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DBPR Sets Date for Liquor License Lottery

Update (6.16.21): The winners of the 2020 public drawing for quota liquor licenses will be announced on June 29, 2021 in Tallahassee, Florida. Click here for the more information and the official notice.

The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco just announced that it will hold the public drawing for the 2019 Quota Alcoholic Beverage License Entry Period on Friday, August 7, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. The full announcement, including instructions on how to virtually attend, is below the jump. Enter your email address below to receive the winner’s list in your inbox as soon as it is released.

The firm’s full liquor license lottery resource is available at www.quotalottery.com.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC DRAWING FOR THE 2019 QUOTA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE ENTRY PERIOD

The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco will conduct a public drawing by double random selection to determine the order in which entrants from the 2019 entry period will be considered for issuance of quota alcoholic beverage licenses in the following counties: Bay, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Leon, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole and Volusia.  Following the drawing, the Division will provide notice of license eligibility by certified mail to the entrant(s) selected for each county.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, August 7, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.

PLACE: Due to extraordinary circumstances, the Division will hold the public drawing for the 2019 Quota Alcoholic Beverage License Entry Period through the use of communications media technology.  Interested parties may register to view the meeting at the link provided on the Division’s website by following the following link: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco/quota-license-information/.  The link to register to view the public drawing will be located under the heading “Public Drawing Quota”.  Due to technological constraints, the attendance will be limited to the first 3,000 registered attendees to join the meeting.

The physical location of the drawing will be the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Capital Commerce Center, Building C, Room 107, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.  This location will remain closed to the public.

PURPOSE: To conduct a public drawing by double random selection pursuant to section 561.19, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of determining the order in which applications will be considered for issuance of quota alcoholic beverage licenses in certain counties where licenses have become available.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by writing to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Attn: Quota Beverage License Drawing, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, by e-mail at damon.larry@myfloridalicense.com, or by calling Bureau Chief Damon Larry at (850) 488-8284.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the meeting by contacting Damon Larry at (850) 488-8284.  If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).


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