City of Raymore, MO License Classifications And Fees

[Ord. No. 2022-008, § 1, 2-14-2022]

The classes of licenses described below are created for the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor or malt liquor at wholesale and retail for which the fees prescribed shall be charged.

By Drink Licenses (Restaurants And Bars).

Beer By The Drink License (Beer - Includes Sunday Sales). This license allows retailers to serve beer by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises only, as provided for in 311.200.3 RSMo. This license allows retailers to operate between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on any day of the week. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a caterer's permit as a secondary license.

Beer And Light Wine By Drink. This license allows retailers to serve beer and light wine by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on weekdays and Saturdays, including all election days, as provided for in 311.200.4 RSMo. A separate Sunday license must be obtained in order to operate on Sundays. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a caterer's permit as a secondary license.

Retail By The Drink License (Spirits, Wine And Beer). This license allows retailers to serve intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises. This license allows a retailer to operate between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on weekdays and Saturdays, including all election days as provided for in 311.200.5 RSMo. A separate Sunday license must be obtained in order to operate on Sundays. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a caterer's permit as a secondary license.

Retail By The Drink License (Spirits, Wine And Beer) Tax Exempt. This license allows retailers to serve intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises. This license allows a retailer to operate between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on weekdays and Saturdays, including all election days as provided for in 311.090 RSMo. A separate Sunday license must be obtained in order to operate on Sundays. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a caterer's permit as a secondary license.

Package Licenses (Convenience Stores, Groceries, Liquor Stores).

Package Liquor (Includes Spirits, Wine And Beer). This license allows retailers to sell intoxicating liquor in the original package, not to be consumed upon the premises where sold as provided for in 311.200.1 RSMo. A separate Sunday license must be obtained in order to operate on Sundays. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for an original package tasting and Sunday original package as a secondary license.

Beer Original Package License (Includes Sunday Sales). This license allows retailers to sell beer in the original package, not to be consumed upon the premises where sold as provided in 311.200.2 RSMo. This license allows retailers to operate between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on any day of the week. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for an original package tasting as a secondary license.

Temporary Retail Licenses.

Picnic License (Not For Profit Organizations - Spirits, Wine And Beer - Seven (7) days). A retail liquor by the drink permit may be issued to any church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political or charitable club or organization for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises at a picnic, bazaar, fair, or similar gathering as provided in 311.482 RSMo. The permit shall be issued only for the day or days named and it shall not authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor for more than seven (7) days by any such club or organization. This permit does allow for sales in the original package for consumption off the premises. In addition the picnic license does allow any wholesaler to provide customary storage, cooling and/or dispensing equipment for use by the license holder at such picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering as provided for in 311.482.5 RSMo. If the event will be held on a Sunday, the permit shall authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor on that day beginning at 6:00 A.M. and ending at midnight. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Retail By Drink Caterer'S License (Spirits, Wine And Beer). A caterer's permit is a permit allowing retailers who furnish provisions and services for use at a particular function, occasion, or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and in the original package for consumption off the premises for a specified period of time as provided for in 311.485 RSMo. This permit does not include festivals as defined in Chapter 316 RSMo. The caterer's permit can be effective for up to one hundred sixty-eight (168) consecutive hours or seven (7) days. If the event lasts past midnight, the licensee must also pay for the next day. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Beer And Light Wine By Drink Caterer's License. A caterer's permit is a permit allowing retailers who furnish provisions and services for use at a particular function, occasion, or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises to sell beer and light wine by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and in the original package for consumption off the premises for a specified period of time as provided for in 311.485 RSMo. This permit does not include festivals as defined in Chapter 316 RSMo. This caterer's permit can be effective for up to one hundred sixty-eight (168) consecutive hours or seven (7) days. If the event lasts past midnight, the licensee must also pay for the next day. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Retail By Drink Caterer's Permit (Spirits, Wine And Beer - Fifty (50) Days Maximum). A caterer's permit is a permit allowing retailers who furnish provisions and services for use at a particular function, occasion, or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and in the original package for consumption off the premises for up to fifty (50) days as provided for in 311.486 RSMo. This permit does not include festivals as defined in Chapter 316 RSMo. Report of each function shall include: written permission from the property owner; description of the premises; and date or dates the function will be held. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Retail By Drink Caterer's Permit (Spirits, Wine And Beer - Unlimited Number Of Functions). A caterer's permit allows retailers who furnish provisions and services for use at a particular function, occasion, or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and for sales in the original package for consumption off the premises. This permit does not include festivals as defined in Chapter 316 RSMo. This permit is effective for unlimited functions as provided for in 311.386.2 RSMo. Report of each function shall include: written permission from the property owner; description of the premises; and date or dates the function will be held. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Other Retail Licenses.

