Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 698
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/03/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 134 - 164
    4  and insert:
    5  upon written request of the licensee, give a one-time written
    6  waiver or extension of the requirement of this paragraph for a
    7  period not to exceed 12 months may waive or extend the
    8  requirement of this section upon the finding of hardship,
    9  including the purchase of the license in order to transfer it to
   10  a newly constructed or remodeled location. However, during such
   11  closed period, the licensee shall make reasonable efforts toward
   12  restoring the license to active status. This paragraph shall
   13  apply to all annual license periods commencing on or after July
   14  1, 1981, but shall not apply to licenses issued after September
   15  30, 1988.
   16         (i) Failure of any licensee issued a new or transfer
   17  license after September 30, 1988, under s. 561.20(1) to maintain
   18  the licensed premises in an active manner in which the licensed
   19  premises are open for business to the public for the bona fide
   20  retail sale of authorized alcoholic beverages during regular and
   21  reasonable business hours for at least 8 hours a day for a
   22  period of 210 days or more during any 12-month period commencing
   23  6 months after the acquisition of the license by the licensee.
   24  It is the intent of this act that for purposes of compliance
   25  with this paragraph, a licensee shall operate the licensed
   26  premises in a manner so as to maximize sales and tax revenues
   27  thereon; this includes maintaining a reasonable inventory of
   28  merchandise, including authorized alcoholic beverages, and the
   29  use of good business practices to achieve the intent of this
   30  law. Any attempt by a licensee to circumvent the intent of this
   31  law shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the
   32  alcoholic beverage license. Every licensee must notify the
   33  division in writing of any period during which his or her
   34  license is inactive and place the physical license with the
   35  division to be held in an inactive status. The division shall
   36  may, upon written request of the licensee, give a one-time
   37  written waiver