Governor Rick Scott has signed Senate Bill 186 and it will become effective July 1, 2015. Labeled as “The Growler Bill,” Senate Bill 186 is broken down into eleven sections. The first section pertains to welfare recipients and Electronic Benefits Transfer cards....
On July 5, 2016, DABT published Notice of a Proposed Rule. The current Rule, 61A-4.0131, regulated keg deposits and records regarding them between distributors and retailers of malt beverages sold in reusable containers, usually ‘kegs’. Effective July 1, 2016, Fla....
Congratulations to everyone who won awards from the Miami New Times for having the Finest Foods and Bars in Miami-Dade County, including thirteen of our clients: Asador 5 Jotas, Best Spanish Restaurant, 1148 SW 27th Avenue Neme Gastro Bar, Best French Fries, 1252...
Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco has declared that Florida law does not prohibit Food and Beverage Innovations, an unlicensed, for-profit company, from selling or leasing the JEVO™ machine directly to licensed vendors. This is great news for the...
On May 5th, 2015, Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, issued a Notice denying Brew2U’s Petition for a Declaratory Statement. DABT’s Decision: Brew2U proposed a business that would deliver alcoholic...
An End of The Tourism Exception: By July 1, 2015 Florida breweries will no longer have to depend on the “Tourism Exception” to sell beer directly to consumers. Senate Bill 186 amends Florida Statute § 561.221(2)(a). Under the former statute, the State’s Division of...