Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.324 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.324
§ 4301.324. Local option - community facility
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 402 - 122nd General Assembly The electors of a municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of a township may exercise the privilege of local option on the sale of beer and any intoxicating liquor at a particular location within the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of the township if the use of the location is as a community facility. Only the electors of the municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of a township may exercise this election privilege even if the community facility is partially or wholly owned by the state of Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.2011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.2011
§ 4303.2011. F-11 liquor permit to nonprofit organizations promoting craft beers
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation, association, group, institution, society, or other organization that: (1) Is exempt from federal income taxation; (2) Has a membership of two hundred fifty or more persons. (B) The division of liquor control may issue an F-11 permit to a nonprofit organization to conduct an event if the event has all of the following characteristics: (1) The event is coordinated by the nonprofit organization and the nonprofit organization is responsible for the activities at the event. (2) One of the event's purposes is the introduction, showcasing, or promotion of craft beers manufactured in this state. (3) The event includes the sale of food for consumption on the premises where sold. (4) The event features at least twenty A-1c permit holders, who are members of the nonprofit organization that has organized the event, as participants. The nonprofit organization may allow any number of A-1 permit holders to participate in the event. (C) An F-11 permit holder may sell, at the event, beer that it has purchased from the A-1 or A-1c permit holders that are participating in the event or from the participating A-1 or A-1c permit holder's assigned B-1 permit holder. The F-11 permit holder may sell the beer in four-ounce samples or in containers not exceeding sixteen ounces for consumption on the premises where sold. The F-11 permit holder may sell beer on the F-11 permit premises only where and when the sale of beer is otherwise permitted by law. (D) The F-11 permit holder shall clearly define and sufficiently restrict the premises of the event to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-11 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, that permit holder's privileges are suspended in that portion of the premises in which the F-11 permit is in effect. (E)(1) No F-11 permit is effective for more than seventy-two consecutive hours. However, for purposes of an exposition at the state fairgrounds, an F-11 permit is effective for the duration of the exposition. (2) No sales of beer shall take place under an F-11 permit after one a.m. (F) The division shall not issue more than six F-11 permits to the same nonprofit organization in any one calendar year. (G) An applicant for an F-11 permit shall apply for the permit not later than thirty days prior to the first day of the event for which the permit is sought. In the application, the applicant shall list all of the A-1 and A-1c permit holders that will participate in the event. The fee for the F-11 permit is one hundred eighty dollars. The division shall prepare and make available an F-11 permit application form and may require applicants for and holders of the F-11 permit to provide information that is in addition to that required by this section and that is necessary for the administration of this section. (H)(1) An F-11 permit holder is responsible, and is subject to penalties, for any violations of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code that occur during the event. (2) An F-11 permit holder shall not allow an A-1 or A-1c permit holder to participate in the event if the A-1 or A-1c permit or, if applicable, the A-1-A permit of that A-1 or A-1c permit holder is under suspension. (3) The division may refuse to issue an F-11 permit to an applicant if both of the following apply: (a) The applicant has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of violating this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code while operating under a previously issued F-11 permit. (b) The violation occurred within the two years preceding the filing of the new F-11 permit application. (I) Notwithstanding any provision of section 4301.24 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the liquor control commission to the contrary, employees of an A-1 or A-1c permit holder or B-1 permit holder, or employees or agents of a B-1 permit holder may assist an F-11 permit holder in serving beer at an event for which an F-11 permit is issued. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.365 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.365
§ 4301.365. Effect of election concerning particular location
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a majority of the electors in a precinct vote "yes" on questions (B)(1) and (2) as set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code, the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, shall be allowed at the particular location and for the use specified in the questions under each permit applied for by the petitioner or at the address listed for the liquor agency store, subject only to this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. Failure to continue to use the particular location for any proposed or stated use set forth in the petition is grounds for the denial of a renewal of the liquor permit under division (A) of section 4303.271 of the Revised Code or is grounds for the nonrenewal or cancellation of the liquor agency store contract by the division of liquor control, except in the case where the liquor permit holder or liquor agency store decides to cease the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, on Sundays. (B) If a majority of the electors in a precinct vote "yes" on question (B)(1) and "no" on question (B)(2) as set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code, the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, shall be allowed at the particular location for the use specified in question (B)(1) of section 4301.355 of the Revised Code and under each permit applied for by the petitioner, except for a D-6 permit, subject only to this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. (C) If a majority of the electors in a precinct vote "no" on question (B)(1) as set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code, no sales of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, shall be allowed at the particular location for the use specified in the petition during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (D) If a majority of the electors in a precinct vote only on question (B)(2) as set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code and that vote results in a majority "yes" vote, sales of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, shall be allowed at the particular location for the use specified in the petition on Sunday during the hours specified in division (N) of section 4303.182 of the Revised Code and during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (E) If a majority of the electors in a precinct vote only on question (B)(2) as set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code and that vote results in a majority "no" vote, no sales of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor, whichever was the subject of the election, shall be allowed at the particular location for the use on Sunday during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (F) In case of elections in the same precinct for the question or questions set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code and for a question or questions set forth in section 4301.35 , 4301.351 , 4301.353 , 4301.354 , 4303.29 , or 4305.14 of the Revised Code, the results of the election held on the question or questions set forth in section 4301.355 of the Revised Code shall apply to the particular location notwithstanding the results of the election held on the question or questions set forth in section 4301.35 , 4301.351 , 4301.353 , 4301.354 , 4303.29 , or 4305.14 of the Revised Code. (G) Sections 4301.32 to 4301.41 of the Revised Code do not prohibit the transfer of ownership of a permit that was issued to a particular location as the result of an election held on sales of beer, wine and mixed beverages, spirituous liquor, or intoxicating liquor at that particular location as long as the general nature of the business at that particular location described in the petition for that election remains the same after the transfer. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.321 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.321
§ 4301.321. Local option sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by class C or D permit at particular premises
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 402 - 122nd General Assembly The electors of an election precinct may exercise the privilege of local option over the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by the holder of a class C or D permit at a particular premises situated within the precinct if, within one year prior to the local option election, the permit premises was declared a nuisance, as defined in division (C) of section 3767.01 of the Revised Code and a judgment was entered pursuant to division (D) or (E) of section 3767.05 of the Revised Code in a civil action brought under section 3767.03 or 3767.04 of the Revised Code. The privilege conferred by this section is in addition to the privilege conferred on the electors of the precincts or districts specified in section 4301.32 , 4301.322 , 4301.323 , or 4305.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4305.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4305 / § 4305.15
§ 4305.15. Form of local option petition on beer sales by C and D permit holders
Status: in_force

March 23, 1981 House Bill 1062 - 113th General Assembly The petition provided for in section 4305.14 of the Revised Code may consist of one or more separate petition papers. Petitions shall be governed by the rules set forth in section 3501.38 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.17
§ 4301.17. State liquor stores or agencies
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 94 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Subject to local option as provided in sections 4301.32 to 4301.40 of the Revised Code, five state liquor stores or agencies may be established in each county. One additional store may be established in any county for each twenty thousand of population of that county or major fraction thereof in excess of the first forty thousand, according to the last preceding federal decennial census or according to the population estimates certified by the department of development between decennial censuses. A person engaged in a mercantile business may act as the agent for the division of liquor control for the sale of spirituous liquor in a municipal corporation, in the unincorporated area of a township, or in an area designated and approved as a resort area under section 4303.262 of the Revised Code. The division shall fix the compensation for such an agent in the manner it considers best, but the compensation shall not exceed seven per cent of the gross sales made by the agent in any one year. (2) The division shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the allocation and equitable distribution of agency store contracts. The division shall comply with the rules when awarding a contract under division (A)(1) of this section. (3) Pursuant to an agency store's contract, an agency store may be issued a D-1 permit to sell beer, a D-2 permit to sell wine and mixed beverages, and a D-5 permit to sell beer, wine, mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor. (4) Pursuant to an agency store's contract, an agency store may be issued a D-3 permit to sell spirituous liquor if the agency store contains at least ten thousand square feet of sales floor area. A D-3 permit issued to an agency store shall not be transferred to a new location. The division shall revoke any D-3 permit issued to an agency store under division (A)(4) of this section if the agent no longer operates the agency store. The division shall not issue a D-3a permit to an agency store. (5) An agency store to which a D-8 permit has been issued may allow the consumption of tasting samples of spirituous liquor in accordance with section 4301.171 of the Revised Code. (6) An agency store may sell beer, wine, mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor only between the hours of nine a.m. and eleven p.m. (B) When an agency contract is proposed, when an existing agency contract is assigned, when an existing agency proposes to relocate, or when an existing agency is relocated and assigned, before entering into any contract, consenting to any assignment, or consenting to any relocation, the division shall notify the legislative authority of the municipal corporation in which the agency store is to be located, or the board of county commissioners and the board of township trustees of the county and the township in which the agency store is to be located if the agency store is to be located outside the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, of the proposed contract, assignment, or relocation, and an opportunity shall be provided officials or employees of the municipal corporation or county and township for a complete hearing upon the advisability of entering into the contract or consenting to the assignment or relocation. When the division sends notice to the legislative authority of the political subdivision, the division shall notify the chief peace officer of the political subdivision, who may appear and testify, either in person or through a representative, at any hearing held on the advisability of entering into the contract or consenting to the assignment or relocation. If the proposed agency store, the assignment of an agency contract, or the relocation of an agency store would be located within five hundred feet of a school, church, library, public playground, or township park, the division shall not enter into an agency contract until it has provided notice of the proposed contract to the authorities in control of the school, church, library, public playground, or township park and has provided those authorities with an opportunity for a complete hearing upon the advisability of entering into the contract. If an agency store so located is operating under an agency contract, the division may consent to relocation of the agency store or to the assignment of that contract to operate an agency store at the same location. The division may also consent to the assignment of an existing agency contract simultaneously with the relocation of the agency store. In any such assignment or relocation, the assignee and the location shall be subject to the same requirements that the existing location met at the time that the contract was first entered into as well as any additional requirements imposed by the division in rules adopted by the superintendent of liquor control. The division shall not consent to an assignment or relocation of an agency store until it has notified the authorities in control of the school, church, library, public playground, or township park and has provided those authorities with an opportunity for a complete hearing upon the advisability of consenting to the assignment or relocation. Any hearing provided for in this division shall be held in the central office of the division, except that upon written request of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the board of county commissioners, the board of township trustees, or the authorities in control of the school, church, library, public playground, or township park, the hearing shall be held in the county seat of the county where the proposed agency store is to be located. (C) All agency contracts entered into by the division pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall contain a clause providing for the termination of the contract at will by the division upon its giving ninety days' notice in writing to the agent of its intention to do so. Any agency contract may include a clause requiring the agent to report to the appropriate law enforcement agency the name and address of any individual under twenty-one years of age who attempts to make an illegal purchase. The division shall issue a C-1 and C-2 permit to each agent who prior to November 1, 1994, had not been issued both of these permits, notwithstanding the population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor control commission and notwithstanding the requirements of section 4303.31 of the Revised Code. The location of a C-1 or C-2 permit issued to such an agent shall not be transferred. The division shall revoke any C-1 or C-2 permit issued to an agent under this paragraph if the agent no longer operates an agency store. The division may enter into agreements with the department of development to implement a minority loan program to provide low-interest loans to minority business enterprises, as defined in section 122.71 of the Revised Code, that are awarded liquor agency contracts or assignments. (D) If the division closes a state liquor store and replaces that store with an agency store, any employees of the division employed at that state liquor store who lose their jobs at that store as a result shall be given preference by the agent who operates the agency store in filling any vacancies that occur among the agent's employees, if that preference does not conflict with the agent's obligations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. If the division closes a state liquor store and replaces the store with an agency store, any employees of the division employed at the state liquor store who lose their jobs at that store as a result may displace other employees as provided in sections 124.321 to 124.328 of the Revised Code. If an employee cannot displace other employees and is laid off, the employee shall be reinstated in another job as provided in sections 124.321 to 124.328 of the Revised Code, except that the employee's rights of reinstatement in a job at a state liquor store shall continue for a period of two years after the date of the employee's layoff and shall apply to jobs at state liquor stores located in the employee's layoff jurisdiction and any layoff jurisdiction adjacent to the employee's layoff jurisdiction. (E) The division shall require every agent to give bond with surety to the satisfaction of the division, in the amount the division fixes, conditioned for the faithful performance of the agent's duties as prescribed by the division. Last updated August 27, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.353 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.353
§ 4301.353. Election and form of ballots where status of portion of precinct or residence district is inconsistent with remainder - no Sunday issues
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 402 - 122nd General Assembly If a petition is filed under section 4301.332 of the Revised Code for the submission of the one or more questions set forth in this section, a special election shall be held in the precinct as ordered by the board of elections under that section. The expense of holding the special election shall be charged to the municipal corporation or township of which the precinct is a part. At the election, one or both of the following questions as designated in a valid petition shall be submitted to the electors of the precinct concerning sales on days of the week other than Sunday: (A) "Shall the sales of (insert one or both of the following: beer, or wine and mixed beverages) by the package, under permits that authorize sale for off-premises consumption only, be permitted in a portion of this precinct in which the status of the sale of (insert one or both of the following: beer, or wine and mixed beverages) as allowed or prohibited is inconsistent with the status of such sale in the remainder of the precinct?" (B) "Shall the sale of (insert one or more of the following: beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor), under permits that authorize sale for on-premises consumption only, and under permits that authorize sale for both on-premises and off-premises consumption, be permitted in a portion of this precinct in which the status of the sale of (insert one or more of the following: beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor) as allowed or prohibited is inconsistent with the status of such sale in the remainder of the precinct?" The board of elections shall furnish printed ballots at the special election as provided under section 3505.06 of the Revised Code, except that a separate ballot shall be used for the special election. One or both of the questions set forth in this section shall be printed on each ballot and the board shall insert in the question and statement appropriate words to complete each and a description of the portion of the precinct that would be affected by the results of the election. The description of the portion of the precinct shall include either the complete listing of street addresses in that portion or a condensed text that accurately describes the boundaries of the portion of the precinct by street name or by another name generally known by the residents of the portion of the precinct. If other than a full street listing is used, the full street listing also shall be posted in each polling place in a location that is easily accessible to all voters. Failure of the board of elections to completely and accurately list all street addresses in the affected area of the precinct does not affect the validity of the election at which the failure occurred and is not grounds for contesting an election under section 3515.08 of the Revised Code. Votes shall be cast as provided under section 3505.06 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 15, 2022 at 12:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.27
§ 4303.27. Term of permits - out-of state delivery
Status: in_force

