What times can you buy liquor, wine, or beer in Kentucky? Kentucky allows the sale of alcohol from 6 AM to 4 AM Monday to Saturday and 1 PM to 4 AM on Sunday.
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- 1 When can you buy alcohol in KY?
- 2 What time can you buy alcohol in Louisville Kentucky?
- 3 Is Kentucky an alcohol free state?
- 4 Can you buy alcohol in Lexington KY on Sunday?
- 5 Can you buy beer in Kentucky grocery store?
- 6 What beer is famous in Kentucky?
- 7 What is the alcohol tolerance in Kentucky?
- 8 Can you buy beer on Sunday in London KY?
- 9 Can you buy beer on Sunday in London KY?
- 10 Can you buy beer in Lexington KY on Sunday?
- 11 Can you buy beer in Kentucky grocery store?
What time can you buy beer in Kentucky on Sunday?
Package Liquor – The sale of package liquor by establishments holding a retail package license issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, within the area subject to regulation by the Kenton County Fiscal Court, is permitted Monday thru Sunday, between the hours of 12:00 P.M. and 2:30 A.M.1.2.
When can you buy alcohol in KY?
No. The Department does not collect renewal or licensing fees on behalf of local cities or counties. No. The buyer of a business is prohibited from using the seller’s license. KRS 243.020(1), Also, the seller of a business is prohibited from allowing a buyer to use its license.
- RS 243.020(2),
- The buyer must file an application to transfer the business/license(s) or obtain licenses in its own name.
- RS 243.630(5),
- A buyer can obtain a transitional license to operate while the transfer application is being processed.
- RS 243.045,
- If the Department of Revenue has placed a hold on your license renewal, our office will require a release before your license is renewed.
To obtain a release contact Department of Revenue at (502) 564-4921. Once the tax hold is released by the Department of Revenue, you must complete renewal online with full payment before the annual renewal term ends. A license holder who does not renew or attempt to renew by thirty (30) days after expiration will not be permitted to renew later and must instead apply for a new license.804 KAR 4:390,
- Yes. The transporter’s license permits the holder to pick-up and deliver any type of alcoholic beverage in Kentucky or to drive through Kentucky with a load of alcoholic beverages.
- RS 243.200(1), No.
- Each common carrier or company must apply for and obtain its own license.
- RS 243.020(1),
- A broker cannot share a license with any other common carrier.
No. Bottle service refers to the sale of a bottle of wine or distilled spirits to patrons who then dispense the alcohol to themselves within the establishment. Under current ABC statutes and regulations, licensees are only allowed to sell “by the drink” for on-premises consumption or “by the package” (or bottle) for off-premises consumption.
- Compare e.g.
- RS 243.240 & KRS 243.250.
- Licensees may not sell “by the package” for consumption on a licensed premises.
- Therefore, selling an entire bottle of wine or distilled spirits for patrons to dispense themselves on the licensed premises is not allowed, whether the licensee has a retail drink license, a package license, or both.
A retail drink licensee is responsible for dispensing alcoholic beverages to its patrons and ensuring that these patrons do not become manifestly intoxicated or otherwise disorderly. A quota license holder who satisfies the 804 KAR 4:110 conditions for dormancy may apply using the Dormancy Request Form.
- The initial period of dormancy may not exceed twelve (12) months.
- The Department determines whether to grant the request for dormancy and may extend the time period once for up to an additional twelve (12) months.
- Be mindful that any person approved for dormancy will still be required to pay annual licensing fees.
There is a specific statute, KRS 243.540, that provides several different options to the license holder. If the license holder has not yet closed its business, it may sell its alcoholic beverage inventory to the public as long as it does not sell the inventory for below cost.
- If the license holder has multiple business locations and intends to close one, it may request Department approval to transfer the inventory from the closing location to one that will stay in operation.
- RS 243.540(3)(c),
- If the business is closed, it may request Department approval to sell the inventory to another license holder who wishes to purchase the inventory.
A request to transfer or sell inventory may be mailed to the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero Street 2NE33, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, or emailed to [email protected]. Generally, a license holder may surrender a license(s) by signing and mailing a letter to the Department’s Licensing Division that states that the license holder is surrendering its license(s).
The license holder should return the Department’s issued license(s) in the letter. If the Department has initiated an administrative penalty case against the license holder, the license holder should contact the Department’s Legal Division about surrendering the license in resolution of the case. No. Caterers can only sell alcoholic beverages by the drink, not by the package.
KRS 243.033, As such, caterers cannot allow attendees to leave a catered event with bottles/packages of distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages to take home. State law permits alcohol sales on any election day. A county or city has authority to enact a local ordinance that prohibits alcohol sales while election polls are open.
- RS 244.290, KRS 244.480,
- It is the responsibility of the license holder to know, and comply with, any Election Day ordinance restrictions.
- A list of local ABC Administrators and some ordinance information can be found at: Local Information,
- Normally no.
- The state default end time for alcohol sales is midnight.
KRS 244.290, KRS 244.480 Daylight savings time ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. As such, at 2:00 a.m., clocks are set back to 1:00 a.m. Since this occurs after midnight, it has no effect on the state default sales end time. If a local ordinance permits a license holder to sell alcoholic beverages until, or after, 2:00 a.m., the license holder will gain an additional hour of sales.
No. KRS 244.550 prohibits adulteration of malt beverages “which changes the character or purity” of the product. The Department opines that adding green food coloring to beer does NOT materially change the character or purity of the beer. KRS 244.550 exists to ensure that consumers receive the quality product for which they bargained.
When consumers order “green beer,” they know that they are receiving the same character and purity of beer with food coloring simply added. Although green beer is not a prohibited adulteration, a distributor does not have to provide green beer to its retailers, even if requested.
A person must be at least twenty (20) years old to sell, serve or accept payment for distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages. KRS 244.090, A person must be at least twenty-one (21) years old to buy, consume, or possess an alcoholic beverage. KRS 244.085, No. It is illegal for a license holder to permit consumers to bring and consume their own alcoholic beverages onto the licensed premises.
KRS 243.020(4), Businesses without an ABC license: No. It is a crime for a business without a license to give alcoholic beverages to a person. KRS 243.020(1), KRS 243.990, It is a crime for a person to drink alcoholic beverages in an unlicensed public place.
- RS 222.202(2), KRS 222.990,
- It is a crime for an unlicensed public business to allow persons to sell, give away or drink alcoholic beverages inside the business.
- RS 243.020(3), KRS 243.990,
- Businesses with an ABC license: Generally no.
- A licensee cannot give away alcoholic beverages for free.
- RS 244.050,
A retailer holding a sampling license is permitted to give one (1) ounce of distilled spirits samples per day and six (6) ounces of wine samples per day to a consumer. Free malt beverage samples are prohibited. KRS 243.0307(2), A distillery holding a sampling license is permitted to give one and three-fourths (1¾) ounces of distilled spirits samples per day to a visitor.
- RS 243.0305(7),
- A brewery in a wet territory is permitted to give sixteen (16) ounces of malt beverage samples per day to a visitor.
- RS 243.150(5),
- A microbrewery is permitted to give sixteen (16) ounces of malt beverage samples per day to a visitor.
