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Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco has been asked to answer the question of whether alcohol infused gelatin is subject to the DABT’s current licensing and regulation as an “alcoholic beverage” defined under section 561.01(4)(a), Florida Statutes. We...
Winn Dixie is seeking the DABT’s opinion as to the applicability of 561.42(1), 61A-1.010 and 61A-1.0107 as it applies to Winn Dixie. In particular, “whether section 561.42(1), Florida Statutes, and Rules 61A-1.010 and 61A-1.0107, Florida Administrative Code, prohibit...
Florida malt beverage suppliers and local bar owners are thrilled over the passage of House Bill 961, which creates an exception to Florida’s “tied house evil” prohibitions and amends Florida Statute 561.42 by allowing distributors to provide, and vendors, or...
This week, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco announced that they will accept Quota Beverage License Drawing Entry Forms for forty five days, beginning on the third Monday in August. The entry period began August 20, 2018, and runs until October...
The Florida House of Representatives recently amended Florida Statute 561.57 which now takes into account the growing popularity of alcohol delivery services, including online orders and third-party delivery services. Previously, the law did not acknowledge that...
With the popularity of Florida beer fests, it is no surprise that the DABT keeps a close eye on festival organizer’s compliance with state and local alcohol laws, especially when it comes to unlicensed exhibitors sampling homebrews. Florida Statute section...
According to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), it is conducting a joint investigation with agents from the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT) into “pay to play” activities in Miami. “Pay to play” is also known as a “slotting fee.” A “slotting fee” is impermissible and involves, for instance, an alcohol beverage supplier giving a thing…
The world of home delivery services for alcohol has been growing steadily. One South Florida based delivery service, Klink, has recently been acquired by delivery.com, a delivery service company based in New York that delivers food, groceries, laundry, other products, and now alcohol. Klink, founded in 2013, was one of the earlier providers of on-demand alcohol deliveries direct to consumers. The…
There is continued momentum for the repeal and replacement of the decades old prohibition liquor law that restricts grocery and large store retailers from selling liquor products within their stores as opposed to a separate adjacent store that must be separated by a wall from the retail store. Last week we wrote about Bryan Avila, R-Hialeah, who sponsored a bill…
This week, Florida’s Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Frank Artiles that would change the existing state laws currently restricting beer wholesalers from giving away free glassware to on-premise retailers such as bars, restaurants and other establishments that sell beer. The bill will set limits on the amount of glassware that may be given to five cases…