September 1, 2008 Senate Bill 150 - 127th General Assembly Each permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code shall authorize the person named to carry on the business specified at the place or in the boat, vessel, or classes of dining car equipment described, and shall be issued for one year, or part of one year, commencing on the day after the uniform expiration dates designated by the division of liquor control, or for the unexpired portion of such year, and no longer, subject to suspension, revocation, or cancellation as authorized or required by this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code. Upon application by a permit holder, the superintendent of liquor control may expand during specified seasons of the year the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued to include a premises immediately adjacent to the premises for which the permit was issued, so long as the immediately adjacent premises is under the permit holder's ownership and control and is located in an area where sales under the permit are not prohibited because of a local option election. Whenever the superintendent considers it advisable to cancel the unexpired portion of an outstanding permit in order that the permit may be issued on one of the uniform expiration dates designated by the superintendent, the superintendent shall credit to the holder a proportionate amount representing the unexpired portion of the permit year pursuant to section 4301.41 of the Revised Code. Such permit does not authorize the person named to carry on the business specified at any place or in any vehicle, boat, vessel, or class of dining car equipment other than that named, nor does it authorize any person other than the one named in such permit to carry on that business at the place or in the vehicle, boat, vessel, or class of dining car equipment named, except pursuant to compliance with the rules and orders of the division governing the assignment and transfer of permits, and with the consent of the division. The holder of a G permit may substitute the name of another licensed pharmacist for that entered on the permit, subject to rules of the division. This chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code do not prohibit the holder of an A, B, C, or D permit from making deliveries of beer or intoxicating liquor containing not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume, or prohibit the holder of an A or B permit from selling or distributing beer or intoxicating liquor to a person at a place outside this state, or prohibit the holder of any such a permit, or an H permit, from delivering any beer or intoxicating liquor so sold from a point in this state to a point outside this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.205 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.205
§ 4303.205. F-5 permit for riverboat festivals
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Festival" means an event organized by a nonprofit organization that includes food, music, and entertainment and the participation of at least five riverboats. (2) "Nonprofit organization" has the same meaning as in section 4303.201 of the Revised Code. (B) The division of liquor control may issue an F-5 permit to the owner or operator of a riverboat that has a capacity in excess of fifty-five persons, that is not regularly docked in this state, and whose owner or operator has entered into a written contract with a nonprofit organization for the riverboat to participate in a festival. (C) The holder of an F-5 permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold until one a.m., on any day of the week, including Sunday. (D) The division shall prepare and make available an F-5 permit application form and may require applicants for the permit to provide information, in addition to that required by this section, that is necessary for the administration of this section. (E) Sales under an F-5 permit are not affected by whether sales of beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold are permitted to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the riverboat is located. (F) No F-5 permit shall be in effect for more than six consecutive days. (G) The division shall not issue more than one F-5 permit in any one calendar year for the same riverboat. (H) The fee for an F-5 permit is one hundred eighty dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.03
§ 4301.03. Liquor control commission rules
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly The liquor control commission may adopt and promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend, in the manner required by this section, rules, standards, requirements, and orders necessary to carry out this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, but all rules of the board of liquor control that were in effect immediately prior to April 17, 1963, shall remain in full force and effect as rules of the liquor control commission until and unless amended or repealed by the liquor control commission. The rules of the commission may include the following: (A) Rules with reference to applications for and the issuance of permits for the manufacture, distribution, transportation, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquor, and the sale of alcohol; and rules governing the procedure of the division of liquor control in the suspension, revocation, and cancellation of those permits; (B) Rules and orders providing in detail for the conduct of any retail business authorized under permits issued pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, with a view to ensuring compliance with those chapters and laws relative to them, and the maintenance of public decency, sobriety, and good order in any place licensed under the permits. No rule or order shall prohibit the operation of video lottery terminal games at a commercial race track where live horse racing and simulcasting are conducted in accordance with Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code or the sale of lottery tickets issued pursuant to Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code by any retail business authorized under permits issued pursuant to that chapter. No rule or order shall prohibit pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse races at a satellite facility that has been issued a D liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. No rule or order shall prohibit a charitable organization that holds a D-4 permit from selling or serving beer or intoxicating liquor under its permit in a portion of its premises merely because that portion of its premises is used for the conduct of a bingo game, as described in division (O) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "charitable organization" has the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. No rule or order pertaining to visibility into the premises of a permit holder after the legal hours of sale shall be adopted or maintained by the commission. (C) Standards, not in conflict with those prescribed by any law of this state or the United States, to secure the use of proper ingredients and methods in the manufacture of beer, mixed beverages, and wine to be sold within this state; (D) Rules determining the nature, form, and capacity of all packages and bottles to be used for containing beer or intoxicating liquor, except for spirituous liquor to be kept or sold, governing the form of all seals and labels to be used on those packages and bottles; (E) Rules requiring the label on every package, bottle, and container to state all of the following, as applicable: (1) The ingredients in the contents; (2) Except for beer, the terms of weight, volume, or proof spirits; (3) Except for spirituous liquor, whether the product is beer, wine, alcohol, or any intoxicating liquor; (4) Regarding beer that contains more than twelve per cent of alcohol by volume, the percentage of alcohol by volume and that the beer is a "high alcohol beer." (F) Uniform rules governing all advertising with reference to the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor throughout the state and advertising upon and in the premises licensed for the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor; (G) Rules restricting and placing conditions upon the transfer of permits; (H) Rules and orders limiting the number of permits of any class within the state or within any political subdivision of the state; and, for that purpose, adopting reasonable classifications of persons or establishments to which any authorized class of permits may be issued within any political subdivision; (I) Rules and orders with reference to the hours of the day during which and the persons to whom intoxicating liquor of any class may be sold, and rules with reference to the manner of sale; (J) Rules requiring permit holders buying beer to pay and permit holders selling beer to collect minimum cash deposits for kegs, cases, bottles, or other returnable containers of the beer; requiring the repayment, or credit, of the minimum cash deposit charges upon the return of the empty containers; and requiring the posting of such form of indemnity or such other conditions with respect to the charging, collection, and repayment of minimum cash deposit charges for returnable containers of beer as are necessary to ensure the return of the empty containers or the repayment upon that return of the minimum cash deposits paid; (K) Rules establishing the method by which alcohol products may be imported for sale by wholesale distributors and the method by which manufacturers and suppliers may sell alcohol products to wholesale distributors. Every rule, standard, requirement, or order of the commission and every repeal, amendment, or rescission of them shall be posted for public inspection in the principal office of the commission and the principal office of the division of liquor control, and a certified copy of them shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. An order applying only to persons named in it shall be served on the persons affected by personal delivery of a certified copy, or by mailing a certified copy to each person affected by it or, in the case of a corporation, to any officer or agent of the corporation upon whom a service of summons may be served in a civil action. The posting and filing required by this section constitutes sufficient notice to all persons affected by such rule or order which is not required to be served. General rules of the commission promulgated pursuant to this section shall be published in the manner the commission determines. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 11:57 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.242 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.242
§ 4301.242. Manufacturers and wholesale distributors - permitted conduct
Status: in_force

March 29, 2006 House Bill 209 - 126th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding the restrictions placed on manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and holders of permits for sale at retail or wholesale in section 4301.24 of the Revised Code, a manufacturer or wholesale distributor may engage in the following conduct, provided that the conduct does not lead to control of a permit holder by another person: (1) A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may accept from or provide to a manufacturer or wholesale distributor travel, lodging, food, and beverages. (2) A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may provide to a retail permit holder or the permit holder's employees or agents food, beverages, and recreational activities under either of the following circumstances: (a) Food and beverages are provided by the manufacturer or wholesale distributor or the manufacturer's or wholesale distributor's employees or agents during a business meeting with a retail permit holder or the permit holder's employees or agents. (b) Recreational activities are enjoyed in the presence of the retail permit holder or the permit holder's employees or agents and the manufacturer or wholesale distributor or the manufacturer's or wholesale distributor's employees or agents who are paying for the recreational activities. (B) As used in this section, "recreational activities" includes sporting events, concerts, theatrical performances, and other forms of entertainment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.011
§ 4301.011. General Assembly finding - sole and exclusive regulation of alcohol
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 674 - 133rd General Assembly The general assembly hereby finds that the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution confers upon the state of Ohio sole and exclusive authority to regulate the sale and distribution of beer and intoxicating liquor in this state. That authority, so conferred, has rested with the state of Ohio since the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. The general assembly also finds that its authority to so regulate is exercised through Title XLIII of the Revised Code and other relevant provisions of the Revised Code. Title XLIII of the Revised Code and the other relevant provisions of the Revised Code reflect the intent of the general assembly to do all of the following: (A) Promote temperance by preventing consumption by underage persons and by discouraging abusive consumption; (B) Promote orderly markets by requiring transparent, accountable, and stable distribution of beer and intoxicating liquor and preventing unfair competition; (C) Facilitate the collection of taxes related to the sale and consumption of beer and intoxicating liquor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.22
§ 4301.22. Rules for sales of beer and intoxicating liquor under all classes of permits and from state liquor stores
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly Sales of beer and intoxicating liquor under all classes of permits and from state liquor stores are subject to the following restrictions, in addition to those imposed by the rules or orders of the division of liquor control: (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no beer or intoxicating liquor shall be sold to any person under twenty-one years of age. (2) No low-alcohol beverage shall be sold to any person under eighteen years of age. No permit issued by the division shall be suspended, revoked, or canceled because of a violation of division (A)(2) of this section. (3) Except as provided in division (A)(4) of this section, all of the following apply to the handling, serving, and selling of beer and intoxicating liquor by a person employed by a permit holder: (a) No person under nineteen years of age shall sell beer across a bar. (b) No person under twenty-one years of age shall sell wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor across a bar. (c) No person under eighteen years of age shall otherwise handle, serve, or sell beer or intoxicating liquor. (4) Any person employed by a permit holder may handle beer or intoxicating liquor in sealed containers in connection with manufacturing, storage, warehousing, placement, stocking, bagging, loading, or unloading, and may handle beer or intoxicating liquor in open containers in connection with cleaning tables or handling empty bottles or glasses. (B) No permit holder and no agent or employee of a permit holder shall sell or furnish beer or intoxicating liquor to an intoxicated person. (C) No sales of intoxicating liquor shall be made after two-thirty a.m. on Sunday except under either of the following circumstances: (1) Intoxicating liquor may be sold on Sunday under authority of a permit that authorizes Sunday sale. (2) Spirituous liquor may be sold on Sunday by any person awarded an agency contract under section 4301.17 of the Revised Code if the sale of spirituous liquor is authorized in the applicable precinct as the result of an election on question (B)(1) or (2) of section 4301.351 of the Revised Code and if the agency contract authorizes the sale of spirituous liquor on Sunday. This section does not prevent a municipal corporation from adopting a closing hour for the sale of intoxicating liquor earlier than two-thirty a.m. on Sunday or to provide that no intoxicating liquor may be sold prior to that hour on Sunday. (D) No holder of a permit shall give away any beer or intoxicating liquor of any kind at any time in connection with the permit holder's business. However, with the exception of an A-1-A permit holder that also has been issued an A-2 or A-2f permit, an A-1-A, A-1c, or D permit holder may provide to a paying customer not more than a total of four tasting samples of beer, wine, or spirituous liquor, as authorized by the applicable permit, in any twenty-four-hour period. The permit holder shall provide the tasting samples free of charge, at the permit holder's expense, only to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older. The person shall consume the tasting samples on the premises of the permit holder. A distributor is not responsible for the costs of providing tasting samples authorized under division (D) of this section. As used in division (D) of this section: (1) "Tasting sample" means one of the following, as applicable: (a) An amount not to exceed two ounces of beer; (b) An amount not to exceed two ounces of wine; (c) An amount not to exceed a quarter ounce of spirituous liquor. (2) "D permit holder" means a person that has been issued a D-1, D-2, D-2x, D-3, D-3a, D-3x, D-4, D-5, D-5a, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, D-5o, D-6, or D-7 permit. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no retail permit holder shall display or permit the display on the outside of any licensed retail premises, or on any lot of ground on which the licensed premises are situated, or on the exterior of any building of which the licensed premises are a part, any sign, illustration, or advertisement bearing the name, brand name, trade name, trade-mark, designation, or other emblem of or indicating the manufacturer, producer, distributor, place of manufacture, production, or distribution of any beer or intoxicating liquor. Signs, illustrations, or advertisements bearing the name, brand name, trade name, trade-mark, designation, or other emblem of or indicating the manufacturer, producer, distributor, place of manufacture, production, or distribution of beer or intoxicating liquor may be displayed and permitted to be displayed on the interior or in the show windows of any licensed premises, if the particular brand or type of product so advertised is actually available for sale on the premises at the time of that display. The liquor control commission shall determine by rule the size and character of those signs, illustrations, or advertisements. (F) No retail permit holder shall possess on the licensed premises any barrel or other container from which beer is drawn, unless there is attached to the spigot or other dispensing apparatus the name of the manufacturer of the product contained in the barrel or other container, provided that, if the beer is served at a bar, the manufacturer's name or brand shall appear in full view of the purchaser. The commission shall regulate the size and character of the devices provided for in this section. (G) The sale of gift certificates for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages shall be permitted for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for on- or off-premises consumption. Limitations on the use of a gift certificate for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for on- or off-premises consumption may be expressed by clearly stamping or typing on the face of the certificate that the certificate may not be used for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 11:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.332 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.332
§ 4301.332. Local option petition where status of portion of precinct or residence district is inconsistent with remainder
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly (A) The board of elections shall provide to a petitioner circulating a petition for an election for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code, at the time of taking out the petition, both of the following: (1) The names of the streets and, if appropriate, the address numbers of residences and business establishments within the precinct that would be affected by the results of the election; (2) A form prescribed by the secretary of state for notifying affected permit holders of the circulation of a petition for an election for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code. The petitioner shall, not less than fifty-five days before the petition-filing deadline for the election, as provided in this section, file with the division of liquor control the information regarding names of streets and, if appropriate, address numbers of residences and business establishments provided by the board of elections, and specify to the division the portion of the precinct that would be affected by the results of the election and the filing deadline. The division shall, within a reasonable period of time and not later than twenty-five days before the filing deadline, supply the petitioner with a list of the names and addresses of permit holders, if any, who would be affected by the election. The list shall contain a heading with the following words: "Liquor permit holders who would be affected by the question(s) set forth on petition for a local option election." Within five days after a petitioner has received from the division the list of liquor permit holders, if any, who would be affected by the question or questions set forth on a petition for local option election, the petitioner, using the form provided by the board of elections, shall notify by certified mail each permit holder whose name appears on that list. The form for notifying affected permit holders shall require the petitioner to state the petitioner's name and street address and shall contain a statement that a petition is being circulated for an election for the submission of the question or questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code. The form shall require the petitioner to state the question or questions to be submitted as they appear on the petition. The petitioner shall attach a copy of the list provided by the division to each petition paper. A part petition paper circulated at any time without the list of affected permit holders attached to it is invalid. At the time the petitioner files the petition with the board of elections, the petitioner shall provide to the board the list supplied by the division and an affidavit certifying that the petitioner notified all affected permit holders, if any, on the list in the manner and within the time required in this section and that, at the time each signer of the petition affixed the signer's signature to the petition, the petition paper contained a copy of the list of affected permit holders. Within five days after receiving a petition, the board shall give notice by certified mail that it has received the petition to all liquor permit holders, if any, whose names appear on the list of affected permit holders filed by the petitioner as furnished by the division. Failure of the petitioner to supply the affidavit required by this section and a complete and accurate list of liquor permit holders as furnished by the division invalidates the entire petition. The board of elections shall provide to a permit holder who would be affected by a proposed local option election, on the permit holder's request, the names of the streets, and, if appropriate, the address numbers of residences and business establishments within the portion of the precinct that would be affected by the results of the election. The board may charge a reasonable fee for this information when provided to the petitioner and the permit holder. This division does not apply to an election held under section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code if the results of the election would not affect any permit holder. (B) The petitioner shall present the petition to the board of elections of the county where the precinct is located not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of a general election or a special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held. The petitioner shall ensure that the petition designates whether it is a petition for an election for the submission of one or both of the questions specified in section 4301.353 of the Revised Code or a petition for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.354 of the Revised Code. The petitioner also shall ensure that the petition designates the particular question or questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code that are to be submitted. The petition shall be signed by the number of qualified electors of the precinct concerned as required in division (E) of this section. The board shall submit the question or questions specified in the petition to the electors of the precinct concerned, on the day of the next general election or the next special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held, whichever occurs first and shall proceed as follows: (1) Such board shall, not later than the seventy-eighth day before the day of the election for which the question or questions on the petition would qualify for submission to the electors of the precinct, examine and determine the sufficiency of the signatures and review, examine, and determine the validity of the petition and, in case of overlapping precinct petitions presented within that period, determine which of the petitions shall govern the further proceedings of the board. In the case where the board determines that two or more overlapping petitions are valid, the earlier filed petition shall govern. The board shall certify the sufficiency and validity of any petition determined to be valid. The board shall determine the validity of the petition as of the time of certification as described in this division. (2) If a petition is sufficient, and, in case of overlapping precinct petitions, after the board has determined the governing petition, the board to which the petition has been presented shall order the holding of a special election in the precinct for the submission of whichever of the questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code are designated in the petition, on the day of the next general election or the next special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held, whichever occurs first. (C) All petitions filed with a board of elections under this section shall be open to public inspection under rules adopted by the board. (D) Protest against local option petitions may be filed by any elector eligible to vote on the question or questions described in the petitions or by a permit holder in the precinct as described in the petitions, not later than four p.m. of the seventy-fourth day before the day of the general or special election for which the petition qualified. The protest shall be in writing and shall be filed with the election officials with whom the petition was filed. Upon filing of the protest, the election officials with whom it is filed shall promptly fix the time for hearing it, and shall mail notice of the filing of the protest and the time and place for hearing it to the person who filed the petition and to the person who filed the protest. At the time and place fixed, the election officials shall hear the protest and determine the validity of the petition. (E) A petition presented to a board of elections under division (B) of this section shall be signed by the following number of qualified electors: (1) If the petition is for an election for the submission of one or both of the questions specified in section 4301.353 of the Revised Code, an amount of qualified electors of the precinct equal in number to thirty-five per cent of the total number of votes cast in the precinct concerned for the office of governor at the preceding general election for that office; (2) If the petition is for an election for the submission of one or both of the questions specified in section 4301.353 of the Revised Code and the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.354 of the Revised Code, an amount of qualified electors of the precinct equal in number to thirty-five per cent of the total number of votes cast in the precinct concerned for the office of governor at the preceding general election for that office; (3) If the petition is for an election for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.354 of the Revised Code only, fifty electors. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.021
§ 4303.021. A-1-A permit
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 674 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Permit A-1-A may be issued to the holder of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass or from a container, provided that one of the following applies to the A-1-A permit premises: (1) It is situated on the same parcel or tract of land as the related A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a manufacturing permit premises. (2) It is separated from the parcel or tract of land on which is located the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a manufacturing permit premises only by public streets or highways or by other lands owned by the holder of the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit and used by the holder in connection with or in promotion of the holder's A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit business. (3) In the case of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, or A-2f permit holder, it is situated on a parcel or tract of land that is not more than one-half mile from the A-1, A-1c, A-2, or A-2f manufacturing permit premises. (4) In the case of an A-3a permit holder, it is situated on a parcel or tract of land that is not more than two hundred feet from the A-3a manufacturing permit premises. (B) The fee for this permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars. (C)(1) The holder of an A-1-A permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor during the same hours as the holders of D-5 permits under this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules of the liquor control commission. Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the permit holder shall obtain a license as a retail food establishment or a food service operation pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code and operate as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter. (2) In lieu of obtaining a license as a retail food establishment or food service operation, an A-1c permit holder may do either of the following: (a) Serve unopened commercially prepackaged meals and nonalcoholic beverages, as well as beer and intoxicating liquor, under the exemption provided for under sections 3717.22 and 3717.42 of the Revised Code; (b) Maintain a schedule with the owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment or a mobile food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to serve food to the A-1-A permit holder's customers. The schedule shall be in writing and agreed upon a week in advance. In addition, the A-1-A permit holder shall maintain the schedule for a minimum of one month. (3) If a permit A-1-A is issued to the holder of an A-1 or A-1c permit, the A-1-A permit holder may sell beer at the A-1-A permit premises dispensed in containers with a capacity that does not exceed one gallon and not for consumption on the premises where sold if all of the following apply: (a) The A-1-A permit premises is situated in the same municipal corporation or township as the related A-1 or A-1c manufacturing permit premises. (b) The containers are sealed, marked, and transported in accordance with division (E) of section 4301.62 of the Revised Code. (c) The containers have been cleaned immediately before being filled in accordance with rule 4301:1-1-28 of the Administrative Code. (D) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the division of liquor control shall not issue a new A-1-A permit to the holder of an A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit unless the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor under class D permits is permitted in the precinct in which the A-1, A-1c, A-2, A-2f, or A-3a permit is located and, in the case of an A-2 or A-2f permit, unless the holder of the A-2 or A-2f permit manufactures or has a storage capacity of at least twenty-five thousand gallons of wine per year. The immediately preceding sentence does not prohibit the issuance of an A-1-A permit to an applicant for such a permit who is the holder of an A-1 permit and whose application was filed with the division of liquor control before June 1, 1994. The liquor control commission shall not restrict the number of A-1-A permits which may be located within a precinct.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.361
§ 4301.361. Effect of Sunday sales election
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a majority of the electors voting on questions set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code in a precinct vote "yes" on question (B)(1) or, if both questions (B)(1) and (B)(2)are submitted, "yes" on both questions or "yes" on question (B)(1) but "no" on question (B)(2), sales of intoxicating liquor shall be allowed on Sunday in the manner and under the conditions specified in question (B)(1), under a D-6 permit, within the precinct concerned, during the hours specified in division (N) of section 4303.182 of the Revised Code and during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (B) If only question (B)(2) is submitted to the voters or if questions (B)(2) and (B)(3) are submitted and a majority of the electors voting in a precinct vote "yes" on question (B)(2) as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code, sales of intoxicating liquor shall be allowed on Sunday in the manner and under the conditions specified in question (B)(2), under a D-6 permit, within the precinct concerned, during the hours specified in division (N) of section 4303.182 of the Revised Code and during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code, even if question (B)(1) was also submitted and a majority of the electors voting in the precinct voted "no." (C) If question (B)(3) is submitted and a majority of electors voting on question (B)(3) as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code in a precinct vote "yes," sales of wine and mixed beverages shall be allowed on Sunday in the manner and under the conditions specified in question (B)(3), under a D-6 permit, within the precinct concerned, during the hours specified in division (N) of section 4303.182 of the Revised Code and during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (D) If questions (B)(1), (B)(2), and (B)(3), as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code, are all submitted and a majority of the electors voting in such precinct vote "no" on all three questions, no sales of intoxicating liquor shall be made within the precinct concerned after two-thirty a.m. on Sunday as specified in the questions submitted, during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. (E) If question (B)(4) as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code is submitted and a majority of the electors voting in the precinct vote "yes," sales of intoxicating liquor shall be allowed on Sunday at outdoor performing arts centers in the manner and under the conditions specified in question (B)(4) under a D-6 permit, within the precinct concerned, during the hours specified in division (N) of section 4303.182 of the Revised Code and during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. If question (B)(4) as set forth in section 4301.351 of the Revised Code is submitted and a majority of the electors voting in the precinct vote "no," no sales of intoxicating liquor shall be allowed at outdoor performing arts centers in the precinct concerned under a D-6 permit, after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, during the period the election is in effect as defined in section 4301.37 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.332 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.332
§ 4303.332. Tax exemption for A-1c, S-1 permit holders
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Both of the following are exempt from the taxes levied under sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code on beer sold or distributed in this state: (1) An A-1c permit holder in this state with a total production of beer, wherever produced, that does not exceed nine million three hundred thousand gallons in a calendar year; (2) An S-1 permit holder with a total production of beer, wherever produced, that does not exceed nine million three hundred thousand gallons in a calendar year. The exemption may be claimed monthly against taxes levied under one or more of those sections as the reports required by section 4303.33 of the Revised Code are due. At the time the report for December is due for a calendar year during which a permit holder claimed an exemption under this section, if the permit holder has paid the tax levied under sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code, the permit holder may claim a refund of such tax paid during the calendar year or shall remit any additional tax due because the permit holder did not qualify for the exemption on the December report. For the purpose of providing this refund, taxes previously paid under section 4303.33 of the Revised Code during the calendar year shall not be considered final until the December report is filed. (B) The tax commissioner shall prescribe forms for and allow the exemptions and refunds authorized by this section. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 3:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.71
§ 4301.71. Sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol
Status: in_force

