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DABT Rulemaking: Off-Premises Storage and More

This morning, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco indicated that rules related to convenience business safety standards, license application forms, and off-premises storage are under development.

Notice of Development of Rulemaking
Department: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Rule No.: 61A-8.001, 61A-8.002, 61A-8.003
Purpose: The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish forms and processes related to safety standards and training curriculum, and to establish penalties for a violation under the Convenience Business Security Act as needed following the signing of Senate Bill 1040 by Governor DeSantis.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=25195379

Notice of Development of Rulemaking
Department: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Rule No.: 61A-5.010
Purpose: The purpose of this rulemaking is to generally update and clarify the existing alcoholic beverage license application forms and processes and specifically incorporate changes to section 561.17, Florida Statutes, by Senate Bill 1966.
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=25195476

Notice of Development of Rulemaking
Department: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Division: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Rule No.: 61A-4.020
Purpose: The purpose of this rulemaking is to update and clarify the existing Off-Premises Storage Permit rule generally and also specifically as needed following the approval of Senate Bill 1966 by Governor DeSantis on June 21, 2021 and following the decision in MB Doral, LLC v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Regulation, Div. of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, 295 So. 3d 850 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020).
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=25195573