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CLUB LICENSE IS A PERMIT OR AUTHORIZATION THAT ALLOWS A CLUB TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN ITS PREMISES. THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A CLUB LICENSE VARIES FROM STATE TO STATE IN INDIA. GENERALLY, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR CLUB LICENSE REGISTRATION: APPLICATION FORM: A DULY FILLED APPLICATION FORM FOR OBTAINING A CLUB LICENSE. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION: A COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE CLUB. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE CLUB. NOC FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT: A NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTION IN GRANTING A CLUB LICENSE TO THE CLUB. OWNERSHIP OR LEASE DEED: A COPY OF THE OWNERSHIP OR LEASE DEED OF THE PREMISES WHERE THE CLUB IS LOCATED. BUILDING PLAN AND LAYOUT: A COPY OF THE BUILDING PLAN AND LAYOUT OF THE PREMISES WHERE THE CLUB IS LOCATED. ID AND ADDRESS PROOF: ID AND ADDRESS PROOF OF THE OFFICE BEARERS OF THE CLUB. PAN CARD: A COPY OF THE PAN CARD OF THE CLUB. FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE: A CERTIFICATE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATING THAT THE CLUB PREMISES ARE FIRE-SAFE. FEES: THE PRESCRIBED FEE FOR OBTAINING THE CLUB LICENSE. THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A CLUB LICENSE INVOLVES SUBMITTING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DOCUMENTS ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION FORM TO THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY WILL THEN VERIFY THE DOCUMENTS AND INSPECT THE PREMISES. IF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THE PREMISES ARE FOUND TO BE SUITABLE, THE CLUB LICENSE WILL BE GRANTED. THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A WINE SHOP LICENSE MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, BUT HERE ARE THE GENERAL STEPS INVOLVED: IDENTIFY THE ELIGIBLE LOCATION: THE FIRST STEP IS TO IDENTIFY A LOCATION FOR THE WINE SHOP THAT COMPLIES WITH THE ZONING LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE LOCATION MUST BE IN A COMMERCIAL AREA AND NOT NEAR A SCHOOL, TEMPLE, OR OTHER RESTRICTED AREAS. OBTAIN THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC): THE NEXT STEP IS TO OBTAIN THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) FROM THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, POLICE, AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT. THE NOC CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE WINE SHOP IS SUITABLE AND COMPLIES WITH THE LOCAL LAWS. APPLY FOR THE LICENSE: AFTER OBTAINING THE NOC, THE APPLICANT MUST APPLY FOR THE WINE SHOP LICENSE BY SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT. THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MAY INCLUDE IDENTITY PROOF, ADDRESS PROOF, LEASE AGREEMENT OR OWNERSHIP PROOF OF THE PROPERTY, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AS PER THE LOCAL LAWS. INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES: ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, AN EXCISE OFFICIAL MAY CONDUCT A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES TO VERIFY THAT THE SHOP IS SET UP AS PER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. PAYMENT OF FEES: THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO PAY THE APPLICABLE FEES FOR THE WINE SHOP LICENSE, AS PER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE: AFTER THE INSPECTION AND PAYMENT OF FEES, IF THE APPLICATION IS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY, THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE THE WINE SHOP LICENSE. THE TIME TAKEN FOR THE PROCESS MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE AND CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROCESS AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. CONTACT US