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235 ILCS 5/5-3: License fees.

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  1. CHAPTER 235 LIQUOR
  2. Liquor Control Act of 1934.

Except as otherwise provided herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of license applied for.

The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall be as follows:

Online Initial

renewal license

or

non-online

renewal

For a manufacturer's license:

Class 1. Distiller ........... $4,000 $5,000

Class 2. Rectifier ........... 4,000 5,000

Class 3. Brewer ............. 1,200 1,500

Class 4. First-class Wine

Manufacturer ............ 750 900

Class 5. Second-class

Wine Manufacturer ......... 1,500 1,750

Class 6. First-class wine-maker ... 750 900

Class 7. Second-class wine-maker .. 1,500 1,750

Class 8. Limited Wine

Manufacturer............. 250 350

Class 9. Craft Distiller....... 2,000 2,500

Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller. 50 75

Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller. 75 100

Class 12. Class 1 Brewer........ 50 75

Class 13. Class 2 Brewer....... 75 100

Class 14. Class 3 Brewer....... 25 50

Class 15. Class 3 Craft Distiller. 175 200

For a Brew Pub License......... 1,200 1,500

For a Distilling Pub License..... 1,200 1,500

For a caterer retailer's license... 350 500

For a foreign importer's license .. 25 25

For an importing distributor's

license................ 25 25

For a distributor's license

(11,250,000 gallons

or over)............... 1,450 2,200

For a distributor's license

(over 4,500,000 gallons, but

under 11,250,000 gallons).... 950 1,450

For a distributor's license

(4,500,000 gallons or under)... 300 450

For a non-resident dealer's license

(500,000 gallons or over)

or with self-distribution

privileges .............. 1,200 1,500

For a non-resident dealer's license

(under 500,000 gallons) ..... 250 350

For a wine-maker's premises

license ................ 250 500

For a winery shipper's license

(under 250,000 gallons)...... 200 350

For a winery shipper's license

(250,000 or over, but

under 500,000 gallons)...... 750 1,000

For a winery shipper's license

(500,000 gallons or over)..... 1,200 1,500

For a wine-maker's premises

license, second location ..... 500 1,000

For a wine-maker's premises

license, third location ..... 500 1,000

For a retailer's license ....... 600 750

For a special event retailer's

license, (not-for-profit) .... 25 25

For a beer showcase permit,

one day only ............ 100 150

2 days or more .......... 150 250

For a spirits showcase permit,

one day only. 100 150

2 days or more. 150 250

For a special use permit license,

one day only ............ 100 150

2 days or more ........... 150 250

For a railroad license ........ 100 150

For a boat license ........... 500 1,000

For an airplane license, times the

licensee's maximum number of

aircraft in flight, serving

liquor over the State at any

given time, which either

originate, terminate, or make

an intermediate stop in

the State.............. 100 150

For a non-beverage user's license:

Class 1 ................ 24 24

Class 2 ................ 60 60

Class 3 ................ 120 120

Class 4 ................ 240 240

Class 5 ................ 600 600

For a broker's license ........ 750 1,000

For an auction liquor license .... 100 150

For a homebrewer special

event permit............. 25 25

For a craft distiller

tasting permit............ 25 25

For a BASSET trainer license..... 300 350

For a tasting representative

license................ 200 300

For a brewer warehouse permit.... 25 25

For a craft distiller

warehouse permit.......... 25 25

Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund. The State Commission shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023. One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund.

No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State Commission to the following non-beverage users:

(a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.

(b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.

(c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the purpose of scientific research.

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