Application Fee Schedules

The following application fee schedules outline application fees for the various licenses ABC administers, fees associated with transferring an existing license, as well as application fees for various operating permits.

New Licenses

General Licenses

General licenses permit the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits. The most common general licenses are Types 21, 47, and 48. See the list of ABC license types.

Description of Application Application Fee
General – Priority (Types 21, 47, 48, 57, 71, 72, 75, 83, 87, 88, 90, 99) $18,635
General – Non-Priority (Types 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 76, 80) $1,065
Converting Seasonal General License (Type 49) to a year-round license (Type 47) pursuant to Section 23826.8 $18,635
Type 47 – On-Sale General Eating Place on Public Property $7,060
Type 62 – On-Sale General Dockside $2,355
Type 64 – Special On-Sale General Theater $1,175
Type 70 – On-Sale General Restrictive Service $7,060
Type 78 – Wine, Food, and Art Museum $14,125
Type 90 – On-Sale General Music Venue $18,635
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Non-General Licenses

Non-General licenses permit the sale of beer and wine, but do not allow the sale of distilled spirits. The most common non-general licenses are Types 20, 41, and 42. See the list of ABC license types.

Description of Application Application Fee
Non-General (Except Types 06, 26, 28, 82) $1,065
Non-General (Types 06, 26, 28, 82) $120
Non-General (Duplicate Type 02) $520
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Transferring an Existing License

Person to Person

Person to Person Transfers or Ownership Changes Description of Application Fee when Application Includes a General License Fee when Application does not Include a General License
Person to Person Transfer Ownership transfer from one person (or entity) to another $1,470 $395
Membership or Stock Transfer Membership changes in a Limited Liability Company $940 $395
Membership or Stock Transfers, Multiple Premises Membership changes for additional premises in the same application, after initial fee is paid $120 $120
Corporate Update Change to a Corporate Entity $355 $355
Code 8 Removal Self-incorporation removal $1,470 $395
Drop Partner Transfer of license between partners $135 $135
Fiduciary Transfer Reduced fee transfer application involving surviving spouse, self-incorporation, and fiduciary situations $120 $120
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Premises to Premises

Premises to Premises Transfers or Premises Changes Description of Application Application Fee
Premises to Premises Transfer Transfer of an existing license from one location to another or an extensive change to an existing premises $920
Intercounty Transfer for General License Transferring a General License into a different county at a new premises $7060
Exchange Exchanging an existing license to a different type of license – this usually occurs with Type 47 and 48 licenses $120
Substantial Physical Changes (No Expansion) When changes have been made to the physical premises but the footprint is not expanded $405
Premises Expansion Expanding the size of the premises $445
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Double Transfers

Double Transfers (Ownership and Premises are Changing) Fee when Application Includes a General License Fee when Application does not Include a General License
Premises and Person Transfer $1,470 $1,065
Premises and Membership or Stock Transfer $1,470 $1,065
Premises and Membership or Stock Transfer, Multiple Premises $1,470 $1,035
Premises and Fiduciary Transfer $1,035 $1,035
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Miscellaneous Fees

Operating

Miscellaneous Operating Fees Application Fee
Condition Modification $560
Interim Operating Permit $170
Temporary Permit
Each license type requires $100 temporary fee (except Type 58)
$100
Private Warehouse Permit $200
Qualified Manager $165
Beer Keg Identification Tags (100) $30
Beer Keg Receipt Books (50) $10
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Other

Miscellaneous Fees Amount
License Replacement Fee $25
Fingerprinting Fees $63
Bad Check Fee $25
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Non-Profit Temporary Licenses

Qualified non-profit organizations can apply for a temporary license for special events. These licenses are charged per day and need to be submitted at least 10 days prior to the event.

Description of Application Application Fee Per Day
Daily Beer and Wine $50
Daily General $75
Special Daily On-Sale $100
Special Daily Off-Sale $100
Special Daily Auction $100
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Catering and Event Permits

Catering and Event Permits are one-day event authorizations that require a permanent license, typically a Type 58 Caterer’s Permit or a Type 77 Event Permit that is issued in addition to a licensee’s primary retail license.

Description of Application Application Fee Per Day
0 to 999 in Attendance $100
1,000 to 4,999 in Attendance $325
5,000 or more in Attendance $1,000
Invitation Only Events pursuant to 25600.5 $220
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