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561.01 - Definitions. - (1) “Division” means the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco...
561.02 - Creation and Duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. - (1) Scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, or medicinal purposes; (2) Patented,...
561.025 - Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund. - (1) The revenue transfer provisions of ss. 561.32 and 561.342(1)...
561.027 - Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund. - (1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within...
561.051 - Reporting Requirements of Director. - History.—s. 1, ch. 72-230; s. 15, ch. 79-11; s. 839,...
561.08 - Enforcement of Beverage Law; Division to Prescribe Forms. - History.—s. 1, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(227); s....
561.11 - Power and Authority of Division. - (1) The division has authority to adopt rules pursuant to...
561.1105 - Inspection of Licensed Premises; Coin-Operated Amusement Machines. - History.—s. 20, ch. 94-314; s. 5, ch. 95-416; s. 67,...
561.111 - Payment of Taxes by Electronic Funds Transfer. - History.—s. 6, ch. 89-153; s. 30, ch. 89-356; s. 214,...
561.121 - Deposit of Revenue. - (1) All state funds collected pursuant to ss. 563.05, 564.06,...
561.1211 - Credit for Contributions to Eligible Nonprofit Scholarship-Funding Organizations. - History.—s. 10, ch. 2010-24.
561.1212 - Credit for Contributions to the New Worlds Reading Initiative. - History.—s. 8, ch. 2021-193. 1Note.—Section 12, ch. 2021-193, provides that...
561.1213 - Credit for Contributions to Eligible Charitable Organizations. - History.—s. 40, ch. 2021-31. 1Note.—Section 51, ch. 2021-31, provides that:...
561.14 - License and Registration Classification. - (1) Manufacturers licensed to manufacture alcoholic beverages and distribute the...
561.15 - Licenses; Qualifications Required. - (1) Licenses shall be issued only to persons of good...
561.17 - License and Registration Applications; Approved Person. - (1) Any person, before engaging in the business of manufacturing,...
561.18 - License Investigation. - History.—s. 2, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(228); s....
561.181 - Temporary Initial Licenses. - (1)(a) When any person has filed a properly completed application...
561.19 - License Issuance Upon Approval of Division. - (1) Upon the completion of the investigation of an application,...
561.20 - Limitation Upon Number of Licenses Issued. - (1) No license under s. 565.02(1)(a)-(f), inclusive, shall be issued...
561.22 - Licensing Manufacturers, Distributors, and Registered Exporters as Vendors Prohibited. - (1) Except as provided in this section, any applicant may...
561.221 - Licensing of Manufacturers and Distributors as Vendors and of Vendors as Manufacturers; Conditions and Limitations. - (1)(a) Nothing contained in s. 561.22, s. 561.42, or any...
561.23 - License Display. - History.—s. 2, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(228); s....
561.24 - Licensing Manufacturers as Distributors or Registered Exporters Prohibited; Procedure for Issuance and Renewal of Distributors’ Licenses and Exporters’ Registrations. - (1) A manufacturer, rectifier, or distiller that manufactures, rectifies, or...
561.25 - Officers and Employees Prohibited From Being Employed by or Engaging in Beverage Business; Penalties; Exceptions. - (1) No officer or employee of the division, and no...
561.26 - Term of License. - (1) Except as provided in s. 561.351, no license shall...
561.27 - Renewal of License. - (1) A licensee under the Beverage Law shall be entitled...
561.29 - Revocation and Suspension of License; Power to Subpoena. - (1) The division is given full power and authority to...
561.32 - Transfer of Licenses; Change of Officers or Directors; Transfer of Interest. - (1) Licenses issued under the provisions of the Beverage Law...
561.33 - Licensee Moving to New Location; Changing Name of Business. - (1) Any licensee may move his or her place of...
561.331 - Temporary License Upon Application for Transfer, Change of Location, or Change of Type or Series. - (1) Upon the filing of a properly completed application for...
561.342 - County and Municipal License Tax. - (1) Twenty-four percent of the license taxes imposed under ss....
561.351 - Manufacturers, Brokers, Sales Agents, Importers, and Passenger Common Carriers; Term of License. - History.—s. 1, ch. 72-230; ss. 11, 16, ch. 81-158; s....
561.37 - Bond for Payment of Taxes. - History.—s. 5, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(231); s....
