Terms Used In Florida Statutes 210.45

  • Business: means any trade, occupation, activity, or enterprise engaged in for the purpose of selling or distributing tobacco products in this state. See Florida Statutes 210.25
  • Distributor: means :
    (a) Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products in this state who brings, or causes to be brought, into this state from outside the state any tobacco products for sale;
    (b) Any person who makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco products in this state for sale in this state; or
    (c) Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco outside this state who ships or transports tobacco products to retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers. See Florida Statutes 210.25
  • Division: means the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 210.25
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Place of business: means any place where tobacco products are sold, manufactured, stored or kept for the purpose of sale or consumption, including any vessel, vehicle, airplane, train, or vending machine. See Florida Statutes 210.25
Upon receipt of an application in proper form and payment of the required license fee, the division shall, unless otherwise provided by this part, issue to the applicant a license which shall permit the applicant to engage in business as a distributor at the place of business shown on the license. Each license shall expire on June 30 following its date of issue unless sooner revoked by the division or unless the business for which the license was issued is transferred. In either case, the holder of the license shall immediately surrender it to the division. Each license shall be prominently displayed on the premises covered by the license. No license shall be transferable to any other person.