# KRS § 241.066: 241.066 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in wet county not containing a city of the first class -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.066 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 241.066 - **Heading:** 241.066 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in wet county not containing a city of the first class -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 241 / Section 241.066 ## Text 241.066 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in wet county not containing a city of the first class -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet. (1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in any wet county shall not exceed one (1) license for every two thousand three hundred (2,300) persons resident in the county, except that: (a) A wet county containing a city of the first class shall be subject to the limitations in KRS 241.065; (b) No fewer than two (2) quota retail package licenses shall be available for issuance by the department in any wet county; (c) Any specific county quota amounts that were issued by the department prior to January 1, 2018, in excess of the population calculations established in this section shall remain in effect, and the department shall maintain the list of specific quotas in an administrative regulation; and (d) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in any wet county or urban-county government, excluding a county containing a city of a first class subject to KRS 241.065, containing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) residents shall not exceed one (1) license for every two thousand (2,000) persons resident in the county. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit license renewal or license transfers approved by the department of an existing quota retail license issued in a wet county. (3) In counties that have not received an increased quota license amount from the department, any quota licenses over the established amount shall be reduced as the licenses are revoked, surrendered, or not renewed by the license holder. (4) If a dry county that contains a wet city becomes wet, the quota established by this section shall supersede and replace any separate city quota. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 241.010 241.010 Definitions for KRS Chapters 241 to 244](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.010.md) - [KRS § 241.015 241.015 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control created -- What to consist of -- Appointment, qualifications, powers, and compensation of commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.015.md) - [KRS § 241.020 241.020 Department to administer alcoholic beverage laws, except as to collection of taxes -- Advisory opinions, rulings, and administrative regulations -- Department to administer statutes relating to cannabis-infused beverages -- Divisions of Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverages, and Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.020.md) - [KRS § 241.030 241.030 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.030.md) - [KRS § 241.040 241.040 Oath of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.040.md) - [KRS § 241.060 241.060 Functions, powers, and duties of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.060.md) - [KRS § 241.065 241.065 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in counties containing cities of first class](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.065.md) - [KRS § 241.066 241.066 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in wet county not containing a city of the first class -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.066.md) - [KRS § 241.067 241.067 Limitation on number of quota retail package licenses in city that becomes wet separate from its county in local option election -- Exceptions -- Construction of section -- Reduction of quota licenses -- Superseding and replacing wet city quota in dry county that becomes wet](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.067.md) - [KRS § 241.068 241.068 Population data to be used in administering KRS 241.066 and 241.067](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.068.md) - [KRS § 241.069 241.069 Petition for increase in number of quota licenses -- Factors to be considered by board -- Effect of decision by board to grant or deny quota increase](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.069.md) - [KRS § 241.080 241.080 Powers of distilled spirits administrator and malt beverages administrator as to issuance of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.080.md) - [KRS § 241.090 241.090 Police powers of administrators and investigators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.090.md) - [KRS § 241.100 241.100 Commissioner, distilled spirits and malt beverage administrators, and employees to comply with Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.100.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXX_C241_S241.066. 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