561.371 - Bond for Payment of Taxes by Spirituous Liquor Distributors. - History.—s. 4, ch. 69-49; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
561.38 - Issuance of License Prohibited Until Bond Approved; Cancellation or Expiration of Bond. - History.—s. 5, ch. 18774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(231); s....
561.41 - Maintenance and Designation of Principal Office by Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers, and Exporters. - History.—s. 4, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(230); s....
561.411 - Qualifications for Distributors. - (1) The distributor must maintain warehouse space which is either...
561.42 - Tied House Evil; Financial Aid and Assistance to Vendor by Manufacturer, Distributor, Importer, Primary American Source of Supply, Brand Owner or Registrant, or Any Broker, Sales Agent, or Sales Person Thereof, Prohibited; Procedure for Enfo... - (1) No manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary American source of supply,...
561.4205 - Keg Deposits; Limited Alternative Inventory and Reconciliation Process. - (1) A distributor selling an alcoholic beverage to a vendor...
561.421 - Temporary Convention Permits. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-100; s. 1, ch. 72-230; s. 850,...
561.422 - Nonprofit Civic Organizations, Charitable Organizations, Municipalities, and Counties; Temporary Permits. - History.—s. 1, ch. 72-380; s. 1, ch. 83-79; s. 5,...
561.423 - Beer and Malt Beverages; In-Store Servicing Authorized. - History.—s. 1, ch. 75-143; s. 2, ch. 85-166.
561.424 - Vinous Beverages; In-Store Servicing Authorized. - (1) It is the finding of the Legislature that the...
561.43 - Dry Counties; Manufacturers’ or Distributors’ Licenses; Exporters’ Registrations; Exemptions. - (1) A license may not be issued to a manufacturer...
561.49 - No Tax on Out-of-State Sales. - History.—s. 9, ch. 16774, 1935; s. 10, ch. 18015, 1937;...
561.495 - Legislative Findings; Cost of Regulating Imported Beverages. - History.—s. 9, ch. 88-308.
561.50 - One State Tax Payment; Reports. - (1) There shall be only one state tax paid as...
561.5101 - Come-to-Rest Requirement; Exceptions; Penalties. - (1) For purposes of inspection and tax-revenue control, all malt...
561.54 - Certain Deliveries of Beverages Prohibited. - (1) It is unlawful for common or permit carriers, operators...
561.545 - Certain Shipments of Beverages Prohibited; Penalties; Exceptions. - (1) Any person in the business of selling alcoholic beverages...
561.55 - Manufacturers’, Distributors’, Brokers’, Sales Agents’, Importers’, Vendors’, and Exporters’ Records and Reports. - (1) Each manufacturer, distributor, broker, sales agent, importer, and exporter...
561.56 - Transportation of Beverages by Manufacturers, Distributors, and Exporters. - History.—s. 4, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(230); s....
561.57 - Deliveries by Licensees. - (1) Vendors shall be permitted to make deliveries away from...
561.58 - Issuance of License for a Prior License Revoked. - History.—s. 7, ch. 20830, 1941; s. 18, ch. 25359, 1949;...
561.65 - Mortgagee’s Interest in License. - (1) Any person holding a bona fide mortgage or lien...
561.66 - Legislative Intent. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-405.
561.665 - Division to Restrict Licensees From Permitting Certain Activities. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-204.
561.67 - Reclamation by Distributor of Beverages Not Paid for by Licensed Vendors. - (1) The division shall issue to the distributor a written...
561.68 - Licensure; Distributor’s Salespersons. - (1)(a) Before any person may solicit or sell to vendors...
561.695 - Stand-Alone Bar Enforcement; Qualification; Penalties. - (1) The division shall designate as a stand-alone bar the...
561.701 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-107.
561.702 - Legislative Intent. - (1) Eliminate the sale of alcoholic beverages to, and consumption...
561.703 - Definitions Relating to Florida Responsible Vendor Act. - (1) “Division” means the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco...
561.705 - Responsible Vendor Qualification. - (1) Provide a course of instruction for its employees that...
561.706 - Exemption From License Suspension or Revocation; Mitigation for Certain Beverage Law Violations; Records of Arrests. - (1) The license of a vendor qualified as a responsible...