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235 ILCS 5/5-3

(235 ILCS 5/5-3) (from Ch. 43, par. 118)
Sec. 5-3. License fees.

Except as otherwise provided herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of license applied for.

The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall be as follows:

	`Online`	`Initial`
	`renewal`	`license`
		`or`
		`non-online`
		`renewal`

`For a manufacturer's license:`
`Class 1. Distiller` `...........`	`$4,000`	`$5,000`
`Class 2. Rectifier` `...........`	`4,000`	`5,000`
`Class 3. Brewer` `.............`	`1,200`	`1,500`
`Class 4. First-class Wine`
`Manufacturer` `............`	`750`	`900`
`Class 5. Second-class`
`Wine Manufacturer` `.........`	`1,500`	`1,750`
`Class 6. First-class wine-maker` `...`	`750`	`900`
`Class 7. Second-class wine-maker` `..`	`1,500`	`1,750`
`Class 8. Limited Wine`
`Manufacturer.............`	`250`	`350`
`Class 9. Craft Distiller........`	`2,000`	`2,500`
`Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller..`	`50`	`75`
`Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller..`	`75`	`100`
`Class 12. Class 1 Brewer........`	`50`	`75`
`Class 13. Class 2 Brewer........`	`75`	`100`
`Class 14. Class 3 Brewer........`	`25`	`50`
`For a Brew Pub License.........`	`1,200`	`1,500`
`For a Distilling Pub License.....`	`1,200`	`1,500`
`For a caterer retailer's license...`	`350`	`500`
`For a foreign importer's license` `..`	`25`	`25`
`For an importing distributor's`
`license................`	`25`	`25`
`For a distributor's license`
`(11,250,000 gallons`
`or over)................`	`1,450`	`2,200`
`For a distributor's license`
`(over 4,500,000 gallons, but`
`under 11,250,000 gallons).....`	`950`	`1,450`
`For a distributor's license`
`(4,500,000 gallons or under)...`	`300`	`450`
`For a non-resident dealer's license`
`(500,000 gallons or over)`
`or with self-distribution`
`privileges` `..............`	`1,200`	`1,500`
`For a non-resident dealer's license`
`(under 500,000 gallons)` `.....`	`250`	`350`
`For a wine-maker's premises`
`license` `................`	`250`	`500`
`For a winery shipper's license`
`(under 250,000 gallons)......`	`200`	`350`
`For a winery shipper's license`
`(250,000 or over, but`
`under 500,000 gallons)......`	`750`	`1,000`
`For a winery shipper's license`
`(500,000 gallons or over).....`	`1,200`	`1,500`
`For a wine-maker's premises`
`license, second location` `.....`	`500`	`1,000`
`For a wine-maker's premises`
`license, third location` `.....`	`500`	`1,000`
`For a retailer's license` `.......`	`600`	`750`
`For a special event retailer's`
`license, (not-for-profit)` `....`	`25`	`25`
`For a beer showcase permit,`
`one day only` `............`	`100`	`150`
`2 days or more` `...........`	`150`	`250`
`For a special use permit license,`
`one day only` `............`	`100`	`150`
`2 days or more` `...........`	`150`	`250`
`For a railroad license` `........`	`100`	`150`
`For a boat license` `...........`	`500`	`1,000`
`For an airplane license, times the`
`licensee's maximum number of`
`aircraft in flight, serving`
`liquor over the State at any`
`given time, which either`
`originate, terminate, or make`
`an intermediate stop in`
`the State...............`	`100`	`150`
`For a non-beverage user's license:`
`Class 1` `................`	`24`	`24`
`Class 2` `................`	`60`	`60`
`Class 3` `................`	`120`	`120`
`Class 4` `................`	`240`	`240`
`Class 5` `................`	`600`	`600`
`For a broker's license` `........`	`750`	`1,000`
`For an auction liquor license` `....`	`100`	`150`
`For a homebrewer special`
`event permit.............`	`25`	`25`
`For a craft distiller`
`tasting permit............`	`25`	`25`
`For a BASSET trainer license.....`	`300`	`350`
`For a tasting representative`
`license................`	`200`	`300`
`For a brewer warehouse permit.....`	`25`	`25`
`For a craft distiller`
`warehouse permit..........`	`25`	`25`

Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund. The State Commission shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023. One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund.

No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State Commission to the following non-beverage users:
(a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use

of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.

(b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools

when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.

(c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for

the purpose of scientific research.

(Source: P.A. 102-442, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1142, eff. 2-17-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)