FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION'S

Question Answer	1	Where should I complaints against the manufacturer, sale of illicit liquor or any intoxicant under Bombay Prohibition Act You can complaint to the Range Inspector or Superintendent of concern district or for complant to the Head Office Click  Here
Question Answer	2	I want to purchase/ possession / transport / use / consumption of foreign liquor and country liquor. Which licence and documents are required? And where it is available? The officer not below the rank of sub-inspector is empowered to grant permit in form F.L.X.-C. This permit is granted to the person above the age of 30 & 25 years in Wardha district and rest of Maharashtra respectively. The two stamp size photos, residential and age proof are required. The Permit fee is as follows. a) Life time permit- Rs. 1000/- b) One year permit- Rs. 100/- c) One day permit for country liquor Rs. 2/- d) One day permit for foreign liquor Rs. 5/- For application form. Click Here
Question Answer	3	How much quantity of liquor I can posses and  transport at a time on permit ? On permit any one can posses and  transport 12 unit of Foreign liquor, Country Liquor, Beer or Wine  Foreign and Country Liquor ( 1 unit = 750 ml, Wine 1 units  = 1500 ml, Beer and Mild liquor 1 unit = 2600 ml)
Question Answer	4	I am registered medical practitioner desiring to use ordinary denatured spirit for medical purpose. Which type of licence & documents are required? The Superintendent Of State Excise is empowered to grant a licence in form DS III on payment of a fee of Rs. 10/-. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	5	I am secretary of the educational institute desiring to use ordinary denatured spirit for educational purpose. Which type of licence & documents are required? The Superintendent of State Excise is empowered to grant a licence in form DS IV upto 25 liters per month on payment of a fee of Rs. 10/-. For more quantity Collector is empowered. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	6	I want to add partner’s name in my FL II / CL III Licence. Which documents are required? The Collector is the competent authority to allow the name of partner in the licence. For required documents Click Here
Question Answer	7	I want to delete the name of my partner from FL II / CL III Licence. Which documents are required? The Collector is the competent authority to withdraw the name of partner from the licence. For required documents Click Here
Question Answer	8	I want to shift my FL II / CL III Licence premises. Which documents are required? The Collector is the competent authority to allow the shifting of the licence premises within Tahsil. The Commissioner is the competent authority to allow the shifting of the licence premises from one Tahsil to another Tahsil within the same District. The State Govt. is the competent authority to allow the shifting of the licence premises from one District to another District. For required documents Click Here
Question Answer	9	I want to take Permit Room / Beer Bar licence to my restaurant. Which licence & documents are required? The Collector is empowered to grant Permit Room ( FL- III ) / Beer Bar (FORM-E) licence after duly considering the committee’s recommendation and after satisfying that the premises is in conformity with the provision of the rules. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	10	What are distance restriction criteria for the proposed Permit Room / Beer Bar licence? No licence shall be granted in respect of any hotel and restaurant which is situated within the distance of seventy-five meters from any educational or religious institution or any bus stand, station or depot of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation or the boundary of any National or State highway: For more details Click Here
Question Answer	11	I want to take Beer Shoppe licence. Which licence & documents are required? The Collector is empowered to grant Beer Shoppe licence ( FL/BR - II ) after duly considering the committee’s recommendation and after satisfying that the premises is in conformity with the provision of the rules. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	12	I want to take Wine bar licence. Which licence & documents are required? The Collector is empowered to grant Wine bar licence ( E-2) after duly considering the committee’s recommendation and after satisfying that the premises is in conformity with the provision of the rules. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	13	I want to serve liquor temporarily on my special function. Which type of licence and what documents are required? To serve liquor temporarily on special function Temporary Club Licence ( FL-IV ) is required. The application fee is Rs. 50/- and licence fee Rs. 6600/- per day per function in the year 2008-09. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	14	I want to serve only wine temporarily on my special function. Which type of licence and what documents are required? To serve only wine temporarily on special function Temporary Club Licence ( FL W -IV ) is required. The application fee is Rs. 50/- and licence fee Rs. 600/- per day per function in the year 2008-09. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	15	I want to sell country liquor by wholesale. Which licence & documents are required? The Commissioner with the previous sanction of the State Govt. is empowered to grant country liquor wholesale licence ( CL II ). For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	16	I want to sell foreign liquor by wholesale. Which licence & documents are required? The Collector is empowered to grant foreign liquor Trade & Import licence ( FL I ) after duly considering the committee’s recommendation and after satisfying that the premises is in conformity with the provision of the rules. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	17	I want to sell only wine by wholesale. Which licence & documents are required? The Collector is empowered to grant wine Trade & Import licence ( FLW – I ) after satisfying that the premises is in conformity with the provision of the rules. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	18	Can I make advertisement in news paper, news sheet, book, leaflet, periodical or display any advertisement for soliciting use of liquor? No, it is prohibited under Bombay Prohibition Act 1949.
Question Answer	19	Whether foreign & country liquor retail shop is sanctioned? No. There is a ban to grant new foreign & country liquor retail shop.
Question Answer	20	I want to Transport Liquor / Spirit through Maharshtra State  ? Any person desiring to transport of any intoxicant shall apply to the Superintendent of the district in which it first enters. The application shall accompanied by a fee of Rs 100/- alongwith following detials  i) Name and address of the applicant ii) Kind of intoxicant to be transported with quantity with full description iii) Name of address of the dispatcher / receiver with particulars of excise licence held by them iv) Vehicle / Tanker / Truck No in which it is carried v) Route by which the article is to be transported (entry and exit points) along with important towns enroute. vi) NOC of Excise authority of importing and exporting place
Question Answer	21	I want to import foreign liquor in Maharashtra from other states in India The Commissioner of State Excise is empowered to grant a licence in form “K” on payment of a fee. For required documents and application form. Click Here
Question Answer	22	What is Foreign Liquor ? “ Foreign Liquor” means potable duty-paid foreign liquor or the following kinds, namely: a) spirits, b) wines, c) fermented liquor, and d) mild liquors.
