Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4303 - Liquor Permits

• Section 4303.01 - Liquor Permit Definitions.
  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,"...
• Section 4303.02 - A-1 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.021 - A-1-a Permit.
  (A) Permit A-1-A may be issued to the holder of an A-1, A-1c, or A-2 permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at...
• Section 4303.022 - A-1c Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.03 - A-2 Permit.
  (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, permit A-2 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture wine from grapes or other fruits;...
• Section 4303.04 - A-3 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.041 - A-3a Permit - Sales Restrictions.
  (A) An A-3a permit may be issued to a distiller that manufactures less than ten thousand gallons of spirituous liquor per year. An A-3a...
• Section 4303.05 - A-4 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.06 - B-1 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.07 - B-2 Permit.
  Permit B-2 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to purchase from holders of A-2 and B-5 permits and distribute or sell...
• Section 4303.071 - B-2a Permit To Wine Manufacturers, Brand Owners, Or Importers.
  (A) (1) Permit B-2a may be issued to a person that is the brand owner or United States importer of wine, is the designated...
• Section 4303.08 - B-3 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.09 - B-4 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.10 - B-5 Permit.
  Permit B-5 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to purchase wine from the holders of A-2 permits, to purchase and import...
• Section 4303.11 - C-1 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.12 - C-2 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.121 - C-2x Permit.
  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,...
• Section 4303.13 - D-1 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.14 - D-2 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.141 - D-2x Permit.
  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,...
• Section 4303.15 - D-3 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.151 - D-3x Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.16 - D-3a Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.17 - D-4 Permit.
  (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...
• Section 4303.171 - D-4a Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.18 - D-5 Permit.
  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...
• 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.
  (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 4303.182 - D-6 Permit.
  (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,...
• Section 4303.183 - D-7 Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.184 - D-8 Permit.
  (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)...
• Section 4303.19 - E Permit.
  Permit E may be issued to the owner or operator of any railroad, a sleeping car company operating dining cars, buffet cars, club cars,...
• Section 4303.20 - F Permit.
  Permit F may be issued to an association of ten or more persons, a labor union, or a charitable organization, or to an employer...
• Section 4303.201 - F-1 Permit.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Convention facility" means any structure owned or leased by a municipal corporation or county which was expressly...
• Section 4303.202 - F-2 Permit.
  (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...
• Section 4303.203 - F-3 Permit.
  (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....
• Section 4303.204 - F-4 Permit.
  (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...
• Section 4303.205 - F-5 Permit For Riverboat Festivals.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Festival" means an event organized by a nonprofit organization that includes food, music, and entertainment and the...
• Section 4303.206 - F-6 Permits Issued To Nonprofit Organizations.
  (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...
• Section 4303.207 - F-7 Permits To Nonprofit Organizations For Qualified Golf Events.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Nonprofit organization" means any unincorporated nonprofit association or nonprofit corporation that is not formed for the pecuniary...
• Section 4303.208 - F-8 Permits To Nonprofit Organizations For Public Events.
  (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...
• Section 4303.209 - F-9 Permits To Nonprofit Corporation For Events On Park Property.
  (A) (1) The division of liquor control may issue an F-9 permit to a nonprofit corporation that operates a park on property leased from...
• Section 4303.21 - G Permit.
  Permit G may be issued to the owner of a pharmacy in charge of a licensed pharmacist to be named in the permit for...
• Section 4303.22 - H Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.23 - I Permit.
  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...
• Section 4303.231 - W Permit.
  Permit W may be issued to a manufacturer or supplier of beer or intoxicating liquor to operate a warehouse for the storage of beer...
• Section 4303.232 - S Permit To Wine Manufacturers, Brand Owners, Or Importers.
  (A) (1) Permit S may be issued to a person that is the brand owner or United States importer of beer or wine, is...
• Section 4303.233 - Annual Household Limit On Wine Purchases.
  No family household shall purchase more than twenty-four cases of twelve bottles of seven hundred fifty milliliters of wine in one year. Effective Date:...
• Section 4303.234 - B-2a And S Permit Holder Regulation.
  All B-2a and S permit holders are subject to the following: (A) Audit by the division of liquor control or the department of taxation;...
