Tavern

Sale of beer, wine, and liquor for consumption on the premises.  

The managers of all taverns must be registered with local and state licensing authorities whether a principal to the licensee manages the licensed premises or someone else does.

Sales and service

  • Sale, service and consumption of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink for on-premises consumption.
  • Must have available a minimum of sandwiches and light snacks to patrons when the sale of alcohol is provided, but tavern licensees can serve as much of a meal as they want.

Hours of operation

Seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Multiple interests

Multiple ownership is legal with the following classes of liquor licenses:

  • Arts liquor licenses
  • Beer and wine licenses
  • Brew pubs
  • Club licenses
  • Fermented malt beverage licenses
  • Hotel and restaurant liquor licenses
  • Hotel and restaurant with optional premises
  • Other tavern liquor licenses
  • Public transportation system license
  • Racetrack licenses
  • Retail gaming tavern licenses
  • Vintner's restaurant licenses

Distance restriction

A 500-foot distance restriction from public and parochial schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries applies to new tavern applications.

Managers

  • The names of all managers must be provided to local and state licensing authorities whether a principal to the licensee or someone else manages the licensed premises.
  • The manager of a tavern can only manage one tavern.
  • A manager is required to file a manager registration form, an individual history form, fingerprints and pay a $30 fee to the city and the state.
  • Any changes in mangers of taverns must be reported to the city and the state within five days and a new manager must be registered within 30 days of the change.
  • A manager is required to submit a complete set of fingerprints.