Business License

CMB (Cereal Malt Beverage)

A valid license is required for any person or business to sell cereal malt beverage (pdf) in the city of Shawnee. Cereal malt beverage is defined as any fermented but undistilled liquor brewed or made from malt or a mixture of malt and/or malt substitute, but does not include any such liquor, which contains more than 3.2% alcohol, by weight.

General Regulations

• Any business wanting to sell cereal malt beverages must first obtain a business license.
• Post your license conspicuously in your business;
• Notify the City Clerk of any changes in the manager, owner or incorporators of the licensed business;
• Provide access to law enforcement officers for enforcement purposes at all times during business hours;
• Make sure customers are off the premises prior to and not later than 1/2 hour after the legal hour of closing;
• Do not sell to anyone under 21;
• No license will be issued to a business within 300 feet of any school, college, or church; and
• License are non-transferable.

Regulations for Businesses licensed to sell packaged beer:

• No sales between midnight and 6:00 am Monday through Saturday
• No sales before noon or after 8:00 pm on Sunday
• No sales on Easter Sunday

Regulations for Business licensed to sell beer for consumption on the premises:

• No sales between midnight and 6:00 am Monday through Saturday
• No sales on Sunday unless you derive 30% or more of your gross receipts from the sale of food. For those businesses, hours of sale are limited to the hours from noon to 8:00 pm.
• No sales on Easter Sunday

For more information, call (913) 631-2500 ext. 240 or see Section 05.24 of the Shawnee Municipal Code.

Application

It takes approximately 25 days to process cereal malt beverage licenses after the appropriate applications and fees have been submitted to the Licensing Division at City Hall. City Council approval is required.

• Individual Application
• Corporate Application
• Firm, Co-partnership, or Association
• Supplemental Application (required for criminal history report)

All applications are in a pdf format and must be notarized and submitted in triplicate. Submit by mail or in person to the  Licensing Division, 11110 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203.

Fees

• On-premise consumption:

$150.00 City fee
$25.00 State fee
$175.00 Total fee

• Off-premise consumption:

$50.00 City fee
$25.00 State fee
$75.00 Total fee

Fees are non-refundable and no prorated fee is available.

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City Hall, 11110 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203
(913) 631-2500 Fax (913) 631-7351 E-Mail