of the following:

(a) A fine arts museum, provided that the nonprofit organization has no less than one thousand five hundred bona fide members possessing full membership privileges;

(b) A community arts center. As used in division (H)(1)(b) of this section, "community arts center" means a facility that provides arts programming to the community in more than one arts discipline, including, but not limited to, exhibits of works of art and performances by both professional and amateur artists.

(c) A community theater, provided that the nonprofit organization is a member of the Ohio arts council and the American community theatre association and has been in existence for not less than ten years. As used in division (H)(1)(c) of this section, "community theater" means a facility that contains at least one hundred fifty seats and has a primary function of presenting live theatrical performances and providing recreational opportunities to the community.

(2) The holder of a D-5h permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. A D-5h permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5h permits that may be issued.

(3) In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5h permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

(4) The fee for a D-5h permit is one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars.

(I) Permit D-5i may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) It is located in a municipal corporation or a township with a population of one hundred thousand or less.

(2) It has inside seating capacity for at least one hundred forty persons.

(3) It has at least four thousand square feet of floor area.

(4) It offers full-course meals, appetizers, and sandwiches.

(5) Its receipts from beer and liquor sales, excluding wine sales, do not exceed twenty-five per cent of its total gross receipts.

(6) It has at least one of the following characteristics:

(a) The value of its real and personal property exceeds seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars.

(b) It is located on property that is owned or leased by the state or a state agency, and its owner or operator has authorization from the state or the state agency that owns or leases the property to obtain a D-5i permit.

The holder of a D-5i permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and may sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5i permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

A D-5i permit shall not be transferred to another location. The division of liquor control shall not renew a D-5i permit unless the retail food establishment or food service operation for which it is issued continues to meet the requirements described in divisions (I)(1) to (6) of this section. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5i permits that may be issued. The fee for the D-5i permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(J) Permit D-5j may be issued to the owner or the operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold and to sell beer and intoxicating liquor in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5j permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

The D-5j permit shall be issued only within a community entertainment district that is designated under section 4301.80 of the Revised Code. The permit shall not be issued to a community entertainment district that is designated under divisions (B) and (C) of section 4301.80 of the Revised Code if the district does not meet one of the following qualifications:

(1) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population of at least one hundred thousand.

(2) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population of at least twenty thousand, and either of the following applies:

(a) It contains an amusement park the rides of which have been issued a permit by the department of agriculture under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code.

(b) Not less than fifty million dollars will be invested in development and construction in the community entertainment district's area located in the municipal corporation.

(3) It is located in a township with a population of at least forty thousand.

(4) It is located in a township with a population of at least twenty thousand, and not less than seventy million dollars will be invested in development and construction in the community entertainment district's area located in the township.

(5) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population between seven thousand and twenty thousand, and both of the following apply:

(a) The municipal corporation was incorporated as a village prior to calendar year 1880 and currently has a historic downtown business district.

(b) The municipal corporation is located in the same county as another municipal corporation with at least one community entertainment district.

(6) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population of at least ten thousand, and not less than seventy million dollars will be invested in development and construction in the community entertainment district's area located in the municipal corporation.

(7) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population of at least three thousand, and not less than one hundred fifty million dollars will be invested in development and construction in the community entertainment district's area located in the municipal corporation.

The location of a D-5j permit may be transferred only within the geographic boundaries of the community entertainment district in which it was issued and shall not be transferred outside the geographic boundaries of that district.

Not more than one D-5j permit shall be issued within each community entertainment district for each five acres of land located within the district. Not more than fifteen D-5j permits may be issued within a single community entertainment district. Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section, no quota restrictions shall be placed upon the number of D-5j permits that may be issued.

The fee for a D-5j permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(K)(1) Permit D-5k may be issued to any nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as amended, that is the owner or operator of a botanical garden recognized by the American association of botanical gardens and arboreta, and that has not less than twenty-five hundred bona fide members.

(2) The holder of a D-5k permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, on the premises where sold.

(3) In addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5k permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

(4) A D-5k permit shall not be transferred to another location.

(5) No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5k permits that may be issued.

(6) The fee for the D-5k permit is one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars.

(L)(1) Permit D-5l may be issued to the owner or the operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold and to sell beer and intoxicating liquor in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5l permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

(2) The D-5l permit shall be issued only to a premises to which all of the following apply:

(a) The premises has gross annual receipts from the sale of food and meals that constitute not less than seventy-five per cent of its total gross annual receipts.

(b) The premises is located within a revitalization district that is designated under section 4301.81 of the Revised Code.

(c) The premises is located in a municipal corporation or township in which the number of D-5 permits issued equals or exceeds the number of those permits that may be issued in that municipal corporation or township under section 4303.29 of the Revised Code.

(d) The premises meets any of the following qualifications:

(i) It is located in a county with a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or less according to the population estimates certified by the development services agency for calendar year 2006.

(ii) It is located in the municipal corporation that has the largest population in a county when the county has a population between two hundred fifteen thousand and two hundred twenty-five thousand according to the population estimates certified by the development services agency for calendar year 2006. Division (L)(2)(d)(ii) of this section applies only to a municipal corporation that is wholly located in a county.

(iii) It is located in the municipal corporation that has the largest population in a county when the county has a population between one hundred forty thousand and one hundred forty-one thousand according to the population estimates certified by the development services agency for calendar year 2006. Division (L)(2)(d)(iii) of this section applies only to a municipal corporation that is wholly located in a county.

(iv) It is located in a township with a population density of less than four hundred fifty people per square mile. For purposes of division (L)(2)(d)(iv) of this section, the population of a township is considered to be the population shown by the most recent regular federal decennial census.

(v) It is located in a municipal corporation that is wholly located within the geographic boundaries of a township, provided that the municipal corporation and the unincorporated portion of the township have a combined population density of less than four hundred fifty people per square mile. For purposes of division (L)(2)(d)(v) of this section, the population of a municipal corporation and unincorporated portion of a township is the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census.

(vi) It is located in a county with a population of not less than one hundred seventy-two thousand and not more than one hundred ninety-five thousand. For purposes of division (L)(2)(d)(vi) of this section, the population of a county is the population shown by the most recent decennial census.

(vii) It is located in a municipal corporation with a population of less than ten thousand and the municipal corporation is located in a county with a population of more than one million. For purposes of division (L)(2)(d)(vii) of this section, the population of a municipal corporation and a county is the population shown by the most recent decennial census.

(3) The location of a D-5l permit may be transferred only within the geographic boundaries of the revitalization district in which it was issued and shall not be transferred outside the geographic boundaries of that district.

(4) Not more than one D-5l permit shall be issued within each revitalization district for each five acres of land located within the district. Not more than fifteen D-5l permits may be issued within a single revitalization district. Except as otherwise provided in division (L)(4) of this section, no quota restrictions shall be placed upon the number of D-5l permits that may be issued.

(5) No D-5l permit shall be issued to an adult entertainment establishment as defined in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code.

(6) The fee for a D-5l permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(M) Permit D-5m may be issued to either the owner or the operator of a retail food establishment or food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located in, or affiliated with, a center for the preservation of wild animals as defined in section 4301.404 of the Revised Code, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized by this division, the holder of a D-5m permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.

A D-5m permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5m permits that may be issued. The fee for a permit D-5m is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

(N) Permit D-5n shall be issued to either a casino operator or a casino management company licensed under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code that operates a casino facility under that chapter, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized by this division, the holder of a D-5n permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours for beer and intoxicating liquor sales, as the holder of a D-5 permit. A D-5n permit shall not be transferred to another location. Only one D-5n permit may be issued per casino facility and not more than four D-5n permits shall be issued in this state. The fee for a permit D-5n shall be twenty thousand dollars. The holder of a D-5n permit may conduct casino gaming on the permit premises notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code or Administrative Code.

(O) Permit D-5o may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located within a casino facility for which a D-5n permit has been issued. The holder of a D-5o permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and may sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized by this division, the holder of a D-5o permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours for beer and intoxicating liquor sales, as the holder of a D-5 permit. A D-5o permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of such permits that may be issued. The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars.

Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:12 PM

Section 4303.182 | D-6 permit.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) to (K) of this section, permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of an A-1-A, A-2, A-2f, A-3a, A-5, C-2, D-2, D-3, D-3a, D-4, D-4a, D-5, D-5a, D-5b, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, D-5o, or D-7 permit to allow sale under that permit on Sunday. However, such a sale only may be allowed if the sale has been approved under a question specified in division (B) of section 4301.351 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code, in division (B)(2) of section 4301.355 of the Revised Code, or in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code and has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code, under the restrictions of that authorization.

(B) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit, including a D-4a and D-5d permit, authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor issued for a premises located at any publicly owned airport, as defined in section 4563.01 of the Revised Code, at which commercial airline companies operate regularly scheduled flights on which space is available to the public, to allow sale under such permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(C) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of a D-5a permit, and to the holder of a D-3 or D-3a permit who is the owner or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be licensed under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests, and that has on its premises a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and is affiliated with the hotel or motel and within or contiguous to the hotel or motel and serving food within the hotel or motel, to allow sale under such permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(D) The holder of a D-6 permit that is issued to a sports facility may make sales under the permit on any Sunday on which a professional baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer game is being played at the sports facility. As used in this division, "sports facility" means a stadium or arena that has a seating capacity of at least four thousand and that is owned or leased by a professional baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer franchise or any combination of those franchises.

(E) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit that authorizes the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor and that is issued to a premises located in or at the Ohio history connection area or the state fairgrounds, as defined in division (B) of section 4301.40 of the Revised Code, to allow sale under that permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(F) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit that authorizes the sale of intoxicating liquor and that is issued to an outdoor performing arts center to allow sale under that permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361 of the Revised Code. A D-6 permit issued under this division is subject to the results of an election, held after the D-6 permit is issued, on question (B)(4) as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code. Following the end of the period during which an election may be held on question (B)(4) as set forth in that section, sales of intoxicating liquor may continue at an outdoor performing arts center under a D-6 permit issued under this division, unless an election on that question is held during the permitted period and a majority of the voters voting in the precinct on that question vote "no."

As used in this division, "outdoor performing arts center" means an outdoor performing arts center that is located on not less than eight hundred acres of land and that is open for performances from the first day of April to the last day of October of each year.

(G) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit that authorizes the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor and that is issued to a golf course owned by the state, a conservancy district, a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, or another political subdivision to allow sale under that permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(H) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of a D-5g permit to allow sale under that permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(I) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any D permit for a premises that is licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code and that is located at a ski area to allow sale under the D-6 permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

As used in this division, "ski area" means a ski area as defined in section 4169.01 of the Revised Code, provided that the passenger tramway operator at that area is registered under section 4169.03 of the Revised Code.

(J) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit that is described in division (A) of this section for a permit premises that is located in a community entertainment district, as defined in section 4301.80 of the Revised Code, that was approved by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation under that section between October 1 and October 15, 2005, to allow sale under the permit on Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

(K) A D-6 permit shall be issued to the holder of any D permit for a premises that is licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code and that is located in a state park to allow sales under the D-6 permit on Sunday, whether or not those sales have been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.

As used in this division, "state park" means a state park that is established or dedicated under Chapter 1546. of the Revised Code and that has a working farm on its property.

(L) If the restriction to licensed premises where the sale of food and other goods and services exceeds fifty per cent of the total gross receipts of the permit holder at the premises is applicable, the division of liquor control may accept an affidavit from the permit holder to show the proportion of the permit holder's gross receipts derived from the sale of food and other goods and services. If the liquor control commission determines that affidavit to have been false, it shall revoke the permits of the permit holder at the premises concerned.

(M) The fee for the D-6 permit is five hundred dollars when it is issued to the holder of an A-1-A, A-2, A-2f, A-3a, A-5, D-2, D-3, D-3a, D-4, D-4a, D-5, D-5a, D-5b, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, D-5o, or D-7 permit. The fee for the D-6 permit is four hundred dollars when it is issued to the holder of a C-2 permit.

(N) Sunday sales of beer, wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor authorized under a valid D-6 permit issued prior to, on, or after the effective date of this amendment may occur during the same hours that a permit holder may sell those products on Monday through Saturday.

Last updated January 13, 2022 at 2:54 PM

Section 4303.183 | D-7 permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit D-7 may be issued to the holder of any D-2 permit issued by the division of liquor control, or if there is an insufficient number of D-2 permit holders to fill the resort quota, to the operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation required to be licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and which qualifies under the other requirements of this section, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. Not less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit premises shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration in order to qualify for and continue to hold such D-7 permit. The permit premises shall be located in a resort area.

"Resort area" means a municipal corporation, township, county, or any combination thereof, which provides entertainment, recreation, and transient housing facilities specifically intended to provide leisure time activities for persons other than those whose permanent residence is within the "resort area" and who increase the population of the "resort area" on a seasonal basis, and which experiences seasonal peaks of employment and governmental services as a direct result of population increase generated by the transient, recreating public. A resort season shall begin on the first day of May and end on the last day of October. Notwithstanding section 4303.27 of the Revised Code, such permits may be issued for resort seasons without regard to the calendar year or permit year. Quota restrictions on the number of such permits shall take into consideration the transient population during the resort season, the custom and habits of visitors and tourists, and the promotion of the resort and tourist industry. The fee for this permit is four hundred sixty-nine dollars per month.

Any suspension of a D-7 permit shall be satisfied during the resort season in which such suspension becomes final. If such suspension becomes final during the off-season, or if the period of the suspension extends beyond the last day of October, the suspension or remainder thereof shall be satisfied during the next resort season.

The ownership of a D-7 permit may be transferred from one permit holder to another. The holder of a D-7 permit may file an application to transfer such permit to a new location within the same resort area, provided that such permit holder shall be the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation, required to be licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code, that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter, at such new location.

Section 4303.184 | D-8 permit.

• Effective: October 24, 2024
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 - 135th General Assembly

(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a D-8 permit may be issued to any of the following:

(1) An agency store;

(2) The holder of a C-1, C-2, or C-2x permit issued to a retail store that has any of the following characteristics:

(a) The store has at least five thousand five hundred square feet of floor area, and it generates more than sixty per cent of its sales in general merchandise items and food for consumption off the premises where sold.

(b) The store is located in a municipal corporation or township with a population of five thousand or less, has at least four thousand five hundred square feet of floor area, and generates more than sixty per cent of its sales in general merchandise items and food for consumption off the premises where sold.

(c) Wine constitutes at least sixty per cent of the value of the store's inventory.

(3) The holder of both a C-1 and C-2 permit, or the holder of a C-2x permit, issued to a retail store that is located within a municipal corporation or township with a population of fifteen thousand or less.

(B) A D-8 permit may be issued to the holder of a C-1, C-2, or C-2x permit only if the premises of the permit holder are located in a precinct, or at a particular location in a precinct, in which the sale of beer, wine, or mixed beverages is permitted for consumption off the premises where sold. Sales under a D-8 permit are not affected by whether sales for consumption on the premises where sold are permitted in the precinct or at the particular location where the D-8 premises are located.

(C)(1) The holder of a D-8 permit described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section may sell tasting samples of beer, wine, and mixed beverages, but not spirituous liquor, at retail, for consumption on the premises where sold in an amount not to exceed two ounces or another amount designated by rule of the liquor control commission. A tasting sample shall not be sold for general consumption.