September 24, 2015 Senate Bill 7 - 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall sell or offer for sale powdered or crystalline alcohol for human consumption. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any substance regulated by the food and drug administration in the United States department of health and human services that is not either of the following: (a) Beer or intoxicating liquor; or (b) A compound that could be converted into beer or intoxicating liquor. (2) A medication that requires a prescription; (3) An over-the-counter medication. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Powdered or crystalline alcohol" means a product that is manufactured into a powdered or crystalline form and that contains any amount of alcohol. (2) "Prescription" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Over-the-counter medication" means medication that may be legally sold and purchased without a prescription.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.323 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.323
§ 4301.323. Conditions for exercising privilege of local option at a particular location
Status: in_force

May 7, 2004 House Bill 262 - 125th General Assembly The electors of an election precinct may exercise the privilege of local option on the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, or spirituous liquor at a particular location within the precinct if the petitioner for local option election is one of the following: (A) An applicant for the issuance or transfer of a liquor permit at, or to, a particular location within the precinct; (B) The holder of a liquor permit at a particular location within the precinct; (C) A person who operates or seeks to operate a liquor agency store at a particular location within the precinct; (D) The designated agent for an applicant, liquor permit holder, or liquor agency store described in division (A), (B), or (C) of this section. The privilege conferred by this section is in addition to the privilege conferred on the electors of precincts under section 4301.32 , 4301.321 , 4301.322 , or 4305.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.637 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.637
§ 4301.637. Warning cards as to underage persons and person carrying firearms
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 2, Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 4301.691 of the Revised Code, every place in this state where beer, intoxicating liquor, or any low-alcohol beverage is sold for beverage purposes shall display at all times, in a prominent place on the premises thereof, a printed card, which shall be furnished by the division of liquor control and which shall read substantially as follows: "WARNING TO PERSONS UNDER AGE If you are under the age of 21 Under the statutes of the state of Ohio, if you order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase, or possess or consume beer or intoxicating liquor in any public place, or furnish false information as to name, age, or other identification, you are subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars, or imprisonment up to six months, or both. If you are under the age of 18 Under the statutes of the state of Ohio, if you order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase, or possess or consume, any type of beer or wine that contains either no alcohol or less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume in any public place, or furnish false information as to name, age, or other identification, you are subject to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars or to imprisonment up to thirty days, or both." No person shall be subject to any criminal prosecution or any proceedings before the division or the liquor control commission for failing to display this card. No permit issued by the division shall be suspended, revoked, or canceled because of the failure of the permit holder to display this card. (B) Every place in this state for which a D permit has been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code shall be issued a printed card by the division that shall read substantially as follows: "WARNING If you are carrying a firearm Under the statutes of Ohio, if you possess a firearm in any room in which liquor is being dispensed in premises for which a D permit has been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, you may be guilty of a felony and may be subjected to a prison term of up to one year." No person shall be subject to any criminal prosecution or any proceedings before the division or the liquor control commission for failing to display this card. No permit issued by the division shall be suspended, revoked, or canceled because of the failure of the permit holder to display this card. Last updated March 15, 2022 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.021
§ 4301.021. Superintendent of liquor control powers
Status: in_force

June 30, 1999 House Bill 163 - 123rd General Assembly The superintendent of liquor control shall exercise all powers and perform all duties created and enjoined by Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, except for the powers and duties vested in and enjoined upon the liquor control commission by section 4301.022 of the Revised Code and all chapters and sections of the Revised Code referred to in that section, and except for the powers and duties vested in the department of public safety under sections 5502.13 to 5502.19 of the Revised Code and all provisions of the Revised Code referred to in those sections that relate to liquor control enforcement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.204 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.204
§ 4303.204. F-4 permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The division of liquor control may issue an F-4 permit to an organization or corporation organized not-for-profit in this state to conduct an event that includes the introduction, showcasing, or promotion of Ohio wines, if the event has all of the following characteristics: (1) It is coordinated by that organization or corporation, and the organization or corporation is responsible for the activities at it. (2) It has as one of its purposes the intent to introduce, showcase, or promote Ohio wines to persons who attend it. (3) It includes the sale of food for consumption on the premises where sold. (4) It features any combination of at least three A-2 or A-2f permit holders who sell Ohio wine at it. (B) The holder of an F-4 permit may furnish, with or without charge, wine that it has obtained from the A-2 or A-2f permit holders that are participating in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued, in two-ounce samples for consumption on the premises where furnished and may sell such wine by the glass for consumption on the premises where sold. The holder of an A-2 or A-2f permit that is participating in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued may sell wine that it has manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where sold. Wine may be furnished or sold on the premises of the event for which the F-4 permit is issued only where and when the sale of wine is otherwise permitted by law. (C) The premises of the event for which the F-4 permit is issued shall be clearly defined and sufficiently restricted to allow proper enforcement of the permit by state and local law enforcement officers. If an F-4 permit is issued for all or a portion of the same premises for which another class of permit is issued, that permit holder's privileges will be suspended in that portion of the premises in which the F-4 permit is in effect. (D) No F-4 permit shall be effective for more than seventy-two consecutive hours. No sales or furnishing of wine shall take place under an F-4 permit after one a.m. (E) The division shall not issue more than six F-4 permits to the same not-for-profit organization or corporation in any one calendar year. (F) An applicant for an F-4 permit shall apply for the permit not later than thirty days prior to the first day of the event for which the permit is sought. The application for the permit shall list all of the A-2 and A-2f permit holders that will participate in the event for which the F-4 permit is sought. The fee for the F-4 permit is one hundred eighty dollars. The division shall prepare and make available an F-4 permit application form and may require applicants for and holders of the F-4 permit to provide information that is in addition to that required by this section and that is necessary for the administration of this section. (G)(1) The holder of an F-4 permit is responsible for, and is subject to penalties for, any violations of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under this and that chapter. (2) An F-4 permit holder shall not allow an A-2 or A-2f permit holder to participate in the event for which the F-4 permit is issued if the A-2 or A-2f or the A-1-A permit of that A-2 or A-2f permit holder is under suspension. (3) The division may refuse to issue an F-4 permit to an applicant who has violated any provision of this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code during the applicant's previous operation under an F-4 permit, for a period of up to two years after the date of the violation. (H)(1) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code, an A-2 or A-2f permit holder that participates in an event for which an F-4 permit is issued may donate wine that it has manufactured to the holder of that F-4 permit. The holder of an F-4 permit may return unused and sealed containers of wine to the A-2 or A-2f permit holder that donated the wine at the conclusion of the event for which the F-4 permit was issued. (2) The participation by an A-2 or A-2f permit holder or its employees in an event for which an F-4 permit is issued does not violate section 4301.24 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.31
§ 4301.31. Jurisdiction - immunity
Status: in_force

