Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors (applications handled by the County Auditor)
In short
Linn County Board of Supervisors (applications handled by the County Auditor) issues 2 permits we publish for Linn County, last verified 2026-10-14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Alcohol License: Board of Supervisors Approval (outside city limits, Linn County)only if it applies to you | Linn County Board of Supervisors (applications handled by the County Auditor) | The license fee is the state fee under Iowa Code §123.36, paid to the state. Iowa Code §123.36(2) provides that the department remits to the local authority "a sum equal to sixty-five percent of the fees collected for each class "B", class "C", or class "F" license except special class "C" licenses or class "E" licenses" and "a sum equal to seventy-five percent of the fees collected for each special class "C" license" covering premises within its jurisdiction. | per state license term; the license term is set by the state | 2026-10-14 |
| Cigarette, Tobacco, Nicotine and Vapor Retail Permit (outside city limits, Linn County)only if it applies to you | Linn County Board of Supervisors (applications handled by the County Auditor) | Statutory amount under Iowa Code §453A.13(3)(b)(1) for a retail permit in places outside any city: $50 if granted in July, August or September; under §453A.13(3)(c), three-fourths ($37.50) if granted in October, November or December, one-half ($25.00) if granted in January, February or March, and one-fourth ($12.50) if granted in April, May or June. | expires June 30 each year (Iowa Code §453A.13(3)(a)) | 2026-10-14 |
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
Retail Alcohol License: Board of Supervisors Approval (outside city limits, Linn County)
Iowa Code §123.32(1)(a) provides that an application for a retail alcohol license, other than a class "D" license, is filed "with the board of supervisors if the premises for which the license is sought are located outside the corporate limits of a city." A restaurant, bar, coffee shop or store selling alcohol in unincorporated Linn County therefore needs the approval of the Linn County Board of Supervisors as local authority before the state issues the license; the county's Licenses, Applications & Permits page lists Beer and Liquor Permits under the Auditor, who handles these applications. The license fee is the state fee set by Iowa Code §123.36 and is paid to the state; under §123.36(2) the department returns to the local authority a sum equal to sixty-five percent of the fees collected for each class "B", class "C" or class "F" license (other than special class "C" and class "E" licenses) and seventy-five percent for each special class "C" license covering premises in its jurisdiction. A business inside a city applies to that city council instead.
Cigarette, Tobacco, Nicotine and Vapor Retail Permit (outside city limits, Linn County)
A store, restaurant or convenience store outside city limits in Linn County that sells cigarettes, tobacco, alternative nicotine or vapor products needs a retail permit approved by the Linn County Board of Supervisors. Iowa Code §453A.13(2)(a) states that county boards of supervisors may approve retail permit applications for places of business in their counties outside the corporate limits of cities, and that on approval "the department shall issue the permit to the applicant on behalf of the city or county." The county's Licenses, Applications & Permits page lists Cigarette Permits under the Auditor, and the state retail permit application form 70-014a posted by the county tells applicants to return the application and fee to the county auditor when outside city limits. The fee is statutory, not a county fee: $50 for a place outside any city when granted in July, August or September (§453A.13(3)(b)(1)), prorated to three-fourths, one-half or one-fourth when granted in later quarters (§453A.13(3)(c)). Every permit expires on June 30, and a separate permit is needed for each location. A business inside a city applies to that city.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Linn County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- Iowa Code §123.32, Action by local authoritiesIowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Iowa Code §123.36, Retail alcohol license feesIowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Iowa Code §453A.13, Permits; fees; expirationIowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Iowa Retail Permit Application for Cigarette/Tobacco/Nicotine/Vapor, form 70-014a (05/01/2024), as posted by Linn CountyIowa Department of Revenue (posted by Linn County, Iowa) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Licenses, Applications & Permits pageLinn County, Iowa · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
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