(2) The holder of a D-8 permit described in division (A)(1) of this section may allow the consumption of tasting samples of spirituous liquor in accordance with section 4301.171 of the Revised Code.

(3) No D-8 permit holder described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section shall allow any authorized purchaser to consume more than four tasting samples of beer, wine, or mixed beverages, or any combination of beer, wine, or mixed beverages, per day.

(D)(1) Notwithstanding sections 4303.11 and 4303.121 of the Revised Code, the holder of a D-8 permit described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section may sell beer that is dispensed from containers that have a capacity equal to or greater than five and one-sixth gallons if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) A product registration fee for the beer has been paid as required in division (A)(8)(b) of section 4301.10 of the Revised Code.

(b) The beer is dispensed only in glass containers whose capacity does not exceed one gallon and not for consumption on the premises where sold.

(c) The containers are sealed, marked, and transported in accordance with division (E) of section 4301.62 of the Revised Code.

(d) The containers have been cleaned immediately before being filled in accordance with rule 4301:1-1-28 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Beer that is sold and dispensed under division (D)(1) of this section is subject to both of the following:

(a) All applicable rules adopted by the liquor control commission, including, but not limited to, rule 4301:1-1-27 and rule 4301:1-1-72 of the Administrative Code;

(b) All applicable federal laws and regulations.

(E) The privileges authorized for the holder of a D-8 permit described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section may only be exercised in conjunction with and during the hours of operation authorized by a C-1, C-2, C-2x, or D-6 permit.

(F) A D-8 permit shall not be transferred to another location.

(G) The fee for the D-8 permit is five hundred dollars.

Last updated August 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Section 4303.185 | To-go alcoholic beverages.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Alcoholic beverage" means beer, wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor.

(2) "Personal consumer" means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age and intends to use a purchased alcoholic beverage for personal consumption only and not for resale or other commercial purposes.

(3) "Qualified permit holder" has the same meaning as in section 4301.82 of the Revised Code and also includes an A-3a permit holder.

(B)(1) In addition to any other sales authorized by a qualified permit holder's permit, a qualified permit holder may sell alcoholic beverages by the individual drink in sealed, closed containers to a personal consumer for off-premises consumption, including via delivery to the location of the personal consumer.

(2) If a qualified permit holder sells a mixed beverage under division (B)(1) of this section, the mixed beverage shall not contain an amount that exceeds the amount contained in a standard mixed beverage sold by the qualified permit holder for on-premises consumption.

(3) A qualified permit holder may only sell alcoholic beverages under division (B)(1) of this section if the permit holder also sells a meal with the alcoholic beverages.

(4) A qualified permit holder shall not sell more than three alcoholic beverages per meal to any individual under division (B)(1) of this section.

(C)(1) A qualified permit holder may only sell types of alcoholic beverages under division (B) of this section that the qualified permit holder is otherwise authorized to sell under the qualified permit holder's permit.

(2) Prior to delivering an alcoholic beverage to a personal consumer under this section, a qualified permit holder, or an employee of the qualified permit holder, shall make a bona fide effort to ensure that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age.

(3) A qualified permit holder may use an H permit holder to make deliveries authorized under this section.

Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Section 4303.186 | D-9 liquor permit.

• Effective: April 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 63 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section, "disposable container" means a receptacle that is disposable and that has a capacity to hold not more than either of the following:

(1) Sixteen ounces of beer;

(2) Twelve ounces of wine or mixed beverage.

"Disposable container" includes a bottle or can of beer, wine, or mixed beverage produced by the original manufacturer.

(B) The division of liquor control may issue a D-9 permit to an establishment to sell beer, wine, or mixed beverages in disposable containers at retail for on-premises consumption. The establishment shall make such sales for not more than one hundred five calendar days per year. The days need not be consecutive. The owner of the establishment shall do both of the following:

(1) Ensure that a mobile retail food establishment or a mobile food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code serves food on the premises of the D-9 permit holder during the same hours that beer, wine, or mixed beverages are sold by the D-9 permit holder;

(2) Sell beer, wine, or mixed beverages during the same hours as the holders of D-5 permits under this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules of the liquor control commission.

(C) The division only may issue a D-9 permit if the premises for which the D-9 permit is sought is in compliance with all of the following:

(1) The premises is located on not less than ninety acres of land.

(2) The premises has a total fixed seating capacity for not less than two thousand people.

(3) The premises is located in a precinct, or at a particular location in a precinct, in which the sale of beer, wine, and mixed beverages is otherwise permitted by law.

(4) The premises primarily hosts automobile sports, including drag racing.

(5) The premises is located in the unincorporated area of a township with a population of less than fifteen thousand and in a county with a population of less than one hundred thirty thousand. For purposes of division (C)(5) of this section, the population of a township and county is considered to be the population shown by the most recent regular federal decennial census.

(D) In addition, the premises of a D-9 permit holder need not:

(1) Have an adequate supply of hot and cold running water from a source satisfactory to the local board of health of the health district in which that premises is located;

(2) Have separate toilet facilities for men and women;

(3) Have water-flushed toilets. In place of water-flushed toilets, the D-9 permit holder shall install portable toilets on the premises. The portable toilets shall be installed in accordance with the local board of health of the health district in which the premises is located.

(4) Have a wash bowl with running water for each portable toilet. In place of a wash bowl with running water, the D-9 permit holder shall install hand sanitizer stations outside each portable toilet.

(E) The fee for the D-9 permit is five hundred dollars.

Last updated March 22, 2023 at 4:11 PM

Section 4303.188 | Outdoor sale of alcoholic beverages [applies beginning 1/1/2024 per Section 803.120 of H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly].

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Alcoholic beverage" means beer, wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor.

(2) "Personal consumer" means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age and who intends to use a purchased alcoholic beverage only for personal consumption and not for resale or other commercial purposes.

(3) "Qualified permit holder" has the same meaning as in section 4301.82 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in addition to areas in which a qualified permit holder is authorized to sell alcoholic beverages under the qualified permit holder's permit, a qualified permit holder may sell alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for consumption as follows:

(a) In any area of the qualified permit holder's property in which sales are not currently authorized and that is outdoors, including the qualified permit holder's parking area;

(b) In any outdoor area of public property that is immediately adjacent to the qualified permit holder's premises and that is owned by a municipal corporation or township, provided that the permit holder obtains written consent in accordance with division (C) of this section;

(c) In any outdoor area of private property that is immediately adjacent to the qualified permit holder's premises, provided that the permit holder obtains the written consent of the owner of the private property.

(2) If a qualified permit holder sells alcoholic beverages in the outdoor area, the qualified permit holder shall clearly delineate the area where personal consumers may consume alcoholic beverages.

(C) For purposes of division (B)(1)(b) of this section, a qualified permit holder shall obtain the written consent of either of the following:

(1) If the public property is located in a municipal corporation, the executive officer of the municipal corporation or the executive officer's designee. If the executive officer or the executive officer's designee denies consent, the qualified permit holder may appeal the denial to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. The legislative authority may adopt a resolution requesting the executive officer to reconsider the executive officer's denial.

(2) If the public property is located in the unincorporated area of a township, the legislative authority of the township by the adoption of a resolution consenting to the sale of alcoholic beverages in the outdoor area.

(D) A qualified permit holder that intends to sell alcoholic beverages by the individual drink in an outdoor area under division (B)(1) of this section shall notify the division of liquor control and the investigative unit of the department of public safety of the area in which the qualified permit holder intends to sell the alcoholic beverages. The qualified permit holder shall provide the notice not later than ten days prior to the commencement of such sales.

(E) A qualified permit holder or the holder's employee shall deliver each alcoholic beverage sold to a personal consumer in an outdoor area authorized under this section.

Last updated March 8, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Section 4303.19 | E permit.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

Permit E may be issued to the owner or operator of any railroad, a sleeping car company operating dining cars, buffet cars, club cars, lounge cars, or similar equipment, or an airline providing charter or regularly scheduled aircraft transportation service with dining, buffet, club, lounge, or similar facilities, to sell beer or any intoxicating liquor in any such car or aircraft to bona fide passengers at retail in glass and from the container for consumption in such car or aircraft, including sale on Sunday. The fee for this permit is five hundred dollars.

Sunday sales of beer and intoxicating liquor authorized under a valid E permit issued prior to, on, or after the effective date of this amendment may occur during the same hours that a permit holder may sell those products on Monday through Saturday.

Last updated January 18, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Section 4303.191 | Sunday sales and F class permits.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

Sales under an F class permit on Sundays are not affected by whether Sunday sales of beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold are allowed to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the event is to be held, provided that the F class permit is issued for other days of the week in addition to Sunday.

Last updated January 18, 2022 at 10:43 AM

Section 4303.20 | F permit.

• Effective: July 30, 2013
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly

Permit F may be issued to an association of ten or more persons, a labor union, or a charitable organization, or to an employer of ten or more persons sponsoring a function for the employer's employees, to purchase from the holders of A-1, A-1c, and B-1 permits and to sell beer for a period lasting not to exceed five days. No more than two such permits may be issued to the same applicant in any thirty-day period.

The special function for which the permit is issued shall include a social, recreational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, political, patriotic, or athletic purpose but shall not include any function the proceeds of which are for the profit or gain of any individual. The fee for this permit is forty dollars.

Section 4303.201 | F-1 permit.

• Effective: May 22, 2012
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 267 - 129th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Convention facility" means any structure owned or leased by a municipal corporation or county which was expressly designed and constructed and is currently used for the purpose of presenting conventions, public meetings, and exhibitions.

(2) "Nonprofit organization" means any unincorporated nonprofit association or nonprofit corporation that is not formed for the pecuniary gain or profit of, and whose net earnings or any part of whose net earnings is not distributable to, its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons; provided, that the payment of reasonable compensation for services rendered and the distribution of assets on dissolution shall not be considered pecuniary gain or profit or distribution of earnings in an association or corporation all of whose members are nonprofit corporations. Distribution of earnings to member organizations does not deprive it of the status of a nonprofit organization.

(B) An F-1 permit may be issued to any nonprofit organization to allow the nonprofit organization and its members and their guests to lawfully bring beer, wine, and intoxicating liquor in its original package, flasks, or other containers into a convention facility for consumption therein, if both of the following requirements are met:

(1) The superintendent of liquor control is satisfied the organization meets the definition of a nonprofit organization as set forth in division (A)(2) of this section, the nonprofit organization's membership includes persons residing in two or more states, and the organization's total membership is in excess of five hundred. The superintendent may accept a sworn statement by the president or other chief executive officer of the nonprofit organization as proof of the matters required in this division.

(2) The managing official or employee of the convention facility has given written consent to the use of the convention facility and to the application for the F-1 permit, as shown in the nonprofit organization's application to the superintendent.

(C) The superintendent shall specify individually the effective period of each F-1 permit on the permit, which shall not exceed three days. The fee for an F-1 permit is two hundred fifty dollars. The superintendent shall prepare and make available application forms to request F-1 permits and may require applicants to furnish such information as the superintendent determines to be necessary for the administration of this section.

(D) No holder of an F-1 permit shall make a specific charge for beer, wine, or intoxicating liquor by the drink, or in its original package, flasks, or other containers in connection with its use of the convention facility under the permit.

Section 4303.202 | F-2 permit.

• Effective: March 22, 2013
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 298 - 129th General Assembly

(A) The division of liquor control may issue an F-2 permit to an association or corporation, or to a recognized subordinate lodge, chapter, or other local unit of an association or corporation, to sell beer or intoxicating liquor by the individual drink at an event to be held on premises located in a political subdivision or part thereof where the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor, but not spirituous liquor, on that day is otherwise permitted by law. However, the division may issue the F-2 permit only if the association, corporation, or recognized subordinate lodge, chapter, or other local unit of an association or corporation meets all of the following:

(1) It is organized not for profit;

(2) It is operated for a charitable, cultural, educational, fraternal, or political purpose;

(3) It is not affiliated with the holder of any class of liquor permit, other than a D-4 permit.

(B) Sales under an F-2 permit on Sundays are not affected by whether Sunday sales of beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold are allowed to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the event is to be held, provided that the F-2 permit is issued for other days of the week in addition to Sunday.

(C) The premises on which the permit is to be used shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper supervision of the permit use by state and local law enforcement personnel. An F-2 permit may be issued for the same premises for which another class of permit is issued.

(D)(1) No F-2 permit shall be effective for more than four consecutive days, and sales shall be confined to the same hours permitted to the holder of a D-3 permit. The division shall not issue more than one F-2 permit in a thirty-day period to the same association, corporation, or local unit of an association or corporation. The fee for an F-2 permit is one hundred fifty dollars.

(2) No association, corporation, local unit of an association or corporation, or D-permit holder who holds an F-2 permit shall sell beer or intoxicating liquor beyond the hours of sale allowed by the permit. Division (D)(2) of this section imposes strict liability on the holder of such permit and on any officer, agent, or employee of such permit holder.

(E) If an applicant wishes the holder of a D permit issued under sections 4303.13 to 4303.181 of the Revised Code to conduct the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor at the event, the applicant may request that the F-2 permit be issued jointly to the association, corporation, or local unit and the D-permit holder. If a permit is issued jointly, the association, corporation, or local unit and the D-permit holder shall both be held responsible for any conduct that violates laws pertaining to the sale of alcoholic beverages, including sales by the D-permit holder; otherwise, the association, corporation, or local unit shall be held responsible. In addition to the permit fee paid by the association, corporation, or local unit, the D-permit holder shall pay a fee of ten dollars. A D-permit holder may receive an unlimited number of joint F-2 permits.

(F)(1) Any association, corporation, or local unit applying for an F-2 permit shall file with the application a statement of the organizational purpose of the association, corporation, or local unit, the location and purpose of the event, and a list of its officers. The application form shall contain a notice that a person who knowingly makes a false statement on the application or statement is guilty of the crime of falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree. In ruling on an application, the division shall consider, among other things, the past activities of the association, corporation, or local unit and any D-permit holder while operating under other F-2 permits, the location of the event for which the current application is made, and any objections of local residents or law enforcement authorities. If the division approves the application, it shall send copies of the approved application to the proper law enforcement authorities prior to the scheduled event.

(2) Notwithstanding section 1711.09 of the Revised Code, this section applies to any association or corporation or a recognized subordinate lodge, chapter, or other local unit of an association or corporation.

(G) Using the procedures of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the liquor control commission may adopt such rules as are necessary to administer this section.

Section 4303.203 | F-3 permit.

• Effective: July 23, 2004
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 306 - 125th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Convention facility" and "nonprofit corporation" have the same meanings as in section 4303.201 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Hotel" means a hotel described in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code that has at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests and that is required to be licensed pursuant to section 3731.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) An F-3 permit may be issued to an organization whose primary purpose is to support, promote, and educate members of the beer, wine, or mixed beverage industries, to allow the organization to bring beer, wine, or mixed beverages in their original packages or containers into a convention facility or hotel for consumption in the facility or hotel, if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The superintendent of liquor control is satisfied that the organization is a nonprofit organization and that the organization's membership is in excess of two hundred fifty persons.

(2) The general manager or the equivalent officer of the convention facility or hotel provides a written consent for the use of a portion of the facility or hotel by the organization and a written statement that the facility's or hotel's permit privileges will be suspended in the portion of the facility or hotel in which the F-3 permit is in force.

