Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) License
A CCRC license authorizes a residential retirement facility to serve alcoholic beverages to its residents and their guests in a central dining area.
License Overview
- This is not a quota license.
- It is non-transferrable.
- $500 original license fee.
- $400 application processing fee.
- $500 annual renewal fee.
- Renewal is due every year by June 30.
- Servers must be 18 years of age or older and have current server training.
The CCRC must be a residential facility on one campus, under the same operator, that is licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services, provides an independent living option along with a graduated level of care for individuals 55 years of age or older, and provides a central dining area.
How to Apply
- Apply online through the Transaction Portal (TAP).
- Apply by mail with the Alcoholic Beverages – Gambling Operator Combined On-Premises License Application - Form 5 (PDF).
License Rules
allowed
- Serving all alcoholic beverages, including distilled spirits, wine, and beer, for on-premises consumption.
- Serving hours between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- Only residents and guests of residents may purchase alcohol for on-premises consumption. A guest must be the nonresident spouse of the resident, or a guest invited by the resident.
- Residents may have and consume alcoholic beverages purchased elsewhere in residential areas; for example, buying a bottle of wine from a grocery store to drink at their residence.
- Alcoholic beverages are served or purchased from the central dining area for on-premises consumption.
- Sale of alcoholic beverages at multiple service locations, patios/decks, and swimming areas.
Delivery to resident living units on the campus.
A noncontiguous storage area if two or more service buildings are approved. - “On-premises consumption” means drinking within the confines of the CCRC campus, as specified on the floor plan submitted to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
- Live bingo, keno, raffles, and heads or tails under Title 23, Chapter 5, Part 4.
Not Allowed
- Gambling under Title 23, Chapter 5, parts 3 (card games), 5 (sports pools), or 6 (video gaming machines).
- Catering.
- Concession agreements.
- Off-premises sales.
- Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in the central dining area that were not purchased at the CCRC. For example, a resident may not bring in a bottle of wine they bought at a grocery store and have CCRC servers uncork and serve it.
Questions?
Contact an Alcohol Licensing Specialist.
Legal References
All licensees must comply with all federal and Montana alcoholic beverage laws and rules. See section 16-4-315, MCA, and ARM 42.12.151.
Updated April 2024. Please note the information in department communications may have been modified, superseded, or made obsolete by changes in federal or state law or the Administrative Rules of Montana. To verify the current validity of any Department of Revenue communication, please contact us at DORCARDEducation@mt.gov.