- RS 243.157(1),
- A small farm winery in a wet/moist territory is permitted to give six (6) ounces of wine samples per day to a visitor.
KRS 243.155(2), Yes. All retail licenses allow the holder to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers. An auction is a form of a contract to sell (offer to sell to highest bidder, acceptance of offer by seller, and exchange of consideration). It is not gambling and therefore not prohibited.
- The lowest bid accepted cannot be lower than the wholesale cost of the alcoholic beverages.
- RS 244.050,
- No, unless the charity or nonprofit organization obtains a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license.
- If a charity or nonprofit organization obtains a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license, it may auction or raffle alcoholic beverages as a fundraiser.
KRS 243.036, No, unless the charity or nonprofit organization obtains a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license. Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and any other persons are only permitted to donate alcoholic beverages to a charity or nonprofit organization that holds a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license.
KRS 243.036. Yes. Any territory annexed by a city takes on the same status as the city. If a city is wet and annexes territory from a dry county, the annexed territory becomes wet. KRS 242.190(2). Yes. Before doing any business, all license holders must post the licenses issued by the Department in the principal room where business is conducted so that all persons visiting the licensed premise may readily see them.
KRS 243.620, No. Licensees are no longer required to print or display their licensee name and number on the front window or door of their premises. The only exception is for wholesalers who must still display their licensee name and license number on the front window of the licensed premises (or the front of the building if there is no window) in uniform letters not less than three (3) inches in height.
- RS 244.270,
- Not for beer and wine.
- Both Kentucky and federal law allow an adult person to produce beer and wine for personal consumption.
- The aggregate amount of beer and wine that can be produced in any household with two (2) or more adults must not exceed two hundred (200) gallons per calendar year, or one hundred (100) gallons per calendar year, if there is only one (1) adult in the household.804 KAR 14:010 ; see also 26 U.S.C.
§ 5053(e) (malt beverage) and 27 C.F.R. § 24.75 (wine). Both Kentucky and federal law prohibit the production of distilled spirits for personal use without a license. KRS 243.020(1) ; 26 U.S.C. § 5601 – 5602. Yes. Stills are regularly used by various industries to distill water, petroleum, and other non-alcoholic beverage liquids for commercial purposes.
For that reason, possession of a still is not illegal per se. A still only becomes an illegal apparatus when it is used to distill alcoholic beverages without appropriate licensure. KRS 244.170. Still displays and demonstrations using water for educational purposes are permitted since there is no criminal intent to make distilled spirits illegally.
Nine or eighteen. A limited golf course license may be issued to a golf course in wet or golf course moist territory ( KRS 242.123 ) that meets the United States Golf Association criteria as a regulation nine (9) or eighteen (18) hole golf course. KRS 243.039,
To verify that a course meets with the United States Golf Association criteria please see its website at www.usga.org, It depends. Restaurants generally hold three (3) types of licenses: (1) Non-quota Type 2 (NQ2) retail drink licenses; (2) Limited Restaurant (LR) licenses; and (3) Quota Retail Drink (QD) licenses.
There is no requirement for restaurants holding NQ2 or QD licenses to sell food at all times. KRS 243.084(1)(b), A restaurant holding a NQ2 license is simply required to demonstrate that their prepared food receipts are at least 50% of their total net or gross and alcoholic beverage receipts.
- RS 241.010(5),
- If a restaurant holding a QD license permits minors on the premises, it is also required to demonstrate that its prepared food receipts are at least 50% of their total net or gross and alcoholic beverage receipts.
- RS 244.085(5) ; KRS 241.010(5),
- However, restaurants holding LR licenses with seating for only fifty (50) persons may not sell alcoholic beverages unless food is being served.
KRS 243.034(4), LR restaurants are also required to demonstrate that their prepared food receipts are at least 70% of their total food and alcoholic beverage receipts. KRS 241.010(35), KRS 242.1244, Although confusing, restaurants holding LR licenses with seating for one hundred (100) persons are not required to sell food at all times.
- Yes. A distillery, winery, or brewery may be located in a dry territory for production purposes.
- Produced alcoholic beverages must be transported to other parts of the state, or out-of-state, where alcoholic beverages can be lawfully sold.
- RS 242.250(3),
- A distillery, winery, or brewery located in a dry territory cannot sell alcoholic beverage drinks or packages to consumers visiting the premises.
KRS 242.230(1), A precinct in a dry territory can have a moist local option election to permit alcoholic beverage drinks or packages to consumers visiting: (1) a small farm winery in the precinct ( KRS 242.124 ); or (2) a distillery in the precinct. KRS 242.1243,
- No. A distillery in dry territory is not be permitted to have souvenir package sales under KRS 243.0305, or obtain a sampling license under KRS 243.0307,
- However, a precinct in a dry territory can have a moist local option election to permit distilleries in the precinct to sell alcoholic beverage samples, drinks or souvenir packages to consumers visiting the distillery.
KRS 242.1243, Yes. Licensed small farm wineries, microbreweries, distilleries, and retailers have mobile privileges with their license types that allow them to sell their products at “fairs, festivals, or other similar events.” KRS 243.155, KRS 243.157, KRS 243.0305, KRS 243.240,
No additional license is required. Small farm wineries, microbreweries, distilleries, and retailers each have different limitations on what they can sell, however. Small farm wineries are permitted to sell, by the drink or by the package, wine they produce or wine produced by another licensed small farm winery.
KRS 243.155(2)(e), Microbreweries are unlimited in how much malt beverages they produced on their premises that they may sell by the drink, but are limited to selling one case of packaged malt beverages they produced at their premises per consumer. KRS 243.157(1)(e),
Distilleries are unlimited in how much distilled spirits they produced or bottled on their premises that they may sell by the drink, but are limited to selling by the package no more than nine (9) liters per person, per day. Distilleries are also authorized to serve complimentary samples not to exceed one and three-fourths (1-3/4) ounces per person, per day.
KRS 243.0305(10), A retailer holding a quota retail package license may sell distilled spirits and wine in unbroken packages at fairs in festivals in wet territories provided that the fair or festival is located in the same county as the quota retail package license holder’s licensed premises.
- RS 243.240(1)(c)(1),
- Retailers holding a quota retail package license and a sampling license may also sell and provide samples of distilled spirits and wine at fairs and festivals held in wet territories provided that the fair or festival is located in the same county as the quota retail package license holder’s licensed premises.
KRS 243.240(1)(c)(2), Because of the similarity of language used with the special temporary drink license statute ( KRS 243.260 ), the Department interprets “other similar events” to mean any civic or charitable event which qualifies for a special temporary drink license under 804 KAR 4:250.
This does not mean that someone must apply for a special temporary drink license; only that the event would qualify for one if an application was made. As such, a licensed small farm winery, microbrewery and distillery are permitted to participate at “fairs, festivals and similar types of events” even if held at a retail licensed premises.
KRS 243.0305(10) (distillery), KRS 243.157(1)(e) (microbrewery), and KRS 243.155(2)(e) (small farm winery). A landlord may make a written request to the Department to sell or destroy abandoned alcoholic beverage inventory in its possession, custody, or control.
- The written request must be made at least twenty (20) days prior to any sale or destruction and provide: (1) the licensee purchasing the inventory or the business to destroy it; (2) proposed date of the sale or destruction; and (3) quantity, types, brands of alcohol to be sold or destroyed.