(3) The organization provides a written description that clearly sets forth the portion of the convention facility or hotel in which the F-3 permit will be used.

(4) The organization provides a written statement as to its primary purpose and the purpose of its event at the convention facility or hotel.

(5) Division (C) of this section does not apply.

(C) No F-3 permit shall be issued to any nonprofit organization that is created by or for a specific manufacturer, supplier, distributor, or retailer of beer, wine, or mixed beverages.

(D) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code, a holder of an F-3 permit may obtain by donation beer, wine, or mixed beverages from any manufacturer or producer of beer, wine, or mixed beverages.

(E) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the holder of an F-3 permit from bringing into the portion of the convention facility or hotel covered by the permit beer, wine, or mixed beverages otherwise not approved for sale in this state.

(F) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code, no holder of an F-3 permit shall make any charge for any beer, wine, or mixed beverage served by the drink, or in its original package or container, in connection with the use of the portion of the convention facility or hotel covered by the permit.

(G) The division of liquor control shall prepare and make available an F-3 permit application form and may require applicants for the permit to provide information, in addition to that required by this section, that is necessary for the administration of this section.

(H) An F-3 permit shall be effective for a period not to exceed five consecutive days. The division of liquor control shall not issue more than three F-3 permits per calendar year to the same nonprofit organization. The fee for an F-3 permit is three hundred dollars.

Section 4303.204 | F-4 permit.

• Effective: September 28, 2016
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 342 - 131st General Assembly

(A) The division of liquor control may issue an F-4 permit to an organization or corporation organized not-for-profit in this state to conduct an event that includes the introduction, showcasing, or promotion of Ohio wines, if the event has all of the following characteristics:

(1) It is coordinated by that organization or corporation, and the organization or corporation is responsible for the activities at it.

(2) It has as one of its purposes the intent to introduce, showcase, or promote Ohio wines to persons who attend it.

(3) It includes the sale of food for consumption on the premises where sold.

(4) It features any combination of at least three A-2 or A-2f permit holders who sell Ohio wine at it.

(B) The holder of an F-4 permit may furnish, with or without charge, wine that it has obtained from the A-2 or A-2f permit holders that are participating in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued, in two-ounce samples for consumption on the premises where furnished and may sell such wine by the glass for consumption on the premises where sold. The holder of an A-2 or A-2f permit that is participating in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued may sell wine that it has manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where sold. Wine may be furnished or sold on the premises of the event for which the F-4 permit is issued only where and when the sale of wine is otherwise permitted by law.

(C) The premises of the event for which the F-4 permit is issued shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-4 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, that permit holder's privileges will be suspended in that portion of the premises in which the F-4 permit is in effect.

(D) No F-4 permit shall be effective for more than seventy-two consecutive hours. No sales or furnishing of wine shall take place under an F-4 permit after one a.m.

(E) The division shall not issue more than six F-4 permits to the same not-for-profit organization or corporation in any one calendar year.

(F) An applicant for an F-4 permit shall apply for the permit not later than thirty days prior to the first day of the event for which the permit is sought. The application for the permit shall list all of the A-2 and A-2f permit holders that will participate in the event for which the F-4 permit is sought. The fee for the F-4 permit is sixty dollars per day.

The division shall prepare and make available an F-4 permit application form and may require applicants for and holders of the F-4 permit to provide information that is in addition to that required by this section and that is necessary for the administration of this section.

(G)(1) The holder of an F-4 permit is responsible for, and is subject to penalties for, any violations of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under this and that chapter.

(2) An F-4 permit holder shall not allow an A-2 or A-2f permit holder to participate in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued if the A-2 or A-2f or the A-1-A permit of that A-2 or A-2f permit holder is under suspension.

(3) The division may refuse to issue an F-4 permit to an applicant who has violated any provision of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code during the applicant's previous operation under an F-4 permit, for a period of up to two years after the date of the violation.

(H)(1) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code, an A-2 or A-2f permit holder that participates in an event for which an F-4 permit is issued may donate wine that it has manufactured to the holder of that F-4 permit. The holder of an F-4 permit may return unused and sealed containers of wine to the A-2 or A-2f permit holder that donated the wine at the conclusion of the event for which the F-4 permit was issued.

(2) The participation by an A-2 or A-2f permit holder or its employees in an event for which an F-4 permit is issued does not violate section 4301.24 of the Revised Code.

Section 4303.205 | F-5 permit for riverboat festivals.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Festival" means an event organized by a nonprofit organization that includes food, music, and entertainment and the participation of at least five riverboats.

(2) "Nonprofit organization" has the same meaning as in section 4303.201 of the Revised Code.

(B) The division of liquor control may issue an F-5 permit to the owner or operator of a riverboat that has a capacity in excess of fifty-five persons, that is not regularly docked in this state, and whose owner or operator has entered into a written contract with a nonprofit organization for the riverboat to participate in a festival.

(C) The holder of an F-5 permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold until one a.m., on any day of the week, including Sunday.

(D) The division shall prepare and make available an F-5 permit application form and may require applicants for the permit to provide information, in addition to that required by this section, that is necessary for the administration of this section.

(E) Sales under an F-5 permit are not affected by whether sales of beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold are permitted to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the riverboat is located.

(F) No F-5 permit shall be in effect for more than six consecutive days.

(G) The division shall not issue more than one F-5 permit in any one calendar year for the same riverboat.

(H) The fee for an F-5 permit is one hundred eighty dollars.

Section 4303.206 | F-6 permits issued to nonprofit organizations.

• Effective: April 7, 2004
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 - 125th General Assembly

(A) The division of liquor control may issue an F-6 permit to a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as amended, to sell wine at an event organized and conducted by, and for the benefit of, the nonprofit organization.

(B) An F-6 permit may be issued to a nonprofit organization if the premises of the event for which the F-6 permit is sought is located in a precinct, or at a particular location in a precinct, in which the sale of wine is otherwise permitted by law. The premises of the event for which an F-6 permit is issued shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-6 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, that permit holder's privileges shall be suspended in that portion of the premises in which the F-6 permit is in effect.

(C) A holder of an F-6 permit may charge an admission price to attend the event for which the permit is issued, which price includes the consumption of wine or sale of wine by the individual drink.

(D) A holder of an F-6 permit may sell wine in its original sealed container by auction at the event for which the permit is issued.

(E) Nothing in this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the liquor control commission prevents the holder of an F-6 permit from obtaining wine by donation from a manufacturer, supplier, or wholesale distributor of wine or from any person who is not the holder of a permit issued by the division of liquor control.

(F) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 4301.24 of the Revised Code or of any rule adopted by the liquor control commission, employees of a manufacturer, supplier, or wholesale distributor may assist the holder of an F-6 permit in serving wine at the event for which the permit is issued.

(G) The division shall prepare and make available an F-6 permit application form and may require applicants for the permit to provide information necessary for the administration of this section.

(H) No F-6 permit shall be effective for more than seventy-two consecutive hours, and sales of wine under the permit shall be confined to the same hours permitted to the holder of a D-2 permit. The division shall not issue more than six F-6 permits per calendar year to the same nonprofit organization.

(I) The fee for an F-6 permit is fifty dollars.

Section 4303.207 | F-7 permits to nonprofit organizations for qualified golf events.

• Effective: May 22, 2012
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 267 - 129th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Nonprofit organization" means any unincorporated nonprofit association or nonprofit corporation that is not formed for the pecuniary gain or profit of, and whose net earnings or any part of whose net earnings is not distributable to, its members, trustees, directors, officers, or other private persons.

(2) "Qualified golf event" means a golf tournament or other golf competition event that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) It is hosted by the nonprofit organization to which an F-7 permit is issued.

(b) It is sanctioned by a recognized national golf organization.

(c) It includes the sale of food for consumption on the premises for which an F-7 permit is issued.

(d) Contributions to charity are made from the proceeds of the event that equal in the aggregate at least two hundred thousand dollars.

(3) "Recognized national golf organization" means any of the following:

(a) The United States golf association;

(b) The professional golf association of America (PGA);

(c) The PGA tour, including the champions tour and the nationwide tour;

(d) The LPGA tour;

(e) The successors of any organization listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (d) of this section.

(B) An F-7 permit may be issued to a nonprofit organization to sell beer, wine, mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor by the individual drink at a qualified golf event being held on premises located in a political subdivision or part of a political subdivision where the sale of beer, wine, mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor is otherwise permitted by law on that day, if both of the following requirements are met:

(1) The superintendent of liquor control is satisfied that the organization is a nonprofit organization. For this purpose, the superintendent may accept as proof a sworn statement by the president or other chief executive officer of the applicant organization.

(2) The superintendent is satisfied that the event for which the F-7 permit is sought to be issued is a qualified golf event. For this purpose, the superintendent may accept as proof a sworn statement by the president or other chief executive officer of the applicant organization.

(C) The premises for which the F-7 permit is issued shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Be owned or leased by the nonprofit organization to which the F-7 permit is issued;

(2) Be limited to areas in which the qualified golf event is conducted and to other areas that are contiguous to those areas in which the qualified golf event is conducted, which areas are specifically designated for food and beverage consumption and hospitality for the qualified golf event;

(3) Be clearly defined;

(4) Be sufficiently restricted to allow proper supervision of use of the permit by state and local law enforcement personnel.

(D) A nonprofit organization to which an F-7 permit is issued shall be held responsible for any conduct that violates the laws pertaining to the sale of beer, wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor.

(E) The division of liquor control shall prepare and make available an F-7 permit application form and may require applicants for the permit to provide information that, in addition to the information required by this section, is necessary for the administration of this section.

(F) An F-7 permit shall be effective for a period not to exceed eight consecutive days. The division of liquor control shall not issue more than two F-7 permits per calendar year to the same nonprofit organization. The fee for an F-7 permit is four hundred fifty dollars.

Section 4303.208 | F-8 permits to nonprofit organizations for public events.

• Effective: April 30, 2015
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 47 - 131st General Assembly

(A)(1) The division of liquor control may issue an F-8 permit to a not-for-profit organization that manages, for the benefit of the public and by contract with a political subdivision of this state, publicly owned property to sell beer or intoxicating liquor by the individual drink at specific events conducted on the publicly owned property and appurtenant streets, but only if, and then only at times at which, the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor on the premises is otherwise permitted by law. Additionally, an F-8 permit may be issued only if the publicly owned property is located in a county that has a population of more than seven hundred fifty thousand on and after the effective date of this amendment .

(2) The premises on which an F-8 permit will be used shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper supervision of the permit's use by state and local law enforcement officers. Sales under an F-8 permit shall be confined to the same hours permitted to the holder of a D-3 permit.

(3) The fee for an F-8 permit is one thousand seven hundred dollars. An F-8 permit is effective for a period not to exceed nine months as specified in the permit. An F-8 permit is not transferable or renewable. However, the holder of an F-8 permit may apply for a new F-8 permit at any time. An F-8 permit is not effective until any F-8 permit currently held expires. The holder of an F-8 permit shall make sales only at those specific events about which the permit holder has notified in advance the division of liquor control, the department of public safety, and the chief, sheriff, or other principal peace officer of the local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the premises.

(B)(1) An application for the issuance of an F-8 permit is subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (A) of section 4303.26 of the Revised Code.

(2) The liquor control commission shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code rules necessary to administer this section.

(C) No F-8 permit holder shall sell beer or intoxicating liquor beyond the hours of sale allowed by the permit. This division imposes strict liability on the holder of an F-8 permit and on any officer, agent, or employee of that permit holder.

(D) Nothing in this section prohibits the division from issuing an F, F-2, or F-6 permit for a specific event not conducted by the holder of an F-8 permit provided that the holder of the F-8 permit certifies to the division that it will not exercise its permit privileges during that specific event.

Section 4303.209 | F-9 permits to nonprofit corporation for events on park property.

• Effective: April 30, 2024
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly

(A)(1) The division of liquor control may issue an F-9 permit to any of the following:

(a) A nonprofit corporation that operates a park on property leased from a municipal corporation;

(b) A nonprofit corporation that provides or manages entertainment programming pursuant to an agreement with a nonprofit corporation that operates a park on property leased from a municipal corporation;

(c) A nonprofit corporation that provides or manages entertainment programming at a municipal park pursuant to an agreement with the municipal corporation.

An F-9 permit holder may sell beer or intoxicating liquor by the individual drink at specific events conducted within the park property and appurtenant streets, but only if, and only at times at which, the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor on the premises is otherwise permitted by law.

(2) The division may issue separate F-9 permits under division (A)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section for the same location to be effective during the same time period. However, the permit privileges may be exercised by only one of the holders of an F-9 permit at specific events. The other holder of an F-9 permit shall certify to the division that it will not exercise its permit privileges during that specific event.

(3) The premises on which an F-9 permit will be used shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper supervision of the permit's use by state and local law enforcement officers. Sales under an F-9 permit shall be confined to the same hours permitted to the holder of a D-3 permit.

(4) The fee for an F-9 permit is one thousand seven hundred dollars. An F-9 permit is effective for a period not to exceed nine months as specified in the permit. An F-9 permit is not transferable or renewable. However, the holder of an F-9 permit may apply for a new F-9 permit at any time. The holder of an F-9 permit shall make sales only at those specific events about which the permit holder has notified in advance the division of liquor control, the department of public safety, and the chief, sheriff, or other principal peace officer of the local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the premises.

(B)(1) An application for the issuance of an F-9 permit is subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (A) of section 4303.26 of the Revised Code.

(2) The liquor control commission shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to administer this section.

(C) No F-9 permit holder shall sell beer or intoxicating liquor beyond the hours of sale allowed by the permit. This division imposes strict liability on the holder of an F-9 permit and on any officer, agent, or employee of that permit holder.

(D) Nothing in this section prohibits the division from issuing an F-2 permit for a specific event not conducted by the holder of an F-9 permit provided that the holder of the F-9 permit certifies to the division that it will not exercise its permit privileges during that specific event.

Last updated February 12, 2024 at 9:07 AM

Section 4303.2010 | F-10 permit.

• Effective: March 23, 2022
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Farmers market" means a farmers market registered with the director of agriculture under section 3717.221 of the Revised Code. "Farmers market" does not include a for-profit farmers market, a farmers market located at a rest area within the limits of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, a farmers market located at a service facility as defined in Chapter 5537. of the Revised Code that is along the Ohio turnpike, or a farmers market with fewer than five farmers market participants.

(2) "Qualified winery" means an A-2 or A-2f permit holder that produces less than two hundred and fifty thousand gallons of wine per year or an S-1 permit holder.

(B) The division of liquor control may issue an F-10 permit to a person who organizes a farmers market. Pursuant to the permit, the F-10 permit holder may allow a farmers market participant that is a qualified winery to do the following at the location of the farmers market:

(1) Sell tasting samples of wine manufactured by the qualified winery for consumption on the premises where the farmers market is located;

(2) Sell wine manufactured by the qualified winery in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where the farmers market is located.

(C) An applicant for an F-10 permit shall submit an application for the permit to the division of liquor control. The application shall include the location of the farmers market that is the subject of the application.

(D) The premises of the farmers market for which the F-10 permit is issued shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-10 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, the division of liquor control shall suspend that permit holder's privileges in that portion of the premises in which the F-10 permit is in effect.

