Chapter 16 - Regulations. This chapter will help you: Research your state and local regulations; meet licensing, registration, and code requirements; buy your beverages from licensed suppliers; avoid illegal relationships with suppliers; observe laws; check product labels for legitimacy; avoid illegal advertising; train employees. | © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved CHAPTER 16 REGULATIONS © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved Research your state and local regulations. Meet licensing, registration, and code requirements. Buy your beverages from licensed suppliers. Avoid illegal relationships with suppliers. Observe laws. Check product labels for legitimacy. Avoid illegal advertising. Train employees. THIS CHAPTER WILL HELP YOU REGULATIONS: AN OVERVIEW In control states, alcoholic beverages are sold through stores run by the state rather than by private business owners. In the license states, there are numerous conditions that allow individuals and corporations to obtain and/or keep their liquor licenses. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved TAXES AND REVENUE Taxes and Revenue: taxes are levied on the alcohol itself, known as an excise tax. The taxes are paid to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). | © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved CHAPTER 16 REGULATIONS © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved Research your state and local regulations. Meet licensing, registration, and code requirements. Buy your beverages from licensed suppliers. Avoid illegal relationships with suppliers. Observe laws. Check product labels for legitimacy. Avoid illegal advertising. Train employees. THIS CHAPTER WILL HELP YOU REGULATIONS: AN OVERVIEW In control states, alcoholic beverages are sold through stores run by the state rather than by private business owners. In the license states, there are numerous conditions that allow individuals and corporations to obtain and/or keep their liquor licenses. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved TAXES AND REVENUE Taxes and Revenue: taxes are levied on the alcohol itself, known as an excise tax. The taxes are paid to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The Homeland Security Act of 2002 split the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) into two agencies with separate functions. The BATF is now strictly an enforcement-related agency. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved GETTING READY TO OPEN If you own a bar or restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, you are defined in legal terms as an on-premise retail dealer. Local Option Laws: Most states have local option laws; the state allows the people of local communities to choose whether or not they will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages, and if so, how. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS A license and a permit for on-premise retail sales are essentially the same: A document granting permission to sell specific beverage types at a specific location by a specific business entity provided certain conditions are carried out. Federal law requires a retail beverage alcohol dealer to register each place of .
