Renewal of alcohol license being accepted
The Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Control Division is reminding all licensed business establishments that applications for Alcoholic Beverage Control license renewals are now being accepted.
Application forms may be obtained at the Department of Commerce located at the Donni Hill Complex, Capital Hill Road, Pohnpei Street. All licensed businesses in Rota and Tinian may pick up application forms from the resident department head at the Department of Commerce on Rota and Tinian. Application forms are also available online and may be downloaded at www.commerce.gov.mp.
The deadline for filing of renewal applications, including payment of fees, is June 30, 2012. All licensees whose renewal fees remain unpaid as of June 30, 2012, will automatically be suspended. Licenses that remain suspended as of July 31, 2012, due to unpaid renewal fees will automatically be revoked and the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue a renewal license. If a license still remains revoked as of July 31, 2012, a new application must be submitted for consideration by the Secretary of Commerce.
Application forms are available online at www.commerce.gov.mp or from the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Control Division anytime between 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Thursday except austerity Fridays, weekends, and legal holidays. For more information, call the ABTC Division at 664-3065.[I] (Office of the Governor)[/I]