Fund | Dollars | Positions | |
---|---|---|---|
PROGRAM: HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS | |||
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT |
32,662,342
|
358.00 |
|
TOTAL |
32,662,342 |
358.00 |
Electronic Communications. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-211, Florida Statutes, which updates communication and notifications to include electronic options. The law requires licensees to submit certain documents, fees, and communications online. The law allows notices to be served to the operator of a licensed establishment via email, in addition to in-person service and by mail. Additionally, the law allows the guest registry at a transient public lodging establishment to be kept online, and guests are no longer required to sign the registry.
Protection of Children. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-94, Florida Statutes, which prohibits a person from knowingly admitting a child to an adult live performance. The division can fine, suspend, or revoke the license of a public lodging or public food service establishment if it admits a child to an adult live performance. The division may issue a $5,000 fine for an establishment's first violation and issue a $10,000 fine for a second or subsequent violation.
Temporary Commercial Kitchens. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-48, Florida Statutes, which regulates temporary commercial kitchens in the same way as mobile food delivery vehicles (MFDVs) or food trucks. The law preempts the regulation of licenses, registrations, permits and fees for temporary commercial kitchens to the state. The law requires operators of public food service establishments who provide services to temporary commercial kitchens maintain a registry that lists each temporary commercial kitchen that receives the commissary services. Operators of temporary commercial kitchens are required to display their public food service establishment license number. The law allows a licensed permanent food service establishment to operate a temporary commercial kitchen on site if the establishment or land is rendered uninhabitable due to a natural disaster, they must notify DBPR every 90 days.
Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on department operations are available on its website
Websites of Interest
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
Performance Information
Division of Hotels and Restaurants, 850-487-1395
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