Application Fee Schedules

The following application fee schedules outline application fees for original licenses, transfers of existing licenses, and various operating permits that ABC issues. If annual fees are required, they are collected at the time of application submission, in addition to the application fee. The annual fee will cover the first year’s license fee for the applicant.

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	Annual Fee Required With Application
General – Priority (Types 21, 47, 48, 57, 71, 72, 75, 83, 87, 88, 99) Available only to priority drawing winners.	$19,315	Yes
General – Non-Priority (Types 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 76, 80)	$1,105	Yes
Converting Seasonal General License (Type 49) to a year-round license (Type 47) pursuant to Section 23826.8	$19,315	Yes
Type 47 – On-Sale General Eating Place on Public Property	$7,320	Yes
Type 62 – On-Sale General Dockside	$2,440	Yes
Type 64 – Special On-Sale General Theater	$1,220	Yes
Type 70 – On-Sale General Restrictive Service	$7,320	Yes
Type 78 – Wine, Food, and Art Museum	$14,640	Yes
Type 90 – On-Sale General Music Venue	$19,315	Yes

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	Annual Fee Required With Application
Non-General (Except Types 06, 26, 28, 82)	$1,105	Yes
Non-General (Types 06, 26, 28, 82)	$120	Yes
Non-General (Duplicate Type 02)	$535	Yes

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	Annual Fee Required With Application
Person to Person Transfer	Ownership transfer from one person (or entity) to another	$1,525	$410	Yes
Membership or Stock Transfer	Membership changes in a Limited Liability Company	$975	$410	No
Membership or Stock Transfers, Multiple Premises	Membership changes for additional premises in the same application, after initial membership change or stock transfer fee is paid. The fee is required for each additional premises.	$120	$120	No
Corporate Update	Change to a Corporate Entity	$365	$365	No
Drop Partner	Transfer of license between partners	$140	$140	No
Fiduciary Transfer (Section 24071)	Reduced fee transfer application involving surviving spouse, self-incorporation (Code 8), and fiduciary situations. Contact your district office to confirm the application qualifies for a Fiduciary Transfer Fee.	$120	$120	Contact your district office to confirm whether an annual fee is required at the time of the application.
Self-Incorporation (Code 8) Removal	Self-incorporation removal	$1,525	$410	No

Premises to Premises

Premises to Premises Transfers or Premises Changes	Description of Application	Application Fee	Annual Fee Required With Application
Premises to Premises Transfer	Transfer of an existing license from one location to another or an extensive change to an existing premises	$950	Contact your district office to confirm whether an annual fee is required at the time of the application.
Intercounty Transfer for General License. Available only to Intercounty priority drawing winners.	Transferring a General License into a different county at a new premises	$7,320	Yes
Exchange	Exchanging an existing license to a different type of license – this usually occurs with Type 47 and 48 licenses	$120	Contact your district office to confirm whether an annual fee is required at the time of the application.
Substantial Physical Changes (No Expansion)	When changes have been made to the physical premises but the footprint is not expanded	$420	No
Premises Expansion	Expanding the size of the premises	$465	No

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	Annual Fee Required With Application
Premises and Person Transfer	$1,525	$1,105	Yes
Intercounty Priority Transfer for General License. Available only to priority drawing winners.	$7,320	N/A	Yes
Premises and Membership or Stock Transfer	$1,525	$1,105	No
Premises and Membership or Stock Transfer, Multiple Premises	$1,525	$1,075	No
Premises and Fiduciary Transfer	$1,075	$1,075	Contact your district office to confirm whether an annual fee is required at the time of the application.

Miscellaneous Fees

Operating

Miscellaneous Operating Fees	Application Fee
Condition Modification	$580
Interim Operating Permit	$175
Temporary Permit Each license type requires $100 temporary fee (except Type 58)	$100
Private Warehouse Permit	$205
Qualified Manager	$170
Beer Keg Identification Tags (100)	$30
Beer Keg Receipt Books (50)	$10

Other

Miscellaneous Fees	Amount
License Replacement Fee	$25
Fingerprinting Fees	$63
Bad Check Fee	$25

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

Catering and Event Authorizations

Catering and Event Authorizations are one-day event authorizations that require a permanent license, typically a Type 58 Caterer’s Permit, Type 91 Beer Manufacturer’s Caterer’s Permit, or a Type 77 Event Permit that is issued in addition to a licensee’s primary 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	$245

Application Fee Schedules

New Licenses

General Licenses

Non-General Licenses

Transferring an Existing License

Person to Person

Premises to Premises

Double Transfers

Miscellaneous Fees

Operating

Other

Non-Profit Temporary Licenses

Catering and Event Authorizations

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Media

Support

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