92 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Fresno County

• MEZCAL LOUNGE — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00406326)
• PARADISE LIQUOR 5 — FRESNO (Type 21, file 00665682)
• LUCYS LOUNGE — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00641274)
• WILLOW OSTERIA — CLOVIS (Type 47, file 00662019)
• DICICCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00663073)
• THE CURRY PIZZA COMPANY — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00663136)
• EL MICHOACANO FRESNO LLC — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00663322)
• TANDOORI BITES LLC — CLOVIS (Type 47, file 00666688)
• VARSITY LIQUOR & FOOD INC — FRESNO (Type 21, file 00670769)
• TOWN AND COUNTRY LIQUOR — MENDOTA (Type 21, file 00671092)
• VIBEZ LOUNGE — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00643348)
• LUCYS LOUNGE — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00641274)
• KWIK KORNER # 4 — SELMA (Type 21, file 00662098)
• GALLERY ART BAR THE — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00642419)
• GAS LAMP BAR & GRILL — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00642491)
• AMERICAN RHINO — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00651609)
• STAGE DEPOT WHISKEY LOUNGE — FRESNO (Type 48, file 00642635)
• LE REYNA MERCADO Y DULCERIA — MENDOTA (Type 21, file 00670619)
• KWIK KORNER #3 — KINGSBURG (Type 21, file 00669402)
• T2922 — FRESNO (Type 21, file 00667676)
• DEWEY'S SUDS AND SNACKS — CLOVIS (Type 47, file 00665237)
• HORN BARBECUE CEDAR LLC — FRESNO (Type 47, file 00671295)
• MCQUEENS — FRESNO (Type 48, file 00598642)
• CROSSROADS AT GOLDEN STATE — FRESNO (Type 21, file 00603533)
• LA HACIENDITA BANQUET HALL — SANGER (Type 47, file 00609877)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Fresno County trades on the secondary market — typically $50,000 to $400,000 depending on county quota tightness — because California caps how many quota licenses exist per county. Right now CA ABC data shows 861 active quota licenses and 92 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Fresno County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 29 surrendered and 63 transfer-pending quota licenses in Fresno County — these are the licenses most likely to change hands. The newly-distressed ones are listed on this page; LiquorDesk alerts buyers and brokers the week each one is published.

Two routes: (1) apply to CA ABC for a new quota license if the county has availability under its quota (rare in tight counties — there's often a waiting list or a priority drawing), or (2) buy an existing license via a person-to-person transfer (a Section 24070 transfer), which is how most quota licenses in Fresno County actually change hands. Surrendered and transfer-pending licenses (listed above) are the live inventory.

California issues on-sale general (Type 47/48) and off-sale general (Type 21) licenses against a per-county quota tied to population. In counties where the quota is full, the only way to get one is a transfer from an existing holder — which is why surrendered and distressed licenses are valuable and why catching them first matters.