Scott County
Scott County Auditor's Office and Board of Supervisors
In short
Scott County Auditor's Office and Board of Supervisors issues 2 permits we publish for Scott 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, Scott County)only if it applies to you | Scott County Auditor's Office and Board of Supervisors | The license fee is set by Iowa law (Iowa Code chapter 123); under Iowa Code §123.32(2) the local authority forwards the application with the necessary fee and bond to the state department. No separate county fee is published on the Auditor's Liquor Licenses page. | the term of the state retail alcohol license issued under Iowa Code chapter 123 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tobacco, Nicotine and Vapor Retail Permit — County Approval (outside city limits, Scott County)only if it applies to you | Scott County Auditor's Office and Board of Supervisors | $50 statutory amount under Iowa Code §453A.47A(7)(a)(1) for places outside any city, paid to the state department, when granted July-September; three-fourths if granted October-December, one-half January-March, one-fourth April-June (§453A.47A(7)(b)) | expires June 30 each year (Iowa Code §453A.47A(7)(a)); the county page states a new application must be submitted every year | 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, Scott County)
Iowa Code §123.32(1)(a) requires a completed application for a retail alcohol license (other than a class "D" license) to be filed with the city council if the premises are inside a city's corporate limits, "or with the board of supervisors if the premises for which the license is sought are located outside the corporate limits of a city." Under §123.32(2) the local authority approves or disapproves the license, endorses that decision on the application and forwards it with the necessary fee and bond to the state department. The Scott County Auditor's Liquor Licenses page states that businesses outside corporate city limits in Scott County apply through the state's GovConnect system, which presents the application to local authorities (Health Department, Planning and Development, Sheriff's Office, Attorney's Office and Board of Supervisors) for review and approval before it is forwarded to the State of Iowa Alcohol, Tobacco, Lottery Licensing Department, and that establishments inside city limits contact the respective city hall. The license fee is set by state law; no separate county fee is published on the Liquor Licenses page. Board of Supervisors: 563-326-8749.
Tobacco, Nicotine and Vapor Retail Permit — County Approval (outside city limits, Scott County)
Iowa Code §453A.47A(6) provides that county boards of supervisors may approve retail permit applications of applicants located in their counties outside the corporate limits of cities, and that upon approval the state department issues the permit to the applicant on behalf of the city or county, using the department's electronic portal. Under §453A.47A(7)(a) all permits expire on June 30 each year, the fees are paid to the department, and the fee for a permit granted in July, August or September is "In places outside any city, fifty dollars" (§453A.47A(7)(a)(1)); under §453A.47A(7)(b) it is three-fourths of that if granted in October-December, one-half in January-March and one-fourth in April-June. The Scott County Auditor's Cigarette / Tobacco / Nicotine / Vapor page states that any person selling cigarettes, tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products must have a valid retail permit, that all permits expire annually on June 30th and a new application must be submitted every year, that businesses outside corporate city limits apply through the state's GovConnect system for review and approval by the Auditor's Office and Board of Supervisors, and that only online applications are accepted from July 1, 2025. A business inside a city applies to that city. Board of Supervisors: 563-326-8749.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Scott County
- Phone
- 563-326-8749
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.
- Cigarette / Tobacco / Nicotine / Vapor pageScott County, Iowa, Auditor's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Iowa Code §123.32, Action by local authoritiesIowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Iowa Code §453A.47A, Retailers — permits — fees — penalties (Iowa Code 2026)Iowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Liquor Licenses pageScott County, Iowa, Auditor's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
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