June 30, 1999 House Bill 163 - 123rd General Assembly Except as provided in section 4301.28 of the Revised Code, no court, other than the court of common pleas of Franklin county, has jurisdiction of any action against the liquor control commission, enforcement agents of the department of public safety, the superintendent of liquor control, or the division of liquor control, to restrain the exercise of any power or to compel the performance of any duty under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code. Neither the division, the members of the commission, the enforcement agents, nor the superintendent is personally liable in any action at law for damages sustained by any person because of any acts done by the division, the commission, the enforcement agents, or the superintendent, or any employee of the division, in the performance of official duties and the administration of those chapters.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.42
§ 4301.42. Tax on sale of beer in sealed bottles and cans
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly For the purpose of providing revenue for the support of the state, a tax is hereby levied on the sale of beer in sealed bottles and cans having twelve ounces or less of liquid content, at the rate of fourteen one-hundredths of one cent on each ounce of liquid content or fractional part of each ounce of liquid content, and on such containers in excess of twelve ounces, at the rate of eighty-four one-hundredths of one cent on each six ounces of liquid content or fractional part of each six ounces of liquid content. Sections 4307.01 to 4307.12 of the Revised Code apply in the administration of that tax. Manufacturers, bottlers, and canners of beer, wholesale dealers in beer, and S-1 permit holders have the duty to pay the tax imposed by this section and are entitled to the privileges in the manner provided in section 4303.33 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.11
§ 4301.11. Leases of state liquor stores
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly All contracts of lease for a state liquor store entered into by the division of liquor control shall be made in writing with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, after an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the community wherein it is proposed to establish such store. In determining the lowest responsive and responsible bid, the division shall consider the length of the lease, the location, size, character, and quality of the construction, and the general fitness for use as such store of the premises for which a bid is submitted. The liquor control commission may prescribe the form of bid and shall prescribe rules pertaining to the receiving and advertisement of such bid; provided that before accepting a bid and before entering into any contract of lease of the premises for use as a state liquor store the division shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the community wherein such premises are located a synopsis of the terms of such proposed lease including the name of the lessor, the location of the premises, and the yearly rental. The division may reject any or all bids. If the division rejects all bids it shall readvertise for bids for such leases and may continue to readvertise for such bids until bids satisfactory to it are received. No member of the commission, or any officer or employee of the division, shall directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract of lease entered into by the division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.636 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.636
§ 4301.636. Manufacture, transfer, sell, or distribute false identification card or driver's license
Status: in_force

July 25, 1990 Senate Bill 131 - 118th General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall manufacture, transfer, or distribute in any manner any identification card issued for the purpose of establishing a person's age that displays the great seal of the state of Ohio, the word "Ohio," "state," or "official," or any other designation that represents the card as the official identification card of Ohio, except for those cards issued pursuant to section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. (2) No person shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in any manner for any compensation any identification card issued for the purpose of establishing a person's age that displays the great seal of the state of Ohio, the word "Ohio," "state," or "official," or any other designation that represents the card as the official identification card of Ohio, except for those cards issued pursuant to section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No person, other than the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, shall manufacture, transfer, or distribute in any manner any card that displays the great seal of the state of Ohio, the word "Ohio," "state," "official," "chauffeur," "chauffeur's," "commercial driver," "commercial driver's," "driver," "driver's," "operator," or "operator's," or any other designation that represents the card as the official driver's license of the state. (2) No person, other than the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in any manner for any compensation any card that displays the great seal of the state of Ohio, the word "Ohio," "state," "official," "chauffeur," "chauffeur's," "commercial driver," "commercial driver's," "driver," "driver's," or any other designation that represents the card as the official driver's license of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.241
§ 4301.241. Sales area or territory for B-1 permit holder to be brand distributor
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly Notwithstanding section 4303.06 of the Revised Code, each manufacturer and supplier of beer shall assign to each of the manufacturer's or supplier's B-1 distributors a sales area or territory within which each B-1 permit holder shall be the distributor of the brand or brands of the manufacturer or supplier, provided that, if the manufacturer or supplier manufactures or supplies more than one brand of beer, the manufacturer or supplier may assign sales areas or territories to additional B-1 distributors for the distribution and sale of the additional brand or brands, so long as not more than one distributor distributes the same brand or brands within the same sales area or territory. No B-1 distributor shall distribute a specific brand of beer in any area or territory other than the area or territory assigned to the distributor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4399.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4399 / § 4399.05
§ 4399.05. Liability of owner of building or premises for fines, costs, and damages
Status: in_force

October 12, 2016 House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly As used in this section, "incompetent person" means a person who is so mentally impaired, as a result of a mental or physical illness or disability, as a result of an intellectual disability, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that the person is incapable of taking proper care of the person's self or property or fails to provide for the person's family or other persons for whom the person is charged by law to provide. If a person rents or leases to another a building or premises to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, for the sale of intoxicating liquors, or permits such building or premises to be so used or occupied, such building or premises shall be liable for and may be sold to pay all fines, costs, and damages assessed against a person occupying them. Proceedings may be had to subject them to the payment of such fine and costs assessed or judgment recovered, or part remaining unpaid, either before or after execution issues against the property of the person against whom such fine and costs or judgment have been adjudged or assessed. When execution issues against the property leased or rented, the officer shall proceed to satisfy it out of the building or premises so leased or occupied. If such building or premises belong to a minor or incompetent person, the guardian having control thereof shall be liable and account to the guardian's ward for all damages on account of such use and occupation, and the liabilities for such fines, costs, and damages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.24
§ 4301.24. Rules for manufacturers and wholesale distributors
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in sections 4301.242 , 4301.245 , and 4301.246 of the Revised Code, no manufacturer shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at wholesale, and no manufacturer or wholesale distributor shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at retail, by gift or loan of any money or property of any description or other valuable thing, or by giving premiums or rebates. Except as provided in sections 4301.242 , 4301.245 , and 4301.246 of the Revised Code, no holder of any such permit shall accept the same, provided that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor may furnish to a retail permittee the inside signs or advertising and the tap signs or devices authorized by divisions (E) and (F) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code. (B) No manufacturer shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, by stock ownership, or through interlocking directors in a corporation, or otherwise, in the establishment, maintenance, or promotion in the business of any wholesale distributor. No retail permit holder shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the operation of, or any ownership in, the business of any wholesale distributor or manufacturer. (C)(1) No manufacturer shall, except as authorized by section 4303.021 of the Revised Code, have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, by stock ownership, or through interlocking directors in a corporation, or otherwise, in the establishment, maintenance, or promotion of the business of any retail dealer. No wholesale distributor or employee of a wholesale distributor shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, by stock ownership, interlocking directors in a corporation, or otherwise, in the establishment, maintenance, or promotion of the business of any retail dealer. No manufacturer or wholesale distributor or any stockholder of a manufacturer or wholesale distributor shall acquire, by ownership in fee, leasehold, mortgage, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, any interest in the premises on which the business of any other person engaged in the business of trafficking in beer or intoxicating liquor is conducted. (2) All contracts, covenants, conditions, and limitations whereby any person engaged or proposing to engage in the sale of beer or intoxicating liquors promises to confine the person's sales of a particular kind or quality of beer or intoxicating liquor to one or more products, or the products of a specified manufacturer or wholesale distributor, or to give preference to those products, shall to the extent of that promise be void. The making of a promise in any such form shall be cause for the revocation or suspension of any permit issued to any party. (D) No manufacturer shall sell or offer to sell to any wholesale distributor or retail permit holder, no wholesale distributor shall sell or offer to sell to any retail permit holder, and no wholesale distributor or retail permit holder shall purchase or receive from any manufacturer or wholesale distributor, any beer, brewed beverages, or wine manufactured in the United States except for cash. No right of action shall exist to collect any claims for credit extended contrary to this section. This section does not prohibit a licensee from crediting to a purchaser the actual prices charged for packages or containers returned by the original purchaser as a credit on any sale or from refunding to any purchaser the amount paid by that purchaser for containers or as a deposit on containers when title is retained by the vendor, if those containers or packages have been returned to the manufacturer or distributor. This section does not prohibit a manufacturer from extending usual and customary credit for beer, brewed beverages, or wine manufactured in the United States and sold to customers who live or maintain places of business outside this state when the beverages so sold are actually transported and delivered to points outside this state. No wholesale or retail permit shall be issued to an applicant unless the applicant has paid in full all accounts for beer or wine, manufactured in the United States, outstanding as of September 6, 1939. No beer or wine manufactured in the United States shall be imported into the state unless the beer or wine has been paid for in cash, and no supplier registration for any such beer or wine manufactured in the United States shall be issued by the division of liquor control until the A-2, A-2f, B-1, or B-5 permit holder establishes to the satisfaction of the division that the beer or wine has been paid for in cash. (E) This section does not prohibit any of the following: (1) A manufacturer from securing and holding any financial interest, directly or indirectly, by stock ownership or through interlocking directors in a corporation, or otherwise, in the establishment, maintenance, or promotion of the business or premises of any C or D permit holder, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) Either the manufacturer or one of its parent companies is listed on a national securities exchange. (b) All purchases of alcoholic beverages by the C or D permit holder are made from wholesale distributors in this state or agency stores licensed by the division of liquor control. (c) If the C or D permit holder sells brands of alcoholic beverages that are produced or distributed by the manufacturer that holds the financial interest, the C or D permit holder also sells other competing brands of alcoholic beverages produced by other manufacturers, no preference is given to the products of the manufacturer, and there is no exclusion, in whole or in part, of products sold or offered for sale by other manufacturers, suppliers, or importers of alcoholic beverages that constitutes a substantial impairment of commerce. (d) The primary purpose of the C or D permit premises is a purpose other than to sell alcoholic beverages, and the sale of other goods and services exceeds fifty per cent of the total gross receipts of the C or D permit holder at its premises. (2) A manufacturer from giving financial assistance to the holder of a B permit for the purpose of the holder purchasing an ownership interest in the business, existing inventory and equipment, or property of another B permit holder, including, but not limited to, participation in a limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or any other legal entity authorized to do business in this state. However, this section does not permit a manufacturer to give financial assistance to the holder of a B permit to purchase inventory or equipment used in the daily operation of a B permit holder. (3) A manufacturer or subsidiary of a manufacturer from continuing to operate a wholesale distribution franchise or distribute beer or wine within a designated territory if prior to July 30, 2013, the manufacturer either acquired the distribution franchise or territory, or awarded the franchise or territory to itself or a subsidiary. (4) A manufacturer from securing and holding an A-1c or B-2a permit or permits and operating as a wholesale distributor pursuant to such permits. (5) A manufacturer from renting or leasing property to the holder of an F class permit for purposes of an event for which the F class permit has been issued. (6) A permit holder that sells beer or intoxicating liquor at retail from conducting, sponsoring, or hosting an event for homemade brewers in accordance with section 4301.201 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 11:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.237 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.237
§ 4303.237. R permit for repackaging beer, wine, or mixed beverages
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Container" means a can, bottle, or box of beer, wine, or mixed beverage that is sealed by the manufacturer of the beer, wine, or mixed beverage. (2) "Repackaging" means the process by which containers of beer, wine, and mixed beverages are rebundled into new configurations of those containers or with other promotional merchandise. (B) The division of liquor control may issue an R permit to either of the following: (1) A manufacturer or supplier of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for purposes of repackaging the beer, wine, or mixed beverages; or (2) An entity operating under a written authorization from the manufacturer or supplier to operate a repackaging facility for the repackaging of beer, wine, or mixed beverages. (B) An R permit holder may only deliver beer, wine, or mixed beverages that the permit holder repackages to the following: (1) The manufacturer or supplier that supplied the beer, wine, or mixed beverages to the R permit holder for repackaging purposes; (2) A B permit holder that is authorized by the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier to sell or distribute the repackaged beer, wine, or mixed beverages in this state; (3) An entity outside this state if so authorized by the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier. (C) An R permit holder shall ensure both of the following: (1) That beer, wine, or mixed beverages repackaged and delivered to a B permit holder pursuant to division (B) of this section has been registered with the division of liquor control under division (A)(8)(b) of section 4301.10 of the Revised Code; and (2) That a territory designation form has been filed with the division for the beer, wine, or mixed beverages. (D) An R permit holder shall not deliver to a B permit holder more repackaged beer, wine, or mixed beverages than the B permit holder specifically ordered. The title to beer, wine, or mixed beverages in the possession of an R permit holder shall remain with the beer, wine, or mixed beverages manufacturer or supplier for whom it is being repackaged. (E) The liquor control commission shall revoke an R permit if the R permit holder possesses or delivers beer, wine, or mixed beverages in violation of this section. (F) An R permit holder shall not have any financial interest in any other permit authorized under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, except that a manufacturer may hold a manufacturing permit. (G) The fee for the R permit is seven hundred fifty dollars for each location. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 3:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.20
§ 4303.20. F permit
Status: in_force

July 30, 2013 Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly Permit F may be issued to an association of ten or more persons, a labor union, or a charitable organization, or to an employer of ten or more persons sponsoring a function for the employer's employees, to purchase from the holders of A-1, A-1c, and B-1 permits and to sell beer for a period lasting not to exceed five days. No more than two such permits may be issued to the same applicant in any thirty-day period. The special function for which the permit is issued shall include a social, recreational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, political, patriotic, or athletic purpose but shall not include any function the proceeds of which are for the profit or gain of any individual. The fee for this permit is forty dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.13
§ 4301.13. Rules for dealing in and distributing and selling bottled wine
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The liquor control commission may adopt, promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend rules to regulate the manner of dealing in and distributing and selling bottled wine within the state. The commission may require out-of-state producers, shippers, bottlers, and holders of federal importers' permits shipping bottled wine into Ohio and holders of A-2, A-2f, B-5, B-3, and B-2 permits issued by the division of liquor control, engaged in distributing and selling bottled wine in Ohio, to file with the division a schedule of prices in which minimum prices are set forth for the sale of bottled wine at wholesale or retail, or both, in Ohio. Any amendments, additions, alterations, or revisions to the schedule of prices as originally filed with the division shall be filed in the same manner as the original schedule of prices required to be filed with the division. (B)(1) The commission may determine and fix the minimum mark-ups at wholesale or retail, or both, for bottled wine, and fix the minimum prices at which the various classes of bottled wine shall be distributed and sold in Ohio either at wholesale or retail, or both. With regard to the minimum prices at which various classes of bottled wine are sold in the state at retail, the commission shall allow a retail permit holder to offer to a personal consumer a ten per cent discount off the per-bottle retail sale price on each bottle included in a case of that wine that is offered for sale. (2) As used in division (B)(1) of this section, "case" means not less than six and not more than twelve bottles of wine, which need not be of the same brand, variety, or volume.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4307.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4307 / § 4307.07
§ 4307.07. Tax refunds - resales outside the state
Status: in_force