(E) No qualified winery shall do any of the following at a farmers market for which an F-10 permit has been issued:

(1) Sell a tasting sample in an amount that exceeds one ounce;

(2) Sell more than one sample of each wine offered for sale to any one person;

(3) Sell more than five varieties of wine as tasting samples per day;

(4) Sell a variety of wine that is offered for distribution by a wholesale distributor in any state. Division (E)(4) of this section does not apply to a variety of wine solely distributed by the qualified winery.

(5) Sell more than four and one-half liters of wine per household for off-premises consumption under division (B)(2) of this section;

(6) Allow any person other than the qualified winery, a member of the applicable qualified winery's family, or an employee of the applicable qualified winery to sell wine.

(F) The F-10 permit is effective for nine months. The permit is not renewable. However, a person who organizes a farmers market may re-apply for a new permit. The fee for the F-10 permit is one hundred dollars.

(G) A qualified winery shall not conduct the activities described in division (B) of this section unless the sale of wine for consumption on the premises and the sale of wine for consumption off the premises is authorized in the election precinct in which the farmers market that is the subject of the F-10 permit is located.

(H) No F-10 permit holder shall allow more than four qualified wineries per day to conduct the activities described in division (B) of this section on the premises of the applicable farmers market.

Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:14 PM

Section 4303.2011 | F-11 liquor permit to nonprofit organizations promoting craft beers.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation, association, group, institution, society, or other organization that:

(1) Is exempt from federal income taxation;

(2) Has a membership of two hundred fifty or more persons.

(B) The division of liquor control may issue an F-11 permit to a nonprofit organization to conduct an event if the event has all of the following characteristics:

(1) The event is coordinated by the nonprofit organization and the nonprofit organization is responsible for the activities at the event.

(2) One of the event's purposes is the introduction, showcasing, or promotion of craft beers manufactured in this state.

(3) The event includes the sale of food for consumption on the premises where sold.

(4) The event features at least twenty A-1c permit holders, who are members of the nonprofit organization that has organized the event, as participants. The nonprofit organization may allow any number of A-1 permit holders to participate in the event.

(C) An F-11 permit holder may sell, at the event, beer that it has purchased from the A-1 or A-1c permit holders that are participating in the event or from the participating A-1 or A-1c permit holder's assigned B-1 permit holder. The F-11 permit holder may sell the beer in four-ounce samples or in containers not exceeding sixteen ounces for consumption on the premises where sold.

The F-11 permit holder may sell beer on the F-11 permit premises only where and when the sale of beer is otherwise permitted by law.

(D) The F-11 permit holder shall clearly define and sufficiently restrict the premises of the event to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-11 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, that permit holder's privileges are suspended in that portion of the premises in which the F-11 permit is in effect.

(E)(1) No F-11 permit is effective for more than seventy-two consecutive hours. However, for purposes of an exposition at the state fairgrounds, an F-11 permit is effective for the duration of the exposition.

(2) No sales of beer shall take place under an F-11 permit after one a.m.

(F) The division shall not issue more than six F-11 permits to the same nonprofit organization in any one calendar year.

(G) An applicant for an F-11 permit shall apply for the permit not later than thirty days prior to the first day of the event for which the permit is sought. In the application, the applicant shall list all of the A-1 and A-1c permit holders that will participate in the event. The fee for the F-11 permit is sixty dollars for each day of the event.

The division shall prepare and make available an F-11 permit application form and may require applicants for and holders of the F-11 permit to provide information that is in addition to that required by this section and that is necessary for the administration of this section.

(H)(1) An F-11 permit holder is responsible, and is subject to penalties, for any violations of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code that occur during the event.

(2) An F-11 permit holder shall not allow an A-1 or A-1c permit holder to participate in the event if the A-1 or A-1c permit or, if applicable, the A-1-A permit of that A-1 or A-1c permit holder is under suspension.

(3) The division may refuse to issue an F-11 permit to an applicant if both of the following apply:

(a) The applicant has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of violating this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code while operating under a previously issued F-11 permit.

(b) The violation occurred within the two years preceding the filing of the new F-11 permit application.

(I) Notwithstanding any provision of section 4301.24 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the liquor control commission to the contrary, employees of an A-1 or A-1c permit holder or B-1 permit holder, or employees or agents of a B-1 permit holder may assist an F-11 permit holder in serving beer at an event for which an F-11 permit is issued.

Last updated September 1, 2023 at 12:08 PM

Section 4303.2012 | F-12 liquor permit to sell beer and wine at special functions.

• Effective: April 12, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 674 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Organization" means an association or employer of ten or more persons, a labor union, or a charitable organization.

(2) "Special function" means a function that has a social, recreational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, political, patriotic, or athletic purpose. "Special function" does not include any function the proceeds of which are for the profit or gain of any individual.

(B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the division of liquor control may issue an F-12 permit to an organization to do both of the following:

(1) Purchase beer from holders of A-1, A-1c, and B-1 permits and to sell the beer at special functions held during the validity period of the F-12 permit;

(2) Purchase wine from holders of A-2, A-2f, B-2, and B-5 permits and to sell the wine at special functions held during the validity period of the F-12 permit.

An F-12 permit is valid for ninety days. Not more than one F-12 permit may be issued to the same applicant in any one-year period.

(C) An F-12 permit may be issued to an organization if the premises of the event for which the F-12 permit is sought is located in a precinct, or at a particular location in a precinct, in which the sale of beer and wine is otherwise permitted by law. However, sales under an F-12 permit on Sundays are not affected by whether Sunday sales of beer and wine for consumption on the premises where sold are allowed to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the event is to be held.

(D) The fee for the F-12 permit is five hundred dollars.

Section 4303.21 | G permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit G may be issued to the owner of a pharmacy in charge of a licensed pharmacist to be named in the permit for the sale at retail of alcohol for medicinal purposes in quantities at each sale of not more than one gallon upon the written prescription of a physician or dentist who is lawfully and regularly engaged in the practice of the physician's or dentist's profession in this state, and for the sale of industrial alcohol for mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes to a person known by the seller to be engaged in mechanical, chemical, or scientific pursuits; all subject to section 4303.34 of the Revised Code. The fee for this permit is one hundred dollars.

Section 4303.22 | H permit; monthly report.

• Effective: September 29, 2017
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) Permit H may be issued for a fee of three hundred dollars to a for-hire motor carrier who holds a license issued by the public utilities commission to transport beer, intoxicating liquor, and alcohol, or any of them, in this state for delivery or use in this state. This section does not prevent the division of liquor control from contracting with for-hire motor carriers for the delivery or transportation of liquor for the division, and any for-hire motor carrier so contracting with the division is eligible for an H permit. Manufacturers or wholesale distributors of beer or intoxicating liquor other than spirituous liquor who transport or deliver their own products to or from their premises licensed under this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code by their own trucks as an incident to the purchase or sale of such beverages need not obtain an H permit. Carriers by rail shall receive an H permit upon application for it.

(B)(1) Every person that transports beer or intoxicating liquor into this state for delivery in this state to an individual or entity, other than to the holder of a permit issued under this chapter, shall prepare and submit a monthly report to the division. The report shall contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the person preparing and submitting the report;

(b) The period of time covered by the report;

(c) The name and business address of each consignor of the beer or intoxicating liquor;

(d) The name and address of each consignee of the beer or intoxicating liquor;

(e) The weight of, and unique tracking number assigned for, each delivery of beer or intoxicating liquor to each consignee;

(f) The date of delivery.

The division shall make any such report available to the public upon request under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

(2) Upon the division's request and not later than thirty days after the request, a person that submits a report shall provide the documents used to prepare the report to the division. The person shall keep and maintain the documents for a period of two years after the submission of the applicable report, unless the division, in writing, authorizes the destruction of the documents at an earlier date. The person shall allow the division, any other state regulatory body, or any law enforcement agency to inspect the documents at any time during regular business hours.

(3) No person shall violate division (B) of this section.

If a person willfully violates division (B) of this section, the liquor control commission may suspend or revoke any permit issued to the person under this chapter.

(C) This section does not prevent the division from issuing, upon the payment of the permit fee, an H permit to any person, partnership, firm, or corporation licensed by any other state to engage in the business of manufacturing and brewing or producing beer, wine, and mixed beverages or any person, partnership, firm, or corporation licensed by the United States or any other state to engage in the business of importing beer, wine, and mixed beverages manufactured outside the United States.

The manufacturer, brewer, or importer of products manufactured outside the United States, upon the issuance of an H permit, may transport, ship, and deliver only its own products to holders of B-1 or B-5 permits in Ohio in motor trucks and equipment owned and operated by such class H permit holder. No H permit shall be issued by the division to such applicant until the applicant files with the division a liability insurance certificate or policy satisfactory to the division, in a sum of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars for property damage and for not less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars for loss sustained by reason of injury or death and with such other terms as the division considers necessary to adequately protect the interest of the public, having due regard for the number of persons and amount of property affected. The certificate or policy shall insure the manufacturer, brewer, or importer of products manufactured outside the United States against loss sustained by reason of the death of or injury to persons, and for loss of or damage to property, from the negligence of such class H permit holder in the operation of its motor vehicles or equipment in this state.

Section 4303.23 | I permit.

• Effective: September 26, 2003
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

Permit I may be issued to wholesale druggists to purchase alcohol from the holders of A-3 permits and to import alcohol into this state subject to terms imposed by the division of liquor control; to sell at wholesale to physicians, dentists, druggists, veterinary surgeons, manufacturers, hospitals, infirmaries, and medical or educational institutions using such alcohol for medicinal, mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes, and to holders of G permits for nonbeverage purposes only; and to sell alcohol at retail in total quantities at each sale of not more than one quart, upon the written prescription of a physician or dentist who is lawfully and regularly engaged in the practice of the physician's or dentist's profession in this state. The sale of alcohol under this section is subject to section 4303.34 of the Revised Code. The fee for this permit is two hundred dollars.

"Wholesale druggists," as used in this, section includes all persons holding federal wholesale liquor dealers' licenses and who are engaged in the sale of medicinal drugs, proprietary medicines, and surgical and medical appliances and apparatus, at wholesale.

Section 4303.231 | W permit.

• Effective: July 23, 2004
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 306 - 125th General Assembly

Permit W may be issued to a manufacturer or supplier of beer or intoxicating liquor to operate a warehouse for the storage of beer or intoxicating liquor within this state and to sell those products from the warehouse only to holders of B permits in this state and to other customers outside this state under rules adopted by the liquor control commission. Each holder of a B permit with a supplier registration on file with the division of liquor control may purchase beer or intoxicating liquor if designated by the permit to make those purchases, from the holder of a W permit. The fee for a W permit is one thousand five hundred sixty-three dollars for each warehouse during the year covered by the permit.

Section 4303.232 | S-1 permit.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A)(1) The division of liquor control may issue an S-1 permit to a person that manufactures beer or less than two hundred fifty thousand gallons of wine per year. If the person resides outside this state, the person shall comply with the requirements governing the issuance of licenses or permits that authorize the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by the appropriate authority of the state in which the person resides and by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury.

(2) The fee for the S-1 permit is twenty-five dollars.

(3) An S-1 permit holder may sell beer or wine to a personal consumer by receiving and filling orders that the personal consumer submits to the permit holder. The permit holder shall sell only beer or wine that the permit holder has manufactured to a personal consumer.

(4) An S-1 permit holder shall renew the permit in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that the renewal shall not be subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (B) of that section.

(5) The division may refuse to renew an S-1 permit for any of the reasons specified in section 4303.292 of the Revised Code or if the holder of the permit fails to do any of the following:

(a) Collect and pay all applicable taxes specified in division (B) of this section;

(b) Pay the permit fee;

(c) Comply with this section or any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) An S-1 permit holder who sells wine shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of wine to a personal consumer that are levied under sections 4301.421, 4301.43, and 4301.432 and Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code.

(2) An S-1 permit holder who sells beer shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of beer to a personal consumer that are levied under sections 4301.42 and 4301.421 and Chapters 4305., 4307., 5739., and 5741. of the Revised Code.

(C)(1) An S-1 permit holder shall send a shipment of beer or wine that has been paid for by a personal consumer to that personal consumer via an H permit holder. Prior to sending a shipment of beer or wine to a personal consumer, an S-1 permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall make a bona fide effort to ensure that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age. The shipment of beer or wine shall be shipped in a package that clearly states that it contains alcohol. No person shall fail to comply with division (C)(1) of this section.

(2) Upon delivering a shipment of beer or wine to a personal consumer, an H permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall verify that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age by checking the personal consumer's driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code.

(3) An S-1 permit holder shall keep a record of each shipment of beer or wine that the permit holder sends to a personal consumer. The records shall be used for all of the following:

(a) To provide a copy of each beer or wine shipment invoice to the tax commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The invoice shall include the name of each personal consumer that purchased beer or wine from the S-1 permit holder in accordance with this section and any other information required by the tax commissioner.

(b) To provide annually in electronic format by electronic means a report to the division. The report shall include the name and address of each personal consumer that purchased beer or wine from the S-1 permit holder in accordance with this section, the quantity of beer or wine purchased by each personal consumer, and any other information requested by the division. The division shall prescribe and provide an electronic form for the report and shall determine the specific electronic means that the S-1 permit holder must use to submit the report.

(c) To notify a personal consumer of any health or welfare recalls of the beer or wine that has been purchased by the personal consumer.

(D) As used in this section, "personal consumer" means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age, is a resident of this state, does not hold a permit issued under this chapter, and intends to use beer or wine purchased in accordance with this section for personal consumption only and not for resale or other commercial purposes.

(E) An S-1 permit holder shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.

Last updated September 9, 2021 at 3:32 PM

Section 4303.233 | S-2 permit.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section, "personal consumer" means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age, is a resident of this state, does not hold a permit issued under this chapter, and intends to use wine purchased in accordance with this section for personal consumption only and not for resale or other commercial purposes.

(B)(1) The division of liquor control may issue an S-2 permit to a person that manufactures two hundred fifty thousand gallons or more of wine per year. If the person resides outside this state, the person shall comply with the requirements governing the issuance of licenses or permits that authorize the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by the appropriate authority of the state in which the person resides and by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury.

(2) An S-2 permit holder may sell wine to a personal consumer by receiving and filling orders that the personal consumer submits to the permit holder. The permit holder shall sell only wine that the permit holder has manufactured to a personal consumer. An S-2 permit holder may use a fulfillment warehouse registered under section 4303.234 of the Revised Code to send a shipment of wine to a personal consumer. A fulfillment warehouse is an agent of an S-2 permit holder and an S-2 permit holder is liable for violations of this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code that are committed by the fulfillment warehouse regarding wine shipped on behalf of the S-2 permit holder.

(C) An S-2 permit holder shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of wine to a personal consumer that are levied under sections 4301.421, 4301.43, and 4301.432 and Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code.

(D)(1) An S-2 permit holder shall send a shipment of wine that has been paid for by a personal consumer to that personal consumer via an H permit holder. Prior to sending a shipment of wine to a personal consumer, the S-2 permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall make a bona fide effort to ensure that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age. The shipment of wine shall be shipped in a package that clearly states that it contains alcohol. No person shall fail to comply with division (D)(1) of this section.

(2) Upon delivering a shipment of wine to a personal consumer, an H permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall verify that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age by checking the personal consumer's driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code.

