(1) No manufacturer, brewer, bottler, distributor, or importer of malt beverages, whether licensed under the beverage laws of this state or not, shall sell or offer for sale in this state, or move or cause to be moved within this state or into this state, any malt beverages, without first qualifying to do business in the state and registering its name and the brands or labels under which the malt beverages are to be sold or moved and furnishing such samples and information as to content, quality, and formula of such malt beverages as the division may require.
(2) Each registrant shall pay an annual registration fee of $30 for a brand or label. Any registration may be suspended or revoked in the same manner as a beverage license for any violation of the Beverage Law.
(3) The purchase by any licensed wholesaler of any malt beverage from any manufacturer, brewer, bottler, distributor, or importer who has not complied with the provisions of subsection (1) is prohibited.
(4) The division shall promulgate rules to carry out the purpose of this section.
History.—s. 24, ch. 86-269.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIV - Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Chapter 563 - Beer and Malt Beverages
563.02 - License Fees; Vendors; Manufacturers and Distributors.
563.021 - Malt Beverages; Exclusive Sales Territories.
563.022 - Relations Between Beer Distributors and Manufacturers.
563.025 - Surtax on License Fees.
563.03 - Regulation Concerning Draft Beer.
563.045 - Brands or Labels to Be Registered; Qualification to Do Business; Fee; Revocation.
563.05 - Excise Taxes on Malt Beverages.
563.06 - Malt Beverages; Imprint on Individual Container; Size of Containers; Exemptions.
563.065 - Price Differentials.
563.07 - Beer Distributors’ Collection Credit.
563.08 - Cash Deposit on Beer Sales.
563.09 - Malt Beverage Tastings by Distributors and Manufacturers.