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The Committee on Health Policy (Saunders) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Section 562.063, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     562.063 Health warning signs; posting requirement;

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penalty.--

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     (1)(a) Each vendor licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for

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consumption on or off the vendor's premises shall cause a health

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warning sign that complies with the provisions of paragraph (b)

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to be posted on the licensed premises where alcoholic beverages

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are sold, at a location in each room where alcoholic beverages

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are available for sale, and in such a fashion as to be clearly

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visible to the patrons of the licensed vendor.

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     (b) Each sign required to be posted pursuant to paragraph

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(a) must be posted in English, Spanish, and other languages, as

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appropriate to the area; must be at least 12 inches by 18 inches

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in size; must be laminated for durability and neatness; and must

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read as follows:

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HEALTH WARNING

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     ALCOHOL IN BEER, COOLERS, WINE, AND LIQUOR CAN CAUSE:

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     1. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME AND BIRTH DEFECTS. DO NOT DRINK

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DURING PREGNANCY.

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     2. DRUNK DRIVING. DO NOT DRINK BEFORE DRIVING A CAR,

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OPERATING A BOAT, OR OPERATING MACHINERY.

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     3. ADDICTION.

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     4. DEATH. DO NOT MIX ALCOHOL WITH OTHER DRUGS, INCLUDING

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PRESCRIPTION OR ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE COMBINATION CAN BE FATAL.

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     (c) The division shall produce health warning signs that

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comply with paragraph (b) and distribute the signs to the

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licensed vendors operating establishments that sell alcoholic

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beverages for consumption on or off the premises. The division

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shall impose a fee and collect from each vendor an amount

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sufficient to cover the costs of printing and delivering the

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signs.

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     (2) A vendor of alcoholic beverages may not sell any

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alcoholic beverage unless the vendor has properly posted the

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health warning signs required under subsection (1). Any vendor

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who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second

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degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages;.

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creating s. 562.063, F.S.; requiring described health

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warning signs to be displayed on the premises of vendors

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that sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off

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the premises; requiring the Division of Alcoholic

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Beverages and Tobacco to produce the signs and charge a

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fee to cover the costs of the signs; providing penalties

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for failure to display the signs as required; providing

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an effective date.

3/20/2008  11:54:00 AM     37-05410-08