Baker Law, P.A.

03/01/2022

How Do I... Open a Restaurant in Florida?

Although opening a business may seem straightforward, it can get complicated quickly when that business involves a highly regulated industry such as food service, alcoholic beverages, to***co, CBD/h**p and many more. In this blog series -- titled "How do I...?" -- we will take a look at a few of the...

10/06/2021

On September 27, 2021, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) revised Rule 5K-4.034, titled "H**p Extract for Human Consumption." The revised Rule requires a permit from FDACS' Division of Food Safety to sell not only h**p extract intended for ingestion via eating or dri...

07/07/2021

New Specialty Liquor Licenses Allowed for Certain Orlando Restaurants

On June 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1647 (view the text of the bill here), allowing smaller restaurants in the newly designated "Orlando Main Street Small Restaurant Incentive Area" to obtain a specialty liquor license allowing the sale of beer, wine and liquor. I touched on sp...

03/17/2021

Jonathon W. Baker, Esq. Quoted in MG Magazine Article

Baker Law, P.A. president Jonathon W. Baker, Esq. was quoted in the MG Magazine article, "Amended PACT Act Could Disrupt V**e Industry." The article discusses the ramifications that the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act could have on CBD and THC v**e sales. As predicted in Bake...

02/08/2021

Part II - Intro to Retail Alcoholic Beverage Licensing in Florida - Specialty Liquor Licenses

**This article is part of an ongoing series designed to introduce readers to retail alcoholic beverage licensing in Florida. Part I – “Intro to Intro to Retail Alcoholic Beverage Licensing in Florida” and related articles can be viewed on my Blog. In my first post in this series, Intro to Reta...

01/25/2021

Alcohol-to-Go: FL Rep. Josie Tomkow Joins Effort to Allow Alcohol Delivery by Florida Restaurants

Rep. Josie Tomkow (R) filed HB 329 on January 19, 2021, which if passed will allow Florida restaurants holding a Special Food Service (SFS) liquor license to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption if certain requirements are met. The alcohol sold would need to be in a seale...

01/12/2021

NEW COVID-19 RELIEF BILL

On Monday, December 21, 2020, the US legislature passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a COVID-19 Relief Bill that brings important new opportunities to struggling businesses. The bill provides for additional stimulus payments to individuals, adds to extended weekly unemployment benefits...

01/07/2021

New Legislation Imposes Huge Burdens on V**e Retailers with Online Sales

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which gives much-needed pandemic aid to Americans, was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020. Couched in the lengthy legislation (see page 5136) are a series of provisions that will undoubtedly prove burdensome for the retail v**e and CBD....