(3) An S-2 permit holder shall keep a record of each shipment of wine that the permit holder sends to a personal consumer. The records shall be used for all of the following:

(a) To provide a copy of each wine shipment invoice to the tax commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The invoice shall include the name of each personal consumer that purchased wine from the S-2 permit holder in accordance with this section and any other information required by the tax commissioner.

(b) To provide annually in electronic format by electronic means a report to the division. The report shall include the name and address of each personal consumer that purchased wine from the S-2 permit holder in accordance with this section, the quantity of wine purchased by each personal consumer, and any other information requested by the division. If the S-2 permit holder uses a fulfillment warehouse registered under section 4303.234 of the Revised Code to send a shipment of wine on behalf of the S-2 permit holder, the S-2 permit holder need not include the personal consumer information for that shipment in the report. The division shall prescribe and provide an electronic form for the report and shall determine the specific electronic means that the S-2 permit holder must use to submit the report.

(c) To notify a personal consumer of any health or welfare recalls of the wine that has been purchased by the personal consumer.

(E) An S-2 permit holder shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.

(F)(1) An S-2 permit holder shall renew the permit in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that the renewal shall not be subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (B) of that section.

(2) The division may refuse to renew an S-2 permit for any of the reasons specified in section 4303.292 of the Revised Code or if the permit holder fails to do any of the following:

(a) Collect and pay all applicable taxes specified in division (C) of this section;

(b) Pay the permit fee;

(c) Comply with this section or any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.

(G) The initial fee for the S-2 permit is two hundred fifty dollars. The renewal fee for the S-2 permit is one hundred dollars.

Last updated September 30, 2021 at 4:26 AM

Section 4303.234 | Wine fulfillment warehouses.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Fulfillment warehouse" means a person that operates a warehouse that is located outside this state and has entered into a written agreement with an S-2 permit holder to fulfill orders of the S-2 permit holder's wine to personal consumers via delivery by an H permit holder.

(2) "Personal consumer" has the same meaning as in section 4303.233 of the Revised Code.

(B) A fulfillment warehouse may send a shipment of wine sold by an S-2 permit holder to a personal consumer via an H permit holder. A fulfillment warehouse shall provide annually in electronic format by electronic means a report to the division not later than March first. The annual report shall include all of the following:

(1) The name and address of the fulfillment warehouse. The fulfillment warehouse shall include the address of each location owned or operated by the fulfillment warehouse that is used to ship wine to personal consumers in this state.

(2) The name and address of each S-2 liquor permit holder with which the fulfillment warehouse has entered into an agreement;

(3) The name and address of each personal consumer that the fulfillment warehouse sends wine to and the quantity of wine purchased by the personal consumer;

(4) The shipping tracking number provided by the H permit holder for each shipment of wine delivered to a personal consumer. The division shall prescribe and provide an electronic form for the report and shall determine the specific electronic means that the fulfillment warehouse must use to submit the report.

(E) The division may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to administer and enforce this section.

Last updated November 19, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Section 4303.235 | [Former R.C. 4303.234, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holder and fulfillment warehouse regulation.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

All B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holders and fulfillment warehouses, as defined in section 4303.234 of the Revised Code, are subject to the following:

(A) Audit by the division of liquor control or the department of taxation;

(B) Jurisdiction of the liquor control commission, the division of liquor control, the department of taxation, the department of public safety, and the courts of this state; and

(C) The statutes and rules of this state.

Last updated October 14, 2021 at 5:25 PM

Section 4303.236 | [Former R.C. 4303.233, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Household limit on wine purchases; shipments of wine and beer to personal consumers.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) No family household shall purchase more than twenty-four cases of twelve bottles of seven hundred fifty milliliters of wine in one year.

(B)(1) Except as provided in sections 4303.185 and 4303.27 of the Revised Code, no person shall knowingly send or transport a shipment of wine to a personal consumer, as defined in section 4303.233 of the Revised Code, without an S-1 or S-2 permit or registering as a fulfillment warehouse under section 4303.234 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply to an H permit holder.

(2) Except as provided in sections 4303.185 and 4303.27 of the Revised Code, no person shall knowingly send or transport a shipment of beer to a personal consumer, as defined in section 4303.232 of the Revised Code, without an S-1 permit. This division does not apply to an H permit holder.

(C) A person that is not a beer or wine manufacturer, including the holder of any retail permit in this state or outside of this state, shall not obtain or attempt to obtain a B-2a, S-1, or S-2 permit.

Last updated October 14, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Section 4303.237 | R permit for repackaging beer, wine, or mixed beverages.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Container" means a can, bottle, or box of beer, wine, or mixed beverage that is sealed by the manufacturer of the beer, wine, or mixed beverage.

(2) "Repackaging" means the process by which containers of beer, wine, and mixed beverages are rebundled into new configurations of those containers or with other promotional merchandise.

(B) The division of liquor control may issue an R permit to either of the following:

(1) A manufacturer or supplier of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for purposes of repackaging the beer, wine, or mixed beverages; or

(2) An entity operating under a written authorization from the manufacturer or supplier to operate a repackaging facility for the repackaging of beer, wine, or mixed beverages.

(B) An R permit holder may only deliver beer, wine, or mixed beverages that the permit holder repackages to the following:

(1) The manufacturer or supplier that supplied the beer, wine, or mixed beverages to the R permit holder for repackaging purposes;

(2) A B permit holder that is authorized by the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier to sell or distribute the repackaged beer, wine, or mixed beverages in this state;

(3) An entity outside this state if so authorized by the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier.

(C) An R permit holder shall ensure both of the following:

(1) That beer, wine, or mixed beverages repackaged and delivered to a B permit holder pursuant to division (B) of this section has been registered with the division of liquor control under division (A)(8)(b) of section 4301.10 of the Revised Code; and

(2) That a territory designation form has been filed with the division for the beer, wine, or mixed beverages.

(D) An R permit holder shall not deliver to a B permit holder more repackaged beer, wine, or mixed beverages than the B permit holder specifically ordered.

The title to beer, wine, or mixed beverages in the possession of an R permit holder shall remain with the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier for whom it is being repackaged.

(E) The liquor control commission shall revoke an R permit if the R permit holder possesses or delivers beer, wine, or mixed beverages in violation of this section.

(F) An R permit holder shall not have any financial interest in any other permit authorized under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, except that a manufacturer may hold a manufacturing permit.

(G) The fee for the R permit is seven hundred fifty dollars for each location.

Last updated September 9, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Section 4303.24 | Permit fees.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

All application processing fees shall be remitted to the division of liquor control when applications are filed. The pendency, priority, or validity of an application for a permit or duplicate permit received by the division shall not be affected because the division did not issue the permit applied for or the applicant failed to appeal to the liquor control commission.

The division, prior to the granting of a permit or duplicate permit applied for, shall notify, by certified mail, the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. The applicant or the applicant's authorized agent, within thirty days after the mailing of that notice, shall pay to the division the entire amount of any unpaid requisite permit fee required by sections 4303.02 to 4303.231 or, in the case of a duplicate permit, section 4303.30 of the Revised Code, if the permit or duplicate permit is issued during the first six months of the year the permit or duplicate permit covers, or one-half of the amount of the requisite permit fee, if the permit or duplicate permit is issued during the last six months of the year the permit or duplicate permit covers. If the notice is returned because of failure or refusal of delivery, the division shall send another notice, by regular mail or by electronic means as determined by the division to provide proper notice under the laws of this state, to the applicant or the applicant's agent. If the applicant fails to pay the applicable amount of that requisite permit fee within thirty days of the mailing of the last notice, the division shall cancel the applicant's application.

All other fees shall be paid at the time and in the manner prescribed by the division. The liquor control commission may adopt rules requiring reports or returns for the purpose of determining the amounts of additional permit fees.

Last updated September 18, 2023 at 10:26 AM

Section 4303.25 | Prohibited acts - sales representatives to be registered.

• Effective: March 22, 2012
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 243 - 129th General Assembly

No person personally or by the person's clerk, agent, or employee shall manufacture, manufacture for sale, offer, keep, or possess for sale, furnish or sell, or solicit the purchase or sale of any beer or intoxicating liquor in this state, or transport, import, or cause to be transported or imported any beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol in or into this state for delivery, use, or sale, unless the person has fully complied with this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or is the holder of a permit issued by the division of liquor control and in force at the time.

The superintendent of liquor control may adopt rules requiring a person acting as an agent, solicitor, trade marketing professional, or salesperson for a manufacturer, supplier, broker, trade marketing company, or wholesale distributor, who solicits permit holders authorized to deal in beer and intoxicating liquor, to be registered with the division and may cite the registrant to the liquor control commission for a violation of this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted by the commission or superintendent.

A trade marketing professional may be registered for more than one trade marketing company.

No manufacturer, supplier, wholesale distributor, broker, or retailer of beer or intoxicating liquor, or other person shall employ, retain, or otherwise utilize any person in this state to act as an employee, agent, solicitor, or salesperson, or act in any other representative capacity to sell, solicit, take orders, or receive offers to purchase or expressions of interest to purchase beer or intoxicating liquor from any person, at any location other than a liquor permit premises, except as specifically authorized by Chapter 4301. or 4303. of the Revised Code or rules adopted thereunder. No function, event, or party shall take place at any location other than a liquor permit premises where any person acts in any manner to sell, solicit, take orders, or receive offers to purchase or expressions of intent to purchase beer or intoxicating liquor to or from any person, except as specifically authorized by Chapter 4301. or 4303. of the Revised Code or rules adopted thereunder.

As used in this section, "trade marketing company" and "trade marketing professional" have the same meanings as in section 4301.171 of the Revised Code.

Section 4303.251 | Consumer product instruction or sample servings provided without permit.

• Effective: July 10, 2014
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 173 - 130th General Assembly

(A) A manufacturer, supplier, broker, or wholesale distributor of beer or intoxicating liquor, or an agent, solicitor, or salesperson who is registered under section 4303.25 of the Revised Code and who represents the manufacturer, supplier, broker, or wholesale distributor of beer or intoxicating liquor, may conduct consumer product instruction, or provide sample servings of the manufacturer's, supplier's, broker's, or wholesale distributor's products, on the premises of a retail permit holder who is authorized to sell the products for on-premises consumption, without the manufacturer, supplier, broker, wholesale distributor, agent, solicitor, or salesperson having to be issued a retail permit under this chapter. The person providing a sample serving shall purchase the beer or intoxicating liquor at the ordinary retail price from the retail permit holder whose premises are involved. The liquor control commission shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.

(B) A manufacturer, supplier, or broker of beer, wine, or mixed beverages, or an agent, solicitor, or salesperson who is registered under section 4303.25 of the Revised Code and who represents the manufacturer, supplier, or broker of beer, wine, or mixed beverages, may conduct consumer product instruction, or provide sample servings of the manufacturer's, supplier's, or broker's products on the premises of a retail permit holder who holds a D-8 permit and who is authorized to sell the products for off-premises consumption, without the manufacturer, supplier, broker, agent, solicitor, or salesperson having to be issued a retail permit under this chapter. The person providing a sample serving shall purchase the beer, wine, or mixed beverages at the ordinary retail price from the D-8 permit holder and shall limit the amount and frequency of the sample servings to those authorized pursuant to the D-8 permit. The liquor control commission shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.

Division (B) of this section does not apply to a wholesale distributor.

Section 4303.26 | Permit application - transfer of ownership or location - notice to political subdivision.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Applications for regular permits authorized by sections 4303.02 to 4303.23 of the Revised Code may be filed with the division of liquor control. No permit shall be issued by the division until fifteen days after the application for it is filed. An applicant for the issuance of a new permit shall pay a processing fee of one hundred dollars when filing application for the permit, if the permit is then available, or shall pay the processing fee when a permit becomes available, if it is not available when the applicant initially files the application. When an application for a new class C or D permit is filed, when class C or D permits become available, or when an application for transfer of ownership of a class C or D permit or transfer of a location of a class C or D permit is filed, no permit shall be issued, nor shall the location or the ownership of a permit be transferred, by the division until the division notifies the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the business or event is or is to be located within the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, or the clerk of the board of county commissioners and the fiscal officer of the board of township trustees in the county in which the business or event is or is to be conducted if the business is or is to be located outside the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, and an opportunity is provided officials or employees of the municipal corporation or county and township, who shall be designated by the legislative authority or the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, for a complete hearing upon the advisability of the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of the permit. In this hearing, no objection to the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of the permit shall be based upon noncompliance of the proposed permit premises with local zoning regulations which prohibit the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor, in an area zoned for commercial or industrial uses, for a permit premises that would otherwise qualify for a proper permit issued by the division.

When the division sends notice to the legislative or executive authority of the political subdivision, as required by this section, the division shall also so notify, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, the chief peace officer of the political subdivision. Upon the request of the chief peace officer, the division shall send the chief peace officer a copy of the application for the issuance or the transfer of ownership or location of the permit and all other documents or materials filed by the applicant or applicants in relation to the application. The chief peace officer may appear and testify, either in person or through a representative, at any hearing held on the advisability of the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of the permit. The hearing shall be held in the central office of the division, except that upon written request of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, the hearing shall be held in the county seat of the county where the applicant's business is or is to be conducted.

If the business or event specified in an application for the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of any regular permit authorized by sections 4303.02 to 4303.23 of the Revised Code, except for an F-2 permit, is, or is to be operated, within five hundred feet from the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a school, church, library, public playground, or township park, no permit shall be issued, nor shall the location or the ownership of a permit be transferred, by the division until written notice of the filing of the application with the division is served, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, upon the authorities in control of the school, church, library, public playground, or township park and an opportunity is provided them for a complete hearing upon the advisability of the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of the permit. In this hearing, no objection to the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of the permit shall be based upon the noncompliance of the proposed permit premises with local zoning regulations which prohibit the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor, in an area zoned for commercial or industrial uses, for a permit premises that would otherwise qualify for a proper permit issued by the division. Upon the written request of any of these authorities, the hearing shall be held in the county seat of the county where the applicant's business is or is to be conducted.

A request for any hearing authorized by this section shall be made no later than thirty days from the time of notification by the division. This thirty-day period begins on the date the division mails notice to the legislative authority or the date on which the division mails notice to or, by personal service, serves notice upon, the institution. The division shall conduct a hearing if the request for the hearing is postmarked by the deadline date. The division may allow, upon cause shown by the requesting legislative authority or board, an extension of thirty additional days for the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, board of township trustees of the township, or board of county commissioners of the county in which a permit premises is or is to be located to object to the issuance, transfer of ownership, or transfer of location of a permit. The request for the extension shall be made by the legislative authority or board to the division no later than thirty days after the time of notification by the division.

(B) When an application for transfer of ownership of a permit is filed with the division, the division shall give notice of the application to the tax commissioner. Within twenty days after receiving this notification, the commissioner shall notify the division of liquor control and the proposed transferee of the permit if the permit holder owes to this state any delinquent horse-racing taxes, alcoholic beverage taxes, motor fuel taxes, petroleum activity taxes, sales or use taxes, cigarette taxes, other tobacco product taxes, income taxes withheld from employee compensation, commercial activity taxes, gross casino revenue taxes, or gross receipts taxes levied pursuant to section 5739.101 of the Revised Code, or has failed to file any corresponding returns or submit any information required by the commissioner, as required for such taxes, to the extent that any delinquent payment or return, or any failure to submit information, is known to the department of taxation at the time of the application. The division shall not transfer ownership of the permit until payments known to be delinquent are resolved, returns known to be delinquent are filed, and any information required by the commissioner has been provided. As used in this division, "resolved" means that the delinquent payment has been paid in full or an amount sufficient to satisfy the delinquent payment is in escrow for the benefit of the state. The commissioner shall notify the division of the resolution. After the division has received the notification from the commissioner, the division may proceed to transfer ownership of the permit. Nothing in this division shall be construed to affect or limit the responsibilities or liabilities of the transferor or the transferee imposed by Chapter 3769., 4301., 4303., 4305., 5735., 5736., 5739., 5741., 5743., 5747., 5751., or 5753. of the Revised Code.

