Who needs on-premises liquor license (Class I restaurant, Class XI restaurant and lounge, or malt and wine only) in Maine?
Issued by Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement, after approval by the municipal officers, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues. A Class A restaurant must have a kitchen and serve meals; a bar without that food business holds a lounge class instead. Sunday service depends on a local vote. Ask the Division for the wine only and malt and wine fees when you apply.
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 Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement, after approval by the municipal officers.
Sources and dates
28-A M.R.S. 1001 (Class I), 1005 (Class IV) and 1011-A (Class XI); 28-A M.R.S. 1065 (fee schedule); Bureau liquor licensing pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
Yes. Apply through the Bureau’s BELLS portal; the municipal officers hold a public hearing and approve the premises first, then the Bureau inspects and issues.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement, after approval by the municipal officers.
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.
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