Florida 2024 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0709 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 03/05/2024

                            
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An act relating to in -store servicing of alcoholic 2 
beverages; amending s. 561.424, F.S.; conforming 3 
provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 4 
561.425, F.S.; authorizing the in -store servicing of 5 
distilled spirits sold by a distributor to a vendor; 6 
defining the term "in -store servicing"; providing an 7 
effective date. 8 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 561.424, Florida 12 
Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to that 13 
section, to read: 14 
 561.424  Vinous beverages; in -store servicing authorized. — 15 
 (2)  Nothing in s. 561.42 or any other provision of the 16 
alcoholic beverage law prohibits shall prohibit a distributor of 17 
wine from providing in -store servicing of wine sold by the such 18 
distributor to a vendor. 19 
 (3)  As used in this section, the term "in-store servicing" 20 
as used herein means: 21 
 (a) Placing the wine on the vendor's sh elves and 22 
maintaining the appearance and display of the said wine on the 23 
vendor's shelves in the vendor's licensed premises .; 24 
 (b) Placing the wine that is not so shelved or displayed 25          
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in a storage area designated by the vendor, which is located in 26 
the vendor's licensed premises .;  27 
 (c)  Rotating rotation of vinous beverages.; and 28 
 (d) Price stamping of vinous beverages in the vendor's 29 
licensed premises. This section shall not apply to distilled 30 
spirits. 31 
 Section 2.  Section 561.425, Florida Statutes, is created 32 
to read: 33 
 561.425  Distilled spirits; in -store servicing authorized. - 34 
 (1)  Nothing in s. 561.42 or any other provision of the 35 
alcoholic beverage law prohibits a distributor of distilled 36 
spirits from providing in -store servicing of distilled spiri ts 37 
sold by the distributor to a vendor. 38 
 (2)  As used in this section, the term "in -store servicing" 39 
means:  40 
 (a)  Placing distilled spirits, including distilled spirits 41 
located in a storage area designated by the vendor, on the 42 
vendor's shelves and mainta ining the appearance and display of 43 
the distilled spirits on the vendor's shelves in the vendor's 44 
licensed premises. 45 
 (b)  Placing the distilled spirits in displays. 46 
 (c)  Placing the distilled spirits that are not shelved or 47 
displayed in a storage area designated by the vendor, which is 48 
located in the vendor's licensed premises. 49 
 (d)  Rotating distilled spirits. 50          
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 (e)  Price stamping distilled spirits in the vendor's 51 
licensed premises. 52 
 Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 53