(C) No F or F-2 permit shall be issued for an event until the applicant has, by means of a form that the division shall provide to the applicant, notified the chief peace officer of the political subdivision in which the event will be conducted of the date, time, place, and duration of the event.

(D) The division of liquor control shall notify an applicant for a permit authorized by sections 4303.02 to 4303.23 of the Revised Code of an action pending or judgment entered against a liquor permit premises, of which the division has knowledge, pursuant to section 3767.03 or 3767.05 of the Revised Code if the applicant is applying for a permit at the location of the premises that is the subject of the action under section 3767.03 or judgment under section 3767.05 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Section 4303.261 | Transfers where permit premises located in more than one election precinct.

• Effective: March 30, 1999
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 - 122nd General Assembly

If a permit issued under this chapter is canceled as the result of an election held under sections 4301.32 to 4301.41 or section 4305.14 of the Revised Code and the permit premises for that permit is in a building located in more than one election precinct, the division of liquor control shall not transfer that permit or another permit of the same class, or issue another permit of the same class, to a premises in another part of the same building that is not located in the precinct in which the local option election was held, until the results of a subsequent local option election held in that precinct allow the issuance or transfer of location of the permit in that precinct.

Section 4303.262 | Designation of resort area for purposes of issuing D-7 permits.

• Effective: June 29, 1988
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 562 - 117th General Assembly

The department of development shall designate resort areas, certify the geographical limits of such areas, and certify the tourist population of and the custom and habits of the tourists in such areas. The liquor control commission shall give notice as herein provided of public hearings to be held for the purpose of determining whether class D-7 permits shall be issued within such areas.

When the resort area certified by the department is located in whole or in part within the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, the liquor control commission shall notify the clerk of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation, by certified mail, of the date of the public hearing to determine whether such area shall be designated a resort area for purposes of issuing D-7 permits.

When the area certified by the department is located in whole or in part outside the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, the liquor control commission shall notify, by certified mail, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county in which such resort area is located. Such notice shall state the date of the public hearing to determine whether such area shall be designated a resort area for purposes of issuing D-7 permits.

In addition to the notice to the clerk of the legislative authority or the clerk of the county commissioners, or both, the liquor control commission shall cause public notice of the date of hearing for the purpose of designating such area as a resort area for the purpose of issuing D-7 permits to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area to be so designated. The hearing shall be held in a place designated by the liquor control commission.

At the public hearing the department shall testify concerning its findings and conclusions as to the designation of such area as a resort area. The legislative authority and the board of county commissioners shall be given the right to offer testimony either in support of or opposition to the designation of such area as a resort area. In addition, the liquor control commission shall give members of the general public the opportunity to give testimony either in support of or in opposition to such designation. Any member of the general public desiring to give testimony at such hearing shall give notice of such fact to the liquor control commission within five days of such hearing. The liquor control commission may limit the number of private citizens given the opportunity to testify at such public hearing and limit the length of their presentation. Any such limitation shall include an equal number of speakers in opposition to and in favor of such designation.

Within thirty days of such public hearing the liquor control commission shall approve or deny by order the designation as a resort area and may before approval modify the geographical limits certified to it. In its order the liquor control commission shall consider the testimony presented to it at such hearing and shall take into consideration the transient population during the resort season, the custom and habits of visitors and tourists to the area, and the promotion of the resort and tourist industry within the area. The commission shall revoke or modify the designation as a "resort area" when the area no longer qualifies. No revocation or modification of the designation shall be made unless the notice and hearing procedures provided in this section for the original designation of the area are followed.

Section 4303.27 | Term of permits - out-of state delivery.

• Effective: September 1, 2008
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 - 127th General Assembly

Each permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code shall authorize the person named to carry on the business specified at the place or in the boat, vessel, or classes of dining car equipment described, and shall be issued for one year, or part of one year, commencing on the day after the uniform expiration dates designated by the division of liquor control, or for the unexpired portion of such year, and no longer, subject to suspension, revocation, or cancellation as authorized or required by this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code. Upon application by a permit holder, the superintendent of liquor control may expand during specified seasons of the year the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued to include a premises immediately adjacent to the premises for which the permit was issued, so long as the immediately adjacent premises is under the permit holder's ownership and control and is located in an area where sales under the permit are not prohibited because of a local option election. Whenever the superintendent considers it advisable to cancel the unexpired portion of an outstanding permit in order that the permit may be issued on one of the uniform expiration dates designated by the superintendent, the superintendent shall credit to the holder a proportionate amount representing the unexpired portion of the permit year pursuant to section 4301.41 of the Revised Code. Such permit does not authorize the person named to carry on the business specified at any place or in any vehicle, boat, vessel, or class of dining car equipment other than that named, nor does it authorize any person other than the one named in such permit to carry on that business at the place or in the vehicle, boat, vessel, or class of dining car equipment named, except pursuant to compliance with the rules and orders of the division governing the assignment and transfer of permits, and with the consent of the division. The holder of a G permit may substitute the name of another licensed pharmacist for that entered on the permit, subject to rules of the division.

This chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code do not prohibit the holder of an A, B, C, or D permit from making deliveries of beer or intoxicating liquor containing not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume, or prohibit the holder of an A or B permit from selling or distributing beer or intoxicating liquor to a person at a place outside this state, or prohibit the holder of any such a permit, or an H permit, from delivering any beer or intoxicating liquor so sold from a point in this state to a point outside this state.

Section 4303.271 | Permit renewal - political subdivision objection.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (D) of this section, the holder of a permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code, who files an application for the renewal of the same class of permit for the same premises, shall be entitled to the renewal of the permit. The division of liquor control shall renew the permit unless the division rejects for good cause any renewal application, subject to the right of the applicant to appeal the rejection to the liquor control commission.

(B) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the board of township trustees, or the board of county commissioners of the county in which a permit premises is located may object to the renewal of a permit issued under sections 4303.11 to 4303.183 of the Revised Code for any of the reasons contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code. Any objection shall be made no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the permit, and the division shall accept the objection if it is postmarked no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the permit. The objection shall be made by a resolution specifying the reasons for objecting to the renewal and requesting a hearing, but no objection shall be based upon noncompliance of the permit premises with local zoning regulations that prohibit the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor in an area zoned for commercial or industrial uses, for a permit premises that would otherwise qualify for a proper permit issued by the division. The resolution shall be accompanied by a statement by the chief legal officer of the political subdivision that, in the chief legal officer's opinion, the objection is based upon substantial legal grounds within the meaning and intent of division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code.

Upon receipt of a resolution of a legislative authority or board objecting to the renewal of a permit and a statement from the chief legal officer, the division shall set a time for the hearing and send by certified mail to the permit holder, at the permit holder's usual place of business, a copy of the resolution and notice of the hearing. The division shall then hold a hearing in the central office of the division, except that, upon written request of the legislative authority or board, the hearing shall be held in the county seat of the county in which the permit premises is located, to determine whether the renewal shall be denied for any of the reasons contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code. Only the reasons for refusal contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code and specified in the resolution of objection shall be considered at the hearing.

The permit holder and the objecting legislative authority or board shall be parties to the proceedings under this section and shall have the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to offer evidence, to require the attendance of witnesses, and to cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.

(C) An application for renewal of a permit shall be filed with the division at least fifteen days prior to the expiration of an existing permit, and the existing permit shall continue in effect as provided in section 119.06 of the Revised Code until the application is approved or rejected by the division. Any holder of a permit, which has expired through failure to be renewed as provided in this section, shall obtain a renewal of the permit, upon filing an application for renewal with the division, at any time within thirty days from the date of the expired permit. A penalty of ten per cent of the permit fee shall be paid by the permit holder if the application for renewal is not filed at least fifteen days prior to the expiration of the permit.

(D)(1) Annually, the tax commissioner shall examine the department of taxation's records for the horse-racing, alcoholic beverage, motor fuel, petroleum activity, sales or use, cigarette, other tobacco products, employer withholding, commercial activity, and gross casino revenue tax and gross receipts taxes levied pursuant to section 5739.101 of the Revised Code for each holder of a permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code to determine if the permit holder is delinquent in filing any returns, submitting any information required by the commissioner, or remitting any payments with respect to those taxes or any fees, charges, penalties, or interest related to those taxes.

If any delinquency or liability exists, the commissioner shall send a notice of that fact to the permit holder in the manner provided in section 5703.37 of the Revised Code. The notice shall specify, in as much detail as is possible, the periods for which returns have not been filed and the nature and amount of unpaid assessments and other liabilities and shall be sent on or before the first day of the third month preceding the month in which the permit expires. The commissioner also shall notify the division of liquor control of the delinquency or liability, identifying the permit holder by name and permit number.

(2)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(4) of this section, the division of liquor control shall not renew the permit of any permit holder the tax commissioner has identified as being delinquent in filing any returns, providing any information, or remitting any payments with respect to the taxes listed in division (D)(1) of this section as of the first day of the sixth month preceding the month in which the permit expires, or of any permit holder the commissioner has identified as having been assessed by the department on or before the first day of the third month preceding the month in which the permit expires, until the division is notified by the commissioner that the delinquency, liability, or assessment has been resolved.

(b)(i) Within ninety days after the date on which the permit expires, any permit holder whose permit is not renewed under this division may file an appeal with the liquor control commission. The commission shall notify the tax commissioner regarding the filing of any such appeal. During the period in which the appeal is pending, the permit shall not be renewed by the division. The permit shall be reinstated if the permit holder and the commissioner or the attorney general demonstrate to the liquor control commission that the commissioner's notification of a delinquency or assessment was in error or that the issue of the delinquency or assessment has been resolved.

(ii) A permit holder who has filed an appeal under division (D)(2)(b)(i) of this section may file a motion to withdraw the appeal. The division of liquor control may renew a permit holder's permit if the permit holder has withdrawn such an appeal and the division receives written certification from the tax commissioner that the permit holder's delinquency or assessment has been resolved.

(3) A permit holder notified of delinquency or liability under this section may protest the notification to the tax commissioner on the basis that no return or information is delinquent and no tax, fee, charge, penalty, or interest is outstanding. The commissioner shall expeditiously consider any evidence submitted by the permit holder and, if it is determined that the notification was in error, immediately shall inform the division of liquor control that the renewal application may be granted. The renewal shall not be denied if the delinquency or unreported liability is the subject of a bona fide dispute as to the validity of the delinquency or unreported liability and is the subject of an assessment and of an appeal properly filed by the permit holder.

(4) If the commissioner concludes that under the circumstances the permit holder's delinquency or liability has been conditionally resolved, the commissioner shall allow the permit to be renewed, conditioned upon the permit holder's continuing performance in satisfying the delinquency and liability. The conditional nature of the renewal shall be specified in the notification given to the division of liquor control under division (D)(1) of this section. Upon receipt of notice of the resolution, the division shall issue a conditional renewal. If the taxpayer defaults on any agreement to pay the delinquency or liability or fails to keep subsequent tax or fee payments current, the liquor control commission, upon request and proof of the default or failure to keep subsequent tax or fee payments current, shall indefinitely suspend the permit holder's permit until all taxes or fees and interest due are paid.

(5) The commissioner may adopt rules to assist in administering the duties imposed by this section.

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Section 4303.272 | Safekeeping of permits.

• Effective: October 12, 2016
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly

As used in this section, "incompetent person" means a person who is so mentally impaired, as a result of a mental or physical illness or disability, as a result of an intellectual disability, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that the person is incapable of taking proper care of the person's self or property or fails to provide for the person's family or other persons for whom the person is charged by law to provide.

Any permit holder whose permit premises are destroyed or made unusable for any cause, or whose tenancy is terminated for any cause, shall deliver the permit holder's permit to the division of liquor control for safekeeping until such time as the original permit premises are made available for occupancy or new premises are secured by the permit holder or until new premises are secured by the permit holder outside the precinct affected by a local option election.

Unless the permit is to be cancelled as the result of a local option election held pursuant to section 4301.352 of the Revised Code, a permit holder whose permit is to be restricted or cancelled as the result of a local option election pursuant to sections 4301.32 to 4301.41 and 4305.14 of the Revised Code may, within the thirty-day period after the certification of the results of the election to the division, deliver the permit to the division for safekeeping subject to the renewal and transfer provision of this section. A permit holder whose permit is to be cancelled as the result of a local option election held pursuant to section 4301.352 of the Revised Code is not entitled to deliver the permit to the division for safekeeping.

If, as the result of the election, the use of a permit is made wholly unlawful and the permit holder does not deliver or is not entitled to deliver the permit to the division for safekeeping as provided in this section, the division shall forthwith cancel and pick up the permit.

During the period of time that a permit is held in safekeeping by the division, the permit holder shall be allowed to transfer the permit to other premises, subject to the provisions of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code.

If the expiration date of a permit occurs during the time it is held in safekeeping, the permit shall be renewed by the division if the permit holder complies with the other provisions of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, pertaining to the renewal of a permit. The division shall issue and then retain the renewed permit until the original permit premises become available for occupancy by the permit holder or until the permit holder secures other premises. The division shall return to the permit holder a permit renewed while in safekeeping when the original permit premises are made available for occupancy or new permit premises are secured by the permit holder, if the premises meet the requirements of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code.

A permit renewed while in safekeeping shall be considered in full force and effect and may be transferred by the division.

Should the permit holder be adjudged an incompetent person or die while the permit holder's permit is in safekeeping, the permit shall be transferred, upon application, by the division to the guardian, administrator, executor, or other fiduciary of the permit holder who shall have the same rights to the transfer, return, and renewal of the permit as is provided in this section for the permit holder.

A permit held in safekeeping shall not be renewed more than once while so held, unless the building from which the permit was taken for safekeeping or the building to which the permit is to be transferred is under construction or reconstruction, in which event the permit shall be held in safekeeping and shall, upon the application of the permit holder, be renewed at each expiration date until the construction or reconstruction of the building is completed.

Section 4303.28 | Sale of services in connection with the issuing of any permit prohibited.

• Effective: July 1, 1997
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly

No person shall sell or offer to sell services or shall solicit or receive anything of value in connection with the issuing of any permit under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, except on appeal or rehearing. Such chapters do not prevent an applicant for a permit from employing an attorney at law to assist the applicant in making application for a permit, or prevent an attorney at law from accompanying any applicant for a permit, or permit holder, in reference to any matter pending before the superintendent or the division of liquor control.

Section 4303.29 | Requirements and restrictions for permit holders.

• Effective: September 29, 2013
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly

(A) No permit, other than an H permit, shall be issued to a firm or partnership unless all the members of the firm or partnership are citizens of the United States. No permit, other than an H permit, shall be issued to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States. No permit, other than an E or H permit, shall be issued to any corporation organized under the laws of any country, territory, or state other than this state until it has furnished the division of liquor control with evidence that it has complied with the laws of this state relating to the transaction of business in this state.

