Alcohol Beverage License

Note: New and Transfer Alcohol Beverage License applications must be notarized by a notary public before turning in to the City Clerk's office. City Hall also has a notary public available during office hours.

New or Transfer alcohol beverage licenses require Caldwell City Council approval, which meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Because of this requirement, we will accept new or transfer alcohol beverage license applications for the City of Caldwell prior to your State and County license being issued to you. However, your City of Caldwell license will not be issued until you have received State, County, and City Council approval.

You can choose either the fillable form, or the download (print) form. In both cases, you will first download the application to your computer or device. The fillable form can be filled out electronically, the print form must be printed and filled out by hand. Both forms must then be notarized (City Hall has several notaries) and returned to the City Clerk's office (original documents are for our files -- no scanned documents).

Renewal Period

The Renewal period for existing Caldwell Alcohol Beverage licenses is now open for the alcohol licensing year that begins on June 1, 2025. Please use the link below to fill out the online renewal form. Once you have submitted the renewal application, you will be taken to a payment portal where you may pay your licensing fess at that time, or you may choose 'Pay Later'.

Payment

If you do not complete payment when submitting the renewal form, below is an option to provide payment when you are ready to do so through our online payment portal:

  1. Visit the payment portal
  2. Scroll down to the "City Hall" category, and choose "Beer/Wine/Liquor License Fees'
  3. For "Service Description", enter "Alcohol License Renewal"
  4. For "Customer #", enter your Business Name
  5. For Invoice Number, enter "2025 Renewal"
  6. Complete the remaining information until you get to payment amount
  7. For "payment amount", use the first page of the application to calculate fees
    • Check the boxes for what your license allows (on premises is consumed on site, off-premises is pre-packaged/to go)
    • Add up the amounts (include the $102.79 fee for 1 Fire inspection per. license)
    • Put the total in the 'payment amount' field.
    • Examples:
      • Beer only, on premises + fire inspection = $302.79
      • Beer/Wine, off premises (to go) + fire inspection = $352.79
      • Beer/Wine, on premises + fire inspection = $502.79
      • Beer/Liquor (includes wine) + fire inspection = $865.29
  8. Submit payment

All renewal applications must be submitted to the City Clerk's office (205 S 5th Ave) no later than April 1, 2025 to avoid a late fee. You do not have to pay the renewal fees by April 1st (although you can). Renewal license fees must be paid before your license can be issued.

Contact Us

Questions regarding any information on this page may be directed to:

Kristina Buchan, Caldwell City Clerk
208-455-4502
kbuchan@cityofcaldwell.org

Angie Point, Deputy City Clerk
208-455-4773
apoint@cityofcaldwell.org

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