Florida Senate - 2023                      CS for CS for SB 1262
       
       
        
       By the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and
       General Government; the Committee on Regulated Industries; and
       Senator Martin
       
       
       
       601-03983-23                                          20231262c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the issuance of special beverage
    3         licenses; amending s. 561.20, F.S.; revising
    4         requirements relating to the issuance of special food
    5         service licenses and certain club licenses; reenacting
    6         s. 565.045(1)(c), F.S., relating to regulations for
    7         consumption on premises, to incorporate the amendment
    8         made to s. 561.20, F.S., in a reference thereto;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
   14  (d) of subsection (7) of section 561.20, Florida Statutes, are
   15  amended to read:
   16         561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued.—
   17         (2)(a) The limitation of the number of licenses as provided
   18  in this section does not prohibit the issuance of a special
   19  license to:
   20         1. Any bona fide hotel, motel, or motor court of not fewer
   21  than 80 guest rooms in any county having a population of less
   22  than 50,000 residents, and of not fewer than 100 guest rooms in
   23  any county having a population of 50,000 residents or greater;
   24  or any bona fide hotel or motel located in a historic structure,
   25  as defined in s. 561.01(20), with fewer than 100 guest rooms
   26  which derives at least 51 percent of its gross revenue from the
   27  rental of hotel or motel rooms, which is licensed as a public
   28  lodging establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants;
   29  provided, however, that a bona fide hotel or motel with no fewer
   30  than 10 and no more than 25 guest rooms which is a historic
   31  structure, as defined in s. 561.01(20), in a municipality that
   32  on the effective date of this act has a population, according to
   33  the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business
   34  Research Estimates of Population for 1998, of no fewer than
   35  25,000 and no more than 35,000 residents and that is within a
   36  constitutionally chartered county may be issued a special
   37  license. This special license shall allow the sale and
   38  consumption of alcoholic beverages only on the licensed premises
   39  of the hotel or motel. In addition, the hotel or motel must
   40  derive at least 60 percent of its gross revenue from the rental
   41  of hotel or motel rooms and the sale of food and nonalcoholic
   42  beverages; provided that this subparagraph shall supersede local
   43  laws requiring a greater number of hotel rooms;
   44         2. Any condominium accommodation of which no fewer than 100
   45  condominium units are wholly rentable to transients and which is
   46  licensed under chapter 509, except that the license shall be
   47  issued only to the person or corporation that operates the hotel
   48  or motel operation and not to the association of condominium
   49  owners;
   50         3. Any condominium accommodation of which no fewer than 50
   51  condominium units are wholly rentable to transients, which is
   52  licensed under chapter 509, and which is located in any county
   53  having home rule under s. 10 or s. 11, Art. VIII of the State
   54  Constitution of 1885, as amended, and incorporated by reference
   55  in s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, except that the
   56  license shall be issued only to the person or corporation that
   57  operates the hotel or motel operation and not to the association
   58  of condominium owners;
   59         4. A bona fide food service establishment that has a
   60  minimum of 2,000 2,500 square feet of service area, is equipped
   61  to serve meals to 120 150 persons at one time, has at least 120
   62  physical seats available for patrons to use during operating
   63  hours, holds itself out as a restaurant, and derives at least 51
   64  percent of its gross food and beverage revenue from the sale of
   65  food and nonalcoholic beverages during the first 120-day
   66  operating period and the first 12-month operating period
   67  thereafter. Subsequent audit timeframes must be based upon the
   68  audit percentage established by the most recent audit and
   69  conducted on a staggered scale as follows: level 1, 51 percent
   70  to 60 percent, every year; level 2, 61 percent to 75 percent,
   71  every 2 years; level 3, 76 percent to 90 percent, every 3 years;
   72  and level 4, 91 percent to 100 percent, every 4 years. A
   73  licensee under this subparagraph may sell or deliver alcoholic
   74  beverages in a sealed container for off-premises consumption if
   75  the sale or delivery is accompanied by the sale of food within
   76  the same order. Such authorized sale or delivery includes wine
   77  based and liquor-based beverages prepared by the licensee or its
   78  employee and packaged in a container sealed by the licensee or
   79  its employee. This subparagraph may not be construed to
   80  authorize public food service establishments licensed under this
   81  subparagraph to sell a bottle of distilled spirits sealed by a
   82  manufacturer. Any sale or delivery of malt beverages must comply
   83  with the container size, labeling, and filling requirements
   84  imposed under s. 563.06. Any delivery of an alcoholic beverage
   85  under this subparagraph must comply with s. 561.57. An alcoholic
   86  beverage drink prepared by the vendor and sold or delivered for
   87  consumption off the premises must be placed in a container
   88  securely sealed by the licensee or its employees with an
   89  unbroken seal that prevents the beverage from being immediately
   90  consumed before removal from the premises. Such alcoholic
   91  beverage also must be placed in a bag or other container that is
   92  secured in such a manner that it is visibly apparent if the
   93  container has been subsequently opened or tampered with, and a
   94  dated receipt for the alcoholic beverage and food must be
   95  provided by the licensee and attached to the bag or container.
