Liquor
Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division
The mission of the Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division is to promote public safety, support economic growth, and the responsible sale and consumption of liquor and tobacco products, through the fair administration of liquor and tobacco/nicotine laws.
Liquor Licenses
Colorado is a dual licensing authority for the state's licensed retailers and special event permittees. Liquor licensing in Colorado requires retailers to first obtain license approval at the local government level.
The purchase limit as of 1/1/2025 for certain on-premise retailers from off-premise retailers is $7,000 annually.
2025 Rulemaking
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LED Updates
What's New
- NEW LED Bulletin 25-03 Signage Update Pursuant to the Change in Regulation 47-950 for Liquor-Licensed Drugstore _ Fermented Malt Beverage and Wine Retailers _ and Fermented Malt Beverage and Wine on-off Retailers (Posted 5/30/2025)
- LED Rulemaking - Liquor Working Group Selections (Posted 5/15/2025)
- Liquor Enforcement Division Legislative and Regulatory Updates Training (Posted 5/13/2025)
- BULLETIN 25-02 - Rules regarding temporary alcohol displays in grocery/convenience stores (Posted 5/9/2025)
- Reminder 2025 Liquor Rulemaking Working Group Applications Close This Week (Posted 5/5/2025)
- 2025 Liquor Rules Working Group Application Reminder (Posted 4/22/2025)
- 2025 Liquor Rules Working Group Application (Posted 4/8/2025)
- Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rule Public Comments (Posted 4/8/2025)
- Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rule Public Comments (Posted 4/2/2025)
- Bulletin 25-01 - Direct-to-Consumer Shipments of Malt or Spirituous (Posted 4/1/2025)
- Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rule Public Comments and Hearing Reminder (Posted 3/25/2025
- Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rule Revisions and Hearing Reminder (Posted 3/21/2025)
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rules Working Group Public Comment Industry Feedback (Posted 03/19/2025)
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rules Working Group Public Comment Industry Feedback 03.10.2025 (Posted 3/10/2025)
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rules Working Group Public Comment_Industry Feedback 02.19.2025 Part 2 (Posted 2/24/2025)
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Rules Working Group Public Comment/Industry Feedback 02/19/2025 (Posted 2/19/2025)
- Online ONLY Working Group Meeting - LED Substance Use Disorder Recovery (Posted 2/19/2025
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Working Group Session #5 Reminder 3 (Posted 2/18/2025)
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Working Group Session #5 Reminder 2 (Posted 2/11/2025
- 2025 Substance Use Disorder Recovery Working Group Session #5 Reminder (Posted 1/29/2025)
- Bulletin 24-03 - Purchase Limit Increase (Posted 12/31/2024)
- Bulletin 24-02 - Christmas Day Sales (posted 12/16/2024)
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