Who needs a restaurant (series 12), bar (series 6) or beer and wine bar (series 7) liquor license in Arizona?
Issued by Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, with your city or town as the local governing body, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food. A series 6 lets a bar sell all spirits with no food rule, a series 7 beer and wine only. Apply through the Department; the city council reviews the application and posts the notice before the state acts. Every owner files a questionnaire and fingerprints.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, with your city or town as the local governing body.
Sources and dates
Department of Liquor Licenses and Control fee chart and series 12 application; series 12 renewal form; A.R.S. Title 4. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
Yes. A series 12 license has no quota and suits any restaurant whose food sales stay at or above 40% of gross; it is the usual route for a restaurant, pizza shop or cocktail bar that serves food.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Arizona it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, with your city or town as the local governing body.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
