KRS 243.090: Date licenses expire -- Reduction in fee for licenses less than six months --

Renewals not to affect proceedings for violations -- Term of renewals -- Denial

of renewal to delinquent taxpayer.

(1) (a) All licenses issued by the department, ex cept special event licenses,

temporary licenses, or licenses listed in subsection (5) of this section, shall be

valid for a period of no more than a year.

(b) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the year -

round system for ren ewal of licenses. The system shall be designed to

distribute the workload as uniformly as possible within the offices of the local

administrators and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

(c) For any application for a license issued by the departme nt through its

authority under this chapter or KRS Chapter 438, the license shall be

approved or denied by the department no later than forty -five (45) days after

the department's receipt of the application.

(2) (a) Except for licenses listed in paragraph (b) of this subsection, all licenses

issued after January 1, 2017, by a local administrator shall be valid for a

period of no more than a year and shall be renewable upon the date

established by the department for the expiration of state licenses issued fo r

premises located in that county or city. During the first year following July

15, 2016, if the new date for renewal for the licensee does not occur on the

date established by the department for the expiration of the licensee's state

license, the local administrator shall either:

1. Prorate the cost of the renewed license by proportionally reducing the

cost of the renewed license if the new date for the renewal occurs prior

to the expiration of a previous license; or

2. Provide a prorated provisional local license to cover any period of time

between the expiration of the previous license and the new date for

renewal if the new date for renewal occurs after the expiration of the

licensee's previous license.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not appl y to licenses issued by a

consolidated local government, special event licenses, temporary licenses, or

licenses listed in subsection (5) of this section.

(3) When any person applies for a new license authorized under KRS Chapters 241 to

244, the person sh all be charged, if the license is issued, the full fee for the

respective license if six (6) months or more remain before the license is due to be

renewed and one -half (1/2) the fee if less than six (6) months remain before the

license is due to be renewed. No abatement of license fees shall be permitted to any

person who held a license of the same kind for the same premises in the preceding

license period and who was actually doing business under the license during the last

month of the preceding license period.

(4) The renewal by the department of any license shall not be construed to waive or

condone any violation that occurred prior to the renewal and shall not prevent

subsequent proceedings against the licensee.

(5) All alcoholic beverage producers, wholesalers, o r distributors may obtain or renew

their licenses for either a one (1) year term or a two (2) year term.

(6) The department may deny license renewal if the licensee is a delinquent taxpayer as

defined in KRS 131.1815.