DISPENSING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
The following information provides the steps for obtaining a temporary liquor license. It is MANDATORY for events in Palm Beach County parks to possess this license if selling alcoholic beverages of any kind. Failure to produce a valid liquor license to law enforcement will place the event in jeopardy of being canceled.
This is a lengthy process and must be completed and submitted to the Sunset Cove Amphitheater Manager twenty-one (21) days prior to your event date.
WHO
Non-profit Group/ For Profit Group
WHAT
Temporary Liquor License
TERM
1-2 days (2 days is maximum)
HOW to APPLY
Obtain a letter from the Amphitheater Manager confirming your permit is in process.
STEP ONE
- Contact
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
(561) 650-6872
- Form
Go to myflorida.com/dbpr/abt/forms/index_licensing.html. Click "Forms for Temporary Permits"and select Application for One/Two/Three Day Permit. PRINT FORM.
- Location
State Building, 111 S. Sapodilla Ave. Suite 111, West Palm Beach, FL
- Application
Fill out and notarize the six (6) page application.
- Must Have
Letter from an officer of the organization hosting the sale stating the reason for the event.
STEP TWO
- Contact
Department of Revenue
(561) 640-2800
- Location
Taxpayers Service Center, 2468 Metrocentre Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL
- Application
To be exempt from paying sales tax, take the above form to this
location for a signature.
- Must Have
Proof of non-profit status, either a 501 (c) (3) registration or minutes from
a meeting. Non-registered groups should outline their letter “the purpose and the goals of the event and who will benefit by the event’s profits.”
STEP THREE
- Contact
Palm Beach County Zoning Division
(561) 233-5200 Fax (561) 233-5165
- Location
2300 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL
- Application
You must sign in at the office and have the on-call zoning official approve your request. In most instances it will require a letter from the property owner consenting to allow the sale of liquor on the property.
- In the City
If a city event, visit City’s Zoning Division and apply using same procedure.
STEP FOUR
- Contact
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
(561) 650-6872
- Location
State Building, 111 S. Sapodilla Ave. Ste 111, West Palm Beach, FL
- Application
Return to this office after taking the above steps.
- Must Have
Completed application and letter outlining the reason for the event and a check for $25 (made payable to Department of Business and Professional Regulation).
ALCOHOL DISPENSING
All beverages must be dispensed in plastic or paper containers. No glass bottles or metal cans may be dispensed. No more than two (2) alcoholic beverages may be sold to one individual at a time. We do not permit the sale or sampling of hard alcohol (wine and beer only). All alcohol sales must cease 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.
ALCOHOL WRIST BAND POLICY
Sunset Cove Amphitheater Management require that all events selling alcohol identify consumers of legal drinking age by using colored wrist bands. The promoter is required to purchase in advance the wrist bands and notify Management of the color wrist band to be used each day of the event. Failure to comply with this policy will result in the cancellation of alcohol sales.
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