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Alcoholic Beverage Control or Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC), or variants thereof, typically refer to a U.S. state's regulatory control over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages.
A public notice of an application to sell alcoholic beverages in Sonoma, California in 2023 . A liquor license (or liquor licence in most forms of Commonwealth English) is a governmentally issued permit for businesses to sell, manufacture, store, or otherwise use alcoholic beverages.
A state-operated liquor and wine store in Utah. Alcoholic beverage control states, generally called control states, less often ABC states, are 17 states in the United States that have state monopolies over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
In 1972, the ATF was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department on July 1, 1972, this transferred the responsibilities of the ATF division of the IRS to the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Rex D. Davis oversaw the transition, becoming the bureau's first director, having headed the division since ...
Maine Liquor Licensing and Compliance Division; Maryland Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau; Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission; Michigan Liquor Control Commission; Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division; Mississippi Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Upon the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 and the return of the legal sale of alcoholic beverages to California, taxation and regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages were given to the State Board of Equalization.
Each applicant completes a detailed application form with the assistance of the field office staff. The application is reviewed, and if necessary, a detailed background investigation is conducted by the law enforcement bureau. The decision on whether to issue a license is based on a review of the application and information gathered.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board was established in conjunction with the 21st Amendment and the repeal of prohibition. In 1933, just four days before the sale of alcohol became legal in Pennsylvania, the board was officially organized.