Consumption Of Liquor License (C.O.L.) (Building And Hall Rentals). A Consumption of Liquor (C.O.L.) license allows any person operating any premise where food, beverages or entertainment are sold or provided for compensation to permit the drinking or consumption of intoxicating liquor on the premise as provided for in 311.480 RSMo. between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. on any day of the week. A separate Sunday license must be obtained in order to operate on Sundays. A C.O.L. cannot sell any intoxicating liquor. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Secondary Licenses.

Original Package Tasting License. A licensee that is issued a license to sell intoxicating liquor in the original package may also obtain a tasting license which allows the licensee to conduct wine, malt beverage and distilled spirit tastings on the licensed premises as provided for in 311.294 RSMo. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Sunday License (Spirits, Wine And/Or Beer). A licensee that has a retail liquor license may obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquor between the hours of 6:00 A.M. on Sunday and 1:30 A.M. on Monday as provided for in 311.293 RSMo. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Liquor Wholesale Solicitor (Spirits, Wine And Beer). The liquor wholesale solicitor license allows licensees to sell intoxicating liquor of all kinds to a person licensed to sell such intoxicating liquor at retail and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor of all kinds, to, by, or through a licensed wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(9) RSMo. The wholesaler must be appointed by the solicitor to distribute its products within this State prior to offering them for sale in Missouri. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Twenty-Two Percent (22%) Wholesale Solicitor (Wine And Beer). The twenty-two percent (22%) wholesale solicitor license allows for the selling of intoxicating liquor containing not in excess of twenty-two percent (22%) alcohol by weight by a wholesaler to a person licensed to sell such intoxicating liquor at retail and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor containing not more than twenty-two percent (22%) alcohol by weight, to, by, or through a licensed wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(8) RSMo. The wholesaler must be appointed by the solicitor to distribute its products within this State prior to offering them for sale within this State. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Five Percent (5%) Wholesale Solicitor (Beer Only). The five percent (5%) wholesale solicitor license allows for the selling of intoxicating liquor containing not more than five percent (5%) alcohol by weight by a wholesaler to a person licensed to sell such malt liquor at retail and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor containing not more than five percent (5%) of alcohol by weight, to, by, or through a licensed Wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(7) RSMo. The wholesaler must be appointed by the solicitor to distribute its products within this State prior to offering them for sale within this State. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.

Domestic Winery (Light Wine And Brandy). This license allows the manufacturing of wine or brandy in quantities not to exceed five hundred thousand (500,000) gallons, not in excess of eighteen percent (18%) alcohol by weight for wine, but not in excess of thirty-four percent (34%) alcohol by weight for brandy, from grapes, berries, other fruits, fruit products, honey, and vegetables produced or grown within this State, exclusive of sugar, water and spirits as provided for in 311.190 RSMo. A domestic winery may use, in any calendar year, wine and brandy making material produced or grown outside of this State in a quantity not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the manufacturer's wine entered into fermentation in the prior calendar year. A domestic winery may purchase and sell bulk or packaged wines or brandies from and to other domestic wineries. A domestic winery may also sell packaged wines or brandies to licensed wholesalers and retail dealers on any day except Sunday. A domestic winery licensed under this Section may offer samples of Missouri produced wine, may sell Missouri produced wine and brandy in its original package directly to consumers at the winery, and may open wine purchased by customers so that it may be consumed on the winery premises on Monday through Saturday between 6:00 A.M. and midnight and between 6:00 A.M. on Sunday and 1:30 A.M. on Monday. A domestic winery license allows the licensee to manufacture, wholesale and retail Missouri produced wine and brandy products for one (3) license fee. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for retail by drink license and caterer's permit as secondary licenses. A domestic winery must manufacturer two hundred (200) gallons of wine on an annual basis to qualify for a retail by drink license and in order to make application for a caterer's permit, the winery must have a retail by drink license.

