Senate Bill 1070c1

    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 1070

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries and Senator Sullivan





    315-1826-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to alcoholic beverages;

  3         amending s. 561.01, F.S.; revising the

  4         definition of the term "discount in the usual

  5         course of business"; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 561.01, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         561.01  Definitions.--As used in the Beverage Law:

13         (10)  "Discount in the usual course of business" means

14  a cash or spirituous or vinous beverage merchandise discount

15  given pursuant to an agreement made at the time of sale.

16  However, such agreement shall not result in an accrued,

17  accumulated, or retroactive discount.  The same discounts

18  shall be offered to all vendors of the same license series or

19  type buying similar quantities.  Any discount which is in

20  violation of this section shall be considered an arrangement

21  for financial assistance by gift.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

23  law.

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25          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
26                             SB 1070

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28  Allows wine and spirits distributors to offer different
    discounts to vendors with different license types.
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