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2011 Florida Statutes

SECTION 045
Regulations for consumption on premises; penalty; exemptions.
F.S. 565.045
565.045 Regulations for consumption on premises; penalty; exemptions.
(1) Vendors licensed under s. 565.02(1)(b)-(f) shall provide seats for the use of their customers. Such vendors may sell alcoholic beverages by the drink or in sealed containers for consumption on or off the premises where sold.
(2)(a) There shall not be sold at such places of business anything other than the beverages permitted, home bar and party supplies and equipment (including but not limited to glassware and party-type foods), cigarettes, and what is customarily sold in a restaurant.
(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) do not apply to any vendor who has been issued, pursuant to local law, a special alcoholic beverage license for an entertainment or lodging complex; nor do they apply to any vendor who operates an establishment which is part of an international tourist attraction located within a special improvement district that is created by local law and that includes territory in more than one county.
(3) The premises of all such vendors shall be subject to and meet all the applicable provisions of chapter 381 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
History.s. 11, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(237); s. 1, ch. 20830, 1941; s. 14, ch. 23746, 1947; s. 1, ch. 67-256; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 2, ch. 77-471; s. 2, ch. 87-52.
Note.Former s. 562.10.