(1) Any person in the business of selling alcoholic beverages who knowingly and intentionally ships, or causes to be shipped, any alcoholic beverage from an out-of-state location directly to any person in this state who does not hold a valid manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license or exporter’s registration issued by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco or who is not a state-bonded warehouse is in violation of this section.
(2) Any common carrier or permit carrier or any operator of a privately owned car, truck, bus, or other conveyance who knowingly and intentionally transports any alcoholic beverage from an out-of-state location directly to any person in this state who does not hold a valid manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license or exporter’s registration or who is not a state-bonded warehouse is in violation of this section.
(3) Any person found by the division to be in violation of subsection (1) shall be issued a notice, by certified mail, to show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued. Any person who violates subsection (1) within 2 years after receiving a cease and desist order or within 2 years after a prior conviction for violating subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) Any common carrier or permit carrier, or any operator of a privately owned car, truck, bus, or other conveyance found by the division to be in violation of subsection (2) as a result of a second or subsequent delivery from the same source and location, within a 2-year period after the first delivery shall be issued a notice, by certified mail, to show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued. Any person who violates subsection (2) within 2 years after receiving the cease and desist order or within 2 years after a prior conviction for violating subsection (2) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(5) This section does not apply to the direct shipment of sacramental alcoholic beverages to bona fide religious organizations as authorized by the division or to possession of alcoholic beverages in accordance with s. 562.15(2).
History.—s. 9, ch. 97-213.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIV - Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Chapter 561 - Beverage Law: Administration
561.02 - Creation and Duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.
561.025 - Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund.
561.027 - Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
561.051 - Reporting Requirements of Director.
561.08 - Enforcement of Beverage Law; Division to Prescribe Forms.
561.11 - Power and Authority of Division.
561.1105 - Inspection of Licensed Premises; Coin-Operated Amusement Machines.
561.111 - Payment of Taxes by Electronic Funds Transfer.
561.1211 - Credit for Contributions to Eligible Nonprofit Scholarship-Funding Organizations.
561.1212 - Credit for Contributions to the New Worlds Reading Initiative.
561.1213 - Credit for Contributions to Eligible Charitable Organizations.
561.14 - License and Registration Classification.
561.15 - Licenses; Qualifications Required.
561.17 - License and Registration Applications; Approved Person.
561.18 - License Investigation.
561.181 - Temporary Initial Licenses.
561.19 - License Issuance Upon Approval of Division.
561.20 - Limitation Upon Number of Licenses Issued.
561.22 - Licensing Manufacturers, Distributors, and Registered Exporters as Vendors Prohibited.
561.29 - Revocation and Suspension of License; Power to Subpoena.
561.32 - Transfer of Licenses; Change of Officers or Directors; Transfer of Interest.
561.33 - Licensee Moving to New Location; Changing Name of Business.
561.342 - County and Municipal License Tax.
561.37 - Bond for Payment of Taxes.
561.371 - Bond for Payment of Taxes by Spirituous Liquor Distributors.
561.38 - Issuance of License Prohibited Until Bond Approved; Cancellation or Expiration of Bond.
561.411 - Qualifications for Distributors.
561.4205 - Keg Deposits; Limited Alternative Inventory and Reconciliation Process.
561.421 - Temporary Convention Permits.
561.423 - Beer and Malt Beverages; In-Store Servicing Authorized.
561.424 - Vinous Beverages; In-Store Servicing Authorized.
561.49 - No Tax on Out-of-State Sales.
561.495 - Legislative Findings; Cost of Regulating Imported Beverages.
561.50 - One State Tax Payment; Reports.
561.5101 - Come-to-Rest Requirement; Exceptions; Penalties.
561.54 - Certain Deliveries of Beverages Prohibited.
561.545 - Certain Shipments of Beverages Prohibited; Penalties; Exceptions.
561.56 - Transportation of Beverages by Manufacturers, Distributors, and Exporters.
561.57 - Deliveries by Licensees.
561.58 - Issuance of License for a Prior License Revoked.
561.65 - Mortgagee’s Interest in License.
561.665 - Division to Restrict Licensees From Permitting Certain Activities.
561.67 - Reclamation by Distributor of Beverages Not Paid for by Licensed Vendors.
561.68 - Licensure; Distributor’s Salespersons.
561.695 - Stand-Alone Bar Enforcement; Qualification; Penalties.
561.703 - Definitions Relating to Florida Responsible Vendor Act.