Who needs a Class C (beer, wine and spirits, on and off sale) or Class I (on sale only) retail liquor license in Nebraska?
Issued by Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, after a recommendation from your city council or village board, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license. A Class I license covers beer, wine and spirits by the drink only; Class C adds sales to take home. A separate Class D covers off-sale only.
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 Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, after a recommendation from your city council or village board.
Sources and dates
Neb. Rev. Stat. 53-124.01 (license fees), 53-131 (application fee), 53-132 (occupation tax); Liquor Control Commission license fee chart and clerks information page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
Yes. Apply to the Commission with the lease, floor plan, owner disclosures and the criminal history record check the Act now requires (53-131.01); the Commission sends the application to the city, which posts notice, holds a hearing and recommends approval or denial before the Commission issues the license.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, after a recommendation from your city council or village board.
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.
Who needs a Class C or Class I retail liquor license in Nebraska?
