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    2         An act relating to wine containers; amending s.
    3         564.05, F.S.; revising an exception to the maximum
    4         allowable capacity for an individual container of wine
    5         sold in this state; providing an effective date.
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    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    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 a person to sell within this state
   13  wine in an individual container holding more than 1 gallon of
   14  such wine, unless such wine is in a reusable container holding
   15  5.16 gallons or a glass container holding 4.5 liters, 6 liters,
   16  9 liters, 12 liters, or 15 liters. However, qualified
   17  distributors and manufacturers may sell wine to other qualified
   18  distributors or manufacturers in any size container. Except as
   19  provided in s. 564.09, wine sold or offered for sale by a
   20  licensed vendor to be consumed off the premises must shall be in
   21  the unopened original container. A person convicted of a
   22  violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
   23  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.