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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 third -party reservation platforms; 2
providing a short title; creating s. 509.105, F.S.; 3
defining the term "third -party reservation platform"; 4
prohibiting a reservation at a public food service 5
establishment from being listed, advertised, promoted, 6
or sold through a third -party reservation platform; 7
authorizing the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of 8
the Department of Business and Professional Regulation 9
to impose a civil penalty not to exceed a specified 10
amount for a violation of this act or of a division 11
rule; providing that such violations to accrue on a 12
specified time and for certain establishments; 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. This act may be cited to as the "Restaurant 18
Reservation Anti-Piracy Act." 19
Section 2. Section 509.105, Florida Statutes, is created 20
to read: 21
509.105 Third-party reservation platforms pr ohibited.— 22
(1) As used in this section, the term "third -party 23
reservation platform" means a website, mobile application, or 24
other Internet service that: 25
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(a) Offers or arranges for a reservation at a public food 26
service establishment for on -premises service. 27
(b) Is owned and operated by a person other than the owner 28
of the public food service establishment. 29
(c) Does not have a contractual relationship or agreement 30
with the public food service establishment, or its contractual 31
designee, to offer or a rrange for a reservation at the public 32
food service establishment for on -premises service. 33
(2) A reservation at a public food service establishment 34
may not be listed, advertised, promoted, or sold through a 35
third-party reservation platform. 36
(3) The division may impose a civil penalty on a third -37
party reservation platform in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for 38
each violation of this section or of a division rule. Violations 39
under this subsection shall accrue on a daily basis for each day 40
and for each food service establishment in which there has been 41
a violation of this section or rules of the division. 42
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 43