   96  If transported in a motor vehicle, an alcoholic beverage that is
   97  not in a container sealed by the manufacturer must be placed in
   98  a locked compartment, a locked trunk, or the area behind the
   99  last upright seat of a motor vehicle. It is a violation of the
  100  prohibition in s. 562.11 to allow any person under the age of 21
  101  to deliver alcoholic beverages on behalf of a vendor. The vendor
  102  or the agent or employee of the vendor must verify the age of
  103  the person making the delivery of the alcoholic beverage before
  104  allowing any person to take possession of an alcoholic beverage
  105  for the purpose of making a delivery on behalf of a vendor under
  106  this section. A food service establishment granted a special
  107  license on or after January 1, 1958, pursuant to general or
  108  special law may not operate as a package store and may not sell
  109  intoxicating beverages under such license after the hours of
  110  serving or consumption of food have elapsed. Failure by a
  111  licensee to meet the required percentage of food and
  112  nonalcoholic beverage gross revenues during the covered
  113  operating period shall result in revocation of the license or
  114  denial of the pending license application. A licensee whose
  115  license is revoked or an applicant whose pending application is
  116  denied, or any person required to qualify on the special license
  117  application, is ineligible to have any interest in a subsequent
  118  application for such a license for a period of 120 days after
  119  the date of the final denial or revocation;
  120         5. Any caterer, deriving at least 51 percent of its gross
  121  food and beverage revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic
  122  beverages at each catered event, licensed by the Division of
  123  Hotels and Restaurants under chapter 509. This subparagraph does
  124  not apply to a culinary education program, as defined in s.
  125  381.0072(2), which is licensed as a public food service
  126  establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants and
  127  provides catering services. Notwithstanding any law to the
  128  contrary, a licensee under this subparagraph shall sell or serve
  129  alcoholic beverages only for consumption on the premises of a
  130  catered event at which the licensee is also providing prepared
  131  food, and shall prominently display its license at any catered
  132  event at which the caterer is selling or serving alcoholic
  133  beverages. A licensee under this subparagraph shall purchase all
  134  alcoholic beverages it sells or serves at a catered event from a
  135  vendor licensed under s. 563.02(1), s. 564.02(1), or licensed
  136  under s. 565.02(1) subject to the limitation imposed in
  137  subsection (1), as appropriate. A licensee under this
  138  subparagraph may not store any alcoholic beverages to be sold or
  139  served at a catered event. Any alcoholic beverages purchased by
  140  a licensee under this subparagraph for a catered event that are
  141  not used at that event must remain with the customer; provided
  142  that if the vendor accepts unopened alcoholic beverages, the
  143  licensee may return such alcoholic beverages to the vendor for a
  144  credit or reimbursement. Regardless of the county or counties in
  145  which the licensee operates, a licensee under this subparagraph
  146  shall pay the annual state license tax set forth in s.
