Alcohol Ordinance Tax or Fee Bond - Town of Rogersville, AL in Alabama

Brief Summary

Rogersville wants its alcohol tax bond on file before the town approves your alcohol license. Get the amount and form from Town Hall first, then the bond itself is a quick purchase. You pay a yearly premium instead of putting up cash, and most applicants are quoted the same day.

The Town of Rogersville in Lauderdale County requires an Alcohol Ordinance Tax or Fee bond from businesses licensed to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages in town. The bond is payable to the Town of Rogersville and guarantees payment of the alcohol license fees and taxes the town charges under its alcohol ordinance. Confirm the bond amount, form and filing steps with Rogersville Town Hall before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Alcohol Ordinance Tax or Fee Bond:

• Call Rogersville Town Hall at 256-247-5446 for the bond amount and any required bond form.
• Have the legal business name and location exactly as they appear on the alcohol license application.
• Provide the owner's name, home address and Social Security number for the credit review.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Pay the premium and get the signed bond with the surety's power of attorney.
• File the original bond with the town along with your local alcohol license application.

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Where Rogersville's alcohol rules come from

A 2015 local act of the Alabama Legislature, House Bill 280, lets the Rogersville town council permit alcohol sales by ordinance adopted by a simple majority, including draft or keg beer, on every day of the week except Sunday. The town's alcohol ordinance sets its own license fees and local taxes, and the tax bond backs those payments.

What the bond covers

If a licensee fails to pay a town alcohol license fee or local alcohol tax, the town can claim on the bond and the surety pays the town up to the bond amount. The licensee then repays the surety.

Who posts it

The business that holds the alcohol license posts the bond. That can be a package store, restaurant, bar or a wholesaler selling into town. Local approval is part of the state licensing process with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, so the bond is usually filed with the town at the same time you apply for town approval.

Before you buy

Rogersville handles business licensing through Town Hall at 50 Wheeler Street, phone 256-247-5446, and its alcohol ordinance is not posted on the town website. Ask the town three things: the bond amount for your license type, whether the amount applies per location, and whether the town has its own bond form.

How the premium is set

You pay a premium, not the full bond amount. The rate depends mostly on the owner's credit and the business's finances.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Alabama Alcohol Ordinance Tax or Fee Bond:

• Town of Rogersville, Alabama named as obligee.
• Bond amount as set by the town for your license type.
• Surety company authorized to write bonds in Alabama.
• Business name and location matching the alcohol license application.
• Bond kept in force while the town alcohol license is held, unless the town says otherwise.

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