When you are working on opening a bar, a restaurant, or even a club in the state of Florida, the words ‘4Cop liquor license’ are something that you will be hearing quite a bit of. Your big question, is what is this and why do you need it? This is a requirement for every establishment of this nature in the State of Florida and in this article, we’ll go over exactly what it is.

Understanding the Florida 4Cop Liquor License

What you are looking for is a Florida 4COP SRX license which covers the following for your establishment:

• Beer
• Wine
• Spirits

It is important to note that this type of license implies that the alcohol can be consumed on your premises and it cannot be sold to go, so to speak. There are however some restrictions just to make sure that you are using the license as intended. One of the most common restrictions that we hear about, depending on the county is the space requirement; most counties will demand that you have a space consisting of 2,500 to 5,000 square feet under a permanent cover. In addition to that they often require that you make 51% of your sales from alcohol. In other words you need to be operating out of something other than a tent and you need to be making significant use of your alcohol license.

Maintaining your License

Once you get your license it will be important for you to maintain it. First of all, while you will spend quite a bit of money on your Florida 4Cop license in the first place you will still need to spend a yearly fee to maintain it. Take Broward County as an example: the fee is $1,820 per year. In addition to paying for your license you will need to make sure that you are following both local and federal laws regarding liquor consumption on your property. A single mistake could be devastating, and the loss of your liquor license can shut down your entire establishment.

A Florida 4Cop Liquor license is an important part of making sure that your business not only gets established but that it is perfectly legal. Start planning today and make sure that you have met all of the necessary requirements.