Process
  • Submit your application, fee payment, and supporting documentation.
    Your application and fee payment may be submitted online, or by mail.

Applications submitted without fees will not be processed.
For more information on how to submit fee payment for an application that has already been submitted, see our “How Do I…?”.

  • Submit any additional documentation, if requested.
    If additional documentation is required, you will receive correspondence which includes a list of all items which are needed to complete your application. If you provided an email address, this correspondence will be sent to the email address on your application.
  • Pass an inspection.
    Once your application is complete, staff will notify you that your establishment has been flagged for inspection. Ensure that the physical address, establishment name, and D/B/A of your establishment (if applicable) in the notification are correct. If there are inaccuracies, follow the directions in the notification.
    Inspection timeframes may vary based on the location of your establishment. You do not need to contact board staff to schedule your inspection – a field inspector in your region will contact you at the phone number listed on your application.
  • Receive your license.
    Once you have passed inspection, your license will be issued. You will receive the license by mail in 7-10 business days.

You may not operate your establishment until your license has been issued. Operation of an establishment prior to the issuance of your establishment license constitutes unlicensed activity, which may result in citation, fines, disciplinary action against licensees working in the unlicensed establishment, and criminal penalties.

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Process

  • Submit your application, fee payment, and supporting documentation.
    Your application and fee payment may be submitted online, or by mail.

Applications submitted without fees will not be processed.
For more information on how to submit fee payment for an application that has already been submitted, see our “How Do I…?”.

  • Submit any additional documentation, if requested.
    If additional documentation is required, you will receive correspondence which includes a list of all items which are needed to complete your application. If you provided an email address, this correspondence will be sent to the email address on your application.
  • Pass an inspection.
    Once your application is complete, staff will notify you that your establishment has been flagged for inspection. Ensure that the physical address, establishment name, and D/B/A of your establishment (if applicable) in the notification are correct. If there are inaccuracies, follow the directions in the notification.
    Inspection timeframes may vary based on the location of your establishment. You do not need to contact board staff to schedule your inspection – a field inspector in your region will contact you at the phone number listed on your application.
  • Receive your license.
    Once you have passed inspection, your license will be issued. You will receive the license by mail in 7-10 business days.

You may not operate your establishment until your license has been issued. Operation of an establishment prior to the issuance of your establishment license constitutes unlicensed activity, which may result in citation, fines, disciplinary action against licensees working in the unlicensed establishment, and criminal penalties.