• Division of Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco issues licenses and permits that are required for any person or business to manufacture, import, export, store, distribute, or sell alcoholic beverages or tobacco.
• Division of Certified Public Accounting regulates Certified Public Accountants and accounting firms.
• Division of Drug, Devices and Cosmetics safeguards the citizens of the state of Florida from injury due to the use of adulterated, contaminated, or misbranded drugs, drug ingredients, and cosmetics by administering the provisions of the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act.
• Division of Condominiums, Time Shares, and Mobile Homes helps protect Floridians by regulating condominiums, cooperatives, timeshares, and mobile home parks. The division also licenses and regulates yacht and shipbrokers.
• Division of Hotels and Restaurants protects the health and safety of the public by inspecting and regulating public lodging and food service establishments. The division also licenses and regulates elevators, escalators, and other vertical conveyance devices.
• Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering ensures compliance with state laws for such activities as horse racing, jai alai games, card-room poker games, and slot machines while also collecting and safeguarding revenues due the state from these activities.
• Division of Professions licenses diverse professionals, such as architects, auctioneers, barbers, electrical contractors, interior designers, and veterinarians.
• Division of Real Estate conducts examinations, licensing, and regulatory activities to the real estate professionals, corporations, schools, and instructors operating in the state.
• Division of Regulation monitors professionals and related businesses licensed by the department to help ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and licensing standards.
• Division of Service Operations manages the Central Intake and Licensure unit, which is the one-stop shop for the intake of applications and payments. The division also oversees the Customer Contact Center, which handles all initial interaction conducted via telephone, e-mail, and the internet.
• Florida Building Commission develops, maintains, and interprets the Florida Building Code through a consensus-building process within the 25-member technical body.
• Florida Athletic Commission regulates professional boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts and approves amateur sanctioning organizations that supervise these activities at the amateur level.

Building Safety. The 2022 Legislature enacted Ch. 2022-269, Laws of Florida, which provides building safety inspection requirements for condominium and cooperative association buildings, increases the rights of unit owners and prospective unit owners to access information regarding the condition of such buildings, and revises the requirements for associations to fund reserves for the continued maintenance and repair of such buildings. The law requires associations to report to the Florida Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes the number of buildings that are three stories or higher in height and the total number of units in such buildings on or before January 1, 2023, and requires the division to publish that information on its website.  The law also extends the jurisdiction of the division to investigate complaints to include complaints related to the procedural completion of milestone inspections.

Prohibition on Hourly Rentals of Public Lodging Establishments. The 2022 Legislature enacted Ch. 2022-22, Laws of Florida, also known as "Miya's Law", in an effort to further Florida’s efforts to prevent human trafficking. This law prohibits the hourly rental of public lodging establishments. Additionally, the law requires public lodging establishments licensed as nontransient or transient apartments to take certain actions relating to employee background screenings and keys for dwelling units.

Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on department operations are available on its website.

Websites of Interest
Department of Business and Professional Regulation, How Do I File a Complaint?
U.S. Government, Small Business
U.S. Government, Regulations

Performance Information

• Division of Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco, Chs. 210, 386, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 567, 568, and 569, and ss. 322.212, 559.791, 768.125, and 877.18, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Certified Public Accounting, Chs. 455 and 473, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics, Ch. 499, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Condominiums, Time Shares, and Mobile Homes, Chs. 326, 718, 719, 720, 721, and 723, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Chs. 83, 386, 399, 509, and 559, and s. 865.09, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Chs. 550, 551, and 849, and s. 285.710, Florida Statutes.
• Divisions of Professions and Regulation, Chs. 310, 447, 450, 455, 468, 469, 474, 476, 477, 481, 489, 492, and 548, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Real Estate, Chs. 455 and 475, Florida Statutes.
• Division of Service Operations, Chs. 20, 23, 116, 120, and 455, Florida Statutes.
• Florida Building Commission, ss. 553.76 and 553.77, Florida Statutes.
• Florida Athletic Commission, Ch. 548, Florida Statutes.

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