# Fla. Stat. § 561.02: 561.02 Creation and duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

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## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 561.02
- **Heading:** 561.02 Creation and duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.02

## Text

There is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, which shall supervise the conduct, management, and operation of the manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and sale within the state of all alcoholic beverages and shall enforce the provisions of the Beverage Law and the 1 tobacco law and rules and regulations of the division in connection therewith. It is the express legislative intent that the state retain primary regulatory authority over the activities of licensees under the Beverage Law within the power of the state and the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. However, none of the provisions of the Beverage Law shall apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes:

(1) Scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, or medicinal purposes;

(2) Patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical or industrial preparations, or products unfit for beverage purposes;

(3) Flavoring extracts and syrups, unfit for beverage purposes.

History: s. 1, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(227); s. 1A, ch. 19301, 1939; s. 2, ch. 57-420; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-230; s. 5, ch. 77-421; s. 212, ch. 94-218; s. 2, ch. 97-165.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 561.01 561.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.02 561.02 Creation and duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.08 561.08 Enforcement of Beverage Law; division to prescribe forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.11 561.11 Power and authority of division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.14 561.14 License and registration classification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.15 561.15 Licenses; qualifications required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.15.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.17 561.17 License and registration applications; approved person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.18 561.18 License investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.18.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.19 561.19 License issuance upon approval of division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.19.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.20 561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.20.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.22 561.22 Licensing manufacturers, distributors, and registered exporters as vendors prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.22.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.23 561.23 License display.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.23.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.24 561.24 Licensing manufacturers as distributors or registered exporters prohibited; procedure for issuance and renewal of distributors’ licenses and exporters’ registrations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.24.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 561.025 561.025 Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C561_S561.025.md)

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