NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, State of Florida has received the petition for declaratory statement from Bottle Club, LLC, Docket Number DS 2011-019.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Section 561.14(6), Florida Statutes as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioners request a declaratory statement inquiring whether a licensee holding a 4-COP alcoholic beverage license may close its establishment at a predetermined time, then allow a separate licensee to open a bottle club at the same location during the hours when the 4-COP license is not active. Petitioner’s state that all alcohol used for the 4-COP license would be stored in a locked cabinet, and not consumed during the bottle club’s hours or operation.
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2217.
Please refer all comments to: Michael Ross, Chief Attorney, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202.