Apply for a Type 77 Event Authorization

How to apply for the Event Permit

This is an annual permit with an annual fee. This permit must be renewed each year with the licensee’s master license type. To apply for the Event Permit, the licensee must submit a completed Additional License/Permit Application Form (ABC-239) and send it, with the annual fee payment, to the nearest ABC office.

How to apply for the Event Authorization

Once the event permit is issued, the licensee can apply for an Event Authorization by submitting a completed Event Authorization Application From (ABC-215) and Supplemental Diagram Form (ABC-253). Payment must be submitted with the application forms. A separate authorization must be requested for each event. Event Authorizations are limited to no more than four (4) total days each calendar year.

Event Authorization

An Event Authorization is what permits the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on a property adjacent to their licensed premises. A separate authorization must be requested for each event. Event Authorizations are limited to no more than four (4) total days each calendar year.

Event Authorization applications must be submitted to the nearest ABC office at least three (3) days before the event, but no more than ninety (90) days before the event. Applications that are submitted outside of this timeframe may not be processed. In addition to Form ABC-215, a Supplemental Diagram Form (ABC-253) which clearly identifies where the event is being held, must be submitted.

The fee for an Event Authorization is separate from the annual Event Permit fee and is dependent on the estimated attendance size of the event. This fee is collected for each day of the event that alcohol is being sold. The fee must accompany the application forms. The fee schedule for event authorizations is as follows:

• One hundred dollars ($100) when anticipated daily attendance is less than one thousand.
• Three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) when anticipated daily attendance is at least one thousand but less than five thousand.
• One thousand dollars ($1,000) when anticipated daily attendance is five thousand or more.

When the same event is two or more consecutive days, submit a single Form ABC-215. For dates that are not consecutive, please submit a separate Form ABC-215 for each date. As stated above, please note there is a limit of four days per calendar year in which a licensee may utilize an Event Authorization. Payment for the Event Authorization must be included with your Form ABC-215.

Fees for single-day events are non-refundable. For consecutive day events, the fees for the first day are nonrefundable. Fees for subsequent days may be refunded if the event is canceled. To request a refund, you must submit a written request to the Department explaining why the fees should be refunded.

Location of Events

An Event Authorization allows licensees with an Event Permit to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on property adjacent to the licensed premises. The property must be secured and controlled by the licensee and not visible to the general public. A brewery event authorization allows licensees with an event permit to sell alcoholic beverages, produced by the licensee pursuant to Section 23357, for consumption on property contiguous and adjacent to the licensed premises owned or under control of the licensee. The property must be secured and controlled by the licensee.

Other Legal Requirements

At all approved events, licensees may exercise only those privileges authorized by their license. Licensees must comply with all provisions of the ABC Act. Any violation may be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license or permit, or both, as though the violation occurred at the master licensed premises.

This license type is subject to Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) requirements and requires alcohol servers and managers of alcohol servers to be RBS certified.

References:
Sections 23320 and 23399 of the Business and Professions Code