# Fla. Stat. § 563.02: 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 563.02
- **Heading:** 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.02

## Text

(1) Each vendor of malt beverages containing alcohol of 0.5 percent or more by volume shall pay an annual state license tax as follows: (a) Vendors operating places of business where beverages are sold only for consumption off the premises, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the license tax herein provided for vendors in the same county operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted. Vendors holding such off-premises sales licenses shall not be subject to zoning by municipal and county authorities. (b) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted in counties having a population of over 100,000, according to the latest population estimate prepared pursuant to s. 186.901, for such county, $200. (c) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted in counties having a population of over 75,000 and not over 100,000, according to the latest population estimate prepared pursuant to s. 186.901, for such county, $160. (d) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted in counties having a population of over 50,000 and less than 75,000, according to the latest population estimate prepared pursuant to s. 186.901, for such county, $120. (e) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted in counties having a population of over 25,000 and less than 50,000, according to the latest population estimate prepared pursuant to s. 186.901, for such county, $80. (f) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the premises is permitted in counties having a population of less than 25,000, according to the latest population estimate prepared pursuant to s. 186.901, for such county, $40.

(2) Each manufacturer engaged in the business of brewing only malt beverages shall pay an annual state license tax of $3,000 for each plant or branch he or she may operate. However, each manufacturer engaged in the business of brewing less than 10,000 kegs of malt beverages annually for consumption on the premises pursuant to s. 561.221(3) shall pay an annual state license tax of $500 for each plant or branch.

(3) Each distributor who shall distribute or sell alcoholic beverages containing less than 17.259 percent alcohol by volume shall pay an annual state license tax of $1,250 for each establishment or branch he or she may operate.

History: s. 3, ch. 72-230; s. 8, ch. 86-269; s. 2, ch. 87-63; s. 7, ch. 92-176; s. 872, ch. 97-103.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 563.01 563.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.02 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.03 563.03 Regulation concerning draft beer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.05 563.05 Excise taxes on malt beverages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.06 563.06 Malt beverages; imprint on individual container; size of containers; exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.07 563.07 Beer distributors’ collection credit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.08 563.08 Cash deposit on beer sales.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.09 563.09 Malt beverage tastings by distributors and manufacturers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.13 563.13 Florida brewery directional signs; fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.021 563.021 Malt beverages; exclusive sales territories.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.021.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.022 563.022 Relations between beer distributors and manufacturers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.022.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.025 563.025 Surtax on license fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.025.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.045 563.045 Brands or labels to be registered; qualification to do business; fee; revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.045.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 563.065 563.065 Price differentials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIV_C563_S563.065.md)

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