San Antonio
City of San Antonio Finance Department
In short
City of San Antonio Finance Department issues 5 permits we publish for San Antonio, last verified 2026-08-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin-Operated Amusement Machine Decal | City of San Antonio Finance Department | $15 per machine, per year | expires 31 May each year | 2026-08-24 |
| Mixed Beverage Permit — City Fee | City of San Antonio Finance Department | No fee — for the first three years | three years free, then $1,125 for a one-year permit | 2026-08-24 |
| Wine and Beer Retailer's License — City Fee | City of San Antonio Finance Department | $750–$1,000 original or renewal, two years | two years | 2026-08-24 |
| Credit Access Business License | City of San Antonio Finance Department | $50 per year | one year after issuance | 2026-08-24 |
| Package Store Permit — City Fee | City of San Antonio Finance Department | $500 per two years | two years | 2026-08-24 |
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
Coin-Operated Amusement Machine Decal
$15 per machine per year, pro-rated to $7.50 for a decal issued after 30 November, and every decal expires on 31 May regardless of when it was issued. Releasing a sealed machine costs $5. A bar or arcade with a dozen machines is looking at $180 a year on a fixed May expiry — easy to forget and cheap to fix.
Mixed Beverage Permit — City Fee
San Antonio charges NOTHING for a mixed beverage permit for the first three years — the exemption under Alcoholic Beverage Code Sec. 11.38(d). After the third year it is $1,125 for a one-year permit, then $1,500 at the second renewal and $750 at the third and subsequent renewals, each covering two years. A new restaurant opening a bar in San Antonio therefore pays no city alcohol fee at all until year four, which is a genuine and time-limited saving worth planning around.
Wine and Beer Retailer's License — City Fee
$1,000 for the original license and $750 at the second and subsequent renewals, each running two years. A beer retailer's on-premise license is priced identically. The off-premise versions are far cheaper — $60 for a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit and $60 for a beer retailer's off-premise license — so a shop selling for consumption elsewhere pays a fraction of what a bar pays.
Credit Access Business License
$50 a year — half what Waco charges for the same registration. A credit access business, meaning payday and title lending, licenses with the city on top of its state authorisation.
Package Store Permit — City Fee
$500 for two years, against $75 for a wine-only package store permit. A brewpub license is $500, a local distributor's permit $100, a bonded warehouse permit $150 and a promotional permit $300. At the top end, a wholesaler's permit is $1,875 and a manufacturer's agent's warehousing permit $750.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio
- Phone
- (210) 207-5734
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.
- Finance Compliance & Resolution FeesCity of San Antonio Finance Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
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