Liquor License FeedMissouri liquor license types, in plain words
What each ATC license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the Missouri page is labeled this way.
Original Package · Retail by Drink · Resort · Beer and Light Wine · Consumption · Caterer · Beer by Drink · Boat · Tax Exempt · Unlimited Caterer · Sunday Original Package · Sunday by Drink · Sunday Beer and Light Wine · Extended Hours · Tasting
Package store, spirits, wine and beer to go (Original Package)
... allows retailers to sell intoxicating liquor in the original package ...
Liquor stores, groceries, gas stations and drug stores; usually filed with a Sunday license.
Bar or restaurant, spirits, wine and beer by the drink (Retail by Drink)
This license allows retailers to serve intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises.
The full-bar license for a restaurant, bar or club.
Resort or hotel bar, full pour (Resort)
This allows licensee to qualify for a license to sell all intoxicating liquor ...
Hotels, golf courses, lake resorts and event centers.
Beer and wine by the drink (Beer and Light Wine)
This license allows retailers to serve beer and light wine by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises.
A restaurant or bar pouring beer and wine but no spirits.
Bring your own bottle, hall or lounge (Consumption)
A Consumption of Liquor license allows any person operating any premises where food, beverages or entertainment are sold ...
Event halls, cigar lounges and BYOB restaurants where guests bring their own drinks.
Catering away from the premises, add-on (Caterer)
The Caterer's Permit can be effective for up to 168 consecutive hours or seven days.
RSMo 311.485 issues it to a place that already holds a by-the-drink license; catered events, not a new account on its own.
Beer by the drink (Beer by Drink)
This license allows retailers to serve beer by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises.
A beer-only bar or restaurant.
Boat bar, full pour (Boat)
This license allows retailers who have a boat or vessel that has been certified by the U.S. Coast Guard ...
A riverboat or lake cruise.
Nonprofit venue, full pour (Tax Exempt)
This license allows retailers to serve intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises.
A nonprofit, such as a theater or veterans' club, pouring for its guests.
Caterer, unlimited events (Unlimited Caterer)
This permit is effective for unlimited functions.
A caterer or venue that pours at events all year.
Sunday sales to go, add-on (Sunday Original Package)
You may obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquor between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Rides on a package license the store already holds; not a new account on its own.
Sunday pours, add-on (Sunday by Drink)
You may obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquor between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Rides on a by-the-drink license the place already holds; not a new account on its own.
Sunday beer and wine pours, add-on (Sunday Beer and Light Wine)
You may obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquor between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Rides on a beer and wine license by the drink; not a new account on its own.
Open until 3 a.m., add-on (Extended Hours)
... remain open on each day of the week until 3:00 a.m. of the morning of the following day ...
A bar in St. Louis, Kansas City or the Lake of the Ozarks staying open late; not a new account.
Tastings in a store, add-on (Tasting)
... allows the licensee to conduct wine, malt beverage and distilled spirit tastings on the licensed premises.
Rides on a package license; a store holding tastings, not a new account.
Source: https://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/by_drink.php, https://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/package_off_premise_consumption.php, https://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/secondary_retail.php, https://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/temporary_retail.php, https://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/other_license.php, checked 2026-11-04.
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