Transfers of licences to different person
 155. (1) The following licence types are prescribed for the purposes of subsection 15 (1) of the Act as being eligible to be transferred to a different person by the Registrar in accordance with this section: 1. A licence to operate a liquor consumption premises. 2. A licence to operate a retail store, other than the Brewers Retail Inc. licence. 3. A licence to deliver. 4. A licence to operate a ferment on premises facility. 5. A manufacturer’s licence to sell. (2) The Registrar shall consider an application for the transfer of a licence described in subsection (1) to a person and approve the transfer if, (a) none of the restrictions set out in subsections (3) to (8) apply; (b) the person to whom the licence would be transferred complies with the Act and the regulations and pays the required fee; (c) the Registrar approves the application, or the Tribunal directs the Registrar to transfer the licence; and (d) the person to whom the licence would be transferred consents to any conditions specified by the Registrar that are to be attached to the licence. (3) The Registrar shall not transfer a licence in accordance with this section if, (a) a monetary penalty imposed under subsection 14.1 (2) of the Liquor Tax Act, 1996, as it read at the time, or under subsection 14 (5) of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act, 2019 is outstanding against the current holder of the licence; or (b) the recipient of the licence transfer would not be eligible to be issued the licence under subsection 3 (4) of the Act and under this Regulation. (4) The Registrar shall not transfer an offsite winery retail store licence to a person in accordance with this section unless the Registrar also approves the transfer to that person of the manufacturer’s licence to sell associated with the offsite winery retail store licence. (5) The Registrar shall not transfer an offsite winery retail store licence with a wine boutique endorsement in accordance with this section if the recipient of the licence would hold more than the maximum number of licences with wine boutique endorsements permitted by subsection 77 (3) (Ineligibility criteria). (6) The Registrar shall not transfer a beer and wine grocery store licence or a beer and cider grocery store licence in accordance with this section unless the transfer is to the purchaser of an eligible grocery store to which the licence applies. (7) The Registrar shall not transfer a beer and wine grocery store licence or a beer and cider grocery store licence in accordance with this section if the recipient of the licence would hold more than the maximum number of licences with wine boutique sales agent endorsements permitted by subsection 76 (2) (Limitation on eligibility for wine boutique sales agent endorsements). (8) Before January 1, 2026, the Registrar shall not transfer a beer and wine grocery store licence to an eligible grocery store in accordance with this section in which, on May 1, 2016, space for a winery retail store was leased or licensed unless the winery has notified the Registrar in writing that the winery does not wish the lease or licence at the eligible grocery store to continue. (9) Subsection (3) does not apply if the Registrar transfers a liquor sales licence or a licence to operate a ferment on premises facility for a period of not more than one year to permit the orderly disposition of the business carried on under the licence in the following circumstances: 1. A trustee in bankruptcy or court-appointed receiver acquires the business of the licensee. 2. A mortgagee, franchisor, landlord, or executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased licensee takes possession of the licensed premises. (10) The Registrar may develop a simplified application process for the transfer of a licence in the following circumstances if the principal individuals involved in the licensed business remain the same after the change occurs: 1. The licence transfers between a sole proprietorship and a corporation. 2. The licence transfers between a partnership and a corporation. 3. The licence transfers from a partnership to a sole proprietorship. 4. The licence transfers from one corporation to another corporation. 5. Two or more corporations amalgamate into a single corporation and a licence from one of those corporations transfers to the amalgamated corporation.