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 Wawa, Inc., Docket Number DS 2011-011. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Section 561.17 and 561.11, Florida Statutes, as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioner requests a declaratory statement inquiring as to the validity of the following business model: Wawa, Inc., a New Jersey corporation authorized to do business in the State of Florida, operates a number of convenience stores and gas stations outside of Florida, and seeks to enter the Florida market in 2012, acquiring several 2-APS licenses in the process. Among Wawa’s shareholders are several multi-party trusts that, as a whole, hold more than a 0.5% interest in the corporation. Wawa requests that DABT declare that trust beneficiaries need not provide personal information or fingerprints in connection with Wawa’s anticipated alcoholic beverage license applications.
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.