Would you like to learn more about the Wyoming liquor laws and regulations? We’re here to lend you a helping hand. In this guide, we’re going to be taking you through Wyoming’s main liquor laws, including legal age requirements all the way to state licensing fees and more.

Wyoming Legal Liquor Age Laws

Before we get any further into this guide, let’s first take a moment to take a closer look at the main liquor laws and regulations in Wyoming. At the time of writing this guide, these are the current legal liquor age laws:

• At the time of writing this guide, you need to be at least 21 years of age to drink alcohol in Wyoming. Unlike some other states, it is not legal for those under the age of 21 (but no younger than 18) to purchase or consume alcohol when in the immediate presence of a spouse, parent or guardian that is at least 21 years of age or older.
• In Wyoming, you must be at least 21 years of age to work as a bartender in an establishment that serves alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic products. However, it is legal for those under the age of 21 (but no younger than the age of 18) to serve alcohol in an establishment that is licensed and has an employee or licensee over the age of 21 on the licensed premises at the same time.
• In Wyoming, even though minors are not allowed to be served alcoholic beverages in any circumstance, minors are allowed to be in a licensed dispensing establishment until the cutoff time of 10pm.However, this is only legal if the minor is being accompanied by an adult or a legal guardian that is at least 21 years old or older.

It is also worth keeping in mind that it is currently legal for passengers in a car to consume alcoholic beverages so long as they are wearing their seatbelts and not being disruptive to the driver.

However, the driver of the vehicle is not allowed to drink or be intoxicated. If you would like to learn more about Wyoming’s general liquor laws, please click here for more information.

Wyoming Distillery Regulations

For those wishing to own their own distillery in Wyoming, the good news is that it is totally legal to do this. This means that anyone (or any business) can have their very own distillery in order to distill all different types of alcohol, including spiritus alcohol.

However, it is prohibited to use a distillery in order to facilitate the manufacturing of moonshine, which is illegal throughout the states in general.

As a side note, we’ll be taking a closer look at the different types of licenses required in Wyoming, but if you’d like to take a closer look at what licenses might be required to own and run your very own distillery in the state of Wyoming, please click here for more information.

Wyoming Liquor Licensing And State Fees

Just like with other states in America, you’ll be required to get a license if you want to sell, produce, manufacture or distribute alcohol. However, the type of license(s) that you might need to get will greatly depend on a variety of different factors.

As well as this, it is important that you also keep in mind that all alcohol licenses in Wyoming are state administered, which means that you will need to go through the Wyoming liquor board approval process in order to get accepted for a liquor license.

Below, let’s take a look at the main liquor licenses in Wyoming, as well as provide you with some additional information on state fees:

Bar And Grill Liquor License

This is the first type of liquor license that you can get in Wyoming, and it is suitable for bars, grills and restaurants that want to sell alcohol on their premises. The average initial price for this license is $10500 with a $1500 renewal price.

Catering Permit

This permit is only suitable for off-premise sales of alcoholic liquors such as malt beverages, wine and other spirits. This is only suitable for retail liquor licensees that want a temporary license for catering purposes, and the prices start at $50 a day.

Limited Retail Liquor License

Another popular license offered in Wyoming is the limited retail liquor license, which may be authorized by a governing body to a club in order to allow for the sales of alcoholic liquors and mat averages to club guests and members.

Restaurant Liquor License

For restaurants that decide that they would like to be able to serve and sell alcoholic beverages to customers as well as allow them to drink it on the premises, the Wyoming governing bodies may allow a restaurant to be permitted a restaurant liquor license. This costs $1,050 a year.

Retail Liquor License

Another very popular licensing permit that is commonly taken out by businesses in the Wyoming area is the retail liquor license which is suitable for all retail establishments that want to be able to sell packaged beverages as well as sales to guests and members of the club, lounge or bar.

As for state fees? Given the fact that there are so many different liquor licenses that you can get in Wyoming – it means that the state fees for a liquor license in Wyoming can vary greatly. However, as a general rule of thumb, you should expect to pay anywhere between $400 to $10000 upwards for your liquor license.

For more information on which license is going to be right for you, as well as additional information on where to get your application forms and more – just click here!

As a side note, you will also be able to find all of the relevant “check lists” for each type of license currently offered by Wyoming, which you will be able to use in order to make sure that you are able to create a successful application.

The Bottom Line

You’ve reached the end of the guide! All in all, Wyoming’s rules and regulations surrounding liquor are relatively standard to other states in the United States of America.

Still, by making sure that you are aware of what they are, you will be able to ensure that you are following all of the correct rules and regulations – no matter whether you want to open your own retail store or simply explore Wyoming’s best bars! Thanks for reading, bye for now.