This month will likely be the busiest month in the history of Florida’s public drawing for quota alcoholic beverage licenses. After determining the winners of the 2019 lottery on Friday the 7th, the state announced that the 45-day entry period for the 2020 lottery (direct link) will begin on Monday, August 17.

The 2020 Quota Beverage License Drawing Entry Period runs from August 17, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Entries received after the deadline will be refused or returned.

QUOTA BEVERAGE LICENSE DRAWING ENTRY FORM

Quota drawing entry forms are valid during the quota drawing entry period which begins on the third Monday in August and lasts for 45 days. The winner of the quota drawing earns the right to apply for an available quota license.

Application Requirements:

• Entry Form: DBPR ABT 6033 (available as either an online form via the Online Services button below or a fillable PDF form via the Printable Application button below).

• Entry Fee: $100 per entry form. The entry fee for this license drawing is non-refundable.

• Entry Limitation: An entrant, whether individual or business, may submit only one entry form per county. An entrant, therefore, may not be an entrant or interested person on more than one entry form in a single county, regardless of the type of entry submitted.

• Entry Submittal: Apply online via the Online Services button below, or alternatively, mail or hand deliver a printable application to: Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Attention: Quota Beverage License Drawing, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1019.

• Entry Deadline: The yearly quota drawing entry period will be open from the third Monday in August, and continue for a period of 45 days during any year in which one or more quota alcoholic beverage licenses is available. Entries submitted or received after this deadline will be refused or returned to the entrant.

• Additional Instructions and Entry Information: Important information regarding the drawing entry process, including a list of counties where quota beverage licenses are available in the drawing, is available here.

  
  Apply Using Online Services

Apply Using a Printable Application

The firm’s full liquor license lottery resource is available at quotalottery.com. The firm’s analysis of the probability of winning the liquor liquor lottery is available here. An article on the steps required to transfer a license to a buyer can be found here. A breakdown of the applicable licensing and transfer fees is available here. A background check is a required part of the licensing process - a summary of the state’s moral character requirements is available here.

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