Bill Text: FL S0384 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Spirituous Beverages

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-03-08 - Died in Regulated Industries [S0384 Detail]

Download: Florida-2024-S0384-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2024                                     SB 384
       
       
        
       By Senator Hooper
       
       
       
       
       
       21-00629-24                                            2024384__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to spirituous beverages; amending s.
    3         565.10, F.S.; increasing the maximum allowable size of
    4         distilled spirits containers; making a technical
    5         change; amending s. 565.17, F.S.; authorizing certain
    6         distilleries and primary sources of American supply to
    7         conduct beverage tastings upon certain licensed
    8         premises under certain circumstances; making technical
    9         changes; providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 565.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         565.10 Distilled spirits container limit.—It is unlawful
   16  for any distributor or vendor to sell or distribute distilled
   17  spirits in any size container in excess of 1.8 1.75 liters or
   18  60.87 59.18 ounces. The division is authorized to make
   19  reasonable rules in accordance with chapter 120 governing the
   20  standards of fill of distilled spirits containers, which rules
   21  may shall not conflict with or be more stringent than the
   22  federal regulations pertaining to such standards of fill of
   23  distilled spirits containers.
   24         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 565.17, Florida
   25  Statutes, is amended to read:
   26         565.17 Beverage tastings by distributors, craft
   27  distilleries, and vendors.—
   28         (1) A licensed distributor of spirituous beverages;, a
   29  distillery or craft distillery as defined in s. 565.03 or which
   30  is licensed in any other state to manufacture distilled spirits;
   31  a primary source of American supply licensed under s. 565.095;,
   32  or any vendor may is authorized to conduct spirituous beverage
   33  tastings upon any licensed premises authorized to sell
   34  spirituous beverages by package or for consumption on premises
   35  without being in violation of s. 561.42; however, provided that
   36  the conduct of the spirituous beverage tasting must shall be
   37  limited to and directed toward the general public of the age of
   38  legal consumption.
   39         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.