Florida Statute 562.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Chapter 562
BEVERAGE LAW: ENFORCEMENT

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562.07 Illegal transportation of beverages.—It is unlawful for alcoholic beverages to be transported in quantities of more than 12 bottles except as follows:

(1) By common carriers;

(2) In the owned or leased vehicles of licensed vendors or any persons authorized in s. 561.57(3) transporting alcoholic beverage purchases from the distributor’s place of business to the vendor’s licensed place of business or off-premises storage for alcoholic beverages purchased and transported as provided for in the alcoholic beverage law;

(3) By individuals who possess such beverages not for resale within the state;

(4) By licensed manufacturers, distributors, or vendors transporting alcoholic beverages pursuant to s. 561.57; and

(5) By a vendor, distributor, pool buying agent, or salesperson of wine and spirits as outlined in s. 561.57(4).

History.—s. 11, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(237); s. 1, ch. 20830, 1941; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 7, ch. 88-308; s. 857, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 2013-170; s. 6, ch. 2015-12.

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Cases Citing Statute 562.07

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James v. State, 80 So. 2d 699 (Fla. 1955).

Cited 10 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...This case is also a companion case to Townsend v. State, Fla., 76 So.2d 888, wherein this court reversing the Circuit Court concluded that the evidence of mere transportation of alcoholic beverage in quantities of more than 12 bottles was insufficient to show a violation of Section 562.07, F.S....

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Bainbridge v. Bush, 148 F. Supp. 2d 1306 (M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 7 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10317, 2001 WL 826642

...Healy v. Beer Institute, 491 U.S. 324, 337, 109 S.Ct. 2491, 105 L.Ed.2d 275 (1989), Plaintiffs' argument in this regard lacks significant persuasiveness as Florida law permits individuals to personally bring purchases back to Florida. See FLA. STAT. § 562.07(3)....

...emperance) of the Twenty First Amendment. These cases are of limited persuasive value as they fail to consider the definition of "core concerns" applied by the Supreme Court in North Dakota. [15] Plaintiffs argue that pursuant to sections 561.57 and 562.07(1), Florida Statutes, instate retailers may deliver directly to consumers. The record is not clear as to how in-state retailers may deliver directly to consumers (i.e. via common carrier or company vehicle). Compare FLA. STAT. §§ 561.57, 562.07(1) with Plaintiff's Answers to Defendant's Interrogatories (Dkt.92)....

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