September 6, 2002 Senate Bill 200 - 124th General Assembly When tax has been paid on bottled beverages and such bottled beverages are sold and shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, or transported by either the purchaser or seller out of the state for the purpose of resale outside the state, the seller in this state is entitled to a refund of the actual amount of tax paid, upon condition that the seller furnishes documentary evidence satisfactory to the tax commissioner, which may be from the usual business records of the taxpayer, that the price paid did not include the tax, together with the name and address of the purchaser. The commissioner may adopt rules providing for refund to manufacturers or dealers of the amount of tax paid on such bottled beverage that becomes unfit for sale, or any similar loss that may occur, on proof of such loss. An application shall be filed with the commissioner, on the form prescribed by the commissioner for such purpose, within ninety days from the date such beverages are sold and shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, or from the date that such beverages become unfit for sale or any similar loss occurs. On the filing of the application, the commissioner shall determine the amount of refund to which the applicant is entitled. If the amount is not less than that claimed, the commissioner shall certify the amount to the director of budget and management and treasurer of state for payment from the tax refund fund created by section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. If the amount is less than that claimed, the commissioner shall proceed in accordance with section 5703.70 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.24
§ 4303.24. Permit fees
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly All application processing fees shall be remitted to the division of liquor control when applications are filed. The pendency, priority, or validity of an application for a permit or duplicate permit received by the division shall not be affected because the division did not issue the permit applied for or the applicant failed to appeal to the liquor control commission. The division, prior to the granting of a permit or duplicate permit applied for, shall notify, by certified mail, the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. The applicant or the applicant's authorized agent, within thirty days after the mailing of that notice, shall pay to the division the entire amount of any unpaid requisite permit fee required by sections 4303.02 to 4303.231 or, in the case of a duplicate permit, section 4303.30 of the Revised Code, if the permit or duplicate permit is issued during the first six months of the year the permit or duplicate permit covers, or one-half of the amount of the requisite permit fee, if the permit or duplicate permit is issued during the last six months of the year the permit or duplicate permit covers. If the notice is returned because of failure or refusal of delivery, the division shall send another notice, by regular mail or by electronic means as determined by the division to provide proper notice under the laws of this state, to the applicant or the applicant's agent. If the applicant fails to pay the applicable amount of that requisite permit fee within thirty days of the mailing of the last notice, the division shall cancel the applicant's application. All other fees shall be paid at the time and in the manner prescribed by the division. The liquor control commission may adopt rules requiring reports or returns for the purpose of determining the amounts of additional permit fees. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 10:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4307.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4307 / § 4307.99
§ 4307.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

January 1, 1964 House Bill 316 - 105th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates sections 4307.01 to 4307.12 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the tax commissioner under such sections, for the violation of which no penalty is provided, shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.08
§ 4301.08. Bond of liquor control commission, superintendent, employees
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Each member of the liquor control commission shall give bond to the state in the amount of ten thousand dollars, and the superintendent of liquor control shall give bond to the state in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars conditioned according to law with surety to the approval of the governor. Such bond shall be filed and kept in the office of the secretary of state. The commission may require any employee of the commission to give like bond in such amount as the commission prescribes, with surety to the satisfaction of the commission, which shall be filed and kept in the office of the commission. The director may require any employee of the division of liquor control to give like bond in such amount as the superintendent prescribes, with surety to the satisfaction of the superintendent, which shall be filed and kept in the office of the division. The premium on any bond required or authorized by this section may be paid from the moneys received for the use of the commission, in the case of bonds for commission employees, or the division, in the case of bonds for division employees, under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code or from appropriations made by the general assembly. Bonds authorized to be taken on employees may, in the discretion of the commission, in the case of bonds for commission employees, or the superintendent, in the case of bonds for division employees, be individual, schedule, or blanket bonds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.72
§ 4301.72. Liquor taxes are lien on property of permit holder
Status: in_force

October 1, 1982 House Bill 357 - 114th General Assembly The taxes imposed by sections 4301.42 , 4301.43 , 4301.432 , and 4305.01 of the Revised Code and the permit fees imposed by Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code shall be a lien upon all property of the taxpayer or permit holder. If the surety on any bond required under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code makes payment of any sums due under any such bond, the surety shall be subrogated to any lien right on all property of the taxpayer or permit holder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.69
§ 4301.69. Underage persons offenses concerning
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall sell beer or intoxicating liquor to an underage person, shall buy beer or intoxicating liquor for an underage person, or shall furnish it to an underage person, unless given by a physician in the regular line of the physician's practice or given for established religious purposes or unless the underage person is supervised by a parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian. In proceedings before the liquor control commission, no permit holder, or no employee or agent of a permit holder, charged with a violation of this division shall be charged, for the same offense, with a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code. (B) No person who is the owner or occupant of any public or private place shall knowingly allow any underage person to remain in or on the place while possessing or consuming beer or intoxicating liquor, unless the intoxicating liquor or beer is given to the person possessing or consuming it by that person's parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian and the parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian is present at the time of the person's possession or consumption of the beer or intoxicating liquor. An owner of a public or private place is not liable for acts or omissions in violation of this division that are committed by a lessee of that place, unless the owner authorizes or acquiesces in the lessee's acts or omissions. (C) No person shall engage or use accommodations at a hotel, inn, cabin, campground, or restaurant when the person knows or has reason to know either of the following: (1) That beer or intoxicating liquor will be consumed by an underage person on the premises of the accommodations that the person engages or uses, unless the person engaging or using the accommodations is the spouse of the underage person and is not an underage person, or is the parent or legal guardian of all of the underage persons, who consume beer or intoxicating liquor on the premises and that person is on the premises at all times when beer or intoxicating liquor is being consumed by an underage person; (2) That a drug of abuse will be consumed on the premises of the accommodations by any person, except a person who obtained the drug of abuse pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs and has the drug of abuse in the original container in which it was dispensed to the person. (D)(1) No person is required to permit the engagement of accommodations at any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground by an underage person or for an underage person, if the person engaging the accommodations knows or has reason to know that the underage person is intoxicated, or that the underage person possesses any beer or intoxicating liquor and is not supervised by a parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian who is or will be present at all times when the beer or intoxicating liquor is being consumed by the underage person. (2) No underage person shall knowingly engage or attempt to engage accommodations at any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground by presenting identification that falsely indicates that the underage person is twenty-one years of age or older for the purpose of violating this section. (E)(1) No underage person shall knowingly order, pay for, share the cost of, attempt to purchase, possess, or consume any beer or intoxicating liquor in any public or private place. No underage person shall knowingly be under the influence of any beer or intoxicating liquor in any public place. The prohibitions set forth in division (E)(1) of this section against an underage person knowingly possessing, consuming, or being under the influence of any beer or intoxicating liquor shall not apply if the underage person is supervised by a parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian, or the beer or intoxicating liquor is given by a physician in the regular line of the physician's practice or given for established religious purposes. (2)(a) If a person is charged with violating division (E)(1) of this section in a complaint filed under section 2151.27 of the Revised Code, the court may order the child into a diversion program specified by the court and hold the complaint in abeyance pending successful completion of the diversion program. A child is ineligible to enter into a diversion program under division (E)(2)(a) of this section if the child previously has been diverted pursuant to division (E)(2)(a) of this section. If the child completes the diversion program to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall dismiss the complaint and order the child's record in the case sealed under sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of the Revised Code. If the child fails to satisfactorily complete the diversion program, the court shall proceed with the complaint. (b) If a person is charged in a criminal complaint with violating division (E)(1) of this section, section 2935.36 of the Revised Code shall apply to the offense, except that a person is ineligible for diversion under that section if the person previously has been diverted pursuant to division (E)(2)(a) or (b) of this section. If the person completes the diversion program to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall dismiss the complaint and order the record in the case sealed under section 2953.33 of the Revised Code. If the person fails to satisfactorily complete the diversion program, the court shall proceed with the complaint. (F) No parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian of a minor shall knowingly permit the minor to violate this section or section 4301.63 , 4301.633 , or 4301.634 of the Revised Code. (G) The operator of any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground shall make the provisions of this section available in writing to any person engaging or using accommodations at the hotel, inn, cabin, or campground. (H) As used in this section: (1) "Drug of abuse" has the same meaning as in section 3719.011 of the Revised Code. (2) "Hotel" has the same meaning as in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs" and "prescription" have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years. (5) "Underage person" means a person under the age of twenty-one years. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.071
§ 4303.071. B-2a permit to wine manufacturers
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The division of liquor control may issue a B-2a permit to a person that manufactures wine. If the person resides outside this state, the person shall comply with the requirements governing the issuance of licenses or permits that authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor by the appropriate authority of the state in which the person resides and by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau in the United States department of the treasury. (2) The fee for the B-2a permit is twenty-five dollars. (3) The holder of a B-2a permit may sell wine to a retail permit holder. However, a B-2a permit holder that is a wine manufacturer may sell to a retail permit holder only wine that the B-2a permit holder has manufactured and for which a territory designation has not been filed in this state. (4) The holder of a B-2a permit shall renew the permit in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that renewal shall not be subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (B) of that section. (B) The holder of a B-2a permit shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of wine to a retailer that are levied under sections 4301.421 and 4301.432 and Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code. (C) The holder of a B-2a permit shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 3:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.638 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.638
§ 4301.638. Modification on other sections not intended
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 17 - 124th General Assembly Sections 4301.633 to 4301.637 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed to modify or affect division (A) of section 4301.22 or section 4301.69 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.29
§ 4301.29. Seizure of beer, intoxicating liquor or alcohol
Status: in_force

July 1, 2007 House Bill 241 - 126th General Assembly (A) Whenever the department of public safety seizes beer or intoxicating liquor, the department shall destroy or distribute the beer or intoxicating liquor, in accordance with sections 2981.11 to 2981.13 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) In case of any seizure of beer or intoxicating liquor under execution of any judgment rendered against the holder of a permit, in relation to the foreclosure of any lien on any beer or intoxicating liquor belonging to a holder of a permit, in relation to the insolvency or bankruptcy of a holder of a permit, or in any other case in which judicial process is employed to subject any beer or intoxicating liquor belonging to or in the possession of the holder of a permit to any claim, the person seizing the beer or intoxicating liquor or the person's designee may sell it, subject to division (B)(2) of this section, after obtaining the written consent of the division of liquor control. Proceeds from the sale of the beer or intoxicating liquor shall be paid in accordance with the applicable law and the orders of the court issuing the process. (2) Beer or intoxicating liquor that is sold under division (B)(1) of this section shall not be sold to or purchased by the holder of a liquor permit, an applicant for a liquor permit, or any other business.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4399.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4399 / § 4399.11
§ 4399.11. Sale of intoxicating liquor near certain institutions prohibited
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 Senate Bill 2, House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly If a person is convicted of any violation of Title XLIII of the Revised Code that involves the sale of intoxicating liquors at or within twelve hundred yards of the administration or main central building of the Columbus state hospital, Dayton state hospital, Athens state hospital, or Toledo state hospital, within two miles of the place at which an agricultural fair is being held, or within one mile of a county children's home situated within one mile of a municipal corporation in which the sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited by ordinance, the place in which the intoxicating liquors are sold shall be shut up and abated as a nuisance by order of the court upon conviction of its owner or keeper. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.423 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.423
§ 4301.423. Crediting and distribution of tax receipts
Status: in_force

July 19, 1995 Senate Bill 188 - 121st General Assembly The treasurer of state shall credit all moneys arising from each county's taxes levied under section 4301.421 or 4301.424 of the Revised Code as follows: (A) To the tax refund fund created by section 5703.052 of the Revised Code, amounts equal to the refunds from each tax as certified by the tax commissioner pursuant to section 4307.05 of the Revised Code; (B) Following the crediting of amounts pursuant to division (A) of this section: (1) To the permissive tax distribution fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, an amount equal to ninety-eight per cent of the remainder collected; (2) To the local excise tax administration fund created by division (B)(2) of section 5743.024 of the Revised Code, an amount equal to two per cent of such remainder, for use by the tax commissioner in defraying costs the commissioner incurs in administering the tax. On or before the second working day of each month, the treasurer of state shall certify to the tax commissioner the amount of taxes levied in each county under section 4301.421 of the Revised Code and paid to the treasurer of state during the preceding month. On or before the tenth day of each month, the tax commissioner shall distribute the amount credited to the permissive tax distribution fund from such taxes during the preceding month by providing for payment in the appropriate amount to the county treasurer of each county in which the tax is levied, who shall credit the payment to the fund or account designated by the board of county commissioners or the board of directors of a convention facilities authority levying the tax.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.634 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.634
§ 4301.634. Furnishing false information to obtain beer or intoxicating liquor by person under twenty-one
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person under the age of twenty-one years shall knowingly show or give false information concerning the person's name, age, or other identification for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining beer or intoxicating liquor in any place in this state where beer or intoxicating liquor is sold under a permit issued by the division of liquor control or sold by the division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4399.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4399 / § 4399.02
§ 4399.02. Liability of owner or lessee for injuries caused by intoxicated person
Status: in_force

July 23, 2004 House Bill 306 - 125th General Assembly The owner of a building or premises, and the person renting or leasing them, if the owner or person knows that intoxicating liquors are to be sold in the building or premises in violation of law is severally or jointly liable with the person selling the intoxicating liquors for all damages sustained, as well as exemplary damages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4305.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4305 / § 4305.131
§ 4305.131. Assessment of taxes - penalty
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) If any permit holder fails to pay the taxes levied by section 4301.42 , 4301.43 , 4301.432 , or 4305.01 of the Revised Code in the manner prescribed by section 4303.33 of the Revised Code, or by section 4301.421 or 4301.424 of the Revised Code in the manner prescribed in section 4301.422 of the Revised Code, and by the rules of the tax commissioner, the commissioner may make an assessment against the permit holder based upon any information in the commissioner's possession. No assessment shall be made against any permit holder for any taxes imposed by section 4301.42 , 4301.421 , 4301.424 , 4301.43 , 4301.432 , or 4305.01 of the Revised Code more than three years after the last day of the calendar month in which the sale was made or more than three years after the return for that period is filed, whichever is later. This section does not bar an assessment against any permit holder or registrant as provided in section 4303.331 of the Revised Code who fails to file a return as required by section 4301.422 or 4303.33 of the Revised Code, or who files a fraudulent return. A penalty of up to thirty per cent may be added to the amount of every assessment made under this section. The commissioner may adopt rules providing for the imposition and remission of penalties added to assessments made under this section. The commissioner shall give the party assessed written notice of the assessment in the manner provided in section 5703.37 of the Revised Code. With the notice, the commissioner shall provide instructions on how to petition for reassessment and request a hearing on the petition. (B) Unless the party assessed files with the tax commissioner within sixty days after service of the notice of assessment a written petition for reassessment, signed by the party assessed or that party's authorized agent having knowledge of the facts, the assessment becomes final and the amount of the assessment is due and payable from the party assessed to the treasurer of state. The petition shall indicate the objections of the party assessed, but additional objections may be raised in writing if received by the commissioner prior to the date shown on the final determination. If the petition has been properly filed, the commissioner shall proceed under section 5703.60 of the Revised Code. (C) After an assessment becomes final, if any portion of the assessment remains unpaid, including accrued interest, a certified copy of the tax commissioner's entry making the assessment final may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas in the county in which the permit holder's place of business is located or the county in which the party assessed resides. If the party assessed maintains no place of business in this state and is not a resident of this state, the certified copy of the entry may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of Franklin county. Immediately upon the filing of the entry, the clerk shall enter a judgment for the state against the party assessed in the amount shown on the entry. The judgment may be filed by the clerk in a loose-leaf book entitled "special judgments for state beer and liquor sales taxes," and shall have the same effect as other judgments. Execution shall issue upon the judgment upon the request of the commissioner, and all laws applicable to sales on execution shall apply to sales made under the judgment, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Chapters 4301. and 4307. of the Revised Code. If the assessment is not paid in its entirety within sixty days after the day the assessment was issued, the portion of the assessment consisting of tax due shall bear interest at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code from the day the commissioner issues the assessment until it is paid or until it is certified to the attorney general for collection under section 131.02 of the Revised Code, whichever comes first. If the unpaid portion of the assessment is certified to the attorney general for collection, the entire unpaid portion of the assessment shall bear interest at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code from the date of certification until the date it is paid in its entirety. Interest shall be paid in the same manner as the tax and may be collected by the issuance of an assessment under this section. (D) All money collected under this section shall be considered as revenue arising from the taxes imposed by sections 4301.42 , 4301.421 , 4301.424 , 4301.43 , 4301.432 , and 4305.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.2012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.2012
§ 4303.2012. F-12 liquor permit to sell beer and wine at special functions
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 674 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Organization" means an association or employer of ten or more persons, a labor union, or a charitable organization. (2) "Special function" means a function that has a social, recreational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, political, patriotic, or athletic purpose. "Special function" does not include any function the proceeds of which are for the profit or gain of any individual. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the division of liquor control may issue an F-12 permit to an organization to do both of the following: (1) Purchase beer from holders of A-1, A-1c, and B-1 permits and to sell the beer at special functions held during the validity period of the F-12 permit; (2) Purchase wine from holders of A-2, A-2f, B-2, and B-5 permits and to sell the wine at special functions held during the validity period of the F-12 permit. An F-12 permit is valid for ninety days. Not more than one F-12 permit may be issued to the same applicant in any one-year period. (C) An F-12 permit may be issued to an organization if the premises of the event for which the F-12 permit is sought is located in a precinct, or at a particular location in a precinct, in which the sale of beer and wine is otherwise permitted by law. However, sales under an F-12 permit on Sundays are not affected by whether Sunday sales of beer and wine for consumption on the premises where sold are allowed to be made by persons holding another type of permit in the precinct or at the particular location where the event is to be held. (D) The fee for the F-12 permit is five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.63
§ 4301.63. Purchase of beer or intoxicating liquor by persons under twenty-one prohibited
Status: in_force

