For a restaurant that earns at least 65% of its gross income from food, serves dinner at least four nights a week and pours only to seated diners who order food; the Division audits the food share. Quotas apply by town, with new licenses sold by competitive bid when one opens, but these licenses trade for far less than an all-beverages license.
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 Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
Sources and dates
MCA 16-4-420; Department of Revenue restaurant beer and wine license guide. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
Yes. For a restaurant that earns at least 65% of its gross income from food, serves dinner at least four nights a week and pours only to seated diners who order food; the Division audits the food share.
Yes. For a restaurant that earns at least 65% of its gross income from food, serves dinner at least four nights a week and pours only to seated diners who order food; the Division audits the food share.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
No. In Montana it is listed for restaurants and pizza shops.
Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
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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