Selection of Applicants for Quota Alcoholic Beverage Licenses by Public Drawing

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

NOTICE OF 2020 QUOTA BEVERAGE LICENSE DRAWING ENTRY PERIOD

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61A-5.0105Selection of Applicants for Quota Alcoholic Beverage Licenses by Public Drawing

Pursuant to Rule 61A-5.0105, Florida Administrative Code, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco will accept Quota Beverage License Drawing Entry Forms for a period of 45 days, beginning August 17, 2020.  The Quota Beverage License Drawing Entry Form, FORM DBPR ABT 6033, will be accepted from August 17, 2020, until 5:00 p.m., on September 30, 2020.  For the 2020 entry period, interested entrants may file a maximum of one entry form per county for the following counties where quota alcoholic beverage licenses will be available in the next license drawing (parentheticals reference the number of licenses available in each county): Brevard (2), Broward              (3), Calhoun (1), Clay (1), Collier (2), Dade (6), Desoto (1), Duval (4), Hernando (1), Highlands (1),  Hillsborough (5), Lake (3), Lee (3), Leon (1), Levy (1), Manatee (1), Marion (1), Orange (5), Osceola (3), Palm Beach (1), Pasco (1), Pinellas (1), Polk (4), St. Johns (2), St. Lucie (1), Sarasota (2), Seminole (2), Sumter (1), Volusia (1), and Walton (1). Entry forms must be received by the Division prior to the entry deadline at 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 2020.  The deadline for the entry period is strictly applied to all entry forms.

The FORM DBPR ABT 6033 - Quota Beverage License Drawing Entry Form will be available on August 17, 2020, upon opening of the entry period.  Interested entrants may enter online by visiting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/online-services, or obtain the entry form through any district office of the Division or by visiting the Division’s website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco.  Each filing of the FORM DBPR ABT 6033 must be accompanied by the entry fee of $100 per entry.  Payments of the entry fee will be accepted by check or money order, payable to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, for entries by mail, or by credit card for online entries.  Interested entrants may mail or hand deliver the completed entry form, accompanied by the required entry fee, to: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Attn: Quota Beverage License Drawing, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1019.

For additional information regarding the 2020 quota beverage license drawing entry period, contact the Division by phone at [phone] or in writing at Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Attn: Quota Beverage License Drawing, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1019.