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The Committee on Regulated Industries (Geller) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete lines 232-257

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and insert:

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     (5)  Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the foregoing

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subsections, any corporation which holds a license as a

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distributor on June 3, 1947, shall be entitled to a renewal

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thereof, provided such corporation complies with all of the

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provisions of the Beverage Law of Florida, as amended, and of

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this section and establishes by satisfactory evidence to the

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division that, during the 6-month period next preceding its

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application for such renewal, of the total volume of its sales

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of spirituous liquors, in either dollars or quantity, not more

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than 40 percent of such spirituous liquors sold by it, in either

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dollars or quantity, were manufactured, rectified, or distilled

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by any corporation with which the applicant is affiliated,

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directly or indirectly, including any corporation which owns or

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controls in any way any stock in the applicant corporation or

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any corporation which is a subsidiary or affiliate of the

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corporation so owning stock in the applicant corporation. Any

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manufacturer of wine holding a license as a distributor on July

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1, 2008, the effective date of this act shall be entitled to a

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renewal of such license notwithstanding the provisions of

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subsections (1)-(5). This section does not apply to any winery

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qualifying as a certified Florida Farm Winery under s. 599.004.

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