- RS 243.540(5),
If approved by the Department, the landlord must notify the Department that the inventory was sold or destroyed within five (5) days of the sale or destruction. The Department has no authority to resolve contract disputes between a landlord and tenant.
For this reason, the Department will not approve requests if the landlord evicts, claims a lien on inventory, or refuses to allow licensee to get inventory because of a lease or other dispute. Yes. If the spa or salon business obtains an appropriate retail drink license, it may sell alcoholic beverages to customers.
KRS 243.020(1), Licensed spas and salons cannot give away free samples of alcoholic beverage or sell below wholesale cost unless they hold a supplemental sampling license. KRS 244.050(1),804 KAR 5:070 also allows minors to enter and remain in salons and spas holding alcoholic beverage licenses.
- If a salon or spa business does not hold the appropriate type of retail drink license, it is illegal to serve or permit customers to drink alcoholic beverages at the business.
- RS 243.020(3) ; KRS 243.990(3),
- It is also illegal for the customer to drink alcoholic beverages at an unlicensed public business.
KRS 222.202(2) ; KRS 222.990(4), It depends. Sidewalks are usually owned by the city, not the licensee, so they are not automatically included as part of the licensed premises where alcoholic beverages can be sold and consumed. KRS 243.220, Some cities enact “café ordinances” whereby they grant a permit to a licensee, which allows the licensee to use an adjacent sidewalk as part of its licensed premises.
- I.e. Fayette-Lexington ordinance § 17-29.1.1.
- Permit; required (f)),
- After a licensee is granted the local permit to use an adjacent sidewalk, it must file a copy of the permit with the Department so that the sidewalk can be recognized as part of the licensee’s premises.
- To determine if a city or county provides a café ordinance please contact the local ABC administrator.
Some city and county alcohol ordinances may be viewed by visiting the Department’s website at https://abc.ky.gov/Local-Information/Pages/default.aspx, Kentucky does not have a law that requires a consumer to present an identification card in order to purchase alcoholic beverages.
- Entucky law only requires that a person be twenty-one (21) years of age or older to purchase alcoholic beverages.
- RS 244.080(1) ; KRS 244.085,
- Even though Kentucky law does not require it, many businesses have adopted a strict store policy requiring employees to card everyone and refuse sales to customers without ID’s (“card”).
These strict policies exist because the only defense to a sale to minor violation is if a minor induces the retailer to make an alcoholic beverage sale through a fraudulent ID. See KRS 244.080(1), The Department encourages this responsible business practice.
- Yes. Kentucky does not require an identification card in order to purchase alcoholic beverages.
- Entucky law only requires that a person be twenty-one (21) years of age or older to purchase alcoholic beverages.
- RS 244.080(1) ; KRS 244.085,
- Even though the law does not require it, many businesses have adopted a strict store policy requiring employees to card everyone and refuse sales to customers without valid ID’s (“card”).
The Department encourages this responsible business practice. A vertical license is a valid state issued I.D. A sham small farm winery (“SFW”) is a licensee that is not using its license for the intended purpose of producing wine but instead generally operates as a bar.
- In some counties, voters have only approved alcohol sales at SFW’s through a moist SFW local option election.
- A sham SFW attempts to circumvent the voter’s choice and operates a bar rather than a SFW.
- RS 241.010 (58) defines a “small farm winery” to mean “a winery whose wine production is not less than two hundred fifty (250) gallons and not greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons in a calendar year.
(emphasis added). See also KRS 243.155 (2)(a), The statutes make clear that a SFW licensee must produce at least two hundred fifty (250) gallons of wine per year. KRS 243.155 (2)(c) allows a SFW to enter into a “custom crush” agreement with another SFW to produce wine, but only ” for a production year,” The statute makes clear that a custom crush agreement is a temporary measure limited to one (1) year and is intended for a start-up SFW business or a SFW business that incurs a fire or other casualty loss.
- It does not permit a SFW to circumvent its production requirements indefinitely. Yes.
- The producer is also permitted to provide cash or credit refund, or replacement for the recalled product.27 CFR § 11.32,
- The producer is not required to notify the Department, however they should maintain adequate records reflecting the recall.
No. It is a crime to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers in Kentucky without a license. KRS 243.020(1) ; KRS 243.990(2), In an effort to avoid potential criminal culpability or civil liability, most online auction companies or sale listing services specifically prohibit a person from selling alcoholic beverages under their user terms of agreement.
- As a limited exception, an unlicensed person is able to sell an unopened bottle of vintage distilled spirits to licensed distilled spirits retailers under the requirements set forth in regulation.804 KAR 5:080,
- See also KRS 241.010(66) ; KRS 243.232.
- As an alternative, an unlicensed person is allowed to donate unopened bottles of distilled spirits or wine to a charity or non-profit organization which holds a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license.
KRS 243.036(2)(c). Yes. KRS 242.290 specifically allows licensees to transport alcoholic beverages from wet territory through dry or moist territory to another in-state wet territory or out-of-state where alcoholic beverages may lawfully be sold. The license type held by a licensee determines the situations when a licensee may lawfully transport alcoholic beverages.
- Yes. The Department regulates alcoholic beverages and not barrels.
- A used empty barrel or bottle does not meet the definition of an alcoholic beverage.
- RS 241.010(2), No.
- Powdered or crystalline alcoholic beverage products are prohibited in Kentucky.
- RS 244.652.
- It depends.
- As the state default rule, the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on Sunday.
KRS 244.290(3) (distilled spirits and wine sales); KRS 244.480(2) (malt beverage sales). However, local governments have the authority to permit Sunday alcohol sales by ordinance. KRS 244.290(4) ; KRS 244.480(4), Sunday sales are permitted for those business types, and at the times, permitted by any local ordinance.
- If permitted by local ordinance, a licensee must obtain a Sunday retail drink license in order to sell drinks of distilled spirits and wine on Sunday.
- RS 243.050(2),
- Some city or county ordinances may be reviewed by visiting the Department’s website at Local Information,
- Even if no ordinance exists, a licensee that holds an Extended Hours Supplemental License (ESL) is permitted to sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday during the times set forth in regulation, 804 KAR 4:230,
See, KRS 243.050(1), Local option elections are also available to permit Sunday sales in cities whose population exceeds twenty thousand (20,000), KRS 244.290(2), and in small farm winery moist precincts. KRS 242.1241 ; KRS 244.290(5). Yes. A producer licensee may contract with an independent contractor/third party to conduct alcohol sales at the producer’s licensed premises under the producer’s license as its agent.
- RS 243.020(1),
- Of course, the producer licensee is responsible for any violation committed by its third-party agent.
- RS 243.490(6),
- If a producer intends to use a third party/independent contractor to sell alcoholic beverages on its behalf at the licensee’s premises, the licensee must notify the Department with relevant information and provide copies of the relevant management, service or other agreement between the licensee and third party/independent contractor.
KRS 243.390(2). Yes and No. Kentucky law does not allow an unlicensed person to sell a bottle of distilled spirits or wine directly to another unlicensed person. KRS 243.020(1) ; KRS 243.240 ; KRS 243.990(2), As a limited exception, an unlicensed person is able to sell an unopened bottle of vintage distilled spirits to licensed distilled spirits retailers under the requirements set forth in regulation.804 KAR 5:080,
- See also KRS 241.010(66) KRS 243.232,
- As an alternative, an unlicensed person is allowed to donate unopened bottles of distilled spirits or wine to a charity or non-profit organization which holds a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license.