The division may refuse to issue any permit to or refuse to renew any permit of any person convicted of any felony that is reasonably related to the person's fitness to operate a liquor permit business in this state. No holder of a permit shall sell, assign, transfer, or pledge the permit without the written consent of the division.

(B)(1) No D-3 permit shall be issued to any club unless the club has been continuously engaged in the activity specified in section 4303.15 of the Revised Code, as a qualification for that class of permit, for two years at the time the permit is issued.

(2)(a) Subject to division (B)(2)(b) of this section, upon application by properly qualified persons, one C-1 and C-2 permit shall be issued for each one thousand population or part of that population, and one D-1 and D-2 permit shall be issued for each two thousand population or part of that population, in each municipal corporation and in the unincorporated area of each township.

Subject to division (B)(2)(b) of this section, not more than one D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit shall be issued for each two thousand population or part of that population in any municipal corporation and in the unincorporated area of any township, except that, in any city of a population of fifty-five thousand or more, one D-3 permit may be issued for each fifteen hundred population or part of that population.

(b)(i) Division (B)(2)(a) of this section does not prohibit the transfer of location or the transfer of ownership and location of a C-1, C-2, D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit from a municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of a township to an economic development project located in another municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of another township in which no additional permits of that class may be issued to the applicant under division (B)(2)(a) of this section. However, the transfer may occur only if the applicant notifies the municipal corporation or township to which the location of the permit will be transferred regarding the transfer and the municipal corporation or township acknowledges in writing to the division of liquor control that the transfer will be to an economic development project. The municipal corporation or township shall submit the acknowledgment at the time the application for the transfer is filed with the division.

The acknowledgment by the municipal corporation or township does not prohibit it from requesting a hearing under section 4303.26 of the Revised Code. The applicant is eligible to apply for and receive the transfer of location of the permit under division (B)(2)(b) of this section if permits of that class that may be issued under division (B)(2)(a) of this section in the applicable municipal corporation or unincorporated area of the township have already been issued or if the number of applications filed for permits of that class in that municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of that township exceed the number of permits of that class that may be issued there under division (B)(2)(a) of this section.

A permit transferred under division (B)(2)(b) of this section may be subsequently transferred to a different owner at the same location, or to the same owner or a different owner at a different location in the same municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the same township.

(ii) Factors that may be used to determine the designation of an economic development project include, but are not limited to, architectural certification of the plans and the cost of the project, the number of jobs that will be created by the project, projected earnings of the project, projected tax revenues for the political subdivisions in which the project will be located, and the amount of financial investment in the project. The superintendent of liquor control shall determine whether the existing or proposed business that is seeking a permit described in division (B)(2)(b) of this section qualifies as an economic development project and, if the superintendent determines that it so qualifies, shall designate the business as an economic development project.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the issuance of a permit to a municipal corporation for use at a municipally owned airport at which commercial airline companies operate regularly scheduled flights on which space is available to the public. A municipal corporation applying for a permit for such a municipally owned airport is exempt, in regard to that application, from all of the following:

(a) The population quota restrictions contained in this section;

(b) The population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commission;

(c) Section 4303.31 of the Revised Code.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of a D permit to the board of trustees of a soldiers' memorial for a premises located at a soldiers' memorial established pursuant to Chapter 345. of the Revised Code. An application for a D permit by the board for those premises is exempt from the population restrictions contained in this section and from the population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commission. The location of a D permit issued to the board for those premises shall not be transferred. A board of trustees of a soldiers' memorial applying for a D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit for the soldiers' memorial is subject to section 4303.31 of the Revised Code.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the issuance of a permit for a premises located at a golf course owned by a municipal corporation, township, or county, owned by a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, or owned by the state. The location of such a permit issued on or after September 26, 1984, for a premises located at such a golf course shall not be transferred. Any application for such a permit is exempt from all of the following:

(a) The population quota restrictions contained in this section;

(b) The population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commission;

(c) Section 4303.31 of the Revised Code.

(6) As used in division (B)(6) of this section, "fair" has the same meaning as in section 991.01 of the Revised Code; "state fairgrounds" means the property that is held by the state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits and that is maintained and managed by the Ohio expositions commission under section 991.03 of the Revised Code; "capitol square" has the same meaning as in section 105.41 of the Revised Code; and "Ohio judicial center" means the site of the Ohio supreme court and its grounds.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the issuance of one or more D permits to one or more applicants for all or a part of the state fairgrounds, capitol square, or the Ohio judicial center. An application for a D permit for the state fairgrounds, capitol square, or the Ohio judicial center is exempt from the population quota restrictions contained in this section and from the population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commission. The location of a D permit issued for the state fairgrounds, capitol square, or the Ohio judicial center shall not be transferred. An applicant for a D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit for the state fairgrounds is not subject to section 4303.31 of the Revised Code.

Pursuant to section 1711.09 of the Revised Code, the holder of a D permit issued for the state fairgrounds shall not deal in spirituous liquor at the state fairgrounds during, or for one week before or for three days after, any fair held at the state fairgrounds.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of a D permit for a premises located at a zoological park at which sales have been approved in an election held under former section 4301.356 of the Revised Code. An application for a D permit for such a premises is exempt from the population restrictions contained in this section, from the population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commission, and from section 4303.31 of the Revised Code. The location of a D permit issued for a premises at such a zoological park shall not be transferred, and no quota or other restrictions shall be placed on the number of D permits that may be issued for a premises at such a zoological park.

(8) As used in division (B)(8) of this section, "park district" means a park district that is created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code consisting of not less than twenty-two thousand acres of land, a portion of which is adjacent to Lake Erie.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the issuance of a D permit for a premises located in a park district. An application for a D permit for such a premises is exempt from the population quota restrictions contained in this section and in any rule of the liquor control commission. The location of a D permit issued for a premises in a park district shall not be transferred. An applicant for a D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit for a premises located in a park district is not subject to section 4303.31 of the Revised Code.

(C)(1) No D-3, D-4, D-5, or D-5a permit shall be issued in any election precinct in any municipal corporation or in any election precinct in the unincorporated area of any township, in which at the November, 1933, election a majority of the electors voting thereon in the municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the township voted against the repeal of Section 9 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, unless the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass is authorized by a majority vote of the electors voting on the question in the precinct at an election held pursuant to this section or by a majority vote of the electors of the precinct voting on question (C) at a special local option election held in the precinct pursuant to section 4301.35 of the Revised Code. Upon the request of an elector, the board of elections of the county that encompasses the precinct shall furnish the elector with a copy of the instructions prepared by the secretary of state under division (P) of section 3501.05 of the Revised Code and, within fifteen days after the request, a certificate of the number of signatures required for a valid petition under this section.

Upon the petition of thirty-five per cent of the total number of voters voting in any such precinct for the office of governor at the preceding general election, filed with the board of elections of the county in which such precinct is located not later than ninety days before a general election, the board shall prepare ballots and hold an election at such general election upon the question of allowing spirituous liquor to be sold by the glass in such precinct. The ballots shall be approved in form by the secretary of state. The results of the election shall be certified by the board to the secretary of state, who shall certify the results to the division.

(2) No holder of a class D-3 permit issued for a boat or vessel shall sell spirituous liquor in any precinct, in which the election provided for in this section may be held, unless the sale of spirituous liquor by the drink has been authorized by vote of the electors as provided in this section or in section 4301.35 of the Revised Code.

(D) Any holder of a C or D permit whose permit premises were purchased in 1986 or 1987 by the state or any state agency for highway purposes shall be issued the same permit at another location notwithstanding any quota restrictions contained in this chapter or in any rule of the liquor control commission.

Section 4303.291 | D-4 permits not limited.

• Effective: June 22, 1984
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 37 - 115th General Assembly

The issuance of a D-4 permit to a unit of an organization chartered by the congress of the United States or a subsidiary unit of a national fraternal organization, when the parent organization has been in existence for eight years or more at the time application is made for a D-4 permit, shall not be limited by virtue of any rule promulgated by the liquor control commission limiting the number of D-4 permits which may be issued in the state or any policial subdivision thereof.

Section 4303.292 | Grounds for refusal to issue, transfer ownership or location or renew permit.

• Effective: September 21, 2006
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 - 126th General Assembly

(A) The division of liquor control may refuse to issue, transfer the ownership of, or renew, and shall refuse to transfer the location of, any retail permit issued under this chapter if it finds either of the following:

(1) That the applicant, or any partner, member, officer, director, or manager of the applicant, or, if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, any shareholder owning five per cent or more of the applicant's capital stock in the corporation or any member owning five per cent or more of either the voting interests or membership interests in the limited liability company:

(a) Has been convicted at any time of a crime that relates to fitness to operate a liquor establishment;

(b) Has operated liquor permit businesses in a manner that demonstrates a disregard for the laws, regulations, or local ordinances of this state or any other state;

(c) Has misrepresented a material fact in applying to the division for a permit; or

(d) Is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages or dangerous drugs to excess, or is addicted to the use of narcotics.

(2) That the place for which the permit is sought:

(a) Does not conform to the building, safety, or health requirements of the governing body of the county or municipal corporation in which the place is located. As used in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, "building, safety, or health requirements" does not include local zoning ordinances. The validity of local zoning regulations shall not be affected by this section.

(b) Is so constructed or arranged that law enforcement officers and duly authorized agents of the division are prevented from reasonable access to rooms within which beer or intoxicating liquor is to be sold or consumed;

(c) Is so located with respect to the neighborhood that substantial interference with public decency, sobriety, peace, or good order would result from the issuance, renewal, transfer of location, or transfer of ownership of the permit and operation under it by the applicant; or

(d) Has been declared a nuisance pursuant to Chapter 3767. of the Revised Code since the time of the most recent issuance, renewal, or transfer of ownership or location of the liquor permit.

(B) The division of liquor control may refuse to issue or transfer the ownership of, and shall refuse to transfer the location of, any retail permit issued under this chapter if it finds either of the following:

(1) That the place for which the permit is sought is so situated with respect to any school, church, library, public playground, or hospital that the operation of the liquor establishment will substantially and adversely affect or interfere with the normal, orderly conduct of the affairs of those facilities or institutions;

(2) That the number of permits already existent in the neighborhood is such that the issuance or transfer of location of a permit would be detrimental to and substantially interfere with the morals, safety, or welfare of the public. In reaching a conclusion in this respect, the division shall consider, in light of the purposes of this chapter and Chapters 4301. and 4399. of the Revised Code, the character and population of the neighborhood, the number and location of similar permits in the neighborhood, the number and location of all other permits in the neighborhood, and the effect the issuance or transfer of location of a permit would have on the neighborhood.

(C) The division of liquor control shall not transfer the location or transfer the ownership and location of a permit under division (B)(2)(b) of section 4303.29 of the Revised Code unless the permit is transferred to an economic development project.

(D) The division of liquor control shall refuse to issue, renew, transfer the ownership of, or transfer the location of a retail permit under this chapter if the applicant is or has been convicted of a violation of division (C)(1) of section 2913.46 of the Revised Code.

(E) The division of liquor control shall refuse to transfer the ownership of or transfer the location of a retail permit under this chapter while criminal proceedings are pending against the holder of the permit for a violation of division (C)(1) of section 2913.46 of the Revised Code. The department of public safety shall notify the division whenever criminal proceedings have commenced for a violation of division (C)(1) of section 2913.46 of the Revised Code.

(F) The division of liquor control shall refuse to issue, renew, or transfer the ownership or location of a retail permit under this chapter if the applicant has been found to be maintaining a nuisance under section 3767.05 of the Revised Code at the premises for which the issuance, renewal, or transfer of ownership or location of the retail permit is sought.

Section 4303.293 | Names of persons having a legal or beneficial ownership of the business included in application.

• Effective: January 1, 2018
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly

(A) Any person making application concerning a permit to conduct a business for which a permit is required under this chapter shall list on the application the name and address of each person having a legal or beneficial interest in the ownership of the business, including contracts for purchase on an installment basis. If any person is a corporation or limited liability company, the applicant shall list the names of each officer of the corporation; the names of each officer of the limited liability company, if the limited liability company has officers, and the names of the managing members of the company or the managers of the company, if the management of the company is not reserved to its members; the names of each person owning or controlling five per cent or more of the capital stock of the corporation; and the names of each person owning or controlling five per cent or more of either the voting interests or membership interests in the limited liability company. If any person is a partnership or association, the applicant shall list the names of each partner or member of the association. Any person having a legal or beneficial interest in the ownership of the business, other than a bank as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code, shall notify the division of liquor control of the interest, including contracts for purchase on an installment basis, occurring after the application for, or the issuance of, the permit. The notification shall be given within fifteen days of the change. Whenever the person to whom a permit has been issued is a corporation or limited liability company and any transfer of that corporation's stock or that limited liability company's membership interests is proposed such that, following the transfer, the owner of the majority or plurality of shares of stock in the corporation would change or the owner of the majority or plurality of the limited liability company's membership interests would change, the proposed transfer of stock or membership interests shall be considered a proposed transfer of ownership of the permit, and application shall be made to the division of liquor control for a transfer of ownership. The application shall be subject to the notice and hearing requirements of section 4303.26 of the Revised Code and to the restrictions imposed by section 4303.29 and division (A)(1) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Section 4303.30 | Duplicate permits for additional fixed counters.

• Effective: October 3, 2023
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly

The rights granted by any permit that authorizes on-premises consumption of beer, mixed beverages, wine, or spirituous liquor shall be exercised at not more than two fixed counters, commonly known as bars, in rooms or places on the permit premises, where beer, mixed beverages, wine, or spirituous liquor is sold to the public for consumption on the premises. For each additional fixed counter on the permit premises where those beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, the permit holder shall obtain a duplicate permit for the class of permit already issued.

The holder of any such permit shall be granted, upon application to the division of liquor control, a duplicate permit for each additional fixed counter on the permit premises at which beer, mixed beverages, wine, or spirituous liquor is sold for consumption on the premises, provided the application is made in the same manner as an application for an original permit. The application shall be identified with DUPLICATE printed on the permit application form furnished by the department, in boldface type. The application shall identify by name, or otherwise amply describe, the room or place on the premises where the duplicate permit is to be operative. Each duplicate permit shall be issued only to the same individual, firm, or corporation as that of the original permit and shall be an exact duplicate in size and word content as the original permit, except that it shall show on it the name or other ample identification of the room, or place, for which it is issued and shall have DUPLICATE printed on it in boldface type. A duplicate permit shall bear the same number as the original permit. The fee for a duplicate permit is one hundred dollars or an amount which is twenty per cent of the fee payable for the original permit issued to the same premises, whichever is higher. Application for a duplicate permit may be filed any time during the life of an original permit. The fee for each duplicate permit shall be paid in accordance with section 4303.24 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 9, 2023 at 11:40 AM

Section 4303.31 | D permits not subject to the population quota restrictions.

