Business and Alcohol License

Announcements

The 2026 DeKalb County Alcohol License Period will begin October 1st and end December 31st.
The 2025 DeKalb County Business License Renewal Period will begin January 1, 2025 and end April 5th.

IMPORTANT LINKS

*** NEW 2025 Business License Only Renewal Notice
*** NEW 2026 Business-Alcohol License Renewal Notice with LOE

Business and Alcohol License Applications

NEW APPLICATIONS
Commercial Business Application
Homebased Business Application

RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
2025 Multiple Year Renewal Application
2026 Business/Alcohol Renewal Application (Retail)
2026 Business/Alcohol Renewal Application (LNE, Restaurant)
2025 Business License Only Renewal Package

TEMPORARY LICENSE
Temporary Business License
Alcohol Application (Non-Profit ONLY)

Excise Tax Reporting Forms

Vehicle Rental Excise Tax Reporting
Hotel Motel Excise Tax Reporting
Wholesale Distributor Excise Tax
Alcoholic Beverage by the Drink Excise Tax Reporting
Energy Tax Reporting

Online Service and Other Resources

ONLINE SERVICES
Online Payment
Online Application
Business License Application Guide
Checklists
Business License Guidebook
ALL FORMS

RELEVANT ORDINANCES
Alcohol – Chapter 4
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) – Chapter 7
Business License – Chapter 15
Clean Air Act – Chapter 16
Zoning – Chapter 27

SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Certificate of Occupancy Package
Commercial Sanitation Package
Letter of Entertainment
Online Renewal Instructions

Event Calendar

Business and Alcohol License

Event Calendar