Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282
                        Barcode 625964
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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 13, line 19, through
15            page 14, line 19, delete those lines
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18         Section 5.  Subsections (1) and (6) of section 561.57,
19  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20         561.57  Deliveries by licensees.--
21         (1)  Vendors shall be permitted to make deliveries away
22  from their places of business of sales actually made at the
23  licensed place of business; provided, telephone or mail orders
24  received at vendor's licensed place of business shall be
25  construed as a sale actually made at the vendor's licensed
26  place of business. For purposes of this section, Internet
27  orders shall be construed as telephone orders.
28         (6)  Common carriers are not required to have vehicle
29  permits to transport alcoholic beverages. Nothing in this
30  section shall prohibit any licensee from utilizing a common
31  carrier as his or her agent to make deliveries of alcoholic
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282 Barcode 625964 1 beverages within the state. Deliveries of alcoholic beverages 2 by licensees or common carriers utilized by licensees under 3 this section are exempt from the report filing requirements in 4 s. 562.20. All common carriers making deliveries under this 5 section shall verify that any person receiving alcoholic 6 beverages is at least 21 years of age upon the delivery of 7 such alcoholic beverages, as prescribed in division rules. 8 Compliance with the prescribed age verification measures in s. 9 561.585(3) shall give the common carrier and the licensee a 10 complete defense to any civil action thereof, except for any 11 administrative action by the division, if, at the time the 12 alcoholic beverage was sold, given, delivered, or transferred, 13 the person falsely evidenced that he or she was of legal age 14 to purchase or consume the alcoholic beverage and the 15 appearance of the person was such that an ordinarily prudent 16 person would believe him or her to be of legal age to purchase 17 or consume the alcoholic beverage and if the licensee or 18 common carrier acted in good faith and in reliance upon the 19 representation and appearance of the person in the belief that 20 he or she was of legal age to purchase or consume the 21 alcoholic beverage and carefully checked one of the following 22 forms of identification with respect to the person: a valid 23 driver's license, an identification card issued under the 24 provisions of s. 322.051, or, if the person is physically 25 handicapped, a comparable identification card issued by 26 another state which indicates the person's age, a passport, or 27 a United States Uniformed Services identification card. 28 Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 599.004, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 599.004 Florida Farm Winery Program; registration; 31 logo; fees.-- 2 5:22 PM 05/01/06 s0282c2c-37-z8b
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282 Barcode 625964 1 (1) The Florida Farm Winery Program is established 2 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 3 Under this program, a winery may qualify as a tourist 4 attraction only if it is registered with and certified by the 5 department as a Florida Farm Winery. A winery may not claim to 6 be certified unless it has received written approval from the 7 department. 8 (a) To qualify as a certified Florida Farm Winery, a 9 winery shall meet the following standards: 10 1. Produce or sell less than 250,000 gallons of wine 11 annually of which 60 percent of wine produced shall be made 12 from this state's agricultural products. The Commissioner of 13 Agriculture may waive this requirement in times of hardship. 14 2. Maintain a minimum of 10 acres of owned or managed 15 vineyards in Florida. 16 3. Be open to the public for tours, tastings, and 17 sales at least 30 hours each week. 18 4. Make annual application to the department for 19 recognition as a Florida Farm Winery, on forms provided by the 20 department. 21 5. Pay an annual application and registration fee of 22 $100. 23 (b) To maintain certification and recognition as a 24 Florida Farm Winery, a winery must comply with the 25 qualifications provided in this section. The Commissioner of 26 Agriculture is authorized to officially recognize a certified 27 Florida Farm Winery as a state tourist attraction. 28 Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 561.24, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 561.24 Licensing manufacturers as distributors or 31 registered exporters prohibited; procedure for issuance and 3 5:22 PM 05/01/06 s0282c2c-37-z8b
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282 Barcode 625964 1 renewal of distributors' licenses and exporters' 2 registrations.-- 3 (5) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the 4 foregoing subsections, any corporation which holds a license 5 as a distributor on June 3, 1947, shall be entitled to a 6 renewal thereof, provided such corporation complies with all 7 of the provisions of the Beverage Law of Florida, as amended, 8 and of this section and establishes by satisfactory evidence 9 to the division that, during the 6-month period next preceding 10 its application for such renewal, of the total volume of its 11 sales of spirituous liquors, in either dollars or quantity, 12 not more than 40 percent of such spirituous liquors sold by 13 it, in either dollars or quantity, were manufactured, 14 rectified, or distilled by any corporation with which the 15 applicant is affiliated, directly or indirectly, including any 16 corporation which owns or controls in any way any stock in the 17 applicant corporation or any corporation which is a subsidiary 18 or affiliate of the corporation so owning stock in the 19 applicant corporation. Any manufacturer of wine holding a 20 license as a distributor on July 1, 2006, the effective date 21 of this act shall be entitled to a renewal of such license 22 notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1)-(5). This 23 section does not apply to any winery qualifying as a certified 24 Florida Farm Winery under s. 599.004. 25 Section 8. Should any portion of this act be held 26 unconstitutional, it is the intent of the Legislature that the 27 courts disturb only as much of the regulatory system of this 28 state as is necessary to enforce the United States 29 Constitution. 30 Section 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 31 561.585, Florida Statutes, contracts not otherwise prohibited 4 5:22 PM 05/01/06 s0282c2c-37-z8b
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282 Barcode 625964 1 by the Beverage Law shall not be impaired. 2 Section 10. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and 3 Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional 4 Regulation and the Department of Revenue may adopt rules 5 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, Florida Statutes, to 6 implement and administer this act. 7 Section 11. For fiscal year 2006-2007, six full-time 8 equivalent positions are authorized, and the sums of $484,096 9 in recurring funds and $41,944 in nonrecurring funds from the 10 Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund of the Department of 11 Business and Professional Regulation are hereby appropriated 12 within a qualified expenditure category for the purpose of 13 carrying out regulatory activities provided in this act. In 14 addition, for fiscal year 2006-2007, two full-time equivalent 15 positions, with associated salary rate of 76,129, are 16 authorized, and the sums of $127,340 in recurring funds and 17 $10,486 in nonrecurring funds from the Administrative Trust 18 Fund of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation 19 are hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out 20 central-service administrative support functions related to 21 the regulatory activities provided in this act. 22 23 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 24 25 26 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 27 And the title is amended as follows: 28 On page 1, line 25, through 29 page 2, line 3, delete those lines 30 31 and insert: 5 5:22 PM 05/01/06 s0282c2c-37-z8b
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 282 Barcode 625964 1 shipped under s. 561.575, F.S.; amending s. 2 561.57, F.S.; providing that Internet orders 3 shall be construed as telephone orders; 4 exempting common carriers, licensees, or other 5 persons utilizing common carriers as their 6 agents from certain report filing requirements; 7 requiring common carriers to verify the age of 8 persons receiving shipments; providing a 9 defense to certain actions; providing criteria 10 for the defense; amending s. 599.004, F.S.; 11 revising qualifications for the certification 12 of Florida Farm Wineries; amending s. 561.24, 13 F.S.; revising an effective date; authorizing 14 certain manufacturers of wine holding a 15 distributor's license to renew such license; 16 removing exemption of Florida Farm Wineries 17 from prohibition against manufacturer being 18 licensed as distributor or registered as 19 exporter; providing for severability; providing 20 for nonimpairment of contracts; providing for 21 rulemaking authority; authorizing additional 22 positions; providing appropriations; providing 23 an effective date. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 5:22 PM 05/01/06 s0282c2c-37-z8b