HB 867

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the City of Clearwater, Pinellas
3	County; authorizing the Division of Alcoholic
4	Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business
5	and Professional Regulation to issue up to a specified
6	number of temporary permits to a nonprofit civic
7	organization to sell alcoholic beverages for
8	consumption on the premises at outdoor events on
9	public right-of-way and public park property in the
10	downtown area of Clearwater; providing that such
11	events require a special event permit from the City of
12	Clearwater; providing that the permits authorized by
13	the act are in addition to certain other authorized
14	temporary permits; requiring the nonprofit civic
15	organization to comply with certain statutory
16	requirements in obtaining the permits authorized by
17	the act; requiring the division to adopt rules;
18	providing an effective date.
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20	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22	Section 1.  (1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of
23	law, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the
24	Department of Business and Professional Regulation may issue to
25	a bona fide nonprofit civic organization, upon application and
26	presentation of a valid special event permit issued by the City
27	of Clearwater, a temporary permit authorizing the sale of
28	alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises at outdoor
29	events on public right-of-way and public park property in the
30	downtown area of Clearwater. Any such nonprofit civic
31	organization may be issued up to 15 temporary permits per
32	calendar year and each temporary permit is valid for up to 3
33	days. For purposes of this act, the downtown area of Clearwater
34	is that area between Drew Street and Pierce Street North and
35	South and between Myrtle Street and the waterfront.
36	(2)  The temporary permits authorized by this act are in
37	addition to the three temporary permits authorized per year for
38	a nonprofit civic organization pursuant to section 561.422,
39	Florida Statutes.
40	(3)  The nonprofit civic organization shall comply with all
41	other requirements of section 561.422, Florida Statutes, in
42	obtaining the temporary permits authorized by this act.
43	(4)  Upon this act becoming a law, the Division of
44	Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business
45	and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules pursuant to
46	chapter 120, Florida Statutes, to administer this act. Such
47	rules shall include permitting procedures and application forms.
48	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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