INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING LICENSE RENEWALS, TRANSFERS, & NEW LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Liquor Liability Insurance Certification is attached with the renewal-or new license form. DO NOT ENCLOSE ANY DOCUMENT THAT READS "INSURANCE DECLARATION", "BINDER" OR "QUOTE" ! ! This is not the final certificate issued for proof of liquor liability. (3.2% licensee's exempt if sales are less than $25,000 at on sale and $50,000 at off sale.)

The name on the insurance certificate matches EXACTLY with the LICENSEE NAME listed on the renewal or new application. EXAMPLE: Renewal form lists ABC Company, INC. - The insurance must also read ABC Company, INC. and not just ABC Company leaving off INC.

If your renewal states the LICENSEE NAME as his or her own name, followed by the trade name, the insurance must list BOTH licensee names and trade name. EXAMPLE: Mark & Jane Anderson; DBA Anderson's Eatery. The insurance must include both of these names and not just Anderson's Eatery, or Mark Anderson without Jane's name.

INSURANCE DATES: The date of expiration is the exact date of your city or county license expiration date and shows coverage for THE ENTIRE OR THE REMAINDER OF CITY LICENSE PERIOD. Double check for current year and make sure certificate has not EXPIRED. Only exception is to have "Continuous until cancelled" included in the description of operations section.

The address listed on the Liquor Liability Insurance Certificate matches the same physical location as the licensed premises. NO HOME ADDRESSES OR PO BOXES. If a special mailing address is required, please list on separate form.

If Licensee Name has changed on the renewal form, DO NOT CROSS OLD NAME OUT TO ADD NEW NAME. New paperwork must be filled out any time the licensee name changes; this includes a new insurance certificate, along with the. licensee submitting a buyer's card application along with $20. (Call one of our specialists listed at the end of this page if you do not have current applications/forms.)
New application form is COMPLETELY filled out. This includes state. & federal tax I.D. number and name of Worker's Compensation Company. For State Tax ID please visit the Department of Revenue's website at www.taxes.state.mn.us The New Licensee has submitted $20 for a Buyer's Card. A new applicant cannot operate on the previous owner's ID card and the wholesaler won't deliver liquor to that establishment. Top line of form is for office use to fill out. (For renewals, we mail the application directly to the establishment for payment & signature). 3.2% licensees do not require a submission of a buyers card application.