Florida Florida Statutes

§ 210.151 — Initial temporary cigarette permits

FS § 210.151Ch. 210

Statute text

When a person has filed a completed application which does not on its face disclose any reason for denying a cigarette permit under s. 210.15, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall issue a temporary initial permit of the same type and series for which the application has been submitted, which is valid for all purposes under this chapter.

(6)Applicants for a permit hereunder, by the acceptance of such permit, agree that their places of business covered by such permit shall always be subject to be inspected and searched without search warrant by the division or any of its authorized assistants and also by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs or police officers.

(7)The division shall promulgate suitable rules for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(8)Every person, firm, corporation, or business entity who deals in, or sells, stores, or operates as a wholesale dealer in, cigarettes, or who acts as a cigarette distributing agent or exporter in any manner whatsoever, and who does so without a cigarette permit as required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Legislative history

s. 14, ch. 21946, 1943; s. 15, ch. 22645, 1945; s. 1, ch. 26320, 1949; ss. 7, 8, ch. 29884, 1955; s. 6, ch. 57-169; s. 3, ch. 61-399; s. 2, ch. 63-486; s. 2, ch. 67-45; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 8, ch. 77-121; s. 1, ch. 77-421; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 3, ch. 78-351; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 12, ch. 87-86; s. 2, ch. 89-293; s. 1, ch. 91-97; s. 1099, ch. 95-147; s. 8, ch. 2005-228; s. 6, ch. 2012-208; s. 2, ch. 2021-14; s. 1, ch. 2024-178.