- RS 243.036,
- Any person who is twenty (20) years of age or older is permitted to work in any licensed business and perform all job duties.
KRS 244.090(1)(c), A person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older is permitted to sell malt beverages by the packages at convenience stores and grocery stores which only hold a nonquota retail malt beverage package license if a person twenty (20) years of age or older is present and supervising the employee.
KRS 244.090(1)(c)(3),1. In a bottling house or room of a licensed distillery, winery, brewer, or rectifier; KRS 244.090(1)(c)(1),2. In an office of a wholesaler or manufacturer that is maintained in a building separate from the warehouses or factory; KRS 244.090(1)(c)(2) 3. In any business whose alcohol beverage sales do not exceed fifty percent (50%) of its gross sales (e.g.: restaurant) so long as the person’s job duties do not involve the sale or serving of alcoholic beverages.
Examples of job duties that do not involve alcohol sales or service include, but are not limited to, restaurant seaters, cooks, dishwashers, busboys, grocery baggers, and shelf stockers. KRS 244.090(1)(c)(3)(a)(b), The medical amnesty law is designed to encourage minors (persons under age twenty-one (21)) to immediately seek emergency medical attention if they or others have consumed a dangerous amount of alcohol.
- The law provides immunity from criminal prosecution for certain alcohol related offenses described in the statutes if the reporting individual fully cooperates with emergency medical assistance personnel and law enforcement officers.
- Medical amnesty laws are not designed or intended to immunize minors from punishment who simply drink alcohol.
KRS 244.992, Kentucky law does not specifically address whether an employee may consume alcoholic beverages. As such, the practice of allowing employees to drink on the job is a decision for the employer. However, the presence of an intoxicated employee could result in a disorderly premises violation ( KRS 244.120 ) or sale to intoxicated person violation.
- RS 244.080(2),
- Businesses are encouraged to incorporate responsible business practices and policies to minimize risk to public safety.
- Employees of producers are specifically allowed to sample products produced for purposes of education, quality control, and product development.
- RS 243.130(3) ; KRS 243.150(4) ; KRS 243.155(8) ; KRS 243.157(7).
Generally, raffles are not permitted on licensed premises since they constitute illegal gambling. KRS 243.500(6) ; KRS 528.010, There are three (3) exceptions under which raffles are permitted on licensed premises: (1) lottery tickets issued under the authority of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation; (2) raffle tickets sold by charities, licensed or exempted, under the charitable gaming laws; and (3) raffles conducted by a holder of a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license that comply with charitable gaming laws.
- RS 243.500(6)(a),(b) and (d); KRS 243.036(2)(a),
- Yes, if the raffle is free.
- Generally, raffles are not permitted on licensed premises as they constitute an illegal gambling game.
- RS 243.500(6) ; KRS 528.010,
- However, a licensee can have “free” raffles whereby any person can play (no purchase necessary).
Since the game is “free” to everyone, there is no necessary “wager” element for an illegal gambling game. A licensee would be permitted to have a no-purchase-necessary raffle, available to anyone, for the chance to buy a bottle of alcoholic beverages at the normal retail sales price.
The licensee cannot require customers to buy something as a condition to participate in the raffle. In addition, a no-purchase-necessary raffle cannot offer a free bottle of alcoholic beverage as the prize or allow the winner to purchase the bottle below wholesale cost. See, KRS 244.050, It depends. No coupons on malt beverages are permitted.
KRS 244.461(3), Retailers cannot offer coupons on alcoholic beverages. However, discounted prices using loyalty cards are permitted so long as the discounted price is not less than the wholesale cost of the product. See, KRS 244.461(4), Producers and wholesalers can offer coupons, including digital coupons, on packages of distilled spirits and wine sold for off-premises consumption.
- RS 244.461(1),
- Yes, subject to agreement of the parties.
- A sale is simply a contract between a seller and a buyer.
- Contracting parties can voluntarily agree to cancel their contract (mutual rescission).
- A retail seller may permit a consumer to return sealed alcoholic beverages packages purchased from that seller for a refund or exchange.
However, since rescission of a contract is voluntary, retail sellers are not required to accept a return and make a refund if they chose not to do so. Yes, subject to agreement of the parties. A sale is simply a contract between a seller and a buyer. Contracting parties can voluntarily agree to cancel their contract (mutual rescission).
A retail seller may permit a consumer to return sealed alcoholic beverages packages purchased from that seller for a refund or exchange. However, since rescission of a contract is voluntary, retail sellers are not required to accept a return and make a refund if they chose not to do so. A Kentucky resident, or military person moving to Kentucky, can bring alcoholic beverages purchased for personal use in another country back to Kentucky so long as necessary taxes are paid.
As of June 1, 2018, the form that a Kentucky resident must complete and file with the Kentucky Department of Revenue for that purpose is Revenue Form 73A504, which can be found at: https://revenue.ky.gov/Forms/73A504715.pdf Kentucky does not have a quantity restriction on the amount of personal alcoholic beverages that may be brought to a Kentucky residence.
Revenue Form 73A504 should allow a person to get through Federal Customs with their personal alcoholic beverages It is recommended that a person complete and obtain a signature from a Customs official or transportation officer on Revenue Form 73A504 and keep a copy of it when returning to United States.
If not signed, Customs may hold the person’s household goods in storage until the taxes are paid even though Kentucky does not require that the tax to be paid until the alcoholic beverages are in the state. On Revenue Form 73A504, be sure to specify cases or bottles in the “Containers” column under “No.” and “Size.” For your information, as of June 1, 2018, the excise tax for wine is $.50 per wine gallon (128 oz.), for distilled spirits is $1.92 per distilled spirts gallon (128 oz.), and for malt beverages is $.080646 per gallon (or $2.50 for a 31 gallon barrel).
Example: The excise tax on 1 case (12 bottles that are 750 milliliters each) of wine is $1.19, while the excise tax on the same volume of distilled spirits $4.56. The excise tax on 1 case (24 bottles that are 12 ounces each) on malt beverages is $.18. If you have any questions about Revenue Form 73A504, please contact Elizabeth A.
Gonzalez at the Department of Revenue: [email protected]. You should also check with the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”), about any federal requirements. TTB information can be found at: http://www.ttb.gov/importers/personal_importation.shtml.
- Yes. In 2017, KRS 244.350 was specifically repealed so that retailers with the proper package license may deliver all types of alcoholic beverages to a consumer in wet territories.
- To deliver packages of distilled spirits and wine, a licensee must hold a quota retail package license.
- To deliver packages of malt beverages only, a licensee must hold a non-quota retail malt beverage package license.
No additional licensure is required. A retailer wishing to deliver alcoholic beverages must comply with all alcoholic beverage laws regarding the sale. The retailer cannot deliver the alcoholic beverages to a minor or an intoxicated person. KRS 244.080,
The employee delivering the alcoholic beverage must be twenty (20) years of age. KRS 244.090, The vehicle used by a retailer must contain the licensee’s name and number as required by Board regulation.804 KAR 8:050, The licensee can make delivery sales through an online ordering process, telephone order, or application downloaded to a personal communication device.
