HB 573

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to restaurants licensed to sell wine on
3the premises; amending s. 564.09, F.S.; revising
4requirements for a restaurant patron to remove a resealed
5wine container from a restaurant for off-premise
6consumption; providing an effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Section 564.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to
11read:
12     564.09  Restaurants; off-premises consumption of wine.-
13Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a restaurant
14licensed to sell wine on the premises may permit a patron to
15remove one unsealed bottle of wine for consumption off the
16premises if the patron has purchased a full course meal
17consisting of a salad or vegetable, entree, a beverage, and
18bread and consumed a portion of the bottle of wine with such
19meal on the restaurant premises. A partially consumed bottle of
20wine that is to be removed from the premises must be securely
21resealed by the licensee or its employees before removal from
22the premises. The partially consumed bottle of wine shall be
23placed in a bag or other container that is secured in such a
24manner that it is visibly apparent if the container has been
25subsequently opened or tampered with, and a dated receipt for
26the bottle of wine and full course meal shall be provided by the
27licensee and attached to the container. If transported in a
28motor vehicle, the container with the resealed bottle of wine
29must be placed in a locked glove compartment, a locked trunk, or
30the area behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is
31not equipped with a trunk.
32     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.


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