Permitted Manager Liquor Stores $60.00 
This course satisfies the TABC Training requirements for obtaining a Manager Permit for Retail Package.
To be eligible for a Manager Permit you must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have not been criminally convicted of violating laws against possession, sale, manufacture or transportation of alcoholic beverages within the last 10 years
- Have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude in the last 10 years
Certificate (valid for one year)
TopShelf Certificate of Completion Completion of this course fulfills the law-training portion of the requirements for a Tennessee Designated Manager Permit.
Length of Course
Fulfills the minimum 1 hour requirement set by the TABC
What You’ll Learn
- Requirements for employee certification
- Mark up (pricing) requirements
- Responsible Wine Vendor (RWV) Requirements
FAQ’s
At this time, the TABC charges a $50.00 non-refundable application fee plus your course fees. Make sure you meet the eligibility requirements before applying. If the TABC contacts you by email to make corrections or upload additional documentation, you will have 30 days to do so or you will lose your application fee and will have to start the application process over.
If your company has multiple locations, yes. Your name must be removed from your current store’s RLPS account and added to the store to which you are moving.
The Permitted Manager must successfully complete on an ANNUAL BASIS a Responsible Vendor course whether it is wine or beer and a Designated Manager Course.
If you are the Permitted Manager for a liquor store location, this is the course you need to take. Designated Manager – Liquor Store
It is currently required under Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Rules and Regulations. The laws are always in flux and the TABC feels this is the best way to keep everyone apprised of changes.
The training will be the combined cost of the Designated Manager course and the Responsible Wine Vendor Course.
You will need to log on to https://www.tn.gov/abc/ then go to Permitting. You will then choose Designated Manager. You will see RLPS in blue, click on it and follow the prompts to complete your application. This is your personal RLPS account.
Your RLPS account is your account and you always want to have access to your manager permit. If you should leave your current company and go to another, you will not have access to your previous company email.
The TABC will send you an email or you can log in to you RLPS account and check on the progress of your application.
TABC Help Desk: 615-532-2297 or tabc_rlps.technical@tn.gov
You will need to have a copy of it in the store, along with a copy of your RV Training Certificate and DM Training Certificate. Make sure you also have copies of all employee records. The TABC will look at all of this when they come to audit or do a license renewal.
TABC Help Desk: 615-532-2297 or tabc_rlps.technical@tn.gov