liquor licenses; fees;
seizures
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Committee on Commerce and Economic Development |
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Committee on Appropriations |
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Caucus and COW |
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Third Read |
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As Passed the House |
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HB 2436 increases the surcharge imposed on licensees, repeals obsolete language, and enables the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control to further enforce the statutes regulating unlicensed business establishments.
Current Status
HB 2436 was amended in the Commerce and
Economic Development Committee:
The amendment contains conforming language relative to the surcharge.
The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control is responsible for regulating, monitoring, investigating and enforcing the liquor laws pursuant to Title 4 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. All businesses that produce, distribute or sell spirituous liquor are required to hold a liquor license. Current law authorizes a surcharge for each license that is issued annually. The surcharge monies must be used to audit restaurant licensees, investigate licensees with multiple complaints, and respond to complaints by neighborhood associations, civic groups, and municipal and county governments. To that end, the Department employs auditors and investigators.
HB 2436 increases the surcharge, repeals obsolete language, and allows the Department to seize monies, alcohol, records and property of unlicensed businesses.