Microbrewery License (Beer Only). "Microbrewery" is defined in 600.010 of this Chapter and as provided for in 311.195 RSMo. The holder of a microbrewer's license may apply for a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and may also sell beer and malt liquor produced on the brewery premises to licensed wholesalers. A holder of this license is subject to restrictions as provided in 311.181 and 311.182 RSMo. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a retail by drink license and caterer's permit as secondary licenses. A microbrewery licensee who holds a secondary retail by drink license may sell its products that are produced on the premises of their microbrewery. A microbrewery must have a retail by drink license in order to obtain catering permits.

Liquor Manufacturer-Solicitor (Spirits, Wine And Beer). A liquor manufacturer-solicitor license allows for the manufacturing, distilling or blending of intoxicating liquor of all kinds within this State and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor of all kinds, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(3) RSMo. Distillers, wholesalers, winemakers, brewers or their employees, officers or agents, shall not, under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, have any financial interest in the retail business for sale of intoxicating liquors except a distiller whose manufacturing establishment is located within Missouri. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink in close proximity to the distillery as provided for in 311.070.1 RSMo. In addition to a retail by drink license, this license qualifies for a secondary license for liquor wholesale solicitor if the applicant has a wholesaler license to sell to retailers, and a caterer's permit, if there is current retail by drink as a secondary license. A separate Sunday license is not a requirement of the retail by drink license.

Twenty-Two Percent (22%) Wine Manufacturer-Solicitor (Wine And Beer). The twenty-two percent (22%) manufacturer solicitor license allows for the manufacturing of intoxicating liquor containing not in excess of twenty-two percent (22%) of alcohol by weight and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor containing not in excess of twenty-two percent (22%) alcohol by weight, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(2). Distillers, wholesalers, winemakers, brewers or their employees, officers or agents, shall not, under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, have any financial interest in the retail business for sale of intoxicating liquors except a wine manufacturer whose manufacturing establishment is located within this State may apply for a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink in close proximity to the wine manufacturer's premise. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license for a twenty-two percent (22%) wholesale solicitor license (if a resident corporation), a retail by drink license (if a twenty-two percent (22%) wine manufacturer produces two hundred (200) gallons of wine annually), and a caterer's permit if there is a current retail by drink as secondary license. A separate Sunday license is not a requirement of the retail by drink license.

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Five Percent (5%) Beer Manufacturer-Solicitor (Beer Only). The five percent (5%) beer manufacturer solicitor license allows for the manufacturing and brewing within this State of malt liquor containing not in excess of five percent (5%) alcohol by weight and the privilege of selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of malt liquors containing not in excess of five percent (5%) alcohol by weight, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(1) RSMo. Distillers, wholesalers, winemakers, brewers or their employees, officers or agents, shall not, under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, have any financial interest in the retail business for sale of intoxicating liquors. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license for a five percent (5%) wholesale solicitor license. The five percent (5%) wholesale solicitor license shall be current to sell to retailers.

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Liquor Solicitor (Spirits, Wine And Beer). The liquor solicitor license allows for the selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor of all kinds, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State. The solicitor may be located out of State or within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(6) RSMo. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license for a liquor wholesale solicitor if a wholesaler license to sell to retailers license is current.

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Twenty-Two Percent (22%) Solicitor (Wine And Beer). The twenty-two percent (22%) solicitor license allows for the selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of intoxicating liquor not in excess of twenty-two percent (22%) alcohol by weight, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State. The solicitor may be located out of state or within this State as provided for in 311.180.1(5) RSMo. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license for a twenty-two percent (22%) wholesale solicitor license if a wholesaler license to sell to retailers license is current.

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Five Percent (5%) Beer Solicitor (Beer Only). The five percent (5%) beer solicitor license allows for the selling to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of malt liquor containing not in excess of five percent (5%) alcohol by weight, to, by or through a licensed wholesaler within this State. The solicitor may be located out of state or within this State. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The licensee may apply for a secondary license for a five percent (5%) beer wholesale solicitor license if a wholesaler license to sell to retailers license is current.

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Vintage Wine Solicitor. The vintage wine solicitor license permits the sale to licensed wholesalers and soliciting orders for the sale of vintage wine as defined in 311.191 RSMo., to, by, or through a licensed wholesaler within this State. The license shall be issued upon compliance with this Chapter and payment to the City of the fee as approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department.