Senate Bill sb1696

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 1696

    By Senator Jones





    13-382A-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the City of St. Petersburg,

  3         Pinellas County; authorizing the Division of

  4         Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the

  5         Department of Business and Professional

  6         Regulation to issue up to a specified number of

  7         temporary permits to a nonprofit civic

  8         organization to sell alcoholic beverages for

  9         consumption on the premises at outdoor events

10         on public right-of-way in the downtown area of

11         St. Petersburg; providing that such events

12         require a street-closure permit from the City

13         of St. Petersburg; providing that the permits

14         authorized by the act are in addition to

15         certain other authorized temporary permits;

16         requiring the nonprofit civic organization to

17         comply with certain statutory requirements in

18         obtaining the permits authorized by the act;

19         requiring the division to adopt rules;

20         providing an effective date.

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

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24         Section 1.  (1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of

25  law, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the

26  Department of Business and Professional Regulation may issue

27  to a bona fide nonprofit civic organization, upon application

28  and presentation of a valid street-closure permit issued by

29  the City of St. Petersburg, a temporary permit authorizing the

30  sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises at

31  outdoor events on public right-of-way in the downtown area of

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 1696
    13-382A-07




 1  St. Petersburg. Any such nonprofit civic organization may be

 2  issued up to 15 temporary permits per calendar year and each

 3  temporary permit is valid for up to 3 days. For purposes of

 4  this act, the downtown area of St. Petersburg is that area

 5  between 5th Avenues North and South and between 16th Street

 6  and the waterfront.

 7         (2)  The temporary permits authorized by this act are

 8  in addition to the three temporary permits authorized per year

 9  for a nonprofit civic organization pursuant to s. 561.422,

10  Florida Statutes.

11         (3)  The nonprofit civic organization shall comply with

12  all other requirements of s. 561.422, Florida Statutes, in

13  obtaining the temporary permits authorized by this act.

14         (4)  On or before October 1, 2007, the Division of

15  Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business

16  and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules pursuant to

17  chapter 120, Florida Statutes, to administer this act. Such

18  rules shall include permitting procedures and application

19  forms.

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

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