Delaware Administrative Code
Title 4 - Alcoholic Beverage Control
Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner
700 - Renewal and Alterations of Licenses
702 - (Formerly Rule 51.1) A Requiring the Biennial Renewal of Supplier's Licenses
Section 702-3.0 - Procedure

3.1 All suppliers whose name (corporate, partnership, or proprietary name, and not trade name) starts with an alphabetical letter of "A" to "K" must apply for the renewal of their license in the form required by the Commissioner on or before October 1 of each odd numbered year. All licenses issued by the Commissioner to Suppliers (A to K) shall be for a period of two years beginning January 1 of each even-numbered year and ending December 31 of the following odd-numbered year.

3.2 All suppliers whose name (corporate, partnership, or proprietary name, and not trade name) starts with an alphabetical letter of "L" to "Z" must apply for the renewal of their license in the form required by the Commissioner on or before October 1 of each even numbered year. All licenses issued by the Commissioner to Suppliers (L to Z) shall be for a period of two years beginning January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ending December 31 of the following even-numbered year.

3.3 If the supplier fails to comply with subsection 3.2 above, but renews its license prior to December 31, it will be subject to late renewal penalties as outlined in Section 4.0 of this rule.

3.4 If a supplier whose name begins with the letter A to K fails to submit a renewal application, along with the fee, by December 31 of odd numbered years, the license will expire, and the supplier will be prohibited by law from shipping alcoholic liquor into the state as of January 1.

3.5 If a supplier whose name begins with the letter L to Z fails to submit a renewal application, along with the fee, by December 31 of even numbered years, the license will expire, and the supplier will be prohibited by law from shipping alcoholic liquor into the state as of January 1.

3.6 If alcoholic liquor is shipped into the state by an unlicensed supplier, all alcoholic liquor may be seized under the provisions of 4 Del.C. Ch. 11.

3.7 Suppliers who allow their license to expire shall be required to file a complete application, including the $1,000.00 processing fee, before being issued a new license unless they apply for a license to ship two hundred (200) cases or less per year.