A retailer may charge an additional fee for delivery so long as the fee is paid to the retailer as part of the sales transaction. Retailers must obey all ordinances for any territory to which they deliver, including prohibitions against Sunday sales. A retailer can sell and deliver alcoholic beverages to a consumer in any wet territory, but not a dry or moist territory.
RS 242.260. A retailer can travel through a dry or moist territory to deliver alcoholic beverages in a wet territory. KRS 242.290, A retailer is allowed to contract with an independent contractor to deliver alcoholic beverages as its agent ( KRS 243.020(1) ); however, the retailer is responsible for all violations or acts by its agents.
KRS 243.490, If the independent contractor acts exclusively for one retailer, no additional licensure is required and the independent contractor can operate under the retailer’s license. Any independent contractor vehicle used for delivery must contain the retailer’s name and license number.804 KAR 8:050.
- If a company wishes to deliver alcoholic beverages for multiple retailers, that company is a common carrier and must first obtain a transporter’s license and display its license name and number on its vehicles used for delivery.
- RS 243.200 ; 804 KAR 8:050,
- A common carrier is not required to display its license.
No. Alcoholic beverage laws do not set a maximum retail sales price for alcoholic beverages. The only applicable law dealing with retail sales prices forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages below wholesale costs. See KRS 244.050, Yes. If a licensee’s usual and customary business is as a “restaurant”, minors are permitted to remain on a licensee’s premises.
KRS 244.085(5)(a), A “restaurant” is a business whose usual and customary business is the preparation and serving of meals to consumers, that has a bona fide kitchen facility, and that receives at least fifty percent (50%) of its food and alcoholic beverage receipts from the sale of food at the premises.
KRS 241.010(50). Some restaurants include a bar area inside their premises where customers purchase and consume alcoholic beverages, appetizers, and other food. Since a bar area is part of a restaurant’s premises, minors are allowed to sit in the bar area.
KRS 241.010(43), It should be noted that other states have laws that prohibit minors in restaurant bar areas. To comply with all states’ laws, some national restaurant chains have adopted company policies that prohibit minors in the bar areas of their chain restaurants. Licensed restaurants may prohibit minors from sitting at bars, at their discretion, to comply with company policy.804 KAR 5:070 Section 4 (“.
a licensee may exclude minors from parts or all of its premises,”(emphasis added)) No. There is no law that establishes a maximum retail sales price for bottles of bourbon or other alcoholic beverage containers. Although KRS 244.050 establishes a minimum retail sales price for alcoholic beverages, it does not establish a maximum retail sales price.
The minimum retail sales price is the paid or current wholesale cost of the alcoholic beverage sold at retail. ABC Company, Inc. d/b/a Your Liquor Place hereby declares its intention(s) to apply for a Quota Retail Package license and NQ Retail Malt Beverage Package license no later than September 30, 2019.
The licensed premises will be located at 123 Only Street, Somewhere, Kentucky, 40000. The sole owner and president is Sally Smith, 456 Lone Alley, Anywhere, Kentucky, 40001. Any person, association, corporation, or body politic may protest the granting of the license(s) by writing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 500 Mero Street 2NE33, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601, within thirty (30) days of the date of legal publication.
- Yes and No.
- A minor under the age of twenty-one (21) years may NOT enter any licensed premises to illegally purchase or receive any alcoholic beverages.
- RS 244.085(1).
- However, a minor under the age of twenty-one (21) years MAY enter a liquor package store, without a parent or guardian, to lawfully purchase a non-alcoholic beverage product.
The minor cannot remain on the premises for a period longer than reasonably necessary to make the non-alcoholic beverage product purchase. Prior to enactment of KRS 244.085, the prohibition against minors on premises was controlled by a regulation which has since been repealed.
That regulation stated in pertinent part that minors could not “loaf” or “loiter” on licensed premises. The definition of “loaf” means “to spend time in idleness.” Loaf.2019. In Merriam-Webster.com, Retrieved August 27, 2019 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaf. “Loiter” means “to remain in an area for no obvious reason.” Loiter.
In Merriam-Webster.com, Retrieved August 27, 2019 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loiter. As these definitions made clear, the prior regulation permitted minors to enter a licensed premises but they could not remain on the premises for no purpose.
RS 244.085(6) currently provides in pertinent part that a liquor package store licensee “shall not allow any person under the age of twenty-one (21) to remain on any premises” (emphasis added). When KRS 244.085 was enacted, the General Assembly purposely used the term “remain” instead of “enter” to be consistent with the prior regulation as requested by industry members.
For the reasons discussed above, the Department interprets KRS 244.085(6) to NOT prohibit a minor from entering a liquor package store alone for the purpose of purchasing a non-alcoholic beverage product and then immediately leaving. Minors are permitted to remain in a liquor package store if accompanied by a parent or guardian though.
- Since minors are allowed to enter the premises, a package store does not have to post the “NO PERSONS UNDER 21 ALLOWED” sign.
- See, 804 KAR 5:070 Section 5. No.
- The law does not provide a maximum retail sales price for bottles of bourbon or other alcoholic beverage containers.
- Although KRS 244.050 establishes a minimum retail sales price for alcoholic beverages, it does not establish a maximum retail sales price.
The minimum retail sales price is the paid or current wholesale cost of the alcoholic beverage sold at retail. Yes and No. A minor under the age of twenty-one (21) years may NOT enter any licensed premises to illegally purchase or receive any alcoholic beverages.
- RS 244.085(1).
- However, a minor under the age of twenty-one (21) years MAY enter a liquor package store, without a parent or guardian, to lawfully purchase a non-alcoholic beverage product.
- The minor cannot remain on the premises for a period longer than reasonably necessary to make the non-alcoholic beverage product purchase.
Prior to enactment of KRS 244.085, the prohibition against minors on premises was controlled by a regulation which has since been repealed. That regulation stated in pertinent part that minors could not “loaf” or “loiter” on licensed premises. The definition of “loaf” means “to spend time in idleness.” Loaf.2019.
- In Merriam-Webster.com, Retrieved August 27, 2019 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaf.
- Loiter” means “to remain in an area for no obvious reason.” Loiter.
- In Merriam-Webster.com, Retrieved August 27, 2019 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loiter.
- As these definitions made clear, the prior regulation permitted minors to enter a licensed premises but they could not remain on the premises for no purpose.
KRS 244.085(6) currently provides in pertinent part that a liquor package store licensee “shall not allow any person under the age of twenty-one (21) t o remain on any premises” (emphasis added). When KRS 244.085 was enacted, the General Assembly purposely used the term “remain” instead of “enter” to be consistent with the prior regulation as requested by industry members.
For the reasons discussed above, the Department interprets KRS 244.085(6) to NOT prohibit a minor from entering a liquor package store alone for the purpose of purchasing a non-alcoholic beverage product and then immediately leaving. Minors are permitted to remain in a liquor package store if accompanied by a parent or guardian though.
Since minors are allowed to enter the premises, a package store does not have to post the “NO PERSONS UNDER 21 ALLOWED” sign. See, 804 KAR 5:070 Section 5. KRS 244.050 generally prohibits a retail licensee from selling alcoholic beverages to consumers for a price less than the retailer’s paid or current wholesale cost for that product.
