HB 0609 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Orange County; authorizing
3	contracts for the promotion or marketing of an
4	alcoholic beverage brand or manufacturer within an
5	entertainment/resort complex located in a specified
6	area; providing application and limitations;
7	providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1. (1) A vendor who owns or operates an
12	entertainment/resort complex, as defined in section
13	561.01(18), Florida Statutes, located as specified in
14	subsection (2) may enter into a contract for the promotion
15	or marketing of alcoholic beverage brands or beverage
16	manufacturers with respect to any licensed premises, as
17	defined in section 561.01(11), Florida Statutes, owned or
18	operated by said vendor, including contracts with the
19	manufacturer which may require the payment of fees in
20	exchange for specified promotion or advertising rights.
21	(2) This act shall apply only to an
22	entertainment/resort complex located within the following
23	boundaries of Orange County:
24	Sections 13, 24, 25, 26, 34, and 35, Township 23
25	South, Range 28 East.
26	Section 2. This act shall apply to the owner or
27	operator of an entertainment/resort complex as described in
28	section 1 so long as such promotion or marketing is
29	associated with activities, events, or venues within the
30	entertainment/resort complex itself, and no other licensed
31	vendor within said complex is obligated or required to
32	purchase or sell any particular brand of alcoholic beverage
33	as defined in section 561.01, Florida Statutes.
34	Section 3. Notwithstanding section 1 of this act,
35	during any period of 12 consecutive months, a vendor may
36	enter into no more than three promotional contracts within
37	an entertainment/resort complex owned or operated by such
38	vendor and no more than six promotional contracts relating
39	to special events or festivals occurring within an
40	entertainment/resort complex owned or operated by such
41	vendor.
42	Section 4. This act shall not be deemed to exempt a
43	person referenced in section 563.02(3), section 564.02(3)
44	(a), or section 565.03(2), Florida Statutes.
45	Section 5. The vendor of such entertainment/resort
46	complex and manufacturer which enter such promotional
47	contract shall be limited to promotion and marketing of
48	alcoholic beverages, and sales of alcoholic beverages by
49	the manufacturer to the vendor are prohibited, except in
50	compliance with section 561.42, Florida Statutes. No
51	distributor shall be required, directly or indirectly, to
52	contribute to the costs or expenses of such promotion or
53	marketing.
54	Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
55	law.