Senate Bill sb2676

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SB 2676

    By Senators Crist, Lee and Sebesta





    12-947-05                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Hillsborough County;

  3         authorizing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages

  4         and Tobacco of the Florida Department of

  5         Business and Professional Regulation to issue

  6         an alcoholic beverage license to the Arts

  7         Council of Hillsborough County for use within

  8         the Tampa Theatre; providing that the license

  9         may be used for special events only; providing

10         for payment of the license fee by the council;

11         providing for sale of beverages for consumption

12         within the theatre; prohibiting sales for

13         consumption off the premises; providing that

14         purchasers may remove partially consumed, open

15         containers from the premises; providing for

16         temporary transfer of the license; providing an

17         effective date.

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

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21         Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

22  the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Florida

23  Department of Business and Professional Regulation is

24  authorized, upon application, to issue an alcoholic beverage

25  license in accordance with section 561.17, Florida Statutes,

26  to the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, hereinafter

27  referred to as "the council," an independent district in

28  Hillsborough County located at 1000 N. Ashley Street, Suite

29  105, Tampa, for use by the council within the building known

30  as the Tampa Theatre, hereinafter referred to as "the

31  theatre," located at 711 North Franklin Street, Tampa. The

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SB 2676
    12-947-05                                               See HB




 1  council shall pay the applicable license fee provided in

 2  section 565.02, Florida Statutes. The license may be used for

 3  special events only.

 4         Section 2.  Alcoholic beverages may be sold by the

 5  licensee for consumption within the theatre. The license

 6  issued pursuant to this act shall not permit the sale of

 7  alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for consumption

 8  outside the building. Nothing in this act shall prevent a

 9  purchaser of such alcoholic beverages from removing an opened,

10  partially consumed container of alcoholic beverages from the

11  premises of the theatre.

12         Section 3.  The council may transfer the license from

13  time to time to qualified applicants who are either authorized

14  by or under contract with the council to provide food services

15  at the theatre. Upon termination of a transferee's

16  authorization or contract, the license automatically reverts

17  by operation of law to the council.

18         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

19  law.

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