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ABC 2009 Priority License Application Package will be Available on July 8

Priority applicants can begin applying for a priority license two months earlier this year, from July 20 through July 31, 2009

Sacramento – Steve Hardy, Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, announced today that due to the State’s economic slowdown, the Department will move up its traditional priority application period by two months in order to assist emerging business ventures and stimulate local economies. Thousands of California businesses are licensed by the Department, generating over $325 million dollars in excise taxes annually.

Hardy stated “it’s important that the Department do its utmost to assist business operators in this tough economic climate by expediting our priority process this year.”

It is anticipated that the Department will announce authorized numbers of available on-sale and off-sale general licenses for each county on July 8, 2009 and will accept priority applications from July 20, 2009 through July 31, 2009.

It is also anticipated that priority drawing(s) for affected counties will occur during the week of August 24, 2009.

Applicants are urged to obtain priority application paperwork July 8 by going on-line at www.abc.ca.gov

Further information can be obtained on the Department’s website or by calling the local district offices.

ABC is a Department of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency under the direction of Secretary Dale E. Bonner, a member of the Governor’s Cabinet.

 

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