Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 864
       
       
       
       By Senator Thrasher
       
       
       
       
       6-00661A-13                                            2013864__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to coupons furnished by manufacturers,
    3         distributors, or importers of beer; amending s.
    4         561.42, F.S.; prohibiting manufacturers or importers
    5         of beer from furnishing coupons redeemable by vendors;
    6         providing an effective date.
    7  
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (12) of section
   11  561.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         561.42 Tied house evil; financial aid and assistance to
   13  vendor by manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary American
   14  source of supply, brand owner or registrant, or any broker,
   15  sales agent, or sales person thereof, prohibited; procedure for
   16  enforcement; exception.—
   17         (12) Any manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary
   18  American source of supply, or brand owner or registrant, or any
   19  broker, sales agent, or sales person thereof, may give, lend,
   20  furnish, or sell to a vendor who sells the products of such
   21  manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary American source of
   22  supply, or brand owner or registrant any of the following: neon
   23  or electric signs, window painting and decalcomanias, posters,
   24  placards, and other advertising material herein authorized to be
   25  used or displayed by the vendor in the interior of his or her
   26  licensed premises. The division shall make reasonable rules
   27  governing promotional displays and advertising, which rules
   28  shall not conflict with or be more stringent than the federal
   29  regulations pertaining to such promotional displays and
   30  advertising furnished to vendors by distributors, manufacturers,
   31  importers, primary American sources of supply, or brand owners
   32  or registrants, or any broker, sales agent, or sales person
   33  thereof; provided, however, that:
   34         (e) Coupons redeemable by vendors may shall not be
   35  furnished to consumers by manufacturers, importers, or
   36  distributors of beer to consumers.
   37         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.