  147  565.02(1)(b). A licensee under this subparagraph must maintain
  148  for a period of 3 years all records and receipts for each
  149  catered event, including all contracts, customers’ names, event
  150  locations, event dates, food purchases and sales, alcoholic
  151  beverage purchases and sales, nonalcoholic beverage purchases
  152  and sales, and any other records required by the department by
  153  rule to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this
  154  subparagraph. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any
  155  vendor licensed under s. 565.02(1) subject to the limitation
  156  imposed in subsection (1), may, without any additional licensure
  157  under this subparagraph, serve or sell alcoholic beverages for
  158  consumption on the premises of a catered event at which prepared
  159  food is provided by a caterer licensed under chapter 509. If a
  160  licensee under this subparagraph also possesses any other
  161  license under the Beverage Law, the license issued under this
  162  subparagraph may not authorize the holder to conduct activities
  163  on the premises to which the other license or licenses apply
  164  that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of that license
  165  or the Beverage Law. This section does not permit the licensee
  166  to conduct activities that are otherwise prohibited by the
  167  Beverage Law or local law. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages
  168  and Tobacco is hereby authorized to adopt rules to administer
  169  the license created in this subparagraph, to include rules
  170  governing licensure, recordkeeping, and enforcement. The first
  171  $300,000 in fees collected by the division each fiscal year
  172  pursuant to this subparagraph shall be deposited in the
  173  Department of Children and Families’ Operations and Maintenance
  174  Trust Fund to be used only for alcohol and drug abuse education,
  175  treatment, and prevention programs. The remainder of the fees
  176  collected shall be deposited into the Hotel and Restaurant Trust
  177  Fund created pursuant to s. 509.072; or
  178         6. A culinary education program as defined in s.
  179  381.0072(2) which is licensed as a public food service
  180  establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
  181         a. This special license shall allow the sale and
  182  consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises of
  183  the culinary education program. The culinary education program
  184  shall specify designated areas in the facility where the
  185  alcoholic beverages may be consumed at the time of application.
  186  Alcoholic beverages sold for consumption on the premises may be
  187  consumed only in areas designated under s. 561.01(11) and may
  188  not be removed from the designated area. Such license shall be
  189  applicable only in and for designated areas used by the culinary
  190  education program.
  191         b. If the culinary education program provides catering
  192  services, this special license shall also allow the sale and
  193  consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a catered
  194  event at which the licensee is also providing prepared food. A
  195  culinary education program that provides catering services is
  196  not required to derive at least 51 percent of its gross revenue
  197  from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages.
  198  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee that
  199  provides catering services under this sub-subparagraph shall
  200  prominently display its beverage license at any catered event at
  201  which the caterer is selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
  202  Regardless of the county or counties in which the licensee
  203  operates, a licensee under this sub-subparagraph shall pay the
  204  annual state license tax set forth in s. 565.02(1)(b). A
  205  licensee under this sub-subparagraph must maintain for a period
  206  of 3 years all records required by the department by rule to
  207  demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this sub
  208  subparagraph.
  209         c. If a licensee under this subparagraph also possesses any
  210  other license under the Beverage Law, the license issued under
  211  this subparagraph does not authorize the holder to conduct
  212  activities on the premises to which the other license or
  213  licenses apply that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms
  214  of that license or the Beverage Law. This subparagraph does not
  215  permit the licensee to conduct activities that are otherwise
  216  prohibited by the Beverage Law or local law. Any culinary
  217  education program that holds a license to sell alcoholic
  218  beverages shall comply with the age requirements set forth in
  219  ss. 562.11(4), 562.111(2), and 562.13.
  220         d. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco may
  221  adopt rules to administer the license created in this
  222  subparagraph, to include rules governing licensure,
  223  recordkeeping, and enforcement.
