Alcohol License (Local) — Unincorporated DeKalb County
Selling alcohol in unincorporated DeKalb requires a county alcohol license plus a Georgia state license; the 2026 alcohol license period runs October 1 to December 31.
Overview
The DeKalb County Business & Alcohol License Office reviews alcohol license applications for businesses in unincorporated DeKalb. The 2026 DeKalb alcohol license period runs October 1 – December 31. Excise tax reports are due monthly by the 20th (ExciseTax@dekalbcountyga.gov).
Pair the county license with the state license via the Georgia Tax Center (see the shared Georgia Alcohol License article). Restaurants inside DeKalb cities apply through their own city offices.
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
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