Alcoholic Beverage Licenses

City of Arab Ordinance No. 2006-8, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the City of Arab, and provides procedures for obtaining licenses.  Due to the regulatory nature of the sale of alcoholic beverages, there are additional requirements for the issuance of a license.  A meeting must be scheduled with the City Clerk to review the alcohol license application prior to it being submitted for consideration.  Contact the City Clerk's office at (256) 586-3544.

Click To Download Alcohol Beverage License Application

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Business Licenses

A business license must be acquired prior to opening a new business, and must be renewed annually for existing businesses. At the end of each calendar year AlaTax will send out renewal notices for the following year to existing businesses. Renewal forms, along with an appropriate fee, are returned to AlaTax. A new license is then mailed to the applicant.

License Calendar 

• Renewal forms mailed out  no later than December 31
• Existing licenses expire on January 31
• License application due with fee payment prior to February 1
• After February 1, license application and payment is overdue, and subject to penalty **
• Insurance company applications are due on  March 1

**Fee payment includes 15% delinquent penalty. Penalty percentages increase for each month a license is delinquent.

Miscellaneous Information

License fees are charged based on the type of business being licensed. While some fees are charged on a flat rate, most fees are figured on a sliding scale based on the previous year's revenue for the subject business. New businesses subject to the sliding scale usually pay the minimum fee.

Businesses whose place of business is located in the city's police jurisdiction are subject to a license fee equal to one-half that charged to city located businesses.

With a few exceptions, new businesses applying for a license after July 1 are subject to a license fee equal to one-half of the normal base rate.

Rates for each type of business are available by contacting RDS/AlaTax at 800-556-7274.or on-line at www.alatax.com.

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Marshall County Satellite Probate Office

The Marshall County Satellite Probate Office is housed in the Arab Recreation Center located at
761 North Main Street, Arab.
Citizens of Marshall county may renew their automobile and boat registrations. The office also issues handicap placards. The office does not do any title transfers or drivers licenses.
For further information, please call (256) 931-2702.