Michigan Liquor Control Commission Issues First Conditional Liquor

License
Contact: Andrea Miller 517-373-9280
Agency: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

June 3, 2014 The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is now providing Conditional
Licenses to qualified applicants throughout the state of Michigan. MCL 436.1525(5) became
effective on May 22, 2014. A Conditional License can be issued to a qualified applicant to operate a
licensed establishment during the time the permanent license application is being processed and
investigated.

Timeliness is critical to any small business getting their doors open for the first time, and with this
Conditional License, businesses in the hospitality industry will be able to begin selling and serving
alcoholic beverages while their application for the permanent license transfer is being processed,
said Andy Deloney, Chairman of the MLCC. If the applicant meets all the requirements set forth in
law, this license will allow a business to hire employees and start impacting their local economy.

Under this law, the Commission has 20 business days to issue a Conditional License to a qualified
applicant seeking to transfer an existing license to sell alcohol for consumption on or off the licensed
premises, or an applicant seeking a new Specially Designated Merchant license to sell beer and
wine for consumption off the licensed premises. In addition to a completed application for the
permanent license, an applicant requesting a Conditional License must provide the application form,
Proof of Financial Responsibility, an executed property document, and a Conditional License fee
totaling $300.00.

On May 27, 2014, the Commission received its first application under MCL 436.1525(5) for issuance
of a Conditional License. The requirements for a completed application were satisfied by the
applicant on Thursday, May 28, 2014 and on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, the application was considered
and approved by the Commission 4 business days after the Conditional License application was
complete.

C & G Entertainment, LLC was the first applicant approved by the Commission for a Conditional
License for operation of an on-premises Class C license located at 7934 N. Straits, Cheboygan,
Inverness Township, Cheboygan County.



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