Mayor Cooper and the Metro Nashville COVID-19 Task Force will present a webinar for restaurant owners and operators on Thursday, April 30th from 1:00-2:30 pm. Please see the link below and password. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. The link for attendees: https://nashville.webex.com/nashville/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3b2f3192ebb62087cb501fe7e5c59347 The password is Metro2020 ..read more

Pursuant to Executive Order 22, Governor Lee has extended the date that restaurants and limited service restaurants may sell alcoholic beverages for curbside pickup or delivery to 11:59 PM on April 14, 2020.  The following rules remain in place: Only restaurants and limited service restaurants may sell alcoholic beverages to go. Spirits may not be Read More ..read more

Please see below. This was reposted from the TN Department of Revenue’s website. Liquor-by-the-Drink Tax and Alcoholic Beverages for Consumption Off Premises Governor Lee’s Executive Order no. 17 authorizes the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off of the premises by a restaurant. For further details and requirements surrounding such sales, please see the Executive Read More ..read more

Governor Lee issued Executive Order No. 17.  This Order goes into effect at 12:01 am on March 23, 2020 and is in effect until April 6, 2020. Restaurants and Limited Service Restaurants (bars) may sell alcohol to go (takeout or delivery) under the following conditions. Alcohol must be sold in conjunction with a food order. Read More ..read more

Different licenses have different disclosure requirements. Retail food stores are statutorily required to disclose any owner with more than ten percent (10%) ownership. Liquor-by-the-drink establishments must disclose personal information on any individual with an ownership percentage of five percent (5%) or more. The retail package store statutes are silent on any de minimis ownership percentage Read More ..read more

The Tennessee General Assembly has passed historic changes to Tennessee’s alcoholic beverage law.  The main headline of the bill is that liquor stores and grocery stores will now be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages and wine on Sunday.  Liquor stores will be able to begin to open on Sunday as soon as the bill is Read More ..read more

On February 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the judgement of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that the durational residency requirements found in Tenn. Code Ann. §57-3-204(b)(2)(A), (3)(A)-(B) and (3)(D) are in violation of the Commerce Clause.  This is Read More ..read more

GSRM Attorneys Dan Haskell and Matt Scanlan have filed a bill on behalf of the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association that should clarify several recurring issues for liquor-by-the-drink licensees.  Senate Bill 1820/House Bill 1976 will permit licensees to do the following: Designate any contiguous area owned or controlled by the licensee as part of the Read More ..read more

The TABC will launch its new online system for license application and renewal on January 22, 2018.  The system is a product of many years of work for the TABC.  Beginning on January 22, users will be able to preview the site, create accounts, and can begin entering information and documents into their accounts. For Read More ..read more

On September 22, 2017, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission voted to pass recently promulgated rules and amend some rules that have been in place for a number of years.  The majority of the rules pertain to manufacturers; however, there are a few that pertain to liquor-by-the-drink establishments and retail package stores. Below are some highlights Read More ..read more