Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks. A bar without the food share needs a quota license, which can cost far more on the open market than the state fee. Server training under the Responsible Vendor Act is voluntary but shields the license from some penalties.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Florida DBPR, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.
Sources and dates
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco license types and fee chart (2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
Yes. Local zoning approval and the city or county sign-off come first; the Division then posts the premises and runs background checks.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Florida DBPR, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
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