McCoy Restaurants, Inc. v. Department of Business Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco

ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges an administrative order by which the Department of Business Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (Division), revoked the appellant’s alcoholic beverage license after three of the appellant’s corporate officers were convicted of federal tax offenses classified as felonies under the laws of the United States. We conclude that the Division’s authority is not constrained by the absence of a similar felony under the laws of Florida, as the revocation of the appellant’s license is prescribed by the provisions of chapter 561, Florida Statutes.

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