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

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.

(1) The number of quota retail package licenses issued by the department in any city

that becomes wet separate from its county by virtue of a local option election

pursuant to KRS 242.125 shall not exceed one (1) license for every two thousand

three hundred (2,300) persons resident in the city, except that:

(a) No fewer than two (2) quota retail package licenses shall be available for

issuance by the department in any wet city; and

(b) Any specific city 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.

(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 city.

(3) In cities 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 in which a wet city is located becomes wet, the quota established for

that entire county by KRS 241.066 shall supersede and replace any separate city

quota under this section.