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House Bill 1913




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1913

        By Representative Thrasher






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Beverage Law; amending

  3         s. 561.67, F.S.; providing that it is unlawful

  4         for any licensed vendor to obstruct or hinder a

  5         reclamation by a distributor of beverages not

  6         paid for by a licensed vendor; providing for an

  7         exemption from certain criminal trespass

  8         provisions and an exemption from liability for

  9         civil trespass; 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.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 561.67,

14  Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, are renumbered as

15  subsections (4) and (5), respectively, and a new subsection

16  (3) is added to said section to read:

17         561.67  Reclamation by distributor of beverages not

18  paid for by licensed vendors.--

19         (3)  It is unlawful for any licensed vendor to obstruct

20  or hinder a reclamation by an authorized distributor under

21  this section. Any authorized distributor executing a

22  reclamation shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 810.08

23  and shall not be liable for civil trespass.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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27                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises a provision of law relating to the reclamation by
29    the distributor of beverages not paid for by licensed
      vendors to provide that it is unlawful for any licensed
30    vendor to obstruct or hinder a lawful reclamation.
      Provides that an authorized distributor executing a
31    reclamation shall not be liable for civil or criminal
      trespass.
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