Amusement License Liquor License Locksmith License Special Designated Liquor License Tobacco License Amusement License An amusement license can be obtained by any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity for a mass gathering, open to the public, including and without limiting the generality thereof, carnivals, circuses, fairs, festivals, music festivals and other amusements, to be held outside the limits of any incorporated city or village in Douglas County. The terms of this license shall be in compliance with State Statute 23-813-817. The completed application and $10 fee must be provided to the County Clerk’s Office a minimum of 45 days before the date of the gathering. Upon receipt of an application for an amusement license, the County Clerk will request input from other County offices as required and shall publish a notice of said application for two consecutive weeks (once a week on the same day for two weeks) in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County, giving the time, date and place at which said application will be considered at a public hearing by the County Board. The applicant shall agree to pay the cost of publication of the public hearing. Please call 444-6744 to find out more about the amusement license or to request an application. Liquor Licenses Liquor licenses are handled by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Licensing Division PO Box 95-46 Lincoln, NE 68509-5046 Phone (402) 471-2571 Fax (402 471-2814 If you have questions regarding the liquor license application process at the local level please call 444-6744. Locksmith License The applicant must complete an application for Locksmith Registration Certificate which must be signed and dated by the applicant. After the application has been complete, return the application to our office at 1819 Farnam, Room H08, Omaha, NE 68183 along with the $5.00 fee and we will process your Locksmith License request. The County Clerk must sign the Locksmith License and the seal must be affixed for the license to be valid. The license will be sent out by certified mail. After selecting the Locksmith License Application, the application will load into Acrobat Reader, which will allow you to print. Special Designated Liquor License The fee for a Special Designated Liquor License is $40.00 per application payable to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The fee must accompany the application when it is submitted to the County Clerk’s office. Special Designated Liquor Licenses are limited to six days per year per applicant. The application for a Special Designated Liquor License can be obtained from the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. Click here to download an application. Click here to download the application If you are a non-profit organization. The application needs to be submitted in duplicate. In addition, you should include the application, fee, sheriff’s letter. The application should be sent to the Douglas County Clerk, 1819 Farnam, Room H08, Omaha, NE 68183. There are no publication requirements for a Special Designated Liquor License but it does require County Board approval. Once the Clerk’s office receives the application we will submit to the Board for approval on their Tuesday agenda. The application must be received by 9:00 a.m. on the Monday before the Board meeting to get on the Tuesday agenda. The Commissioners will review the application at their meeting and make a recommendation for approval or denial. After the meeting their recommendation is forwarded to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission along with the application materials. The final application is sent back to the County Clerk’s office. We will contact you when the license comes in. It can be picked up at our office or will be sent to you certified mail. Effective August 1, 2000, the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission will not accept special designated license applications received less than 10 working days (excluding holidays) prior to the date of the event. It is mandatory that a person get their application to the County Clerk’s office at least 45 working days prior to the date of the event. This gives the event a safety margin should there be any problems during the process of the application. In addition, the County Board has certain dates that it does not meet. Click here for the dates the County Board does not meet. If you have any questions regarding the Special Designated Liquor Application process please call 444-6764. Or contact the: Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Licensing Division PO Box 95-46 Lincoln, NE 68509-5046 Phone (402) 471-2571 Fax (402 471-2814 Tobacco License The applicant must complete an application for the Tobacco License which must be signed and dated by the applicant. After the application has been complete, return the application to our office at 1819 Farnam, Room H08, Omaha, NE 68183 along with the $10.00 fee and we will process your Tobacco License request. The County Clerk must sign the tobacco license and the seal must be affixed for the license to be valid. The license will be sent out by certified mail. If you have any questions please contact our office at 444-6744.