• Section 4303.24 - Permit Fees.
  All application fees shall be remitted to the division of liquor control when applications are filed. The pendency, priority, or validity of an application...
• Section 4303.25 - Prohibited Acts - Sales Representatives To Be Registered.
  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...
• Section 4303.251 - Consumer Product Instruction Or Sample Servings Provided Without Permit.
  (A) A manufacturer, supplier, broker, or wholesale distributor of beer or intoxicating liquor, or an agent, solicitor, or salesperson who is registered under section...
• Section 4303.26 - Permit Application - Transfer Of Ownership Or Location - Notice To Political Subdivision.
  (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....
• Section 4303.261 - Transfers Where Permit Premises Located In More Than One Election Precinct.
  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...
• Section 4303.262 - Designation Of Resort Area For Purposes Of Issuing D-7 Permits.
  The department of development shall designate resort areas, certify the geographical limits of such areas, and certify the tourist population of and the custom...
• Section 4303.27 - Term Of Permits - Out-of State Delivery.
  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...
• Section 4303.271 - Permit Renewal - Political Subdivision Objection.
  (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...
• Section 4303.272 - Safekeeping Of Permits.
  As used in this section, "incompetent person" means a person who is so mentally impaired as a result of a mental or physical illness...
• Section 4303.273 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 09-21-2006
• Section 4303.28 - Sale Of Services In Connection With The Issuing Of Any Permit Prohibited.
  No person shall sell or offer to sell services or shall solicit or receive anything of value in connection with the issuing of any...
• Section 4303.29 - Requirements And Restrictions For Permit Holders.
  (A) No permit, other than an H permit, shall be issued to a firm or partnership unless all the members of the firm or...
• Section 4303.291 - D-4 Permits Not Limited.
  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...
• Section 4303.292 - Grounds For Refusal To Issue, Transfer Ownership Or Location Or Renew Permit.
  (A) The division of liquor control may refuse to issue, transfer the ownership of, or renew, and shall refuse to transfer the location of,...
• Section 4303.293 - Names Of Persons Having A Legal Or Beneficial Ownership Of The Business Included In Application.
  (A) Any person making application concerning a permit to conduct a business for which a permit is required under this chapter shall list on...
• Section 4303.30 - Duplicate Permits For Additional Fixed Counters.
  The rights granted by any D-2, D-3, D-3a, D-4, D-4a, D-5, D-5a, D-5b, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, D-5o,...
• Section 4303.31 - D Permits Not Subject To The Population Quota Restrictions.
  (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...
• Section 4303.32 - Entry Into Military Service.
  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...
• Section 4303.33 - Monthly Filing Of Tax Returns With Advance Payments.
  (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...
• Section 4303.331 - Out-of-state Dealers And Brokers Required To Register With Tax Commissioner.
  No permit holder shall purchase and import into this state any beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state...
• Section 4303.332 - Tax Credits For A-1c Permit Holders.
  An A-1c permit holder in this state shall receive a credit against taxes levied in the following calendar year under sections 4301.42 and 4305.01...
• Section 4303.333 - Tax Exemptions A-2 Permit Holders.
  (A) An A-2 permit holder in this state whose total production of wine, wherever produced, which but for this exemption is taxable under section...
• Section 4303.34 - G And I Permit Restrictions On Sales.
  The sale of alcohol under G and I permits is subject to the following restrictions in addition to those imposed by the rules or...
• Section 4303.35 - Restricting Purchase Of Beer Or Spirituous Liquor For Resale.
  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...
• Section 4303.36 - Fines For Violations.
  Any person who is subject to Chapter 4301., 4303., or 4307. of the Revised Code, in the transportation, possession, or sale of wine or...
• Section 4303.37 - Prohibited Acts.
  No person shall violate sections 4303.01 to 4303.37, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for which no penalty is provided. Effective Date: 10-04-1955
• Section 4303.40 - Notification Of Filing Of Complaint.
  Any party bringing an action to prohibit the operation of a business under a permit issued under this chapter shall, upon filing the complaint...
• Section 4303.99 - Penalty.
  (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...

Last modified: October 10, 2016