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<br />District 1
<br />Athens Building
<br />Suite C-240
<br />8405 NW 53rd Street
<br />Miami, FL 33166-1544
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<br />Counties 23 - Dade
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<br />District 2
<br />Suite 600
<br />1700 NW 64 Street
<br />Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-1801
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 780-5680
<br />Phone 305 - 470-5680
<br />Fax 305 - 470-6746
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<br />54 - Monroe
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 532-3287
<br />Phone 954 - 958-5520
<br />Fax 954 - 958.5522
<br />Fax 2 954 - 958-5563
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<br />Counties 16 - Broward 53 - Martin 60 - Palm Beach
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<br />District 3
<br />Park Trammel Building
<br />Suite 106
<br />1313 Tampa Street
<br />Tampa, FL 33602-3338
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<br />Counties 19 - Citrus
<br />37 - Hernando
<br />39 - Hillsborough
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<br />District 4
<br />Suite 290
<br />941 West Morse Boulevard
<br />Winter Park, FL 32789-3700
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<br />Counties 15 - Brevard
<br />41 - Indian River
<br />45 - Lake
<br />58 - Orange
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<br />District 5
<br />Suite 350
<br />7960 Arlington Expressway
<br />Jacksonville, FL 32211-7467
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<br />Counties 11 - Alachua
<br />12 - Baker
<br />14 - Bradford
<br />20 - Clay
<br />22 - Columbia
<br />25 - Dixie
<br />26 - Duval
<br />28 - Flagler
<br />31 - Gilchrist
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<br />District 6
<br />7946 Front Beach Road
<br />Panama City Beach, FL
<br />32407-4817
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<br />Counties 13 - Bay
<br />17 - Calhoun
<br />27 - Escambia
<br />29 - Franklin
<br />30 - Gadsden
<br />33 - Gulf
<br />40 - Holmes
<br />42 - Jackson
<br />43 - Jefferson
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<br />District 7
<br />Suite 107
<br />4100 Center Pointe Drive
<br />Ft. Myers, FL 33916-9460
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<br />Counties 18 - Charlotte
<br />21 - Collier
<br />24 - DeSoto
<br />32 - Glades
<br />35 - Hardee
<br />36 - Hendry
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 880-7753
<br />Phone 813 - 272-2200
<br />Fax 813-272-3344
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<br />61 - Pasco 63 - Polk
<br />62 - Pinellas 70 - Sumter
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 375-6975
<br />Phone 407 - 623-1240
<br />Fax 407 - 623-1026
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<br />59 - Osceola
<br />66 - Saint Lucie
<br />69 - Seminole
<br />74 - Volusia
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 226-5561
<br />Phone 904 - 727-5540
<br />Fax 904 -727-5558
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<br />34 - Hamilton
<br />44 - Lafayette
<br />48 - Levy
<br />52 - Marion
<br />55 - Nassau
<br />64 - Putnam
<br />65 - Saint Johns
<br />71 - Suwannee
<br />73 - Union
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 370-5170
<br />Phone 850 - 233-5170
<br />Fax 850 - 233-5174
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<br />47 - Leon
<br />49 - Liberty
<br />50 - Madison
<br />56 - Okaloosa
<br />67 - Santa Rosa
<br />72 - Taylor
<br />75 - Wakulla
<br />76 - Walton
<br />77 - Washington
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<br />Toll Free 800 - 226-7359
<br />Phone 941 - 278-7355
<br />Fax 941 - 278-7359
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<br />38 - Highlands
<br />46 - Lee
<br />51 - Manatee
<br />57 - Okeechobee
<br />68 - Sarasota
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<br />SECTION 509,241. FLORIDA STATUTES
<br />LIcenses required; exceptions
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<br />(1) LICENSES; ANNUAL RENEWAlS,- Each publiC lodging establishment and pUblic
<br />food service establishment shall obtain a license from the division, Such license may not be
<br />transferred from one place or individual to another, It shall be a misdemeanor of the second
<br />degre'e, punishable as provided in s, 775,082 or s, 775,083, for such an establishment to
<br />operate without a license, Local law enforcement shall provide immediate assistance in
<br />pursuing an ill'dgally operating establishment, The division may refuse a license, or a renewal
<br />thereof, to any establishment that is not constructed and maintained in accordance with law
<br />and with the rules of the division, The division may refuse to issue a license. or a renewal
<br />thereof, to any establishment an operator of which. within the preceding 5 years, has been
<br />adjudicated guilty of. or has forfeited a bond when charged with, any crime reflecting on
<br />professional character, including soliciting for prostitution. pandering, letting premises for
