DABT: Alcohol Brand Registrants Cannot Host Tastings on Vendor Property
In response to a petition for declaratory statement from an industry participant, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco confirmed that brand registrants cannot host alcoholic beverage tastings on the premises of a licensed vendor.
““[I]mporters, primary American sources of supply, and brand owners or registrants remain subject to section 561.42(1)’s prohibition against conducting alcoholic beverage tastings on a vendor’s licensed premises.””
The key excerpt and the complete Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement are reproduced below. Click the images to access a PDF copy.
