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ABC Board and Legal Services

​The ABC Board regulates and supervises the alcoholic beverage industry. The statutes invest the board with the authority to enact regulations, establish quotas for licenses, and establish rules for advertising and other controls pertaining to the industry.


ABC Board Members

Tony Dehner, commissioner
Danny Reed, distilled spirits administrator
Stephanie Stumbo, malt beverage administrator
Angela Donahue, board secretary, 502-782-1008
Board email

 

Legal Services

The Office of Legal Services provides legal support and advice to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This division prosecutes licensees for alcohol violations and prosecutes individuals who sell tobacco in violation of Kentucky's teen tobacco laws. The legal staff also drafts regulations and legislation for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in addition to providing legal information to licensees and the general public.

The Kentucky alcoholic beverage laws are found in Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapters 241 through 244 and administrative regulations are contained in 804 KAR, Chapters 1 through 13. The teen tobacco laws are contained in KRS 438.310 et seq.

Steve Humphress
, general counsel, 502-782-1025
David Smith, staff attorney, 502-782-1025
Sam Crain, paralegal III
 

 
  

Hearing Dates 

       
 

 ABC Law Resources

 
  
  
ABC Law Notice Sheet by Numbers.pdfABC Law Notice Sheet by Numbers
ABC Law Notice Sheet by Subject.pdfABC Law Notice Sheet by Subject
Kentucky ABC Laws and Regulations.pdfKentucky ABC Laws and Regulations
Open Records Request Form.pdfOpen Records Request Form