HB 583 2024
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to individual wine containers; 2
amending s. 564.05, F.S.; revising an exception to the 3
maximum allowable capacity for an individual container 4
of wine sold in this state; providing an effective 5
date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 564.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 10
read: 11
564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers; 12
penalty.—It is unlawful for a person to sell within this state 13
wine in an individual container holding more than 1 gallon of 14
such wine, unless such wine is in a glass container of any size 15
or a reusable container holding 5.16 gallons. However, qualified 16
distributors and manufacturers may sell wine to other qualified 17
distributors or manufacturers in any size container. Except as 18
provided in s. 564.09, wine sold or offered for sale by a 19
licensed vendor to be consumed off the premises shall be in the 20
unopened original container. A person convicted of a violation 21
of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 22
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 23
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 24