Marshall County
Marshall County Commission (County Administrator)
In short
Marshall County Commission (County Administrator) issues 4 permits we publish for Marshall County, last verified 2026-09-29. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Alcohol License — Restaurant Retail Liquor (Unincorporated Area Only)only if it applies to you | Marshall County Commission (County Administrator) | The Commission's May 13, 2026 fee resolution sets a $1,500 annual county license fee for a restaurant retail liquor license (type 20) plus a $150 non-refundable filing fee. One application may cover several licenses at the same location. | annual; license year runs October 1 through September 30; renewals accepted from August 1; a license issued April 1 or later pays one-half of the license fee | 2026-09-29 |
| County Alcohol License — Retail Beer, Table Wine and Package Liquor (Unincorporated Area Only)only if it applies to you | Marshall County Commission (County Administrator) | Under the Commission's May 13, 2026 fee resolution, each retail license carries a $150 non-refundable filing fee plus an annual county license fee: retail beer on or off premises (type 40) $75; retail beer off premises only (type 50) $50; retail table wine on or off premises (type 60) $75; retail table wine off premises only (type 70) $75. A liquor package or lounge Class II license (type 11) carries a $2,500 annual county license fee with the same $150 filing fee. | annual; license year runs October 1 through September 30; renewals accepted from August 1; a license issued April 1 or later pays one-half of the license fee | 2026-09-29 |
| County Alcohol License — Food or Beverage Truck (Unincorporated Area Only)only if it applies to you | Marshall County Commission (County Administrator) | The Commission's May 13, 2026 fee resolution lists a food or beverage truck license (type 310) at a $1,000 annual county license fee plus a $100 non-refundable filing fee. | annual; license year runs October 1 through September 30; renewals accepted from August 1; a license issued April 1 or later pays one-half of the license fee | 2026-09-29 |
| County Liquor Sales Tax (Unincorporated Area)only if it applies to you | Marshall County Commission (County Administrator) | The Commission's May 13, 2026 resolution levies a county tax of 7% of gross proceeds on liquor sold by the bottle and 8% of gross proceeds on liquor served on the premises. | paid monthly on liquor sales while the county alcohol license is held | 2026-09-29 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Alcohol License — Restaurant Retail Liquor (Unincorporated Area Only)
This license applies only to a restaurant or coffee shop that serves liquor outside municipal limits, in the unincorporated area of Marshall County. Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Guntersville and Grant license alcohol themselves, so a business inside one of those cities deals with the city and not the County Commission. The Commission's regulation limits restaurant licenses to on-premises consumption at a business that earns its primary income from cooking and serving food and keeps at least 50% of sales in food; bars, lounges and night clubs are not permitted. An applicant applies to the Alabama ABC Board first, then to the County Administrator at 424 Blount Ave., Guntersville, and the Commission decides after a published public hearing on a recommendation from its Alcohol Review Committee. A health permit is required if food is served, and a Responsible Vendor certification is required for on-premises licenses. The annual amounts are from the fee resolution, not from the September 2025 regulation, which leaves annual fees to a later resolution.
County Alcohol License — Retail Beer, Table Wine and Package Liquor (Unincorporated Area Only)
This license applies only to a restaurant or retail store that sells beer, table wine or packaged liquor outside municipal limits, in the unincorporated area of Marshall County; Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Guntersville and Grant license alcohol themselves. The Commission's regulation permits retail package, convenience, grocery and general merchandise stores to sell for off-premises consumption, and requires a minimum distance of 200 feet from the entrance of any church, school or child development facility, with listed exceptions. On-premises sales are barred between 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.; off-premises sales have no hourly limit. The application goes to the County Administrator at 424 Blount Ave., Guntersville after the state ABC Board application, and one application may cover several license types at the same location. The dollar amounts come from the May 13, 2026 fee resolution.
County Alcohol License — Food or Beverage Truck (Unincorporated Area Only)
A food truck needs this license only if it sells alcohol, and only when it operates in the unincorporated area of Marshall County. Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Guntersville and Grant license alcohol themselves, so a truck selling in one of those cities deals with that city. Type 310 is the fee table's line for a food or beverage truck. The application goes to the County Administrator at 424 Blount Ave., Guntersville, after the Alabama ABC Board application, and the Commission acts after a published public hearing where one is required. A health permit is required if food is served. The $1,000 annual fee and $100 filing fee are from the Commission's May 13, 2026 fee resolution.
County Liquor Sales Tax (Unincorporated Area)
A business that holds a county liquor license for the unincorporated area of Marshall County owes this tax in addition to the annual license fee: 7% of gross proceeds on liquor sold in the bottle and 8% on liquor served on premises. It applies to restaurants, retail stores and food trucks whose county license authorizes liquor, and only outside municipal limits, because Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Guntersville and Grant license and tax alcohol themselves. The enrolled Act 2024-254 allows the Commission to levy a rate that does not exceed the sales and use taxes levied by any municipality in the county, with the proceeds going 50% to the Marshall County Board of Education. Contact the County Administrator's office at 256-571-7701 for reporting and remittance procedures.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Marshall County
- Phone
- 256-571-7701
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- HB262 (Act 2024-254), enrolled — Marshall County alcohol amendment authorizing regulation and licensing in the unincorporated areaAlabama Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Marshall County alcohol licensing pageMarshall County Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Marshall County Commission alcohol regulation resolution, revised September 10, 2025 — permitted business types, application, public hearing, licence yearMarshall County Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Marshall County Commission resolution assessing licensing fees and levying sales and/or use taxes on alcoholic beverages in the unincorporated areas (adopted May 13, 2026)Marshall County Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
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