July 31, 1987 House Bill 419 - 117th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person under the age of twenty-one years shall purchase beer or intoxicating liquor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.99
§ 4301.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 4301.47 , 4301.48 , 4301.49 , 4301.62 , or 4301.70 or division (C) of section 4301.65 or division (B) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates section 4301.15 , division (A)(2) or (C) of section 4301.22 , division (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of section 4301.631 , or section 4301.64 or 4301.67 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If an offender who violates section 4301.64 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense, the court, in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, may suspend the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year. In lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, the court instead may require the offender to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the court. If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months. If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender attains the age of sixteen years. (C) Whoever violates division (D) of section 4301.21 , section 4301.251 , 4301.58 , 4301.59 , 4301.60 , 4301.633 , 4301.66 , 4301.68 , or 4301.74 , division (B), (C), (D), or (F) of section 4301.69 , or division (E), (F), (G), or (I) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.14 , division (A)(1) or (3) or (B) of section 4301.22 , division (E)(1) of section 4301.69 , or division (C) or (D) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If an offender who violates division (E)(1) of section 4301.69 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense and the offense occurred while the offender was the operator of or a passenger in a motor vehicle, the court, in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, shall suspend the offender's temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year. If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months. If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender attains the age of sixteen years. (E) Whoever violates section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. The court imposing a fine for a violation of section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code may order that the fine be paid by the performance of public work at a reasonable hourly rate established by the court. The court shall designate the time within which the public work shall be completed. (F)(1) Whoever violates section 4301.634 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If, in committing a first violation of that section, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty and not more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months. (2) On a second violation in which, for the second time, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months. The court also may impose a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. (3) On a third or subsequent violation in which, for the third or subsequent time, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months. Except as provided in this division, the court also may impose a class six suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code, and the court may order that the suspension or denial remain in effect until the offender attains the age of twenty-one years. The court, in lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, instead may order the offender to perform a determinate number of hours of community service, with the court determining the actual number of hours and the nature of the community service the offender shall perform. (G) Whoever violates section 4301.636 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (H) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite term of not more than sixty days. (I) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4301.69 or division (H) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite term of not more than six months. (J) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. For a second or subsequent violation occurring within a period of five consecutive years after the first violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.44
§ 4301.44. Administration of alcoholic beverage taxes
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 House Bill 239 - 121st General Assembly The tax commissioner shall exercise with respect to the administration of the tax imposed by sections 4301.43 and 4301.432 of the Revised Code all the powers and duties vested in or imposed upon him by sections 4307.04 to 4307.07 of the Revised Code. Manufacturers and bottlers of and wholesale dealers in wine have the duty to pay the tax imposed by sections 4301.43 and, if applicable, 4301.432 of the Revised Code and are entitled to the privileges in the manner provided in section 4301.33 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 28, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.042 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.042
§ 4301.042. Pricing practices rules for beer sales
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly The liquor control commission may adopt, repeal, and amend rules providing for and controlling pricing practices and the manner and frequency with which any person sets or changes prices at which beer is sold to or by the holders of B-1 permits, but the commission shall not set prices or markups between manufacturers or other suppliers and the holders of B-1 permits.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.55
§ 4301.55. Retaliatory tax on liquor products transported, manufactured or warehoused in Ohio
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly If the laws of another state, territory, or nation, or the rules and regulations of any administrative body in another state, territory, or nation, authorize or impose any tax, fee, or charge upon the right to transport or import into that state, territory, or nation any beer or wine manufactured in this state; or authorize or impose any different warehousing requirements or higher warehousing or inspection fees upon any beer or wine manufactured in this state and imported into or sold in that state, territory, or nation than are imposed upon beer and wine manufactured in that state, territory, or nation; or impose any higher fee for the privilege of selling or handling beer or wine manufactured in this state than is imposed for the privilege of handling or selling the same kind of beverages manufactured within that state, territory, or nation or any other state, territory, or nation, the tax commissioner shall levy and collect similar taxes, fees, and charges from licensees or persons selling in this state beer and wine manufactured in that other state, territory, or nation. The taxes, fees, and charges shall be in addition to the taxes, fees, and charges assessed and collected by the commissioner under section 4301.54 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.022
§ 4301.022. Liquor control commission
Status: in_force

December 23, 1986 House Bill 428 - 116th General Assembly The liquor control commission consists of three commissioners, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the ninth day of February and ending on the eighth day of February, except that upon expiration of the term ending February 12, 1979, the new term which succeeds it shall commence on February 13, 1979 and end on February 8, 1985. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. A vacancy in the office of a member of the commission shall be filled pursuant to section 3.03 of the Revised Code. The governor shall select a member of the commission to be its chairman and a second member of the commission to be its vice-chairman. The governor may remove a member of the commission at any time for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and such other employees as it considers necessary to carry out its powers and duties. The governor shall designate the chairman and vice-chairman at the time of making the original appointment of members of the commission, at the time thereafter of making an appointment of any member for a full term, and at the time of any vacancy in the office of chairman or vice-chairman.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.635 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.635
§ 4301.635. Compliance check
Status: in_force

April 7, 2004 Senate Bill 23 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Compliance check" means an attempt on behalf of a law enforcement agency or the division of liquor control to purchase any beer, wine, mixed beverages, or intoxicating liquor in the enforcement of any section of this chapter or any rule of the liquor control commission in which the age of the purchaser is an element of the offense. (2) "Confidential informant" means a person who is under twenty-one years of age and who is engaged in conducting compliance checks. (3) "Law enforcement agency" means an organization or unit made up of law enforcement officers authorized to enforce this chapter and also includes the investigative unit of the department of public safety described in section 5502.13 of the Revised Code. (B) Within a reasonable period of time after the conduct of a compliance check, the law enforcement agency that conducted the compliance check, or the division of liquor control if the division conducted the compliance check, shall send written notification of it to the permit holder that was its subject. If the confidential informant who participated in the compliance check was able to purchase beer, wine, mixed beverages, or intoxicating liquor, the citation issued for the violation constitutes that notification. If the confidential informant who participated in the compliance check was unable to purchase beer, wine, mixed beverages, or intoxicating liquor, the notification shall indicate the date and time of the compliance check, the law enforcement agency that conducted the compliance check or, when applicable, that the division of liquor control conducted the compliance check, and the permit holder or a general description of the employee of the permit holder who refused to make the sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.031
§ 4303.031. A-2f permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, permit A-2f may be issued to a manufacturer to do all of the following: (1) Manufacture wine from grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products; (2) Import and purchase wine in bond for blending purposes. The total amount of wine imported for blending purposes during any year covered by the permit shall not exceed forty per cent of all the wine manufactured and imported. (3) Manufacture, purchase, and import brandy for fortifying purposes; (4) Sell products produced under divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section either in glass or container for consumption on the premises where manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where manufactured, and to wholesale permit holders under the rules adopted by the division of liquor control. (B) The division may issue permit A-2f to a manufacturer only if both of the following apply: (1) The manufacturer grows grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products on property owned by the manufacturer that is classified as land devoted exclusively to agricultural use in accordance with section 5713.31 of the Revised Code. (2) The manufacturer processes the grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products specified in division (B)(1) of this section into wine and sells the wine as authorized in this section. (C)(1) The holder of an A-2f permit shall not sell directly to a retailer. In order to make sales to a retailer, the manufacturer shall obtain a B-2a permit or make the sale directly to a B-2 or B-5 permit holder for subsequent resale to a retailer. (2) The holder of an A-2f permit shall not sell directly to a consumer unless the product is sold on the premises in accordance with division (A) of this section. In order to make sales to a consumer off the premises where the wine is manufactured, the manufacturer shall obtain an S-1 or S-2 permit. (3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an A-2f permit holder from also holding a B-2a, S-1, or S-2 permit. (D) The fee for this permit is seventy-six dollars for each plant to which this permit is issued. (E) The A-2f permit shall be known as the "Ohio Farm Winery Permit." Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.291 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.291
§ 4303.291. D-4 permits not limited
Status: in_force

June 22, 1984 House Bill 37 - 115th General Assembly The issuance of a D-4 permit to a unit of an organization chartered by the congress of the United States or a subsidiary unit of a national fraternal organization, when the parent organization has been in existence for eight years or more at the time application is made for a D-4 permit, shall not be limited by virtue of any rule promulgated by the liquor control commission limiting the number of D-4 permits which may be issued in the state or any policial subdivision thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.54
§ 4301.54. Retaliatory tax on liquor products sold in, delivered, or shipped into Ohio
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly If the laws of another state, territory, or nation, or the rules and regulations of an administrative body in another state, territory, or nation, provide for the levy and collection of taxes, fees, and charges upon the products of Ohio manufacturers of wine or manufacturers or brewers of beer when those products are sold in, delivered, or shipped into the other state, territory, or nation, in excess of the taxes, fees, and charges levied and collected on the products of manufacturers or brewers of those states, territories, or nations, whether those taxes, fees, and charges are in the nature of an excise, sales, or import tax, or by whatever name designated, the tax commissioner shall levy and collect additional taxes, fees, and charges on the products of manufacturers of wine or manufacturers and brewers of beer of that other state, territory, or nation when sold in, delivered, or shipped into this state. The additional taxes, fees, and charges shall be in excess of those provided for in other sections of this chapter or Chapters 4303. and 4307. and section 4305.13 of the Revised Code, in the same proportion or in the same amount as taxes, fees, and charges levied and collected in the other state, territory, or nation upon the products of Ohio manufacturers of wine or manufacturers or brewers of beer are in excess of those levied and collected on the products of manufacturers and brewers of the other state, territory, or nation. If the laws of another state, territory, or nation, or the rules and regulations of an administrative body in another state, territory, or nation, provide for the levy and collection of taxes, fees, or charges against Ohio manufacturers of wine or manufacturers or brewers of beer for the privilege of doing business in that state, territory, or nation, like amounts shall be levied and collected on manufacturers or brewers of that state, territory, or nation for the privilege of doing business in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.25
§ 4301.25. Suspension or revocation of liquor permit
Status: in_force

