BABANI V. STATE OF FLORIDA

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, January Term, A.D. 2008 Opinion filed February 13, 2008. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D06-2888 Lower Tribunal No. 2005-52407 ________________ The Estate of Alberto Babani, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Appellee. An Appeal from The State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. Borgognoni & Gutierrez, LLP, and Gregory P. Borgognoni, for appellant. Jennifer A. Tschetter, Assistant General Counsel (Tallahassee), for appellee. Before COPE and LAGOA, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. Escambia County v. Trans Pac, 584 So. 2d 603, 605 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991) ( [A]s the reviewing court we will defer to the agency s interpretation of the statute if the agency s interpretation is within the range of permissible interpretations of the statute. ). 2

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