Illegally selling alcoholic beverages below cost is known as “treating.” One exception to the treating prohibition is a bona fide “close out” sale that has been approved by the Department after written request. KRS 244.050, This exception allows businesses to infrequently purge products that experience little or no sales for over a year.
The exception is not intended to allow a general clearing of slow moving items every few months, or periodically. When considering a written request to the Department for approval of a “close out” sale, a retailer should consider the following guidelines:
Provide an explanation as to why you are requesting permission. This should include what strategies you have used to sell the product above cost. Clearing your shelves to make room for new products is an unacceptable explanation.The product is to be removed from all stores of the licensed business.The product will not be offered for sale at any stores of the licensed business.The request should come from a designated agent of the licensee.Permission is required only for products sold at or below wholesale cost. You do not need our permission to sell wholesale cost.
Written requests to the Department for approval of a “close out” sale should be emailed to: [email protected]. Yes. KRS 243.430(1), If The Department of Revenue has placed a hold on your license renewal, our office will require a release before your license is renewed.
To obtain a release contact Department of Revenue at (502) 564-4921. Yes. Licenses expire when the annual renewal term ends. At that time, licensees have an additional thirty (30) day grace period to renew the license and maintain an interest in that license.804 KAR 4:390, If the license holder fails to renew during the thirty (30) day grace period, the grace period shall not be extended and the licensee must apply for a new license(s).
During the grace period, the licensee may not sell alcoholic beverages since the license has expired.804 KAR 4:390, The Department’s Enforcement Division receives notice if a license has not been renewed within two weeks of expiration. An investigator from the Enforcement Division may inspect the licensed premises to determine whether the business is active or closed and to remind the b No.
- There is no late fee for a late renewal application; however, a license holder is not permitted to sell alcoholic beverages after a license expires.
- The Department must receive a completed renewal form and full payment no later than thirty (30) days after the license expires.
- A license holder who does not renew or attempt to renew by thirty (30) days after expiration will not be permitted to renew later and must apply for a new license(s).804 KAR 4:390,
Renewal applications are no longer sent by postal mail. You will receive an email reminder with instructions to renew online at https://abc-portal.ky.gov 45 days prior to license expiration. Your renewed license will not be sent by postal mail. Your renewed license will be emailed upon completion of renewing online.
What time can you buy alcohol in Louisville Kentucky?
A Louisville Metro councilwoman is “strongly considering” introducing legislation that would make the city’s bars and restaurants stop selling alcohol earlier, at least for a few months. Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, a Democrat whose 8th District includes the popular entertainment area along Bardstown Road, may propose a citywide ordinance that would roll back “last call” for alcohol sales for many locations to 2 a.m. through the end of year. “I’m not looking to permanently change the liquor license hours. I think for a lot of people, they think that that’s one of the draws to the city of Louisville,” she told The Courier Journal. “I will say, we’re out of step with other cities. Even Nashville — that’s the nightlife capital of the United States, or bills itself that way — closes its bars at 2 a.m. Most major cities close their bars at 2 a.m.” Read more: Louisville reaches 100 homicides faster than ever. Here’s a look at what’s happening Under current Louisville law, retail locations with licenses to sell liquor, wine and beer can do so from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Sundays. But locations with an “extended hour supplemental license” can also sell from midnight to 4 a.m. “on any day of the week.” Chambers Armstrong said her district has the “highest density of 4 a.m. bars” in Louisville but that the idea for her potential legislation came from residents, neighborhood associations and businesses who raised concerns. “It’s wonderful that we have so many people who want to come out and enjoy Bardstown Road and the businesses and the bars and the restaurants,” she said. “However, there were a lot of people in a very condensed space in very dense residential areas, and quite frankly, a lot of guns were getting thrown into that mix. And so we were seeing this real spike in all sorts of problems with noise, gun violence, traffic, all happening really really late at night.” The Highland Commerce Guild, which represents businesses along Bardstown Road, said in a statement it “is in the process of discovery ourselves” when it comes to the potential proposal. The group also shared a message sent to its members asking for feedback on the idea. “We do not believe there is one single solution to our current situation. The neighborhood associations and businesses owners want to reverse the rising crime rate,” Guild President Aaron Givhan told The Courier Journal. “It is our understanding Cassie is also looking at a broad range of possible solutions.” Kentucky Restaurant Association President Stacy Roof said she hasn’t “yet seen proposed language or spoken with Councilwoman Armstrong” on the issue. This latest conversation about liquor sales comes days after 29-year-old Derrick Robinson II was shot multiple times along Bardstown Road, Robinson, the grandson of former Louisville Deputy Mayor William Summers IV, was found in the 1000 block of Bardstown Road at about 4 a.m. Sunday and died shortly after at a hospital. That was the third fatal shooting in the area in recent months. In June, 27-year-old Juvon Foster was found shot to death outside Nowhere Bar, 1133 Bardstown Road, and in May, 25-year-old Dequon Merriweather was fatally shot outside the McDonald’s in the 3300 block of Bardstown Road. Policing, arts, housing: Here’s what is trying to get a piece of the $350M ARP fund pie Chambers Armstrong said she’s spoken with law enforcement and believes the earlier closing time for “4 a.m. bars” could “free up” police resources at a time when the city is facing high rates of violent crime. “While I don’t think this is going to singlehandedly fix all of the gun violence issues, it’s one of the tools available to us on Metro Council, and I think it’s a start,” she said, adding that she thinks “various departments” across Metro Government need to do more to address “resource constraints that have made it challenging for (LMPD) to respond to gun violence.” LMPD has investigated at least 118 homicides so far in 2021, one year after reporting a record number of homicides, A department spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment on the potential legislation and the policing of the area. Chamber Armstrong said she plans to talk to more businesses and community members before making a final decision on whether to introduce the ordinance. She added she expects there will be opportunities for public input on the issue in the coming weeks, including at a community meeting focused on Bardstown Road scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug.24 at Highland Shelby Park Library. “This is not something that I am doing lightly,” she said. “I think anytime you do anything that changes the map for our small businesses and our bars and restaurants right now, you have to be very thoughtful and intentional about it because there have been a lot of changes for the industry in the past couple of years.” Reach reporter Mary Ramsey at [email protected], and follow her on Twitter @mcolleen1996, Support strong local journalism in our community by subscribing to The Courier Journal today.
Can you buy beer at gas stations in Kentucky?
(WDRB) – Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a court made a crucial decision on alcohol sales in Kentucky. A federal appeals court reinstated a ban on grocery stores, gas stations and other retailers selling wine and liquor. That reverses a 2012 decision by a lower court that lifted the restriction.
Can you drink in Kentucky on Sunday?
With the most confusing liquor laws in the country, consult the official Kentucky ABC list of wet/dry counties for more info. Kentucky Liquor Laws.
Grocery/Liquor Store (Off-Premise) Sale Hours: | |
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Monday to Saturday: 6:00am to 2:00am | Sunday: 1:00pm to 2:00am |
Can you drink in a car in Kentucky?
In Kentucky, it is against the law to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle, if that vehicle is on a public highway or a right-of-way. Under the law, possession of an open container is a violation offense, punishable by a fine of between $35 and $100.
