Bill Text: FL S0924 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Seating Requirements for Special Food Service Establishment Licenses

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulated Industries [S0924 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S0924-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 924
       
       
        
       By Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       
       5-00995A-22                                            2022924__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to seating requirements for special
    3         food service establishment licenses; amending s.
    4         561.20, F.S.; revising the requirements for receiving
    5         a special food service establishment license;
    6         providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   11  561.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued.—
   13         (2)(a) The limitation of the number of licenses as provided
   14  in this section does not prohibit the issuance of a special
   15  license to:
   16         1. Any bona fide hotel, motel, or motor court of not fewer
   17  than 80 guest rooms in any county having a population of less
   18  than 50,000 residents, and of not fewer than 100 guest rooms in
   19  any county having a population of 50,000 residents or greater;
   20  or any bona fide hotel or motel located in a historic structure,
   21  as defined in s. 561.01(20), with fewer than 100 guest rooms
   22  which derives at least 51 percent of its gross revenue from the
   23  rental of hotel or motel rooms, which is licensed as a public
   24  lodging establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants;
   25  provided, however, that a bona fide hotel or motel with no fewer
   26  than 10 and no more than 25 guest rooms which is a historic
   27  structure, as defined in s. 561.01(20), in a municipality that
   28  on the effective date of this act has a population, according to
   29  the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business
   30  Research Estimates of Population for 1998, of no fewer than
   31  25,000 and no more than 35,000 residents and that is within a
   32  constitutionally chartered county may be issued a special
   33  license. This special license shall allow the sale and
   34  consumption of alcoholic beverages only on the licensed premises
   35  of the hotel or motel. In addition, the hotel or motel must
   36  derive at least 60 percent of its gross revenue from the rental
   37  of hotel or motel rooms and the sale of food and nonalcoholic
   38  beverages; provided that this subparagraph shall supersede local
   39  laws requiring a greater number of hotel rooms;
   40         2. Any condominium accommodation of which no fewer than 100
   41  condominium units are wholly rentable to transients and which is
   42  licensed under chapter 509, except that the license shall be
   43  issued only to the person or corporation that operates the hotel
   44  or motel operation and not to the association of condominium
   45  owners;
   46         3. Any condominium accommodation of which no fewer than 50
   47  condominium units are wholly rentable to transients, which is
   48  licensed under chapter 509, and which is located in any county
   49  having home rule under s. 10 or s. 11, Art. VIII of the State
   50  Constitution of 1885, as amended, and incorporated by reference
   51  in s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, except that the
   52  license shall be issued only to the person or corporation that
   53  operates the hotel or motel operation and not to the association
   54  of condominium owners;
   55         4. A food service establishment that has 2,500 square feet
   56  of service area, is equipped to serve meals to 100 150 persons
   57  at one time, and derives at least 51 percent of its gross food
   58  and beverage revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic
   59  beverages during the first 120-day operating period and the
   60  first 12-month operating period thereafter. Subsequent audit
   61  timeframes must be based upon the audit percentage established
   62  by the most recent audit and conducted on a staggered scale as
   63  follows: level 1, 51 percent to 60 percent, every year; level 2,
   64  61 percent to 75 percent, every 2 years; level 3, 76 percent to
   65  90 percent, every 3 years; and level 4, 91 percent to 100
   66  percent, every 4 years. A licensee under this subparagraph may
   67  sell or deliver alcoholic beverages in a sealed container for
   68  off-premises consumption if the sale or delivery is accompanied
   69  by the sale of food within the same order. Such authorized sale
   70  or delivery includes wine-based and liquor-based beverages
   71  prepared by the licensee or its employee and packaged in a
   72  container sealed by the licensee or its employee. This
   73  subparagraph may not be construed to authorize public food
   74  service establishments licensed under this subparagraph to sell
   75  a bottle of distilled spirits sealed by a manufacturer. Any sale
   76  or delivery of malt beverages must comply with the container
   77  size, labeling, and filling requirements imposed under s.
   78  563.06. Any delivery of an alcoholic beverage under this
   79  subparagraph must comply with s. 561.57. An alcoholic beverage
   80  drink prepared by the vendor and sold or delivered for
   81  consumption off the premises must be placed in a container
   82  securely sealed by the licensee or its employees with an
   83  unbroken seal that prevents the beverage from being immediately
   84  consumed before removal from the premises. Such alcoholic
   85  beverage also must be placed in a bag or other container that is
   86  secured in such a manner that it is visibly apparent if the
   87  container has been subsequently opened or tampered with, and a
   88  dated receipt for the alcoholic beverage and food must be
   89  provided by the licensee and attached to the bag or container.
   90  If transported in a motor vehicle, an alcoholic beverage that is
   91  not in a container sealed by the manufacturer must be placed in
   92  a locked compartment, a locked trunk, or the area behind the
   93  last upright seat of a motor vehicle. It is a violation of the
   94  prohibition in s. 562.11 to allow any person under the age of 21
   95  to deliver alcoholic beverages on behalf of a vendor. The vendor
   96  or the agent or employee of the vendor must verify the age of
   97  the person making the delivery of the alcoholic beverage before
   98  allowing any person to take possession of an alcoholic beverage
   99  for the purpose of making a delivery on behalf of a vendor under
  100  this section. A food service establishment granted a special
  101  license on or after January 1, 1958, pursuant to general or
  102  special law may not operate as a package store and may not sell
  103  intoxicating beverages under such license after the hours of
  104  serving or consumption of food have elapsed. Failure by a
  105  licensee to meet the required percentage of food and
  106  nonalcoholic beverage gross revenues during the covered
