Licensing Information

The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety licenses and regulates liquor sales made by distributors. For more information, visit the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement website.

Local authorities license and regulate liquor sales made by liquor stores. For more information about liquor licensing, contact your city office.

If you make retail sales of cigarettes and tobacco products in Minnesota, you must have a special retailer’s license. For more information, see Cigarette and Tobacco Product Taxes License Requirement for Retailers.