Is Kentucky an alcohol free state?
Dry Counties in Kentucky – It may come as a shock, but dry counties, a remnant of the prohibition era, still exist, even in 2022. Kentucky is home to both dry (meaning the sale of alcohol is prohibited) and wet (permitting full retail sales of alcohol) counties.
Allen Bath Casey Crittenden Clinton Elliott Hancock Jackson Martin Owen
Dry counties are more prevalent in Southern states, but these laws haven’t stopped the movement of alcohol at all. Necessity is the mother of invention, which means that modern iterations of bootlegging are still alive and well in some regions of the south, including Kentucky.
Can you buy alcohol in Lexington KY on Sunday?
A Sunday drink license is a supplemental license and only authorizes drink sales on Sunday. If the holder of a drink license also holds a Sunday drink license, the holder can sell alcoholic beverages under the Order on Sunday at times permitted by local ordinance.19.
Can I buy beer on Sunday in Texas?
Hours of Sale and Consumption – On-premise license or permit (e.g., bar or restaurant):
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – midnightSaturday: 7 a.m. – 1 a.m. (Sunday morning)Sunday: Noon – midnight (10 a.m. – noon only with the service of food)If the establishment is in a city or county legal for late hours and they have a late-hours permit, they can sell alcohol for on-premise consumption until 2 a.m. any night of the week.
Off-premise beer/wine license or permit (e.g., convenience store or grocery store):
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – midnightSaturday: 7 a.m. – 1 a.m. (Sunday morning)Sunday: 10 a.m. – midnightA wine-only package store that holds a beer license may not sell wine containing more than 17% alcohol by volume on a Sunday or after 10 p.m. on any day.A wine-only package store that does not hold a beer license must have the same hours of sale as a package store.
Liquor store (also known as package store):
Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.Closed on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.If Christmas Day or New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, closed the following Monday.
Sports venue:
A sports venue is a public entertainment facility property that is primarily designed and used for live sporting events, as defined by Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 108.73.In addition to any other period when the sale of alcohol is authorized, a licensed or permitted premises located in a sports venue may sell alcoholic beverages between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.
Festival, fair or concert:
In addition to any other period when the sale of alcohol is authorized, a licensed or permitted premises located at a festival, fair or concert may sell alcoholic beverages between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.
Winery:
Monday – Saturday: 8 a.m. – midnightSunday: 10 a.m. – midnight
This depends on the type of area. An “extended-hours area” means an area subject to the extended hours of sale provided in Alcoholic Beverage Code sections 105.03 or 105.05. In an extended-hours area, a person may not consume or possess with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place:
Monday – Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 2:15 a.m.Sunday: Before noon or after 2:15 a.m.Exception: Consumption is legal between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday:
At an on-premise establishment when the beverage is sold along with the service of food to a customer.At a winery, fair, festival, concert or sports venue.
In a standard-hours area, a person may not consume or possess with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place:
Monday – Friday: Before 7 a.m. or after 12:15 a.m.Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 1:15 a.m.Sunday: Before noon or after 12:15 a.m.Exception: Consumption is legal between 10a.m. and noon Sunday:
At an on-premise establishment when it is sold along with the service of food to a customer.At a winery, fair, festival, concert or sports venue.
A general, local or branch distributor’s license holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver beer anytime except between 1 a.m. and noon Sunday.
A Wholesaler’s Permit (W) holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver liquor anytime except Sunday and Christmas Day.A Local Distributor’s Permit (LP) holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on any day except Sunday, Christmas Day or any day when a Package Store Permit (P) holder is prohibited from selling liquor.
Distributors and wholesalers of malt beverages and wine can restock, rotate, affix prices, and reset or rearrange alcoholic beverages they sell from 5 a.m. to noon Sunday. See TABC Administrative Rule 45.109(d)
When the time changes at 2 a.m. in the fall, licensees and permittees may sell for an additional hour because the legal time is 1 a.m.When daylight saving time takes place in the spring, the legal time is 3:00 a.m. when the time changes. Technically, no one should be publicly consuming or selling alcoholic beverages at that time. TABC agents have traditionally given patrons the 15 minutes they have under the extended-hours definition to consume the rest of the drinks legally purchased before 2 a.m.
Yes. There are no laws against selling alcohol on election day.
What time can I buy beer in Ohio?
Businesses can sell alcohol between 5:30 am to 2:30 am from Mondays to Saturdays. Sunday sales heavily depend on the location but with a special permit, alcohol may be sold from 10 pm to 1 am. Ohio alcohol laws do not require individuals to obtain a bartending license in Ohio to be able to sell and serve alcohol.
Can you buy beer in Kentucky grocery store?
Quirks – Apart from the laws governing local option elections by which communities can determine whether alcoholic beverages can be sold at all, many aspects of the state’s alcohol laws were called “perplexing” in a 2012 story in one of Kentucky’s largest newspapers, the Lexington Herald-Leader,
The confusion starts with licensing itself—the state issues more than 70 different types of licenses for alcohol sales. One significant quirk is that wine can be purchased in a pharmacy, but not in a supermarket. The sale of wine and distilled spirits at pharmacies and grocery stores is regulated by laws that date to Prohibition,
At the time, prescriptions for alcohol could be obtained at pharmacies (sometimes referred to as spirits of frumenti). After the end of national Prohibition, sales were prohibited in grocery stores because it was thought that minors were more likely to be in those businesses than in pharmacies.
- Today, while grocery stores can hold wine and distilled spirits licenses, they can only sell such beverages if they provide a separate entrance to that part of the store and not allow minors to work there.
- By contrast, grocery stores can sell beer in the main shopping area.
- Another inconsistency involves the difference between legal ages for buying and selling alcoholic beverages.
The legal age for purchase is 21, as in all U.S. states. However, the legal age for selling or serving alcoholic beverages in a licensed establishment is 20.
Can you buy alcohol at Walmart in Kentucky?
Walmart expands liquor sales at two locations Wal-Mart plans to expand alcohol sales in Louisville with a liquor store addition proposed at one location and another opening this weekend. The retailer has submitted plans to build a 3,297-square-foot liquor store at the Neighborhood Market at 3800 Ruckriegel Parkway. The Neighborhood Market at 201 Blankenbaker Parkway will open its liquor store Friday. Liquor stores have a separate entrance from the Neighborhood Markets, as mandated by Kentucky state law. A liquor outlet at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Raggard Road in southwest Louisville has been open for seven years. Mike McNeill, store manager of the Blankenbaker location in Middletown, said he expects the liquor store to bring in more business. “Customers seem like this is something they definitely want,” he said. “I’ve been stopped by more customers asking when it opens. They seem pretty excited.” McNeill said employees stocked the liquor store this week and will celebrate its opening Friday, with vendors giving away prizes. He thinks the liquor store will help his location compete with other big box stores, such as Kroger, that sell liquor. Wal-Mart submitted designs for the Ruckriegel liquor store in June. They must be approved by the Louisville Planning & Design Department as well as the Jeffersontown City Council, said Louisville planner David Wagner. Designs show about a dozen parking spaces will be added. Reporter Bailey Loosemore can be reached at (502) 582-4646. Follow her on Twitter at, : Walmart expands liquor sales at two locations
Can you buy alcohol in Louisville Ky?
