All liquor licenses are issued by the State. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors must review any type of liquor license applied for if the location is on unincorporated County land. Some types of licenses require a 20 day posting period. Depending on the type of license, the County review could entail investigation and reports from the Sheriff's Office, Planning and Zoning, County Treasurer and Health Departments, and this can take from 4 6 weeks. When the posting notice is complete and departments have submitted their report, the application is brought before the Board at one of two formal , monthly meetings (usually held the first and third Wednesday of each month). After the vote, the Board forwards the application to the State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with the recommendation for approval or denial.

For information on getting an application form and for questions on this service as provided by the State of Arizona , call (602) 542-5141 or go to their website at www.AZLL.com . Application forms may be downloaded from this site.

For questions on Maricopa County 's process, call Shirley Million, (602) 506-7065, at the Clerk of the Board's Office.