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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 the Town of Hillsboro Beach, 2
Broward County; requiring the Division of Alcoholic 3
Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business 4
and Professional Regulation to issue a special 5
alcoholic beverage license to a residential 6
condominium that meets certain requirements; limiting 7
the issuance of such license and the provision and 8
sale of alcoholic beverages under such license; 9
authorizing the division to regulate and supervise 10
residential condominiums to which such licenses have 11
been issued; authorizing the division to revoke or 12
suspend such licenses under certain circumstances; 13
providing an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding s. 561.20(2), Florida 18
Statutes, or any other provision of law, the Division of 19
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business 20
and Professional Regulation shall issue a special al coholic 21
beverage license to a residential condominium in the Town of 22
Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, which: 23
(a) Has no fewer than 50 condominium units in a single 24
building or multiple buildings under the control and operation 25
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of the same association of condominium owners. 26
(b) Is wholly owned by or rented to nontransients. 27
(c) Is licensed as a food service establishment under 28
chapter 381 or chapter 509, Florida Statutes, and regularly 29
offers food and beverage amenities to condominium residents. 30
(2) A special alcoholic beverage license issued under this 31
section: 32
(a) Shall be issued only to the person, company, or 33
corporation that manages the food and beverage operations of the 34
condominium and not to the association of condominium owners. 35
(b) Is limited to the provision of alcoholic beverages for 36
consumption on the premises only to residents of the condominium 37
and their nonresident guests. 38
(c) Does not authorize the condominium to sell alcoholic 39
beverages by the package for off -premises consumption or to sell 40
alcoholic beverages after the hours of serving or consumption of 41
food have elapsed. 42
(3) The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the 43
Department of Business and Professional Regulation may regulate 44
and supervise residential condomin iums to which special 45
alcoholic beverage licenses have been issued under this section 46
in accordance with the rules of the division and general law not 47
inconsistent with this section. The division may revoke or 48
suspend any such license for violations of the beverage laws and 49
rules and regulations of this state not inconsistent with this 50
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section. 51
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 52