Arizona · AZ · Food & drink
Arizona: Where can you buy liquor?
Private licensed stores
Arizona licenses private liquor stores to sell spirits for off-premises drinking; the state runs no liquor stores.
Arizona's liquor store license is an off-sale retail license covering all spirituous liquors. A separate license covers stores that sell only beer and wine. No state-run stores or state wholesale system were found.
What the law says
9. For a liquor store license, which is an off-sale retailer's license to sell all spirituous liquors, $1,500.
Sources
- A.R.S. § 4-209 (license fees) Official · azleg.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
- Website
- azliquor.gov
How bordering states compare
- California Private licensed storesCalifornia licenses private businesses to sell distilled spirits for off-premises drinking; the state does not buy or sell liquor.
- Colorado Private licensed storesColorado licenses private retail liquor stores to sell spirits in sealed containers; the state does not buy or sell liquor.
- Nevada Private licensed storesNevada liquor is sold by privately owned licensed retailers, which must buy from state-licensed private wholesalers.
- New Mexico Private licensed storesNew Mexico liquor is sold by privately owned businesses holding state liquor licenses, including package stores, grocery stores and convenience stores.
- Utah Government-run storesUtah sells liquor in state-run stores staffed by state employees, plus contract package agencies in smaller towns and resorts.