Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price. Apply with the lease, the floor plan and the local government’s approval; the Commission inspects and the city can object. Expect several months.
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 Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
Sources and dates
MCL 436.1525 (license fees); MLCC on-premises retailer license application (LCC-100a). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
Yes. Class C and Tavern licenses are rationed at one per 1,500 residents of the city or township, so where the quota is full the license comes from an existing holder by transfer at a market price.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Michigan it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
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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