August 17, 2006 House Bill 23 - 126th General Assembly (A) The liquor control commission may suspend or revoke any permit issued under this chapter or Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code for the violation of any of the applicable restrictions of either chapter or of any lawful rule of the commission, for other sufficient cause, and for the following causes: (1) Conviction of the holder or the holder's agent or employee for violating division (B) of section 2907.39 of the Revised Code or a section of this chapter or Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code or for a felony; (2) The entry of a judgment pursuant to division (D) or (E) of section 3767.05 of the Revised Code against a permit holder or the holder's agent or employee finding the existence of a nuisance at a liquor permit premises or finding the existence of a nuisance as a result of the operation of a liquor permit premises; (3) Making any false material statement in an application for a permit; (4) Assigning, transferring, or pledging a permit contrary to the rules of the commission; (5) Selling or promising to sell beer or intoxicating liquor to a wholesale or retail dealer who is not the holder of a proper permit at the time of the sale or promise; (6) Failure of the holder of a permit to pay an excise tax together with any penalties imposed by the law relating to that failure and for violation of any rule of the department of taxation in pursuance of the tax and penalties. (B) The liquor control commission shall revoke a permit issued pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code upon the conviction of the holder of the permit of a violation of division (C)(1) of section 2913.46 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) When the commission considers the length of a suspension of a permit, it may consider the volume of the business of the permit holder, so that the length of the suspension is in proportion to the seriousness of the offense and the permit holder's business in order that the suspension serve as a penalty and a deterrent. Evidence as to the volume of business of the permit holder may be offered by the permit holder or subpoenaed by the commission. (2) When the commission considers the length of a proposed suspension of a permit and the proposed suspension results from an offense that was committed during a compliance check as defined in section 4301.635 of the Revised Code, the commission may consider whether trickery, deceit, or deception was used in the conduct of the compliance check.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.21
§ 4303.21. G permit
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly Permit G may be issued to the owner of a pharmacy in charge of a licensed pharmacist to be named in the permit for the sale at retail of alcohol for medicinal purposes in quantities at each sale of not more than one gallon upon the written prescription of a physician or dentist who is lawfully and regularly engaged in the practice of the physician's or dentist's profession in this state, and for the sale of industrial alcohol for mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes to a person known by the seller to be engaged in mechanical, chemical, or scientific pursuits; all subject to section 4303.34 of the Revised Code. The fee for this permit is one hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.691 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.691
§ 4301.691. Alternate prohibitions if federal mandate relating to a national uniform drinking age of twenty-one is no longer in force
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly If the United States congress repeals the mandate established by the "Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982" relating to a national uniform drinking age of twenty-one or if a court of competent jurisdiction declares the mandate to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, then upon the certification by the secretary of state that this mandate has been repealed or invalidated, the following shall apply: (A) Beer or intoxicating liquor may be served to a person not seated at a table unless there is reason to believe that the beer will be consumed by a person under nineteen years of age or that the intoxicating liquor will be consumed by a person under twenty-one years of age. (B) No person under the age of twenty-one years shall purchase intoxicating liquor, nor shall a person under the age of nineteen years purchase beer. (C) No person under the age of nineteen years shall order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase any beer or intoxicating liquor, or consume any beer or intoxicating liquor, either from a sealed or unsealed container or by the glass or by the drink, in any public or private place, except as provided in section 4301.69 of the Revised Code. (D) No person under the age of twenty-one years shall order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase any intoxicating liquor, or consume any intoxicating liquor, either from a sealed or unsealed container or by the glass or by the drink, except as provided in section 4301.69 of the Revised Code. (E) No person shall knowingly furnish any false information as to the name, age, or other identification of any person under twenty-one years of age for the purpose of obtaining or with the intent to obtain, beer or intoxicating liquor for a person under nineteen years of age, or intoxicating liquor for a person under twenty-one years of age, by purchase, or as a gift. (F) No person under the age of nineteen years shall knowingly show or give false information concerning the person's name, age, or other identification for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining beer or intoxicating liquor in any place in this state where beer or intoxicating liquor is sold under a permit issued by the division of liquor control or sold by the division. (G) No person under the age of twenty-one years shall knowingly show or give false information concerning the person's name, age, or other identification for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining intoxicating liquor in any place in this state where intoxicating liquor is sold under a permit issued by the division or sold by the division. (H) No person shall sell intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one years or sell beer to a person under the age of nineteen, or buy intoxicating liquor for, or furnish it to, a person under the age of twenty-one years, or buy beer for or furnish it to a person under the age of nineteen, unless given by a physician in the regular line of his practice, or by a parent or legal guardian. In proceedings before the liquor control commission, no permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent charged with a violation of this section shall, for the same offense, be charged with a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code. (I) No person who is the owner or occupant of any public or private place shall knowingly allow any person under the age of twenty-one to remain in or on the place while possessing or consuming intoxicating liquor, or knowingly allow any person under the age of nineteen to remain in or on the place while possessing or consuming beer, unless the intoxicating liquor or beer is given to the person possessing or consuming it by that person's parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian is present at the time of the person's possession or consumption of the intoxicating liquor or beer. (J) The division shall revise the warning sign required by section 4301.637 of the Revised Code so that the sign conforms to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.233 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.233
§ 4303.233. S-2 permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "personal consumer" means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age, is a resident of this state, does not hold a permit issued under this chapter, and intends to use wine purchased in accordance with this section for personal consumption only and not for resale or other commercial purposes. (B)(1) The division of liquor control may issue an S-2 permit to a person that manufactures two hundred fifty thousand gallons or more of wine per year. If the person resides outside this state, the person shall comply with the requirements governing the issuance of licenses or permits that authorize the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by the appropriate authority of the state in which the person resides and by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury. (2) An S-2 permit holder may sell wine to a personal consumer by receiving and filling orders that the personal consumer submits to the permit holder. The permit holder shall sell only wine that the permit holder has manufactured to a personal consumer. An S-2 permit holder may use a fulfillment warehouse registered under section 4303.234 of the Revised Code to send a shipment of wine to a personal consumer. A fulfillment warehouse is an agent of an S-2 permit holder and an S-2 permit holder is liable for violations of this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code that are committed by the fulfillment warehouse regarding wine shipped on behalf of the S-2 permit holder. (C) An S-2 permit holder shall collect and pay the taxes relating to the delivery of wine to a personal consumer that are levied under sections 4301.421 , 4301.43 , and 4301.432 and Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code. (D)(1) An S-2 permit holder shall send a shipment of wine that has been paid for by a personal consumer to that personal consumer via an H permit holder. Prior to sending a shipment of wine to a personal consumer, the S-2 permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall make a bona fide effort to ensure that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age. The shipment of wine shall be shipped in a package that clearly states that it contains alcohol. No person shall fail to comply with division (D)(1) of this section. (2) Upon delivering a shipment of wine to a personal consumer, an H permit holder, or an employee of the permit holder, shall verify that the personal consumer is at least twenty-one years of age by checking the personal consumer's driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code. (3) An S-2 permit holder shall keep a record of each shipment of wine that the permit holder sends to a personal consumer. The records shall be used for all of the following: (a) To provide a copy of each wine shipment invoice to the tax commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The invoice shall include the name of each personal consumer that purchased wine from the S-2 permit holder in accordance with this section and any other information required by the tax commissioner. (b) To provide annually in electronic format by electronic means a report to the division. The report shall include the name and address of each personal consumer that purchased wine from the S-2 permit holder in accordance with this section, the quantity of wine purchased by each personal consumer, and any other information requested by the division. If the S-2 permit holder uses a fulfillment warehouse registered under section 4303.234 of the Revised Code to send a shipment of wine on behalf of the S-2 permit holder, the S-2 permit holder need not include the personal consumer information for that shipment in the report. The division shall prescribe and provide an electronic form for the report and shall determine the specific electronic means that the S-2 permit holder must use to submit the report. (c) To notify a personal consumer of any health or welfare recalls of the wine that has been purchased by the personal consumer. (E) An S-2 permit holder shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) An S-2 permit holder shall renew the permit in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that the renewal shall not be subject to the notice and hearing requirements established in division (B) of that section. (2) The division may refuse to renew an S-2 permit for any of the reasons specified in section 4303.292 of the Revised Code or if the permit holder fails to do any of the following: (a) Collect and pay all applicable taxes specified in division (C) of this section; (b) Pay the permit fee; (c) Comply with this section or any rules adopted by the liquor control commission under section 4301.03 of the Revised Code. (G) The fee for the S-2 permit is two hundred fifty dollars. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.334 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.334
§ 4301.334. Local option petition contesting community facility
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly (A) The privilege of local option conferred by section 4301.324 of the Revised Code may be exercised if, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of a general election or a special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held, a petition and other information required by division (B) of this section are presented to the board of elections of the county in which the community facility named in the petition is located. The petition shall be signed by electors of the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of the township in which the community facility is located equal in number to at least ten per cent of the total number of votes cast in the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of the township in which the community facility is located for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office and shall contain both of the following: (1) A notice that the petition is for the submission of the question set forth in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code; (2) The name and address of the community facility for which the local option election is sought and, if the community facility is a community entertainment district, the boundaries of the district. (B) Upon the request of a petitioner, a board of elections of a county shall furnish to the petitioner a copy of the instructions prepared by the secretary of state under division (P) of section 3501.05 of the Revised Code and, within fifteen days after the request, a certificate indicating the number of valid signatures that will be required on a petition to hold an election in the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of the township in which the community facility is located on the question specified in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code. The petitioner shall, not less than thirty days before the petition-filing deadline for an election on the question specified in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code, specify to the division of liquor control the name and address of the community facility for which the election is sought and, if the community facility is a community entertainment district, the boundaries of the district, the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of a township in which the election is sought, and the filing deadline. The division shall, within a reasonable period of time and not later than ten days before the filing deadline, supply the petitioner with the name and address of any permit holder for or within the community facility. The petitioner shall file the name and address of any permit holder who would be affected by the election at the time the petitioner files the petition with the board of elections. Within five days after receiving the petition, the board shall give notice by certified mail to any permit holder within the community facility that it has received the petition. Failure of the petitioner to supply the name and address of any permit holder for or within the community facility as furnished to the petitioner by the division invalidates the petition. (C) Not later than the seventy-eighth day before the day of the next general election or the next special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held, whichever occurs first, the board shall examine and determine the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. If the board finds that the petition is valid, it shall order the holding of an election in the municipal corporation or unincorporated area of a township on the day of the next general election or the next special election held on a day on which a primary election may be held, whichever occurs first, for the submission of the question set forth in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code. (D) A petition filed with a board of elections under this section shall be open to public inspection under rules adopted by the board. (E) An elector who is eligible to vote on the question set forth in section 4301.356 of the Revised Code or any permit holder for or within the community facility may, not later than four p.m. of the seventy-fourth day before the day of the election at which the question will be submitted to the electors, file a written protest against the local option petition with the board of elections with which the petition was filed. Upon the filing of the protest, the board shall promptly fix a time and place for hearing the protest and shall mail notice of the time and place to the person who filed the petition and to the person who filed the protest. At the time and place fixed, the board shall hear the protest and determine the validity of the petition. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.23
§ 4301.23. Sales of sacramental wine for religious rites
Status: in_force

July 1, 1997 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly All sales of sacramental wine for religious rites shall be made only upon the written, signed, dated, and sworn application of the member of the clergy or official purchasing the same. Such application must have endorsed thereon the approval of the general administrative officer, if there is such an officer, of the religious group to which the purchasing member of the clergy or official belongs. The name, address, and official position of such administrative officer shall be certified to the division of liquor control in such manner as the liquor control commission by rule prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.18
§ 4303.18. D-5 permit
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 102 - 134th General Assembly Permit D-5 may be issued to the owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant or night club for purposes of this chapter, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. A person who is the holder of both a D-3 and D-3a permit need not obtain a D-5 permit. A D-5 permit holder may sell beer and intoxicating liquor from five-thirty a.m. until two-thirty a.m. the following day, but shall not sell beer and intoxicating liquor between the hours of two-thirty a.m. and five-thirty a.m. on any day. The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred forty-four dollars. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 12:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.433 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.433
§ 4301.433. Out-of state wine bottlers to furnish invoices
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly In order to assist with the collection of the tax levied under section 4301.43 of the Revised Code, a supplier of wine that is bottled outside this state and that is shipped into and intended for sale within this state shall furnish to the tax commissioner two copies of the invoice for each shipment of that wine into this state. The supplier may furnish the invoice information electronically in a format prescribed by the tax commissioner. All such invoices and invoice information shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.07
§ 4303.07. B-2 permit
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 342 - 131st General Assembly Permit B-2 may be issued to a wholesale distributor of wine to purchase from holders of A-2, A-2f, and B-5 permits and distribute or sell that product, in the original container in which it was placed by the B-5 permit holder or manufacturer at the place where manufactured, to retail permit holders and for home use. The fee for this permit is five hundred dollars for each distributing plant or warehouse. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4307.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4307 / § 4307.12
§ 4307.12. Hindering inspection of bottled beverage premises
Status: in_force

January 1, 1964 House Bill 316 - 105th General Assembly No person shall prevent or hinder the tax commissioner from making a full inspection of any place where bottled beverages, subject to the tax imposed by sections 4307.01 to 4307.12 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, are sold or stored, or prevent or hinder the full inspection of invoices, books, records, or papers required to be kept under such sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.235 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.235
§ 4303.235. [Former R.C. 4303.234, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holder and fulfillment warehouse regulation
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly All B-2a, S-1, and S-2 permit holders and fulfillment warehouses, as defined in section 4303.234 of the Revised Code, are subject to the following: (A) Audit by the division of liquor control or the department of taxation; (B) Jurisdiction of the liquor control commission, the division of liquor control, the department of taxation, the department of public safety, and the courts of this state; and (C) The statutes and rules of this state. Last updated October 14, 2021 at 5:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.05
§ 4301.05. Liquor control commission not to exercise executive or administrative duties or powers
Status: in_force

April 17, 1963 Senate Bill 24 - 105th General Assembly Sections 4301.03 , 4301.04 , and 4301.041 of the Revised Code do not derogate from or prejudice any other power expressly or impliedly granted to the liquor control commission by Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code; but except as expressly provided in sections 4301.03 , 4301.04 , and 4301.041 of the Revised Code, the commission shall not exercise executive or administrative duties or powers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.02
§ 4303.02. A-1 permit
Status: in_force

July 30, 2013 Senate Bill 48 - 130th General Assembly Permit A-1 may be issued to a manufacturer to manufacture beer and sell beer products in bottles or containers for home use and to wholesale permit holders under rules adopted by the division of liquor control if the manufacturer's total production of beer, wherever produced, will exceed thirty-one million gallons in a calendar year. In addition, an A-1 permit holder may sell beer manufactured on the premises at retail, by individual drink in a glass or from a container, for consumption on the premises where sold. The fee for this permit is three thousand nine hundred six dollars for each plant during the year covered by the permit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.041
§ 4301.041. Minimum percentage mark-up for sales at retail of beer
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 371 - 124th General Assembly The liquor control commission may determine and fix by rule the minimum percentage mark-up for sales at retail of beer, whether in case lot or less. To determine the retail price of beer, the minimum percentage mark-up may be applied to the wholesale price of the manufacturer or wholesale distributor charged to the retail permit holder. Such prices shall apply to sales made at retail by a permit holder for off-premise consumption only.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.19
§ 4301.19. Sale of spirituous liquor by division of liquor control
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The division of liquor control shall sell spirituous liquor only, whether from a warehouse, a state liquor store, an agency store, or an A-3a permit premises. All sales shall be in sealed containers and for resale as authorized by this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code or for consumption off the premises only. Except as otherwise provided in this section, sale of containers holding one-half pint or less of spirituous liquor by the division shall be made at retail only, and not for the purpose of resale by any purchaser, by special order placed with a state liquor store or agency store and subject to rules established by the superintendent of liquor control. The division may sell at wholesale spirituous liquor in fifty milliliter sealed containers to any holder of a permit issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code that authorizes the sale of spirituous liquor for consumption on the premises where sold. A person appointed by the division to act as an agent for the sale of spirituous liquor pursuant to section 4301.17 of the Revised Code may provide and accept gift certificates and may accept credit cards and debit cards for the retail purchase of spirituous liquor. Deliveries shall be made in the manner the superintendent determines by rule. Subject to division (A)(3) of section 4301.10 and division (A) of section 4301.14 of the Revised Code, if any person desires to purchase any variety or brand of spirituous liquor which is not in stock at the state liquor store or agency store where the variety or brand is ordered, the division shall immediately procure the variety or brand. The purchaser shall be immediately notified upon the arrival of the spirituous liquor at the store at which it was ordered. Unless the purchaser pays for the variety or brand and accepts delivery within five days after the giving of the notice, the division may place the spirituous liquor in stock for general sale. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.252 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.252
§ 4301.252. Option of paying forfeiture rather than suspending operations
Status: in_force