<br />prostitution, keeping a disorderly place, or illegally dealing in controlled substances as defined
<br />in chapter 893, whether in this state or in any other jurisdiction within the United States, or
<br />has had a license denied, revoked, or suspended pursuant to s, 400.414, Licenses shall be
<br />renewed annually, and the division shall adopt a rule establishing a staggered schedule for
<br />license renewals, If any license expires while administrative charges are pending against the
<br />license, the proceedings against the license shall continue to conclusion as if the license were
<br />still in effect,
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<br />(2) APPLICATION FOR L1CENSE,- Each person who plans to open a public lodging
<br />establishment or a public food service establishment shall apply for and receive a license from
<br />the division prior to the commencement of operation, A condominium association, as defined
<br />in s, 718,103, which does not own any units classified as resort condominiums under s,
<br />509,242(1 )(c) shall not be required to apply for or receive a public lodging establishment
<br />license,
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<br />(3) DISPLAY OF L1CENSE,- Any license issued by the division shall be conspicuously
<br />displayed in the office or lobby of the licensed establishment, Public food service
<br />establishments which offer catering services shall display their license number on all
<br />advertising for catering services,
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<br />SECTION 509,261, FLORIDA STATUTES
<br />Revocation or suspension of licenses;
<br />fines; procedure
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<br />(1 ) Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that has
<br />operated or is operating in violation of this chapter or the rules of the division, operating
<br />without a license, or operating with a suspended or revoked license may be subject by the
<br />division to:
<br />(a) Fines not to exceed $1,000 per offense;
<br />(b) Mandatory attendance, at personal expense, at an educational program sponsored
<br />by the Hospitality Education Program; and
<br />(c) The suspension, revocation, or refusal of a license issued pursuant to this chapter,
<br />(2) For the purposes of this section. the division may regard as a separate offense
<br />each day or portion of a day on which an establishment is operated in violation of a . critical
<br />law or rule,' as that term is defined by rule,
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<br />SECTION 559,79. FLORIDA STATUTES
<br />Applications for license or renewal
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<br />(1) Each application for a license issued by the Department of Business and
<br />Professional Regulation shall include a statement showing the name, address, and social
<br />security number of each person who owns ten percent or more of the outstanding stock or
<br />equity interest in the licensed activity and the name, address, and social security number of
<br />each officer, director, chief executive, or other person who. in accordance with the rules of
<br />the issuing agency, is determined to be able directly or indirectly to control the operation of
<br />the business of the licensed entity, and each application for renewal of such a license shall
<br />set out any changes in the required names and addresses which have occurred since the
<br />license was issued or last renewed.
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<br />(2) Each application for a license or renewal of a license issued by the Department of
<br />Business and Professional Regulation shall be signed under oath or af!irmation by the
<br />applicant, or owner or chief executive of the applicant without the need for witnesses unless
<br />otherwise required by law,
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<br />SECTION 559.791, FLORIDA STATUTES
<br />False swearing on application; penalties
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<br />Any license issued by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation which is
<br />issued or renewed in response to an application upon which the person signing under oath or
<br />affirmation has falsely sworn to a material statement, including, but not limited to, the names
<br />and addresses of the owners or managers of the licensee or applicant, shall be subject to
<br />denial of the application or suspension or revocation of the license, and the person falsely
<br />swearing shall be subject to any other penalties provided by law,
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<br />NOTICE TO DISABLED VETERANS
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<br />Section 205,171, Florida Statutes, exempts disabled veterans and their
<br />surviving unremarried spouses from the payment of the first $50,00 of any
<br />state business or occupational license fee,
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<br />DBPR Form HR 5021-020
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<br />Revised 2000 February 10
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