Douglas County
Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller
In short
Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller issues 2 permits we publish for Douglas County, last verified 2026-10-12. 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 Tobacco and ENDS License (establishments outside city, town and village limits)only if it applies to you | Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller | $10 a year, per retailer, set by state statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1423); half the fee if the application is made after July 1 | from filing through December 31 of the calendar year (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1423) | 2026-10-12 |
| Special Designated Liquor License, Douglas County local recommendation (events outside city and village limits)only if it applies to you | Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller | The Clerk's Liquor and Tobacco Licenses page publishes no county fee for the local recommendation. The special designated license itself is applied for and issued through the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. | per event | 2026-10-12 |
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 Tobacco and ENDS License (establishments outside city, town and village limits)
The County Clerk's Liquor and Tobacco Licenses page states that the office issues tobacco licenses "to establishments that are outside the limits of any city in Douglas County" and points applicants to the county GIS map to check whether a site is inside city limits. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1421 and 28-1422 a license to sell cigarettes, cigars, tobacco or electronic nicotine delivery systems at retail is applied for with the county clerk where the place of business is outside the limits of any city, town or village; the written application must state, among other things, an email address for contacting the applicant (28-1422(1)), and the clerk notifies the Tax Commissioner and transmits the application materials (28-1422(4)). The fee is set by state statute: 28-1423 fixes it at $10 for locations outside cities, towns and villages, halved if the application is made after July 1, and the license runs to December 31, so it is renewed each calendar year. The Clerk's page asks applicants to return the completed, signed and dated application with the $10.00 fee to 1819 Farnam, H08, Omaha, NE 68183; the Clerk/Comptroller signs the license, the county seal is affixed, and the license is sent by certified mail. A store inside a city, town or village applies to that municipality under the same statute. Contact the Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller, Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, H08 (Harney St level), Omaha, NE 68183.
Special Designated Liquor License, Douglas County local recommendation (events outside city and village limits)
A business serving alcohol at an event outside city and village limits under a Special Designated Liquor License (SDL) needs Douglas County's local approval first. The Clerk's Liquor and Tobacco Licenses page states: "You need to have local approval from Douglas County before you can submit your application on-line to the NLCC", and that the Commission rejects an SDL application not submitted at least 7 working days before the event (not counting the event date, holidays or weekends). The applicant submits a Special Designated License Local Recommendation Form to the Clerk's office, which places it on the County Board's agenda; once approved, the Clerk emails the form back and the applicant submits the signed form to the Commission, so the Board's meeting dates matter for the deadline. The page also states: "Douglas County does not recommend approval for SDL applications for events taking place in the city/village limits of Omaha, Ralston, Waterloo, Valley, or Bennington"; events there need that city's or village's recommendation. Contact the Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller, Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, H08 (Harney St level), Omaha, NE 68183.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Douglas 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.
- Liquor and Tobacco LicensesDouglas County Clerk/Comptroller · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1421, Tobacco retail license required; issued by clerkNebraska Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1422, Tobacco license application; where filed; contentsNebraska Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1423, Tobacco licence fees; termNebraska Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 53-134, Local governing bodies and county boards; powers, functions and dutiesNebraska Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
- Tobacco License ApplicationDouglas County Clerk/Comptroller · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
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