Alcohol
159 laws
Missouri alcohol laws — the state's liquor control statutes — cover selling, serving, buying, and possessing alcoholic beverages, including licensing, hours, and age limits. These rules apply to bars, stores, and individuals across Missouri.
Title of law
RSMo 311.010
Purpose clause
RSMo 311.015
Definition of intoxicating liquor
RSMo 311.020
Missouri bourbon and Missouri bourbon whiskey labels, use of name, criteria
RSMo 311.025
Ozark Highlands spirits, qualification as, requirements
RSMo 311.028
Definition of person
RSMo 311.030
Application of law
RSMo 311.040
License required
RSMo 311.050
License to manufacture not required, personal or family use
RSMo 311.055
Qualifications for licenses
RSMo 311.060
Stock ownership not deemed financial interest, when
RSMo 311.061
Financial interest in retail businesses by certain licensees prohibited, exceptions
RSMo 311.070
Special events, not-for-profit organizations, contributions of money permitted, when
RSMo 311.071
Financial interests in distillery in close proximity to a recreational resort
RSMo 311.075
Sale of liquor prohibited near schools and churches, exceptions
RSMo 311.080
Labeling of kegs sold at retail for off-premise consumption, procedures
RSMo 311.082
Entertainment district special license, sale by the drink dispensed from one or more establishments
RSMo 311.083
Entertainment district special licensee
RSMo 311.084
License for sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink in unincorporated areas of county
RSMo 311.085
Portable bars, entertainment district special license
RSMo 311.086
Special permit for sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following day
RSMo 311.088
Sunday liquor sales by the drink, permitted when (St. Louis City, Kansas City)
RSMo 311.089
Sale of liquor by the drink, cities, requirements
RSMo 311.090
Boat or vessel, liquor sale by drink, requirements, fee
RSMo 311.091
Liquor by the drink on vessels regularly moored in city of St. Louis
RSMo 311.092
Resorts, seasonal resort restaurants, restaurants, sale of liquor by the drink, resort defined
RSMo 311.095
Common eating and drinking area, defined
RSMo 311.096
Controlled access liquor cabinet system for qualified establishments
RSMo 311.099
Sale by drink defined
RSMo 311.100
Unfinished bottles of wine may be carried out of a restaurant bar, when
RSMo 311.101
Election to determine whether liquor may be sold by drink
RSMo 311.110
Form of ballot
RSMo 311.130
Result of election
RSMo 311.140
Result of election
RSMo 311.150
Question may be resubmitted, when
RSMo 311.160
Local option provisions applicable only to sales for consumption on premises
RSMo 311.170
Convention trade area, Kansas City, North Kansas City, Jackson County, liquor sale by drink, extended hours for business, requirements, fee
RSMo 311.174
Convention trade area, St. Louis City, liquor sale by drink, extended hours for business, requirements, fee
RSMo 311.176
Convention trade area, St. Louis County, liquor sale by drink, extended hours for business, requirements, fee
RSMo 311.178
St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Kansas City International Airport, special permit, fee
RSMo 311.179
Manufacturers, wholesalers, solicitors
RSMo 311.180
Wholesaler's license to sell malt liquor, geographical area limitation
RSMo 311.181
Exclusive areas for wholesales
RSMo 311.182
Shipments of alcohol to residents permitted, when
RSMo 311.185
Wine or brandy manufacturer's license, fee
RSMo 311.190
Vintage wine, definition
RSMo 311.191
Wine manufacturer defined
RSMo 311.192
Vintage wine, municipalities may sell by sealed bids
RSMo 311.193
Microbrewery, defined
RSMo 311.195
Consumption off the premises, sale of beer permitted for restaurant bar without an on-site brewery, when
RSMo 311.196
Samples, furnishing and acceptance of, when
RSMo 311.197
Portable refrigeration units, lease to retail licensee, when
RSMo 311.198
Licenses
RSMo 311.200
Draft beer, sale of 32 to 128 fluid ounces dispensed on premises for consumption off premises
RSMo 311.201
Sale of retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers for off-premises consumption, when
RSMo 311.202
Sale of intoxicating liquor at 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament
RSMo 311.2026
Self-dispensing of beer permitted, when
RSMo 311.205
Application
RSMo 311.210
Fishing skills contest, ticket sales to participants on premises not ground to deny license
RSMo 311.211
Licenses, suspension or revocation of, violations occurring more than three years prior, not valid grounds
RSMo 311.212
Fourth of July celebrations, temporary permits for wine and malt liquor for certain organizations, fee
RSMo 311.218
Counties and cities may charge for licenses
RSMo 311.220
Application for license to manufacture or sell made to supervisor
RSMo 311.230
Period of license
RSMo 311.240
Licenses nontransferable
RSMo 311.250
More than five licenses by any one person prohibited, exception
RSMo 311.260
Retailer going out of business in debt to wholesaler, procedure
RSMo 311.265
License for sale of malt liquor only
RSMo 311.270
Wholesale-solicitors registration required
RSMo 311.275
Unlawful for licensed retailer to purchase from other than licensed wholesaler
RSMo 311.280
Time fixed for opening and closing premises
RSMo 311.290