Question Answer	23	What is Country Liquor ? Country Liquor includes all liquor produced or manufactured in India.
Question Answer	24	What is Whisky ? Whiskey is an alcoholic liquor made by distillation from a fermented mash of cereal grains treated with malt.
Question Answer	25	What is Brandy ? Brandy is, properly speaking, a sprit distilled from grape wine, but it is held to include any spirit prepared so as to possess the colour, odour and taste of brandy.
Question Answer	26	What is Cognac ? The French law limits the use of the term `Cognac` solely to brandy made in the Cognac district of France, which includes the Departments of Charente and Charente Inferieure.
Question Answer	27	What is Rum ? Rum is spirit made from various products of the sugarcane. Better qualities are made in Jamaica and Demerara and are known names of these localities. Imitation rums are made from bases other than sugarcane and are coloured and flavoured so as to resemble genuine rum.
Question Answer	28	What is Gin? Gin is a colourless spirit, sweetened or unsweetened, distilled from grain or other bases such as barly, rye or maize; and is flavoured with juniper berries or other flavouring agents so as to possess the characteristic taste and odour of gin.
Question Answer	29	What is Wine? Wines are obtained by the fermentation of grapes or other fruits. Wines in which almost all the sugars has been fermented are termed “Dry Wines”. Those which contains relatively large amount unfermented sugar are called “sweet” or “full-bodied” wine. Wine commonly take their names from the place of origin. Like Medoc is the produce of Medoc in France; Sherry comes from Xerez in spain, Term Port covers all wine shipped from Oporto.
Question Answer	30	What is Cider and Perry? It’s a arbitrary classification of all fermented fruit liquors as wines occurs in the case of cider and perry which are made from apples and pears respectively, but are treated as malt liquors for Customs and Excise purposes.
Question Answer	31	What is Malt Liquors? The malt liquors properly so called are beer, ale, stout and porter. These are made, where malt and hops are used, by steeping specially prepared or ``malted`` grain in water; the solid matter is then strained off; this strained liquid is boiled with hops ; the hopes are next strained off ; and the strained liquid is fermented by adding specially prepared yeast. After fermentation is over, the liquid is allowed to settle and is then casked for use. In modern processes, glucose and other materials are largely used in place of malt, and hop substitutes are occasionally used in place of hops, but general outlines of the method of manufacture are similar.
Question Answer	32	What is Pale ale? It is made from the best malt and with a specially large amount of hops added.
Question Answer	33	What is Mild ale? Mild ale is stronger in alcohol and extract than the former and with less hops.
Question Answer	34	What is Porter? Porter is a black beer made with specially prepared malt, which gives it its special flavour and colour.
Question Answer	35	What is Stout? Stout is a stronger porter.
Question Answer	36	What is Lager Beer? Lager beer is a light beer containing more carbonic acid gas than ordinary beer. It is able to contain this extra amount of gas on account of special modes of fermentation carried on at low temperatures by means of special kinds of yeast. It is stored at low temperatures.
Question Answer	37	What is Liqueurs? Liqueurs: These are as a rule imported, artificially flavoured spirits. They are compounded with a variety of flavouring, colouring or sweetening agents. The method of production are usually trade secrets. Many British-made liqueurs are commonly known as `` cordials.`` `` Bitters `` are spirits compounded with bitter flavouring agents.
Question Answer	38	What is denatured spirit? Denatured sprits: Denatured spirits are silent spirits which have been rendered effectually and permanently unfit for human consumption under special regulations
Question Answer	39	What is Country Beer - Toddy? Country Beers-Toddy: `Toddy` or `tari` is consist of the fermented or unfermented sap drawn from any kind of palm tree, from the spadix in the case of cocoanut and palmyra and the stem in the case of dates. This sap ferments naturally and rapidly.
Question Answer	40	What is Country Spirit? Country spirit: Country spirit is plain spirit made from materials recognised as a country spirit base. Fermentative bases – 1) crude or unrefined sugar eg.cane or date gur, jaggery, molasses or shira; 2) mahua; 3) in special cases toddy, raisins, dates, etc.
Question Answer	41	What is Rectified Spirit? Rectified spirit includes absolute alcohol
Question Answer	42	What is Proof strength ? In the assessment of duty on spirit and in commercial transaction relating thereto the standard of strength is termed as “proof”. This is the scale to which Sikes hydrometer has reference. The term proof comes from the method formerly used by the excise in testing the spirit’s strength by pouring the certain amount of it on gunpowder and then applying a light. If the spirit was over “proof” strength, the gunpowder ultimately took fire, if it was under “proof” strength the gunpowder was too much moistened by the water in the spirit to do so. The standard in use in India is the English standard commonly known as “London Proof”. London proof is defined as a mixture of alcohol and water such as shall at a temperature of 51 deg F. weigh exactly 12/13^th part of equal measure distilled water. The “proof” spirit thus defined has a density of 0.91984 at 60 deg F and contains 49.24 per cent by weight of alcohol and 50.70 per cent of water or 57.06 per cent of water. Spirit weaker than this are described as so many degrees or so much per cent under proof (U.P)
Question Answer	43	What is Absolute alcohol? Absolute alcohol is obtained from rectified spirit by removing the water present as much as possible by treatment with quicklime or potassium carbonate.
Question Answer	44	What is Mahua ? Mahua: Mahwa, mohwa or mhowra is the sugary flowers which fall, or are collected, from the tree known as Bassia latifolia are used for making mahua spirit, and, to a very small extent, mahua fermented liquor