In Canada, liquor licences are issued by the legal authority of each province to allow an individual or business to manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages.
Licence holders must strictly follow all the terms and rules to avoid suspension, fines for non-compliance or revocation.
It is also law in 2 provinces (Ontario and Quebec) that all individuals under 25 years of age must provide sufficient photo ID upon request.
[6] Established in 1930, and headquartered in Halifax, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation is the sole distributor and runs all retail outlets selling alcohol except for four private wine specialty shops and, in rural areas where there is not an NSLC location, 23 private "agency" liquor stores.
The LLBO name lives on in many eateries and entertainment establishments which display official certification to indicate the location is legally licensed to serve alcohol.
are restricted for sale only in SAQ outlets (provincially-owned liquor retailers) as well at bars and other establishments with the requisite permit.
All other types of liquor, as well as beer, shooters and other alcohol-derivative beverages are permitted to be sold at gas stations as well as supermarkets.
Types of personal use permits issued in Saskatchewan include: Businesses seeking authorization to serve alcoholic beverages must complete the Commercial Liquor Permit Application [9] Types of commercial liquor licences issued in Saskatchewan include: In Finland a liquor licence from the Regional State Administrative Agency (Aluehallintavirasto) is needed for businesses manufacturing, serving or importing alcohol.
[10] Germany does not require any licenses for the production, wholesale, or retail sale (off-license) of alcoholic beverages.
Liquor licenses (Swedish: serveringstillstånd or utskänkningstillstånd) for restaurants, bars, and similar premises are issued by the local municipality.
There are some basic provisions in the Alcohol Act to take into account, for example: Most licenses allow liquor service between 11:00–01:00, but there are exceptions.
Many dance venues are allowed to serve until 03:00 or 05:00, often combined with the condition that the restaurant has doorman or similar control.
Certain venues can sometimes have both license types, e.g. a craft brewery that both operates as a tavern and sells bottled beer to go.
California ABC has the power to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke any specific alcoholic beverage license.
Introduced in 1935 and headquartered in Austin, the agency has followed the basic laws of the Alcoholic Beverage Code while issuing nearly 100,000 permits and liquor licenses per year.
The basic requirements to be authorized with a liquor license include citizenship, 21 years of age or older, and successful completion of specified application forms.
L-19 license can be issued to a club registered with the Registrar of Firms/Registrar of Cooperative Societies for facilitate of foreign liquor to its members.