804 KAR 9:020. Wholesale liquor license limit

      Section 1. The number of wholesale distilled spirits and wine licenses issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Commonwealth shall not exceed a number equal to one (1) for every fifty (50) licenses issued by said Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the sale of distilled spirits and/or wine at retail.

 

      Section 2. This administrative regulation shall not prohibit the renewal of licenses. The quota shall be reduced, in conformance with this administrative regulation, as licenses are revoked or surrendered. (ABC 9:20; 1 Ky.R. 846; eff. 5-14-1975; Am. 15 Ky.R. 1940; 2150; eff. 3-10-1989; TAm eff. 8-9-2007; TAm eff. 7-14-2014; TAm eff. 5-22-2015.)

Notation

      RELATES TO: KRS 241.060, 243.040

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 241.060

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: By the express provision of KRS 241.060(2), the board is granted the right to limit the number and types of license issued for the sale of alcoholic beverages. This administrative regulation establishes the limitation on wholesale liquor licenses, such limitation begin based upon the number of licenses issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the sale of distilled spirits and/or wine at retail.