Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 658
       
       
       
       By Senator Simpson
       
       
       
       
       18-00632-13                                            2013658__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to wine; amending s. 564.05, F.S.;
    3         increasing the maximum allowable capacity for
    4         individual containers of wine sold in this state;
    5         providing an effective date.
    6  
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Section 564.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   10  read:
   11         564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers;
   12  penalty.—It is unlawful for any person to sell within this state
   13  any wine in individual containers holding more than 6 gallons 1
   14  gallon of such wine. However, Provided, that qualified
   15  distributors and manufacturers may sell to other qualified
   16  distributors or manufacturers such wine in any size containers.
   17  Any person convicted of a violation of this section commits
   18  shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,
   19  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.