February 17, 2006 House Bill 140 - 126th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (A)(2)(d), (B), and (C) of this section, when the liquor control commission determines that the permit of any permit holder is to be suspended under Title XLIII of the Revised Code or any rule of the commission, the commission may issue an order allowing a permit holder to elect to pay a forfeiture for each day of the suspension in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section, rather than to suspend operations under the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred. (2)(a) If the permit holder has not violated, at the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued, any provision of Title XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission during the preceding two years, the amount of the forfeiture for each day for the suspension shall be from one hundred to two hundred dollars. (b) If the permit holder has violated, at the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued, any provision of Title XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission for which the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission not more than one other time during the preceding two years, the amount of the forfeiture for each day of the suspension shall be from two hundred to four hundred dollars. (c) Except as provided under division (A)(2)(e) of this section, if the permit holder has violated, at the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued, any provision of Title XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission for which the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than once, but not more than twice, during the preceding two years, the commission shall establish the amount of the forfeiture for each day of the suspension, but the amount shall be not less than three hundred dollars for each day of suspension. (d) If the permit holder has violated, at the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued, any provision of Title XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission for which the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than twice during the preceding two years, the commission may suspend or revoke the permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred, or the commission shall establish the amount of the forfeiture for each day of a suspension, but the amount shall not be less than five hundred dollars for each day of suspension. The commission, and not the permit holder, shall determine whether the permit holder shall pay the forfeiture so established for a suspension instead of having the permit holder's permit suspended or revoked. (e) If the permit holder has committed, at the premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued, a gambling offense as defined in section 2915.01 , a drug abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 , or an offense described in section 2907.07 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.24 , or 2907.25 , division (A) or (B) of section 4301.22 , or section 4301.69 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent to any offense defined or described in a section or division listed in division (A)(2)(e) of this section for which the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than once, but not more than twice, during the preceding two years, the commission may suspend or revoke the permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred. A person does not have to plead guilty to or be convicted of an offense defined or described in a section or division listed in division (A)(2)(e) of this section in order for this division to apply. (3) When the commission issues an order allowing a permit holder the option of paying a forfeiture rather than suspending operations under the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred, the order shall notify the permit holder of the option of paying a forfeiture. The order shall state the number of days for which the permit may be suspended, that the permit holder has twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order, and that, if the permit holder does not do so, the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred shall be suspended for the period stated in the order. If the permit holder fails to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order within twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent, the commission shall issue an order suspending the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred for the period stated in the order allowing payment of a forfeiture. The suspension shall be effective on the twenty-eighth day after the date on which the order allowing the payment of a forfeiture is sent. Even a permit holder who pays a forfeiture may file an appeal under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. A permit holder shall be considered to have paid a forfeiture when the permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order is received by the commission in Columbus. Upon receipt of a permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order under this division, the commission shall promptly notify the division of liquor control of its receipt. (B) No permit holder shall be permitted to pay a forfeiture instead of having the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred suspended if the suspension is ordered for the reasons stated in division (A)(6) of section 4301.25 of the Revised Code. (C) When the evidence and the nature of any violation of Title XLIII of the Revised Code show that continued operation of the permit premises presents a clear and present danger to public health and safety, or if the commission finds, upon reliable, probative, and substantial evidence, that the statutory elements of a felony committed in connection with the operation of the permit premises are present in the action for which the permit holder is being disciplined, the commission may suspend the permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred and shall not allow the permit holder to pay a forfeiture instead of suspending the permit holder's permit operations. (D) Except as provided in this division, when the commission determines that the permit of any permit holder is to be revoked under Title XLIII of the Revised Code or any rule of the commission, the commission may issue an order allowing a permit holder to elect to pay a forfeiture rather than to revoke the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred. When the commission issues an order allowing a permit holder the option of paying a forfeiture rather than revoking the permit holder's permit, the order shall notify the permit holder of the option of paying a forfeiture. The order shall state the effective date of the revocation of the permit holder's permit as twenty-eight days after the date on which the order is sent, that the permit holder has twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order, and that, if the permit holder does not do so, the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred shall be revoked on the effective date stated in the order. If the permit holder fails to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order within twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent, the commission shall issue an order revoking the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred. The revocation shall be effective on the twenty-eighth day after the date on which the order allowing the payment of a forfeiture is sent. A permit holder shall be considered to have paid a forfeiture when the permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order is received by the commission in Columbus. Upon receipt of a permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order, the commission shall promptly notify the division of liquor control of its receipt. When the evidence and the nature of any violation of Title XLIII of the Revised Code show that continued operation of the permit premises presents a clear and present danger to public health and safety, or if the commission finds, upon reliable, probative, and substantial evidence, that the statutory elements of a felony committed in connection with the operation of the permit premises are present in the action for which the permit holder is being disciplined, the commission may revoke the permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred and shall not allow the permit holder to pay a forfeiture instead of revoking the permit holder's permit. No permit holder shall be permitted to pay a forfeiture instead of having the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred revoked if the revocation is ordered for the reasons stated in division (A)(6) or (B) of section 4301.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.322 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.322
§ 4301.322. Local option where status of portion of precinct or residence district is inconsistent with remainder
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 402 - 122nd General Assembly The electors of an election precinct may exercise the privilege of local option under sections 4301.353 and 4301.354 of the Revised Code on the sale of beer, the sale of wine and mixed beverages, or the sale of spirituous liquor, on Sunday or on other days of the week, in a portion of the precinct in which the status of such sales as allowed or prohibited is inconsistent with the status of such sales in the remainder of the precinct because of a change in precinct boundaries by the board of elections or an annexation of territory to a municipal corporation. The privilege conferred by this section is in addition to the privilege conferred on the electors of an election precinct as specified in section 4301.32 , 4301.321 , 4303.29 , or 4305.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.271 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.271
§ 4303.271. Permit renewal - political subdivision objection
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (D) of this section, the holder of a permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code, who files an application for the renewal of the same class of permit for the same premises, shall be entitled to the renewal of the permit. The division of liquor control shall renew the permit unless the division rejects for good cause any renewal application, subject to the right of the applicant to appeal the rejection to the liquor control commission. (B) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the board of township trustees, or the board of county commissioners of the county in which a permit premises is located may object to the renewal of a permit issued under sections 4303.11 to 4303.183 of the Revised Code for any of the reasons contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code. Any objection shall be made no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the permit, and the division shall accept the objection if it is postmarked no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the permit. The objection shall be made by a resolution specifying the reasons for objecting to the renewal and requesting a hearing, but no objection shall be based upon noncompliance of the permit premises with local zoning regulations that prohibit the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor in an area zoned for commercial or industrial uses, for a permit premises that would otherwise qualify for a proper permit issued by the division. The resolution shall be accompanied by a statement by the chief legal officer of the political subdivision that, in the chief legal officer's opinion, the objection is based upon substantial legal grounds within the meaning and intent of division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of a resolution of a legislative authority or board objecting to the renewal of a permit and a statement from the chief legal officer, the division shall set a time for the hearing and send by certified mail to the permit holder, at the permit holder's usual place of business, a copy of the resolution and notice of the hearing. The division shall then hold a hearing in the central office of the division, except that, upon written request of the legislative authority or board, the hearing shall be held in the county seat of the county in which the permit premises is located, to determine whether the renewal shall be denied for any of the reasons contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code. Only the reasons for refusal contained in division (A) of section 4303.292 of the Revised Code and specified in the resolution of objection shall be considered at the hearing. The permit holder and the objecting legislative authority or board shall be parties to the proceedings under this section and shall have the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to offer evidence, to require the attendance of witnesses, and to cross-examine witnesses at the hearing. (C) An application for renewal of a permit shall be filed with the division at least fifteen days prior to the expiration of an existing permit, and the existing permit shall continue in effect as provided in section 119.06 of the Revised Code until the application is approved or rejected by the division. Any holder of a permit, which has expired through failure to be renewed as provided in this section, shall obtain a renewal of the permit, upon filing an application for renewal with the division, at any time within thirty days from the date of the expired permit. A penalty of ten per cent of the permit fee shall be paid by the permit holder if the application for renewal is not filed at least fifteen days prior to the expiration of the permit. (D)(1) Annually, the tax commissioner shall examine the department of taxation's records for the horse-racing, alcoholic beverage, motor fuel, petroleum activity, sales or use, cigarette, other tobacco products, employer withholding, commercial activity, and gross casino revenue tax and gross receipts taxes levied pursuant to section 5739.101 of the Revised Code for each holder of a permit issued under sections 4303.02 to 4303.232 of the Revised Code to determine if the permit holder is delinquent in filing any returns, submitting any information required by the commissioner, or remitting any payments with respect to those taxes or any fees, charges, penalties, or interest related to those taxes. If any delinquency or liability exists, the commissioner shall send a notice of that fact to the permit holder in the manner provided in section 5703.37 of the Revised Code. The notice shall specify, in as much detail as is possible, the periods for which returns have not been filed and the nature and amount of unpaid assessments and other liabilities and shall be sent on or before the first day of the third month preceding the month in which the permit expires. The commissioner also shall notify the division of liquor control of the delinquency or liability, identifying the permit holder by name and permit number. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(4) of this section, the division of liquor control shall not renew the permit of any permit holder the tax commissioner has identified as being delinquent in filing any returns, providing any information, or remitting any payments with respect to the taxes listed in division (D)(1) of this section as of the first day of the sixth month preceding the month in which the permit expires, or of any permit holder the commissioner has identified as having been assessed by the department on or before the first day of the third month preceding the month in which the permit expires, until the division is notified by the commissioner that the delinquency, liability, or assessment has been resolved. (b)(i) Within ninety days after the date on which the permit expires, any permit holder whose permit is not renewed under this division may file an appeal with the liquor control commission. The commission shall notify the tax commissioner regarding the filing of any such appeal. During the period in which the appeal is pending, the permit shall not be renewed by the division. The permit shall be reinstated if the permit holder and the commissioner or the attorney general demonstrate to the liquor control commission that the commissioner's notification of a delinquency or assessment was in error or that the issue of the delinquency or assessment has been resolved. (ii) A permit holder who has filed an appeal under division (D)(2)(b)(i) of this section may file a motion to withdraw the appeal. The division of liquor control may renew a permit holder's permit if the permit holder has withdrawn such an appeal and the division receives written certification from the tax commissioner that the permit holder's delinquency or assessment has been resolved. (3) A permit holder notified of delinquency or liability under this section may protest the notification to the tax commissioner on the basis that no return or information is delinquent and no tax, fee, charge, penalty, or interest is outstanding. The commissioner shall expeditiously consider any evidence submitted by the permit holder and, if it is determined that the notification was in error, immediately shall inform the division of liquor control that the renewal application may be granted. The renewal shall not be denied if the delinquency or unreported liability is the subject of a bona fide dispute as to the validity of the delinquency or unreported liability and is the subject of an assessment and of an appeal properly filed by the permit holder. (4) If the commissioner concludes that under the circumstances the permit holder's delinquency or liability has been conditionally resolved, the commissioner shall allow the permit to be renewed, conditioned upon the permit holder's continuing performance in satisfying the delinquency and liability. The conditional nature of the renewal shall be specified in the notification given to the division of liquor control under division (D)(1) of this section. Upon receipt of notice of the resolution, the division shall issue a conditional renewal. If the taxpayer defaults on any agreement to pay the delinquency or liability or fails to keep subsequent tax or fee payments current, the liquor control commission, upon request and proof of the default or failure to keep subsequent tax or fee payments current, shall indefinitely suspend the permit holder's permit until all taxes or fees and interest due are paid. (5) The commissioner may adopt rules to assist in administering the duties imposed by this section. Last updated September 1, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.57
§ 4301.57. Fines and forfeited bonds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Money from fines and forfeited bonds collected under any of the penal laws of this state relating to the manufacture, importation, transportation, distritbution or sale of beer or intoxicating liquor shall be paid as follows: one half to the credit of the general revenue fund and one half to the treasury of the county where the prosecution is held.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.53
§ 4301.53. Search warrants - seizure of property
Status: in_force

July 1, 2007 House Bill 241 - 126th General Assembly The judge of a court of record may issue warrants to search a house, building, place, vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or conveyance for beer, alcohol, or intoxicating liquor manufactured, possessed, stored, concealed, sold, furnished, given away, or transported in violation of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, and the containers in which the same is found, or machinery, tools, implements, equipment, supplies, and materials used or kept for use in manufacturing beer or intoxicating liquor in violation of those chapters, and to seize any of that property and things found in it, together with the vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or conveyance in which the same is found. The issuance of those warrants is subject in all respects to sections 2933.22 to 2933.27 of the Revised Code; except that any such vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance shall be returned to its owner upon execution by the owner of a bond with surety to the satisfaction of the enforcement agent of the department of public safety or other law enforcement officer making the seizure in an equal amount to its value, conditioned upon its return to the custody of such agent or officer on the day of trial to abide by the judgment of the court. Upon conviction of any violation of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, any property found in the possession of the person convicted or the person's agent or employee shall be disposed of as provided in section 4301.45 of the Revised Code. If the accused is discharged by the judge or magistrate, such vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance shall be returned to its owner, and any bond given pursuant to this section shall be canceled. If the accused is the holder of a permit issued under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, any beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol seized shall be disposed of as provided in section 4301.29 of the Revised Code, and any other property seized shall be returned to its owner by the officer having the custody or possession of such property. If the accused is not the holder of such a permit in force at the time, any beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol that was not illegally manufactured shall be forfeited to the state and shall forthwith be disposed of under sections 2981.11 to 2981.13 of the Revised Code. Illegally manufactured beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol, and other property, except as provided in this section, shall be destroyed, and any such beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol, or other property is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4301.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4301 / § 4301.43
§ 4301.43. Tax on sale and distribution of wine and mixed beverages
Status: in_force

June 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in sections 4301.43 to 4301.50 of the Revised Code: (1) "Gallon" or "wine gallon" means one hundred twenty-eight fluid ounces. (2) "Sale" or "sell" includes exchange, barter, gift, distribution, and, except with respect to A-4 permit holders, offer for sale. (B) For the purposes of providing revenues for the support of the state and encouraging the grape industries in the state, a tax is hereby levied on the sale or distribution of wine in Ohio, except for known sacramental purposes, at the rate of thirty cents per wine gallon for wine containing not less than four per cent of alcohol by volume and not more than fourteen per cent of alcohol by volume, ninety-eight cents per wine gallon for wine containing more than fourteen per cent but not more than twenty-one per cent of alcohol by volume, one dollar and eight cents per wine gallon for vermouth, and one dollar and forty-eight cents per wine gallon for sparkling and carbonated wine and champagne, the tax to be paid by the holders of A-2, A-2f,B-5, S-1, and S-2 permits or by any other person selling or distributing wine upon which no tax has been paid. From the tax paid under this section on wine, vermouth, and sparkling and carbonated wine and champagne, the treasurer of state shall credit to the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code a sum equal to one cent per gallon for each gallon upon which the tax is paid. (C) For the purpose of providing revenues for the support of the state, there is hereby levied a tax on prepared and bottled highballs, cocktails, cordials, and other mixed beverages at the rate of one dollar and twenty cents per wine gallon to be paid by holders of A-4 permits or by any other person selling or distributing those products upon which no tax has been paid. Only one sale of the same article shall be used in computing the amount of tax due. The tax on mixed beverages to be paid by holders of A-4 permits under this section shall not attach until the ownership of the mixed beverage is transferred for valuable consideration to a wholesaler or retailer, and no payment of the tax shall be required prior to that time. (D) From the tax paid under this section on wine, vermouth, and sparkling and carbonated wine and champagne, the treasurer of state shall credit to the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code a sum equal to two cents per gallon upon which the tax is paid. The amount credited under this division is in addition to the amount credited to the Ohio grape industries fund under division (B) of this section. (E) For the purpose of providing revenues for the support of the state, there is hereby levied a tax on cider at the rate of twenty-four cents per wine gallon to be paid by the holders of A-2, A-2f, and B-5 permits or by any other person selling or distributing cider upon which no tax has been paid. Only one sale of the same article shall be used in computing the amount of the tax due. Last updated November 8, 2021 at 11:57 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4303.331 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4303 / § 4303.331
§ 4303.331. Out-of-state dealers and brokers required to register with tax commissioner
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly No permit holder shall purchase and import into this state any beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States unless and until such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker registers with the tax commissioner and supplies such information as the commissioner may require. The commissioner may, by rule, require any registrant to file with the commissioner a bond payable to the state in such form and amount as the commissioner prescribes with surety to the satisfaction of the tax commissioner conditioned upon the making of the report to be made to the tax commissioner and the payment to the tax commissioner of taxes levied by sections 4301.42 and 4305.01 of the Revised Code, all as provided in section 4303.33 of the Revised Code. Any such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker shall, as a part of such registration, make the secretary of state its agent for the service of process or notice of any assessment, action, or proceedings instituted in the state against such person under sections 4303.33 , 4301.42 , and 4305.01 of the Revised Code. Such process or notice shall be served in accordance with section 5703.37 of the Revised Code. Any B-1 permit holder who purchases beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States who has not registered with the tax commissioner and filed a bond as provided in this section shall be liable for any tax due on any beer purchased from such unregistered manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker and shall be subject to any penalties provided in Chapters 4301., 4303., 4305., and 4307. of the Revised Code. Any B-1 permit holder who purchases beer from any manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker outside this state and within the United States who has complied with this section shall not be liable for any tax due to the state on any beer purchased from any such manufacturer, bottler, importer, wholesale dealer, or broker. All money collected by the tax commissioner under this section shall be paid to the treasurer of state as revenue arising from the taxes levied by sections 4301.42 , 4301.43 , 4301.432 , and 4305.01 of the Revised Code.