HR 571

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution encouraging responsible vendors providing
3	alcoholic beverages to the public to use devices to
4	prevent underage drinking and to educate and train their
5	managerial staff and employees about such devices.
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7	WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Florida's citizens
8	that efforts be undertaken to promote the elimination of the
9	sale of alcoholic beverages to, and consumption of alcoholic
10	beverages by, underaged persons, and
11	WHEREAS, the state would like to encourage alcoholic
12	beverage vendors to be prudent in their serving practices, and
13	WHEREAS, there is identification-verification technology
14	and devices such as age-verification machines that could aid
15	vendors in detecting such abuses of false identification, and
16	WHEREAS, under current state law, vendors providing
17	alcoholic beverages to the public are not required to use such
18	devices or make their managerial staff and employees aware of
19	such devices, NOW, THEREFORE,
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21	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
22	Florida:
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24	That responsible vendors providing alcoholic beverages to
25	the public are encouraged to provide information and educate
26	their managerial staff and employees about identification-
27	verification technology and devices such as age-verification
28	machines.
29	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such vendors are encouraged to
30	purchase and utilize identification-verification technology and
31	age-verification machines in order to prevent the sale of
32	alcoholic beverages to, and consumption of alcoholic beverages
33	by, underaged persons.

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