KY HB612

Imposes a 4% state retail regulatory license fee on all alcoholic beverage sales to consumers and establishes state wholesale regulatory license fees on alcoholic beverages

Creates new state retail regulatory license fees on kratom, hemp-derived, and cannabinoid products under a new KRS Chapter 243A

Sunsets existing excise, wholesale, and other taxes on alcoholic beverages on July 1, 2027, replacing them with the new regulatory license fee structure

Requires local governments (moist or wet cities/counties) to reduce their regulatory license fee from current levels to 3% within 4 years, with new localities limited to 1%

Authorizes distillers, small farm wineries, and microbreweries to allow leashed dogs on premises and permanently prohibits retail licenses at locations with 3 or more sales to minors within 24 months