Columbia Changing location of establishment; license transfer; license required for each place of business ordinance (§ 4-15)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article I. In General
In short: Liquor and nonintoxicating beer licensees can't move their establishment without the business services administrator's express approval. A license can't be transferred to another person or used at any other location, and each place of business that needs a state license must have its own proper license.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) No licensee under this chapter shall move the location of the licensed establishment as pertains to intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer without the express approval of the business services administrator.
(b) No license issued under this chapter shall be transferred from one person to another, nor shall such license be used at any place except on the premises for which such license is issued, and the proper license shall be procured for each place of business for which a state license is required.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-15
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.