Retailers must purchase all alcoholic beverages from a licensed wholesaler or licensed distributor who are licensed to sell in Kentucky.
What beer is famous in Kentucky?
Light, bready and refreshing, Kentucky Common is thought to have been the beer of choice for 80 percent of Louisville’s population by the 1890s, and it spread throughout the state and region as well.
How much is beer in Kentucky?
The Standard Cost of a 24-Packe Beer Case – With the time and climate constantly changing, it is not surprising to see commodity prices rising. Years ago, one would freely get a case of beer for only around $8 to $10 in the United States. But because of taxes plus the blow of inflation, which is the total price increase, we’ll find the costs of beers spiking up.
- When we talk about the costs of beers, not all states have equal pricing.
- The standard price for beers is distinct per state.
- One can relate to these varying costs because of the different amount of taxes every state place on every sale of beer.
- On top of everything, we can expect that each state does not make and produce similar types of beer.
So, it won’t look weird to buy a case of beer at a price different from one state to another. For a brief overview, here’s a table showing how much is a case of beer in each state.
State | Estimated Price (24-pack of beer) |
Alabama | $19.65 |
Alaska | $31.21 |
Arizona | $16.23 |
Arkansas | $17.97 |
California | $17.86 |
Colorado | $18.06 |
Connecticut | $16.49 |
Delaware | $18.99 |
Florida | $17.17 |
Georgia | $18.81 |
Hawaii | $22.39 |
Idaho | $18.77 |
Illinois | $15.20 |
Indiana | $16.87 |
Iowa | $17.18 |
Kansas | $16.07 |
Kentucky | $18.95 |
Louisiana | $19.99 |
Maine | $19.63 |
Maryland | $20.49 |
Massachusetts | $18.24 |
Michigan | $16.07 |
Minnesota | $17.94 |
Mississippi | $18.78 |
Missouri | $17.11 |
Montana | $22.28 |
Nebraska | $18.47 |
Nevada | $20.96 |
New Hampshire | $17.13 |
New Jersey | $19.30 |
New Mexico | $17.66 |
New York | $15.48 |
North Carolina | $16.08 |
North Dakota | $19.47 |
Ohio | $19.04 |
Oklahoma | $17.58 |
Oregon | $20.89 |
Pennsylvania | $21.50 |
Rhode Island | $15.98 |
South Carolina | $15.32 |
South Dakota | $18.12 |
Tennessee | $22.25 |
Texas | $20.17 |
Utah | $18.27 |
Vermont | $21.56 |
Virginia | $16.85 |
Washington | $20.61 |
West Virginia | $18.06 |
Wisconsin | $18.22 |
Wyoming | $26.68 |
For a disclaimer, these prices that we compare across the United States refer to domestic or local beer brands. However, the data don’t include fancy craft beers, which one can find much more expensive. Today, brewing industries and companies try their best to lower craft beer costs, particularly in the case of beer.
What time can you not buy alcohol in Kentucky?
Kentucky Alcohol Laws Where to Buy Alcohol It is legal to purchase alcohol from 6 a.m. to midnight in restaurants, bars, and retail package stores. Alcohol is not sold on Sunday except for restaurants in areas with more lenient local laws.
Legal Age for Drinking/Serving Alcohol Open Container Laws BAC Limits Penalties
You must be 21 to drink in Kentucky, as in all states. You can work in a restaurant serving alcohol at age 20 and as a bartender at age 20. You must be 20 to work in a package store or transport alcohol, although you may sell beer at age 18. Alcohol cannot be consumed in a vehicle by the driver or passengers.
Previously opened containers of alcohol must be carried in the car’s trunk. The legal limit for blood-alcohol content (BAC) in Kentucky is,08 percent, as it is in all states now. Over this amount, the driver is considered ‘per se intoxicated,’ meaning that DUI charges can be brought on this evidence alone.
A driver testing with a BAC that is,18 percent over the legal limit of,08 percent faces harsher penalties. To discourage underage drinking, ‘zero tolerance laws’ provide that a driver under the age of 21 with a BAC of,02 percent or more is subject to DUI penalties.
- Laws requiring drivers suspected of driving under the influence to concede to breath, blood, or urine testing for alcohol content are known as “implied consent laws.” Refusal carries penalties including mandatory suspension of a driving license for up to a year.
- The DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) removes a driver’s license for 30 days for the first DUI offense, one year for the second offense, and two years for the third offense.
Vehicle confiscation for DUI conviction – either permanently or temporarily – is a penalty option in Kentucky, usually for repeat offenders. The courts can mandate that an ignition interlock device be attached to the vehicle of convicted DUI offenders at the driver’s expense.
What is the alcohol tolerance in Kentucky?
IN KENTUCKY: It is illegal to drive with a BAC at or above 0.08%. Publicized sobriety checkpoints are allowed. Ignition interlocks are required for all (including first-time) convicted offenders.
What counties in KY are dry?
The remaining all-dry counties are rural: Menifee, Elliott and Morgan, clustered together in northeast Kentucky; Leslie and Knott in Eastern Kentucky; Casey; Clinton, Monroe and Allen, all on the Tennessee line; and McLean in the western part of the state.
Can you buy beer on Sunday in London KY?
The hours of operation for packaged alcohol sales will be 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. weekdays. Sunday sales will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 1 a.m. Monday.
What time can I buy beer in Louisville Kentucky on Sunday?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – You will be able to order a beer, cocktails or other alcoholic beverage as soon as 10 a.m. on Sundays in Louisville restaurants, perhaps the day after the Kentucky Derby, if not sooner.
Can you buy beer on Sunday in London KY?
The hours of operation for packaged alcohol sales will be 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. weekdays. Sunday sales will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 1 a.m. Monday.
Can you buy beer in Lexington KY on Sunday?
A Sunday drink license is a supplemental license and only authorizes drink sales on Sunday. If the holder of a drink license also holds a Sunday drink license, the holder can sell alcoholic beverages under the Order on Sunday at times permitted by local ordinance.
Can you buy beer in Kentucky grocery store?
Quirks – Apart from the laws governing local option elections by which communities can determine whether alcoholic beverages can be sold at all, many aspects of the state’s alcohol laws were called “perplexing” in a 2012 story in one of Kentucky’s largest newspapers, the Lexington Herald-Leader,
- The confusion starts with licensing itself—the state issues more than 70 different types of licenses for alcohol sales.
- One significant quirk is that wine can be purchased in a pharmacy, but not in a supermarket.
- The sale of wine and distilled spirits at pharmacies and grocery stores is regulated by laws that date to Prohibition,
At the time, prescriptions for alcohol could be obtained at pharmacies (sometimes referred to as spirits of frumenti). After the end of national Prohibition, sales were prohibited in grocery stores because it was thought that minors were more likely to be in those businesses than in pharmacies.
Today, while grocery stores can hold wine and distilled spirits licenses, they can only sell such beverages if they provide a separate entrance to that part of the store and not allow minors to work there. By contrast, grocery stores can sell beer in the main shopping area. Another inconsistency involves the difference between legal ages for buying and selling alcoholic beverages.
The legal age for purchase is 21, as in all U.S. states. However, the legal age for selling or serving alcoholic beverages in a licensed establishment is 20.