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Alcohol Permit Information

General Information & Announcements

NOTICE:  Employee permits are now able to be printed at any time by visiting the Indiana Licensing Enterprise homepage.

Have a question about alcohol permits? Check out the answers to some of these FAQs.

Commission Meetings

Pursuant to state law (I.C. 7.1-2-1-10), the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. eastern time (ET). The Commission may also hold special meetings as necessary. Public notices (including the date, time, and location) and agendas for Commission meetings are posted outside of the ATC office and on the State Calendar system.

NOTE: Commission meetings are now held in-person at the ATC office and virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you are virtually attending a Commission meeting, please mute yourself upon joining the meeting. This can be done in the Microsoft Teams app or webpage by using the microphone button, or by pressing *67 on your phone when calling the conference call phone number.

  • June 20, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.

* Agendas are subject to change without notice.

Escrow Hearings

Pursuant to I.C. 7.1-3-1.1, a permit holder that is unable to immediately operate the business for which an alcohol permit is issued must deposit the permit in escrow with the Commission, subject to the Commission's approval. Permits approved by the Commission to be deposited in escrow receive an initial deposit term of twenty-four (24) months. Upon the expiration of the initial 24-month escrow term, permit holders may request additional extensions to receive a third, fourth, and fifth year of escrow if needed. Permits that are not made active or put into operation within five (5) years of being deposited into escrow will revert to the Commission as set forth in I.C. 7.1-3-1.1-3.

NOTE: Escrow hearings are held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Please mute yourself upon joining the meeting. This can be done in the Microsoft Teams app or webpage by using the microphone button, or by pressing *67 on your phone when calling the conference call phone number.

* Agendas are subject to change without notice.

Local Alcoholic Beverage Board Hearings

Each of Indiana's 92 counties has a local board that investigates and votes on all applications for alcoholic beverage retailer and dealer permits in their respective county. Each local board is comprised of four members – one appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, one appointed by the chief executive of the largest city or town in the county, one by the county fiscal body, and one designated by the Commission, who is usually an officer of the Indiana State Excise Police.

A current schedule of the Local Alcoholic Beverage Board hearing dates and locations can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

Local board hearing schedules are updated regularly and include the current month and the following month. However, please keep in mind that the local board hearing schedule only includes those applications that have been recently advertised for a local board hearing (required by Indiana law) or had a hearing continued from a prior local board hearing date. There may be other applications scheduled to be heard at a local board hearing that were continued from previous hearings and/or added after creation of the local board schedule.

More information regarding the local board process can be found in the Local Board Handbook. New or existing local board members who have not previously received or documented their required training must review the LB Training Document within 180 days of their appointment. Once a local board member has reviewed the training materials, they must submit a Training Completion Form to the board's designated member, typically an Excise officer assigned to the board.

Commission Meeting Minutes & Final Orders

Permit Transfer Prices by Jurisdiction

Pursuant to Indiana Code 7.1-3-24-3.5, the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is required to collect and publish sale prices for transferred permits. The report, including jurisdiction and permit type, can be found here.

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