  224         e. A license issued pursuant to this subparagraph does not
  225  permit the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages by the package
  226  for off-premises consumption.
  227  
  228  However, any license heretofore issued to any such hotel, motel,
  229  motor court, or restaurant or hereafter issued to any such
  230  hotel, motel, or motor court, including a condominium
  231  accommodation, under the general law may not be moved to a new
  232  location, such license being valid only on the premises of such
  233  hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant. Licenses issued to
  234  hotels, motels, motor courts, or restaurants under the general
  235  law and held by such hotels, motels, motor courts, or
  236  restaurants on May 24, 1947, shall be counted in the quota
  237  limitation contained in subsection (1). Any license issued for
  238  any hotel, motel, or motor court under this law shall be issued
  239  only to the owner of the hotel, motel, or motor court or, in the
  240  event the hotel, motel, or motor court is leased, to the lessee
  241  of the hotel, motel, or motor court; and the license shall
  242  remain in the name of the owner or lessee so long as the license
  243  is in existence. Any special license now in existence heretofore
  244  issued under this law cannot be renewed except in the name of
  245  the owner of the hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant or, in
  246  the event the hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant is
  247  leased, in the name of the lessee of the hotel, motel, motor
  248  court, or restaurant in which the license is located and must
  249  remain in the name of the owner or lessee so long as the license
  250  is in existence. Any license issued under this section shall be
  251  marked “Special,” and nothing herein provided shall limit,
  252  restrict, or prevent the issuance of a special license for any
  253  restaurant or motel which shall hereafter meet the requirements
  254  of the law existing immediately before the effective date of
  255  this act, if construction of such restaurant has commenced
  256  before the effective date of this act and is completed within 30
  257  days thereafter, or if an application is on file for such
  258  special license at the time this act takes effect; and any such
  259  licenses issued under this proviso may be annually renewed as
  260  now provided by law. Nothing herein prevents an application for
  261  transfer of a license to a bona fide purchaser of any hotel,
  262  motel, motor court, or restaurant by the purchaser of such
  263  facility or the transfer of such license pursuant to law.
  264         (7)
  265         (d) Any corporation, partnership, or individual operating a
  266  club which owns or leases and which maintains any bona fide
  267  beach or cabana club consisting of beach facilities, swimming
  268  pool, locker rooms or bathroom with facilities for at least 100
  269  persons, and a public food service establishment as defined in
  270  s. 509.013(5) restaurant with seats at tables for at least 100
  271  persons, comprising in all an area of at least 5,000 square feet
  272  located on a contiguous tract of land of in excess of 1 acre may
  273  be issued a license under s. 565.02(4). The failure of such club
  274  to maintain the facilities shall be a ground for revocation of
  275  the license.
  276         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  277  made by this act to section 561.20, Florida Statutes, in a
  278  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  279  565.045, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  280         565.045 Regulations for consumption on premises; penalty;
  281  exemptions.—
  282         (1) Vendors licensed under s. 565.02(1)(b)-(f):
  283         (c) May sell or deliver alcoholic beverages prepared by the
  284  licensee for off-premises consumption if the alcoholic beverage
  285  is in a container sealed by the licensee. All sales or
  286  deliveries of alcoholic beverages made pursuant to this
  287  paragraph must satisfy the following requirements:
  288         1. The vendor must be licensed as a public food service
  289  establishment under chapter 509;
  290         2. The sale or delivery must be accompanied by the sale of
  291  food within the same order;
  292         3. The charge for the sale of food and nonalcoholic
  293  beverages must be at least 40 percent of the total charge for
  294  the order, excluding the charge for any manufacturer-sealed
  295  containers of alcoholic beverages included in the order; and
  296         4. Sales and deliveries of the alcoholic beverages may not
  297  occur after the vendor ceases preparing food on the licensed
  298  premises for the day or after midnight, whichever is earlier.
  299  
  300  The requirement in subparagraph 3. does not apply to vendors
  301  licensed under s. 561.20(2)(a)4.
  302         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.