Sunday sales, package liquor licensee allowed, hours, fee
RSMo 311.293
Wine and malt beverages, permit to allow tasting on premises
RSMo 311.294
Alcohol samples for tasting on and off licensed retail premises, when
RSMo 311.297
Certain holidays, sale by the drink on Sunday allowed
RSMo 311.298
Warning sign displayed, liquor licenses
RSMo 311.299
Persons eighteen years of age or older may sell or handle intoxicating liquor, when
RSMo 311.300
Sale to minor
RSMo 311.310
Manufacturing a false identification, offense of
RSMo 311.315
Misrepresentation of age by minor to obtain liquor
RSMo 311.320
Purchase or possession by minor, penalty
RSMo 311.325
Expungement of record permitted, when
RSMo 311.326
Identification, acceptable forms
RSMo 311.328
Reproduction or alteration of identification card, penalty
RSMo 311.329
Unauthorized liquors prohibited on premises licensed for sale by drink, exceptions
RSMo 311.330
Wholesale price regulation, discrimination prohibited
RSMo 311.332
Wholesalers, returns of alcoholic beverages to, supervisor to regulate
RSMo 311.333
Liquor sales by wholesalers, delivery price
RSMo 311.335
Violation of wholesale price regulations, misdemeanor
RSMo 311.338
Mixing liquor with drugs prohibited
RSMo 311.340
Manufacturer rebate coupons by wholesalers, regulation of
RSMo 311.355
Misrepresentation of brand of liquor unlawful, penalty
RSMo 311.360
Liquor in storage
RSMo 311.370
Beer required to be in possession of licensed wholesaler prior to sale at retail
RSMo 311.373
Warehouse receipts
RSMo 311.380
Duty of carriers to furnish certain information
RSMo 311.390
Unclaimed shipments of liquor may be sold
RSMo 311.400
Repossessed liquor, sale by lending institution, when
RSMo 311.401
Transportation of intoxicating liquor into or through state, when permitted
RSMo 311.410
Transporter's license
RSMo 311.420
Revocation of transporter's license
RSMo 311.430
Transporter's license to be exhibited to officers, when
RSMo 311.440
Bill of lading to accompany transported alcoholic liquors
RSMo 311.450
Violation of sections 311.410 to 311.450, penalty
RSMo 311.460
Eating places, drinking of intoxicating liquor on premises, license required, when, hours
RSMo 311.480
Temporary permit for sale by drink may be issued to certain organizations, when, duration
RSMo 311.482
Festivals, temporary permit to sell liquor by the drink, procedure
RSMo 311.483
Temporary location for liquor by the drink, caterers
RSMo 311.485
Special license, drink at retail for consumption on the premises, when
RSMo 311.486
Annual license for beer and wine sales at state fair, issued when, fee
RSMo 311.487
Ingredients of beer
RSMo 311.490
Inspection of breweries
RSMo 311.500
Inspection of malt liquors
RSMo 311.510
Fee for inspecting and gauging malt liquors
RSMo 311.520
Inspection of beer
RSMo 311.530
Liquor inspection, labeling and gauging
RSMo 311.540
Additional revenue charges
RSMo 311.550
Monthly returns and payment of additional charges required
RSMo 311.553
Privilege of selling wine, additional revenue charges
RSMo 311.554
Bond
RSMo 311.555
License, revocation
RSMo 311.557
Charges, how paid and collected
RSMo 311.561
Possession of illegal or untaxed liquor prohibited
RSMo 311.580
Unlawful to sell unlabeled liquor
RSMo 311.600
Supervisor of liquor control
RSMo 311.610
Division of liquor control established, duties
RSMo 311.615
Qualification and requirements of agent, assistant, deputy, or inspector
RSMo 311.620
Peace officers
RSMo 311.630
Supervisor
RSMo 311.640
Offices of supervisor
RSMo 311.650
Powers of supervisor
RSMo 311.660
Sales and use tax must be paid to renew license
RSMo 311.665
Failure of supervisor and employees to perform duties
RSMo 311.670
Disorderly place, warning, probation, suspension or revocation of license, when, notice
RSMo 311.680
Civil actions permitted, when
RSMo 311.685
Review by administrative hearing commission
RSMo 311.691
Additional complaints
RSMo 311.710
License automatically revoked upon conviction
RSMo 311.720
Alcohol and tobacco control, minors not to be used in enforcement, exceptions
RSMo 311.722
Fees paid into general revenue fund and division of alcohol and tobacco control fund
RSMo 311.730
Division of alcohol and tobacco control fund created, use of moneys
RSMo 311.735
Maintaining public nuisance
RSMo 311.740
Action to enjoin nuisance
RSMo 311.750
Penalty for violation of terms of injunction
RSMo 311.760
Duty of prosecuting attorney
RSMo 311.770
List of complaints, revocations, suspensions to prosecuting attorneys
RSMo 311.780
Prosecution of violations, by whom
RSMo 311.790
Attorney general may direct prosecuting attorneys to conduct prosecutions
RSMo 311.800
Search warrants, how issued
RSMo 311.810
Search of vehicles for contraband liquor
RSMo 311.820
Transported liquor and vehicle to be seized as contraband, when
RSMo 311.830
Action to forfeit seized liquor as contraband
RSMo 311.840
Action to replevin seized liquor, limitations, procedure
RSMo 311.850
Fees and mileage of officers executing search warrants
RSMo 311.860
Fines for violations by manufacturers and distillers to supersede other penalties
RSMo 311.868
Execution on default by corporation in payment of fine
RSMo 311.870
Violation a misdemeanor
RSMo 311.880
Special permit for festivals
RSMo 311.915
Entertainment facilities, purchase through mobile applications
RSMo 311.950