DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61A-10.082Application for a Tobacco Products Wholesale Dealer Permit
61A-10.0821Surety Bond Requirements
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. 49 No. 140, July 20, 2023 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The following changes were precipitated by comments received from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee on July 25, 2023.
61A-10.082 Application for a Tobacco Products Wholesale Dealer Permit
(1) No Change.
(2) In order to be permitted as a tobacco products wholesale dealer, or to make changes to an existing permit, a completed application must be submitted to and approved by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. A completed application shall consist of the following:
(a) Properly executed application on form, DBPR ABT-6005 Application for Tobacco Products Wholesale Dealer Permit, which is incorporated herein by reference and revised January 2013 effective February 2008. This form is available upon request from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX. Instructions for filling out form DBPR ABT-6005 are provided in form DBPR ABT-6005i, Instructions for Completing Application for Tobacco Products Wholesale Dealer, which is incorporated herein by reference and effective February 2008. This form is available upon request from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX.
(b) through (c) No Change.
(d) Submission of a corporate surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in Florida in the amount of no less than $1,000. The Division shall require a larger bond amount in accordance with the surety bond requirements specified in Rule 61A-10.0821, F.A.C., if the minimum is insufficient to fully protect the state.
(e) No Change.
(3) A separate and complete application must be made for each place of business the distributor proposes to engage in business. The applicant may provide the Division with bond in an amount determined by the Division for all applications made by the distributor in accordance with the surety bond requirements specified in Rule 61A-10.0821, F.A.C.
(4) through (7) No Change.
Rulemaking Authority 210.40 FS, 210.75 FS. Law Implemented 210.25, 210.35,210.40, 210.405, 210.45, 210.51 FS. History–New 9-2-08, Amended ________.
61A-10.0821 Surety Bond Requirements
(1) through (3) No Change.
(4) When applications for a tobacco products wholesale dealer permit are is made for multiple places of business at which a distributor proposes to engage in business as a distributor, the applicant may provide one corporate surety bond in an amount consistent with Subsection (2) and (3)(a)-(c) above.
Rulemaking Authority 210.40 FS, 210.75 FS Law Implemented 210.25, 210.35, 210.40 FS. History–New ________.
