D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct. Apply with the lease, the floor plan and the zoning certificate; the Division notifies the city, which can object.
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 Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control.
Sources and dates
Legislative Service Commission members’ brief on Ohio liquor permits; ORC chapter 4303; Division of Liquor Control permit pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
Yes. D-5 and most spirits permits are rationed by population, so where the quota is full the permit comes from an existing holder by transfer or through the Division’s waiting list; a D-5 is also subject to a local option vote in the precinct.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Ohio it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control.
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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