Wine and Malt Beverage Retail Dealer’s On-Premise Permit(BG) + Food and Beverage Certificate (FB)+ Late Hours Certificate (LH)

Description

Authorizes the sale of wine and malt beverages for on- and off-premise consumption. It also includes the authority to hold events at a temporary location away from the primary BG premises (there will be an approval process BG Permit holders must follow).

To qualify for a Food and Beverage certificate, a business must either be defined as a “restaurant” under the law or keep the business’s alcohol sales to 60% or less of its total sales.

A restaurant is defined by:(A) operates its own permanent food service facility with commercial cooking equipment on its premises; and (B) prepares and offers to sell multiple entrees for consumption on or off the premises

Often obtained by:

-Restaurants

-Qualifying Hotels

Hours: The Late Hours Certificate allows you to operate until 2 am every day.

Things to keep in mind

Your food sales must always be maintained above 40% of your total sales in order to be qualified as a restaurant.

You require three permits to sell alcohol 1. State (TABC)2. County3. City (If inside the city limits)

At TXLLA we will keep you up to date with all of your renewal dates so you don't have to worry about it.

The City of Houston is one of the only cities in the state that charges for their city permit every year. State and County permits are due every two years. If your location is outside the city limits, you don't have to worry about city permits.

Contact us by phone, email, or text with your business address or the city you will potentially establish your business and we'll provide a free consultation and go over any questions you might have.

936-235-8155

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Need a more detailed explanation. of the permit? https://www.tabc.texas.gov/static/sites/default/files/2021-08/wine-and-malt-beverage-retailers-permit-bg-on-premise-lc.pdf& https://www.tabc.texas.gov/static/sites/default/files/2021-08/food-and-beverage-certificate-fb-sub-module-ces-lc.pdf