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House Bill 0857

Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 857 By Representative Rodriguez-Chomat 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to minors; amending s. 562.13, 3 F.S.; prohibiting the employment of a minor by 4 a vendor licensed under the Beverage Law when 5 the employment involves nudity, as defined, on 6 the part of the minor; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 562.13, Florida Statutes, is 12 amended to read: 13 562.13 Employment of minors or certain other persons 14 by certain vendors prohibited; exceptions.-- 15 (1) Unless otherwise provided in this section, it is 16 unlawful for any vendor licensed under the Beverage Law to 17 employ any person under 18 years of age. 18 (2) This section shall not apply to: 19 (a) Professional entertainers 17 years of age who are 20 not in school. 21 (b) Minors employed in the entertainment industry, as 22 defined by s. 450.012(5), who have either been granted a 23 waiver under s. 450.095 or employed under the terms of s. 24 450.132 or under rules adopted pursuant to either of these 25 sections. 26 (c) Persons under the age of 18 years who are employed 27 in drugstores, grocery stores, department stores, florists, 28 specialty gift shops, or automobile service stations which 29 have obtained licenses to sell beer or beer and wine, when 30 such sales are made for consumption off the premises. 31 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 857 552-132-97 1 (d) Persons 17 years of age or over or any person 2 furnishing evidence that he is a senior high school student 3 with written permission of the principal of said senior high 4 school or that he is a senior high school graduate, or any 5 high school graduate, employed by a bona fide food service 6 establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold, provided 7 such persons do not participate in the sale, preparation, or 8 service of the beverages and that their duties are of such 9 nature as to provide them with training and knowledge as might 10 lead to further advancement in food service establishments. 11 (e) Persons under the age of 18 years employed as 12 bellhops, elevator boys, and others in hotels when such 13 employees are engaged in work apart from the portion of the 14 hotel property where alcoholic beverages are offered for sale 15 for consumption on the premises. 16 (f) Persons under the age of 18 years employed in 17 bowling alleys in which alcoholic beverages are sold or 18 consumed, so long as such minors do not participate in the 19 sale, preparation, or service of such beverages. 20 (g) Persons under the age of 18 years employed by a 21 bona fide dinner theater as defined in this paragraph, as long 22 as their employment is limited to the services of an actor, 23 actress, or musician. For the purposes of this paragraph, a 24 dinner theater means a theater presenting consecutive 25 productions playing no less than 3 weeks each in conjunction 26 with dinner service on a regular basis. In addition, both 27 events must occur in the same room, and the only advertised 28 price of admission must include both the cost of the meal and 29 the attendance at the performance. 30 (h) Persons under the age of 18 years who are employed 31 in places of business licensed under s. 565.02(6), provided 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 857 552-132-97 1 such persons do not participate in the sale, preparation, or 2 service of alcoholic beverages. 3 4 However, a minor to whom this subsection otherwise applies may 5 not be employed if the employment, whether as a professional 6 entertainer or otherwise, involves nudity, as defined in s. 7 847.001, on the part of the minor. 8 (3)(a) It is unlawful for any vendor licensed under 9 the beverage law to employ as a manager or person in charge or 10 as a bartender any person: 11 1. Who has been convicted within the last past 5 years 12 of any offense against the beverage laws of this state, the 13 United States, or any other state. 14 2. Who has been convicted within the last past 5 years 15 in this state or any other state or the United States of 16 soliciting for prostitution, pandering, letting premises for 17 prostitution, keeping a disorderly place, or any felony 18 violation of chapter 893 or the controlled substances act of 19 any other state or the Federal Government. 20 3. Who has, in the last past 5 years, been convicted 21 of any felony in this state, any other state, or the United 22 States. 23 24 The term "conviction" shall include an adjudication of guilt 25 on a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or forfeiture of a bond 26 when such person is charged with a crime. 27 (b) This subsection shall not apply to any vendor 28 licensed under the provisions of s. 563.02(1)(a) or s. 29 564.02(1)(a). 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997. 31 3 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 857 552-132-97 1 ***************************************** 2 SENATE SUMMARY 3 Prohibits a vendor licensed under the Beverage Law from employing a minor if the employment involves nudity, as 4 defined in s. 847.001, F.S., by the minor. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4