Senate Bill 0286

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 286

    By Senator Geller





    29-262-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to alcoholic beverages;

  3         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; providing an

  4         exemption from the alcoholic beverage surcharge

  5         to certain nonprofit and veterans'

  6         organizations; providing an effective 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 (1) of section 561.501, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

13  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

14         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

15  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 6.67 cents is imposed upon

16  each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a surcharge of

17  4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider, and a surcharge

18  of 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of beer sold at

19  retail for consumption on premises licensed by the division as

20  an alcoholic beverage vendor. However, the surcharges imposed

21  under this subsection need not be paid upon such beverages

22  when they are sold by an organization that is licensed by the

23  division under s. 565.02(4) or s. 561.422 as an alcoholic

24  beverage vendor and that is determined by the Internal Revenue

25  Service to be currently exempt from federal income tax under

26  s. 501(c)(3) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

27  amended.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 286
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  3    Provides an exemption from the alcoholic beverage
      surcharge to certain nonprofit and veterans'
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