House Bill 0315

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 315

        By Representative Gay






  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

19  buying similar quantities.  Any discount which is in violation

20  of this section shall be considered an arrangement for

21  financial assistance by gift.

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

23  law.

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises the definition of the term "discount in the usual
28    course of business" for the purpose of alcoholic beverage
      license law to provide that the same discounts shall be
29    offered to all vendors of the same license series buying
      similar quantities.
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