• Effective: July 1, 1997
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly

(A) Before issuing a D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit to an applicant who is not subject to the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission, the division of liquor control and the commission both shall receive certification from the applicant that the applicant has attempted to obtain but has not obtained the class of permit that the applicant seeks, as provided in this division, from a permit holder whose premises is located in the municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the township in which the applicant's proposed premises is located. This certification shall only be necessary if the proposed premises is located in a municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of a township where the number of permits of the class sought currently issued exceeds the maximum number of permits of that class that can be issued under the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code and in any rule of the liquor control commission. The division shall provide the applicant with the names and addresses of permit holders whose premises are located in the municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the township in which the applicant's proposed premises is located who hold the class of permit that the applicant seeks. The applicant shall attempt to obtain the class of permit sought by placing a notice of intent to obtain such a permit once a week for not less than two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of the township, and by directly contacting a reasonable number of such permit holders in the municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of the township. The applicant shall provide both the division and the commission with an affidavit indicating the amount of any offers that the applicant received for the sale of the ownership of a premises with the class of permit that the applicant seeks located in the municipal corporation or in the unincorporated area of the township.

(B) If an applicant for a D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit who is not subject to the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission has not obtained the permit sought from a permit holder, the commission shall order the division to issue to the applicant the permit the applicant seeks, if the commission determines that the applicant attempted in good faith to obtain the class of permit sought and did not reject any fair and reasonable offer to purchase the ownership of a premises with the class of permit sought, and that the issuance of the permit complies with the rules adopted by the liquor control commission under division (C) of this section and other applicable requirements of law.

(C) The liquor control commission shall adopt rules establishing standards for the issuance of a D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit to an applicant who is not subject to the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission. These standards shall be based upon factors such as the projected demand for beer or liquor sales at the proposed premises, the public need that would be served by the issuance of the permit, the distance from the applicant's proposed premises to other nearby permit premises, and the number of existing permits in the area where the applicant's proposed premises are located.

Section 4303.32 | Entry into military service.

• Effective: July 1, 1997
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly

Notwithstanding sections 4303.02 to 4303.30 of the Revised Code, and any other provision of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code or the rules promulgated by the liquor control commission, when the holder of any permit issued pursuant to sections 4303.02 to 4303.23 of the Revised Code, while such permit is in good standing, enters the military service of the United States and closes the place of business authorized to be operated by said permit with the intention of reopening it in the same political subdivision and resuming its operation upon the holder's honorable release from duty, honorable discharge, or separation from the military service under conditions other than dishonorable, such permit holder may surrender, for cancellation and refund for the unexpired period, the permit to the division of liquor control. Upon application within six months of such release, discharge, or separation from the military service of the United States, the same class permit shall be issued to such former permit holder so that the permit holder may resume, in the same political subdivision, operation of the business. The division shall not issue any permit in lieu of the permit surrendered for cancellation and refund as provided in this section, and the reissuance thereof shall be held in abeyance during the time the former holder is in the military service of the United States, and for six months after separation or release from military service under conditions other than dishonorable. In the case of the death of the former holder of a permit the issuance of which is held in abeyance, the permit shall be available for issuance to any qualified applicant. Such permit holder need not pay any fees of any nature whatsoever for the privilege of retaining the right to the reissuance of such permit as provided in this section. This section does not prevent the division from assessing any of the fees provided for the issuance of a new permit or the renewal of an old permit if the operation of the business authorized to be conducted by virtue of the permit is continued after the permit holder's entry into the military service.

Section 4303.33 | Monthly filing of tax returns with advance payments.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Every A-1 or A-1c permit holder in this state, every bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, broker, producer, or manufacturer of beer outside this state and within the United States, and every B-1 permit holder and importer importing beer from any manufacturer, bottler, person, or group of persons however organized outside the United States for sale or distribution for sale in this state, on or before the eighteenth day of each month, shall make and file with the tax commissioner upon a form prescribed by the tax commissioner an advance tax payment in an amount estimated to equal the taxpayer's tax liability for the month in which the advance tax payment is made. If the advance tax payment credits claimed on the report are for advance tax payments received by the tax commissioner on or before the eighteenth day of the month covered by the report, the taxpayer is entitled to an additional credit of three per cent of the advance tax payment and a discount of three per cent shall be allowed the taxpayer at the time of filing the report if filed as provided in division (B) of this section on any amount by which the tax liability reflected in the report exceeds the advance tax payment estimate by not more than ten per cent. The additional three per cent credit and three per cent discount shall be in consideration for advancing the payment of the tax and other services performed by the permit holder and other taxpayers in the collection of the tax.

"Advance tax payment credit" means credit for payments made by an A-1, A-1c, or B-1 permit holder and any other persons during the period covered by a report which was made in anticipation of the tax liability required to be reported on that report.

"Tax liability" as used in division (A) of this section means the total gross tax liability of an A-1, A-1c, or B-1 permit holder and any other persons for the period covered by a report before any allowance for credits and discount.

(B) Every A-1 or A-1c permit holder in this state, every bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, broker, producer, or manufacturer of beer outside this state and within the United States, and every B-1 permit holder importing beer from any manufacturer, bottler, person, or group of persons however organized outside the United States, and every S-1 permit holder, on or before the tenth day of each month, shall make and file a report for the preceding month upon a form prescribed by the tax commissioner which report shall show the amount of beer produced, sold, and distributed for sale in this state by the A-1 or A-1c permit holder, sold and distributed for sale in this state by each manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States, the amount of beer imported into this state from outside the United States and sold and distributed for sale in this state by the B-1 permit holder or importer, and the amount of beer sold in this state by the S-1 permit holder.

The report shall be filed by mailing it to the tax commissioner, together with payment of the tax levied by sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code shown to be due on the report after deduction of advance payment credits and any additional credits or discounts provided for under this section.

(C)(1) Every A-2, A-2f, A-4, B-2, B-2a, B-3, B-4, B-5, S-1, and S-2 permit holder in this state, on or before the eighteenth day of each month, shall make and file a report with the tax commissioner upon a form prescribed by the tax commissioner which report shall show, on the report of each A-2, A-2f, A-4, B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holder the amount of wine, cider, and mixed beverages produced and sold, or sold in this state by each such A-2, A-2f, A-4, B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holder for the next preceding calendar month and such other information as the tax commissioner requires, and on the report of each such B-2, B-3, B-4, and B-5 permit holder the amount of wine, cider, and mixed beverages purchased from an importer, broker, wholesale dealer, producer, or manufacturer located outside this state and sold and distributed in this state by such B-2, B-3, B-4, and B-5 permit holder, for the next preceding calendar month and such other information as the tax commissioner requires.

(2) Every such A-2, A-2f, A-4, B-2, B-2a, B-3, B-4, B-5, S-1, and S-2 permit holder in this state shall remit with the report the tax levied by sections 4301.43 and, if applicable, 4301.432 of the Revised Code less a discount thereon of three per cent of the total tax so levied and paid, provided the return is filed together with remittance of the amount of tax shown to be due thereon, within the time prescribed. Any permit holder or other persons who fail to file a report under this section, for each day the person so fails, may be required to forfeit and pay into the state treasury the sum of one dollar as revenue arising from the tax imposed by sections 4301.42, 4301.43, 4301.432, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code, and that sum may be collected by assessment in the manner provided in section 4305.13 of the Revised Code.

(3) If the tax commissioner determines that the quantity reported by a person does not warrant monthly reporting, the commissioner may authorize the filing of returns and the payment of the tax required by this section for periods longer than one month.

(D) Every B-1 permit holder and importer in this state importing beer from any manufacturer, bottler, person, or group of persons however organized, outside the United States, if required by the tax commissioner shall post a bond payable to the state in such form and amount as the commissioner prescribes with surety to the satisfaction of the tax commissioner, conditioned upon the payment to the tax commissioner of taxes levied by sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.

(E) No such wine, beer, cider, or mixed beverages sold or distributed in this state shall be taxed more than once under sections 4301.42, 4301.43, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.

(F) As used in this section:

(1) "Cider" has the same meaning as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Wine" has the same meaning as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code, except that "wine" does not include cider.

(G) All money collected by the tax commissioner under this section shall be paid to the treasurer of state as revenue arising from the taxes levied by sections 4301.42, 4301.43, 4301.432, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.

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Section 4303.331 | Out-of-state dealers and brokers required to register with tax commissioner.

• Effective: October 16, 2009
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly

No permit holder shall purchase and import into this state any beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States unless and until such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker registers with the tax commissioner and supplies such information as the commissioner may require.

The commissioner may, by rule, require any registrant to file with the commissioner a bond payable to the state in such form and amount as the commissioner prescribes with surety to the satisfaction of the tax commissioner conditioned upon the making of the report to be made to the tax commissioner and the payment to the tax commissioner of taxes levied by sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code, all as provided in section 4303.33 of the Revised Code.

Any such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker shall, as a part of such registration, make the secretary of state its agent for the service of process or notice of any assessment, action, or proceedings instituted in the state against such person under sections 4303.33, 4301.42, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.

Such process or notice shall be served in accordance with section 5703.37 of the Revised Code.

Any B-1 permit holder who purchases beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States who has not registered with the tax commissioner and filed a bond as provided in this section shall be liable for any tax due on any beer purchased from such unregistered manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker and shall be subject to any penalties provided in Chapters 4301., 4303., 4305., and 4307. of the Revised Code.

Any B-1 permit holder who purchases beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States who has complied with this section shall not be liable for any tax due to the state on any beer purchased from any such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker.

All money collected by the tax commissioner under this section shall be paid to the treasurer of state as revenue arising from the taxes levied by sections 4301.42, 4301.43, 4301.432, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.

Section 4303.332 | Tax exemption for A-1c, S-1 permit holders.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Both of the following are exempt from the taxes levied under sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code on beer sold or distributed in this state:

(1) An A-1c permit holder in this state with a total production of beer, wherever produced, that does not exceed nine million three hundred thousand gallons in a calendar year;

(2) An S-1 permit holder with a total production of beer, wherever produced, that does not exceed nine million three hundred thousand gallons in a calendar year.

The exemption may be claimed monthly against taxes levied under one or more of those sections as the reports required by section 4303.33 of the Revised Code are due. At the time the report for December is due for a calendar year during which a permit holder claimed an exemption under this section, if the permit holder has paid the tax levied under sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code, the permit holder may claim a refund of such tax paid during the calendar year or shall remit any additional tax due because the permit holder did not qualify for the exemption on the December report. For the purpose of providing this refund, taxes previously paid under section 4303.33 of the Revised Code during the calendar year shall not be considered final until the December report is filed.

(B) The tax commissioner shall prescribe forms for and allow the exemptions and refunds authorized by this section.

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Section 4303.333 | Tax exemptions for A-2, A-2f, S-1, and S-2 permit holders.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) An A-2 or A-2f permit holder in this state or S-1 or S-2 permit holder whose total production of wine, wherever produced, which but for this exemption is taxable under section 4301.43 of the Revised Code does not exceed five hundred thousand gallons in a calendar year, shall be allowed an exemption from the taxes levied under section 4301.43 of the Revised Code on wine produced and sold or distributed in this state. The exemption may be claimed monthly against current taxes levied under such section as the reports required by section 4303.33 of the Revised Code are due. At the time the report for December is due for a calendar year during which a permit holder claimed an exemption under this section, if the permit holder has paid the tax levied under section 4301.43 of the Revised Code, the permit holder may claim a refund of such tax paid during the calendar year or shall remit any additional tax due because it did not qualify for the exemption on the December report. For the purpose of providing this refund, taxes previously paid under section 4303.33 of the Revised Code during the calendar year shall not be considered final until the December report is filed.

(B) The tax commissioner shall prescribe forms for and allow the exemptions and refunds authorized by this section.

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Section 4303.34 | G and I permit restrictions on sales.

• Effective: July 22, 1998
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 66 - 122nd General Assembly

The sale of alcohol under G and I permits is subject to the following restrictions in addition to those imposed by the rules or orders of the division of liquor control:

(A) All sales under such permits shall be made by the licensed pharmacist in charge of the store or by a licensed pharmacy intern, lawfully employed therein.

(B) All sales to hospitals, infirmaries, and medical or educational institutions for the uses authorized by such permits shall be made only upon the written, signed, dated, and sworn application of the superintendent of such institution.

(C) All sales of alcohol to physicians, dentists, and veterinary surgeons shall be made only on the written, signed, dated, and sworn application of such physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon, personally presented by the applicant.

(D) All sales of alcohol for mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes shall be made only upon the written application of the purchaser known by the pharmacist or pharmacy intern to be a person engaged in such mechanical, chemical, or scientific pursuits, which application shall be dated, signed, and sworn to by the purchaser.

All applications required by this section shall state clearly and specifically the kind and quantity of alcohol required and the use to which it is to be put by the person purchasing it, and that the person will not use any of the alcohol procured for any other use than that stated in the application.

All prescriptions and applications required by this section shall be canceled as soon as filled by the person filling the same, by having "canceled" plainly written or stamped thereon and signed and dated by the person who filled the same, and shall be kept open to public inspection. No person shall furnish alcohol more than once on any such prescription or application.

Each holder of such a permit shall register in an alphabetically arranged book, kept exclusively for that purpose, all prescriptions of physicians and dentists, in the following order: the name of the physician or dentist, the name of the person prescribed for, the quantity and kind of alcohol, and the use for which prescribed.

The person making the sale shall indorse upon the prescription the date upon which it was filled and the person's own name. Each such holder shall keep a record of applications, showing the date of each, by whom made, the quantity and kind of alcohol supplied, and when, where, and for what purpose and by whom such alcohol was to be used. Each applicant shall certify to the same by signing the applicant's name in such record book. Such book shall be open at all times during business hours to the inspection of the division.

Any licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern may administer the oath required by this section.

Section 4303.35 | Restricting purchase of beer or spirituous liquor for resale.

• Effective: September 16, 2004
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 164 - 125th General Assembly

No holders of retail permits shall purchase any beer subject to the tax imposed by sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code or any wine or mixed beverage subject to the tax imposed by section 4301.43 of the Revised Code for resale, except from holders of A or B permits.

No holders of retail permits shall purchase spirituous liquor for resale except from the division of liquor control, unless with the special consent of the division under particular regulations and markup provisions prescribed by the superintendent of liquor control.

Section 4303.36 | Fines for violations.

• Effective: September 26, 1996
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 - 121st General Assembly

Any person who is subject to Chapter 4301., 4303., or 4307. of the Revised Code, in the transportation, possession, or sale of wine or mixed beverages subject to the taxes imposed by section 4301.43 and, if applicable, section 4301.432 of the Revised Code, and who violates any provision of any of those chapters or any lawful rule promulgated by the tax commissioner under any provision of any of those chapters, for the violation of which no penalty is otherwise provided, shall be fined as provided in division (B) of section 4303.99 of the Revised Code.

Section 4303.37 | Prohibited acts.

• Effective: October 4, 1955
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 367 - 101st General Assembly

No person shall violate sections 4303.01 to 4303.37, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for which no penalty is provided.

Section 4303.40 | Notification of filing of complaint.

• Effective: July 1, 1997
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly

Any party bringing an action to prohibit the operation of a business under a permit issued under this chapter shall, upon filing the complaint in the action, notify the division of liquor control of the filing of the complaint.

Section 4303.99 | Penalty.

• Effective: September 30, 2021
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly

(A) Whoever violates section 4303.28 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one thousand nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year.

(B) Whoever violates section 4303.36 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.

(C) Whoever violates section 4303.37 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars.

(D) Whoever violates division (D)(2) of section 4303.202 or division (C) of section 4303.208 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (B)(1) or (2) of section 4303.236 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

(2) If a person commits a second offense within one year after committing the first offense, the person shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.

(3) If a person commits a third or subsequent offense within one year after committing the first offense, the person shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.

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