Shelby County Beer Board

County Beer Permit (unincorporated areas)

As stated on the County Clerk's Beer Permits page, businesses in Shelby County outside any municipality that sell, distribute, manufacture or store beer must obtain a permit, and the Beer Board Rules (§ D.1) give the Shelby County Beer Board authority over establishments in the unincorporated areas. The county's Beer Permit Application requires 'A nonrefundable application fee of $250.00' and a $100 annual beer privilege tax, due January 1 and delinquent after January 31, prorated for a permit issued after January 1. These match T.C.A. § 57-5-104(a) ($250 application fee) and § 57-5-104(b) ($100 annual privilege tax). Under the Rules, ON and OFF premise permits remain in effect while the applicant owns and operates the business at the designated location (§ D.9), a special permit lasts no more than 30 days (§ D.10), the premises must be at least 500 feet from schools, churches, licensed daycare centres and other places of public gathering, measured by a licensed surveyor (§ B.3), and each applicant also holds a county business tax license (§ B.15). Sales are prohibited from 3:00 to 6:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday and from 3:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday (§ C.6).