HOW TO OBTAIN A RETAIL PERMIT 

 1.   APPLICATION FORM:  Form #AB-0015.  This application should be notarized and filled out      completely.  The cut off date for all information to be received in this office (in order to be placed on the agenda) is two (2) weeks prior to the Commission meeting.  To obtain an application, contact the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 226 Capitol Blvd., Suite 300, Nashville, TN  37243-0755; (615) 741-1602 or by email.

 2.     QUESTIONNAIRES:  Form #AB-0021.  Owners, partners, officers, managers and/or any person who owns five percent (5%) or more in the corporation or the business, should complete these forms.  All questionnaires should be filled out completely.

 3.     CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.  This can be obtained from the Mayor's office of your local government.  To find out the requirements for a Certificate of Compliance for Davidson County, go to the website of www.Nashville.gov, then go to Title7 - Alcoholic Beverages and then go to Chapter 7.16.  The contact in Davidson County to obtain a Certificate of Compliance is Sally Palmer at 615-862-6380 with the Legal Department of the Mayor's Office.

 4.     CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.  If establishment is located in Davidson county, you may obtain the Certificate of Occupancy approval letter from the Metropolitan Codes Department, Metro Howard Office Building, telephone number 615-862-6550.  The contact person is Mary Mosley.  If the establishment is not located in Davidson County, you may contact the local Codes Department in that city or county in which the establishment is located.

 5.     PROOF OF POSSESSION.  A Lease, Deed, Bill of Sale or other type of document which shows that the application is actually leasing or is in possession of the property, should be furnished to this office.  Along with the lease, a copy of the Deed (registered with the Registrar of Deed's Office) is to be furnished also.

 6.     CHARTER FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.  (This document is required only if the applicant is a corporation, a limited liability company (LLC) or a formal partnership).  A copy of your Tennessee charter must be furnished to this office and it can be obtained from the Tennessee Secretary of State's Office, 6th Floor, William Snodgrass Building, 7th Avenue North between Charlotte Avenue and Union Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, telephone 615-741-2286.

 7.     LIST OF OFFICERS AND OWNERS OF CORPORATION.  A separate list of officers (with their titles) and owners with five percent (5%) or more ownership, and the amount of percentage, needs to be furnished with the application. 

 8.     COPY OF NEWSPAPER NOTICE AND SWORN STATEMENT REGARDING THE PUBLICATION.  Article needs to be run in your local newspaper for three (3) consecutive days.

 9.     WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BY APPLICANT. 

10.     SALES TAX NUMBERS  The Tennessee sales tax number can be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Revenue, 3rd Floor, Andrew Jackson Building, 500 Deadrick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37242, telephone 615-253-0600.

11.     TABC INSPECTION.  An inspection will be made by one of our agents only after application has been reviewed at the Commission meeting.

12.     COPY OF ALL LOAN CONTRACTS.

13.     FINANCIAL BACKGROUND CHECK OF APPLICANT.

14.     CREDIT CHECK FROM BANKING/LENDING INSTITUTION

15.     FEDERAL FORM TO SELL LIQUOR.  Federal Form ATF F 5630.5 (10-93).  This form should be filled out and returned to the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, PO Box 371962, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15250-7962. 

16.     EMPLOYEE PERMITS.   Form AB-0014.  All employees have to obtain an employee permit card.  The cost is $2.00 and it is good for one year.  The date of the card is from January 1 thru       December 31.

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