DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61A-4.020Storage Permits
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 45 No. 18, January 28, 2019 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
61A-4.020 Storage Permits.
(1) Manufacturers, rectifiers, distributors, vendors and cooperatives or pool buying vendors who require additional storage outside of their licensed premises must obtain a permit therefor. No Such permits can be obtained from the Division without fee, provided that the storage room is located in the same county as the parent place of business of the licensee or agent of such cooperatives or pool buying vendors to whom the permit was issued and provided that no such permits shall be issued to a structure which is or is a part of any the residence or garage of a licensee or any employee of any licensee.
(2) Distributors who require additional storage outside of their licensed premises must obtain a permit therefor. No such permits shall be issued to a structure which is a part of any residence or garage of a licensee. Such permits may be obtained without a fee provided that the off-premises storage is located in the same county as the parent place of business.
(3) Such permits authorize the storage of alcoholic beverages only in sealed containers. Applications for such permits shall be made on Form DBPR ABT 6017, Application and Inspection Report for Off-Premises Storage Permit, effective MM-DD-2019, adopted and incorporated herein by reference. This form is available upon request from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or the Division’s district office serving your area of interest whose contact information is provided on the Division website at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco/license-information/, or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10438. The application shall be submitted to the district office in which the licensed place of business for which the permit is sought is located.
(4)(2) The district office will prepare a permit showing the name of the licensee and the licensed storage premises the licensee owns and operates. The storage permit shall be conspicuously posted at the off-premises storage facility.
(5)(3) The renewal of off-premises storage permits will be automatic and concurrent with the beverage license renewal. The permit shall remain in effect until cancelled by the licensee or Division. Upon a change in ownership of the beverage license which corresponds to the off-premises storage permit, the existing permit shall be cancelled by the Division, and the licensee shall file an application pursuant to this rule for issuance of a new off-premises storage permit.
(6)(4) In the event a licensee discontinues the use of the off-premises storage permit, the permit shall be forwarded by the licensee to the district office for cancellation.
(7)(5) By acceptance of such storage permit, the licensee shall agree that the storage premises shall be subject to search by authorized employees of the Division, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and police officers during the hours such premise is occupied by the permittee or other persons.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 561.08, 561.11 FS. Law Implemented 561.08, 561.18, 562.03, 562.41, 562.408, 565.03(3) FS. History–Repromulgated 12-19-74, Amended 3-1-76, 1-28-80, .Formerly 7A-4.20, 7A-4.020.
