State appealing 'liquor wall' decision

[TexasTowelie]

State regulators are appealing an administrative law judge’s ruling that could allow retailers to sell hard liquor in their main stores, instead of in separate stores as they do now.

The Department of Business Professional Regulation (DBPR), which oversees booze sales through its Division of Alcoholic Beverages And Tobacco (ABT), on Friday filed a notice of appeal to the 1st District Court of Appeal.

“At the request of the next administration, DBPR filed a notice of appeal as a courtesy to give them additional time to review this case and policy impacts,” Ashley Cook, press secretary for Gov. Rick Scott, told Florida Politics Friday night.

A request for comment has been sent to Dave Vasquez, a spokesman for Governor-elect Ron DeSantis‘ transition team.

Read more: http://floridapolitics.com/archives/284250-appeal-liquor-wall-decision

[samnsara]

1. Wash state did this and imposed a 27% sales tax on all liquor!

...so dont do it if it means your current means of control saves you money. Our state run liquor stores were open all week so there was NO reason to even vote on this...but many UNINFORMED folks voted for it, it won and now we drive out of state to stock up on booze. Buyer Beware.