Dry County
Lafayette County — Dry County
Dry County — No Liquor Licenses
Lafayette County is one of Florida's two dry counties, with Liberty County. Liquor may not be sold here, but beer and wine of no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume can be, under the Division's DRY licenses.
Under Florida's local option law, each county's voters decide whether liquor may be sold. Lafayette voters have not approved it, so the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco issues no liquor licenses here: no 4COP, no 3PS package store licenses and none of the special restaurant, hotel or club licenses. Instead it issues DRY versions of the beer and the beer-and-wine licenses, limited to beverages of no more than 6.243 percent alcohol by volume.
Available Licenses in Lafayette
These are the licenses the Division issues in Lafayette, at the annual fee for a county of 25,000 residents or fewer:
| Series | Provisions | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1APS-DRY | Beer, package sales only (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume) | $28.00 |
| 2APS-DRY | Beer and wine, package sales only (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume) | $84.00 |
| 1COP-DRY | Beer, by the drink or in sealed containers (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume) | $56.00 |
| 2COP-DRY | Beer and wine, by the drink or in sealed containers (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume) | $168.00 |
Need a Full Liquor License?
- Spirits, and beer or wine above 6.243% alcohol by volume, cannot be sold in Lafayette.
- If your business needs a full liquor license, you will need to look at a neighboring county.
- Contact our office — we can help you find available licenses in nearby counties and walk you through the transfer process.
Lafayette County Government Contacts
The following government offices handle licensing, zoning, and inspections in Lafayette:
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
4161 Carmichael Avenue, 3300 Bldg, 2nd Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Lafayette County Health Department
P.O. Box 1806, 140 SW Virginia Circle, Mayo, FL 32066
Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco - Gainesville District
240 N.W. 76th Drive, Suite #B, Gainesville, FL 32607
Fax: (352) 333-2514
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Lafayette County License Types
Dry county: no liquor licenses. Only DRY beer and wine licenses (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume) are issued in Lafayette.
- 1APS-DRY – Beer, package sales only (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume)
- 2APS-DRY – Beer and wine, package sales only (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume)
- 1COP-DRY – Beer, by the drink or in sealed containers (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume)
- 2COP-DRY – Beer and wine, by the drink or in sealed containers (no more than 6.243% alcohol by volume)
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