Who issues restaurant licensees and package store licenses?
The local licensing authority in the city or town where the business is located after the completion of a 3-step process. Step one: the local licensing authority grants a restaurant or package store license; Step two: the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) approves the granting of such a license. Following this approval by the ABCC, Step three: the local licensing authority may issue the license upon payment of the licensing fee.