Volusia County Gives Up Alcohol Sale Ban

Generally speaking, obtaining a liquor license is of paramount importance for every business that either desires to enter the alcoholic beverages retail business or to generate some extra income by making available the purchase of alcohol such as restaurants or grocery stores. But obtaining the permit truly represents the hard part owing to the fact that in the United States the permits are released according to the regulations of each state. The regulations are meant to control the quantities of alcohol that are being sold and in order to limit the consumption of alcoholic beverages to a certain age. According to the license purchased, the business owner is required to meet a couple of specifications. For instance, in the state of Florida, the selling of alcohol is forbidden between 3 and 7 a.m. although each member county is given the possibility of modifying the state regulations as it desires.

A clear example of this is represented by the city of Ormond Beach that has decided to abandon the Blue Law statute. The Blue Law refers to the fact that some activities are limited on Sunday for religious considerations. Although the ban is of a religious nature, merchants are prohibited from commercializing alcoholic beverages. The reason for which the authorities have decided to remove the ban is explained by the fact that many small businesses were losing customer that preferred to go Daytona Beach instead. If you take into consideration the fact that restaurants, whether indoor or outdoor, obtain more than 50% of profits from the sale of wine than from offering exquisite menus, then it is pretty clear why a liquor license can represent the equivalent of increased revenues. In addition to this, the committee of Volusia County has reached the conclusion that the Blue Law has become quite out-of-date. Nevertheless, the competent authorities have not given up on the regulations that prohibit revenues from selling alcoholic beverages between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., whether indoor or outdoor, owing to the fact that by allowing people to purchase alcohol at late hours might set a bad example for the community and thus resulting in an increased crime rate. Besides this, the behavior of inebriated people risks of disturbing the general population. For instance, Florida has been subject many times to incidents related to the overconsumption of alcohol.         

The recent reports of shooting incidents, particularly those of Daytona Beach where the shootings were accompanied by acts of violence such as assaults and even stabbing, have led to the closing of bottle clubs in order to prevent such unpleasant situations. In other words, the bottle clubs from Volusia County are required to comply with the same regulations. To conclude, it is clear that no one can escape state regulations and that the modifications that each county can apply to the existing regulations are significantly limited. Besides the reasons presented before, alcohol bans on beaches are maintained in order to preserve the general order because many people tend to dump the trash on the beaches thus littering.