| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to individual wine containers; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending s. 564.05, F.S.; revising an exception to the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | maximum allowable capacity for an individual container 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | of wine sold in this state; providing an effective 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | date. 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 1. Section 564.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | read: 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers; 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | penalty.—It is unlawful for a person to sell within this state 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | wine in an individual container holding more than 1 gallon of 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | such wine, unless such wine is in a reusable container holding 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5.16 gallons or a glass container holding 4.5 liters, 6 liters, 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 liters, 12 liters, or 15 liters. However, qualified 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | distributors and manufacturers may sell wine to other qualified 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | distributors or manufacturers in any size container. Except as 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | provided in s. 564.09, wine sold or offered for sale by a 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | licensed vendor to be consumed off the premises shall be in the 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | unopened original container. A person convicted of a violation 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 25 |
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