ABT Feb 26, 2023 | Read Time: 5 minutes

Florida’s Temporary Alcohol Licenses: FAQ

By Trevor Brewer

Applicants for a Florida alcoholic beverage license–whether a manufacturing, distribution, or retail vendor license–can get a Temporary Initial License. What is it? What is a Temporary Initial License? A Temporary Initial License allows alcoholic beverage companies to get an alcoholic beverage license more quickly. As soon as the Temporary Initial License is issued, the licenseholder can immediately begin the...

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ABT Jan 20, 2015 | Read Time: < 1 minute

FISA Lawsuit Prompts ABT to Immediately Change Licensing Procedures

By Trevor Brewer

Shortly after before the Florida Independent Spirits Association (FISA) and the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) filed lawsuits accusing the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (ABT) of improperly licensing Florida brewery taprooms (discussed in Q&A for Breweries: The FISA Lawsuit), the ABT quietly changed its procedure for how brewery applications are to be handled.

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