Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners. Mixed beverages are sold only where the city or county has approved them by election, and a restaurant’s mixed beverages permit requires food sales. A temporary permit can issue in weeks; the permanent one takes longer.
Checked Oct 17, 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 North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
Sources and dates
G.S. 18B-902 and 18B-903; ABC Commission retail permit types and renewal pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
Yes. Apply online after the lease, the zoning sign-off and the local government notice; the Commission’s ALE agents inspect the premises and the owners.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage 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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