  107  operating period shall result in revocation of the license or
  108  denial of the pending license application. A licensee whose
  109  license is revoked or an applicant whose pending application is
  110  denied, or any person required to qualify on the special license
  111  application, is ineligible to have any interest in a subsequent
  112  application for such a license for a period of 120 days after
  113  the date of the final denial or revocation;
  114         5. Any caterer, deriving at least 51 percent of its gross
  115  food and beverage revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic
  116  beverages at each catered event, licensed by the Division of
  117  Hotels and Restaurants under chapter 509. This subparagraph does
  118  not apply to a culinary education program, as defined in s.
  119  381.0072(2), which is licensed as a public food service
  120  establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants and
  121  provides catering services. Notwithstanding any law to the
  122  contrary, a licensee under this subparagraph shall sell or serve
  123  alcoholic beverages only for consumption on the premises of a
  124  catered event at which the licensee is also providing prepared
  125  food, and shall prominently display its license at any catered
  126  event at which the caterer is selling or serving alcoholic
  127  beverages. A licensee under this subparagraph shall purchase all
  128  alcoholic beverages it sells or serves at a catered event from a
  129  vendor licensed under s. 563.02(1), s. 564.02(1), or licensed
  130  under s. 565.02(1) subject to the limitation imposed in
  131  subsection (1), as appropriate. A licensee under this
  132  subparagraph may not store any alcoholic beverages to be sold or
  133  served at a catered event. Any alcoholic beverages purchased by
  134  a licensee under this subparagraph for a catered event that are
  135  not used at that event must remain with the customer; provided
  136  that if the vendor accepts unopened alcoholic beverages, the
  137  licensee may return such alcoholic beverages to the vendor for a
  138  credit or reimbursement. Regardless of the county or counties in
  139  which the licensee operates, a licensee under this subparagraph
  140  shall pay the annual state license tax set forth in s.
  141  565.02(1)(b). A licensee under this subparagraph must maintain
  142  for a period of 3 years all records and receipts for each
  143  catered event, including all contracts, customers’ names, event
  144  locations, event dates, food purchases and sales, alcoholic
  145  beverage purchases and sales, nonalcoholic beverage purchases
  146  and sales, and any other records required by the department by
  147  rule to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this
  148  subparagraph. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any
  149  vendor licensed under s. 565.02(1) subject to the limitation
  150  imposed in subsection (1), may, without any additional licensure
  151  under this subparagraph, serve or sell alcoholic beverages for
  152  consumption on the premises of a catered event at which prepared
  153  food is provided by a caterer licensed under chapter 509. If a
  154  licensee under this subparagraph also possesses any other
  155  license under the Beverage Law, the license issued under this
  156  subparagraph may not authorize the holder to conduct activities
  157  on the premises to which the other license or licenses apply
  158  that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of that license
  159  or the Beverage Law. This section does not permit the licensee
  160  to conduct activities that are otherwise prohibited by the
  161  Beverage Law or local law. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages
  162  and Tobacco is hereby authorized to adopt rules to administer
  163  the license created in this subparagraph, to include rules
  164  governing licensure, recordkeeping, and enforcement. The first
  165  $300,000 in fees collected by the division each fiscal year
  166  pursuant to this subparagraph shall be deposited in the
  167  Department of Children and Families’ Operations and Maintenance
  168  Trust Fund to be used only for alcohol and drug abuse education,
  169  treatment, and prevention programs. The remainder of the fees
  170  collected shall be deposited into the Hotel and Restaurant Trust
  171  Fund created pursuant to s. 509.072; or
  172         6. A culinary education program as defined in s.
  173  381.0072(2) which is licensed as a public food service
  174  establishment by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
  175         a. This special license shall allow the sale and
  176  consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises of
  177  the culinary education program. The culinary education program
  178  shall specify designated areas in the facility where the
  179  alcoholic beverages may be consumed at the time of application.
  180  Alcoholic beverages sold for consumption on the premises may be
  181  consumed only in areas designated under s. 561.01(11) and may
  182  not be removed from the designated area. Such license shall be
  183  applicable only in and for designated areas used by the culinary
  184  education program.
  185         b. If the culinary education program provides catering
  186  services, this special license shall also allow the sale and
  187  consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a catered
  188  event at which the licensee is also providing prepared food. A
  189  culinary education program that provides catering services is
  190  not required to derive at least 51 percent of its gross revenue
  191  from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages.
  192  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee that
  193  provides catering services under this sub-subparagraph shall
  194  prominently display its beverage license at any catered event at
  195  which the caterer is selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
  196  Regardless of the county or counties in which the licensee
  197  operates, a licensee under this sub-subparagraph shall pay the
  198  annual state license tax set forth in s. 565.02(1)(b). A
  199  licensee under this sub-subparagraph must maintain for a period
  200  of 3 years all records required by the department by rule to
  201  demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this sub
  202  subparagraph.
  203         c. If a licensee under this subparagraph also possesses any
  204  other license under the Beverage Law, the license issued under
  205  this subparagraph does not authorize the holder to conduct
  206  activities on the premises to which the other license or
  207  licenses apply that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms
  208  of that license or the Beverage Law. This subparagraph does not
  209  permit the licensee to conduct activities that are otherwise
  210  prohibited by the Beverage Law or local law. Any culinary
  211  education program that holds a license to sell alcoholic
  212  beverages shall comply with the age requirements set forth in
  213  ss. 562.11(4), 562.111(2), and 562.13.
  214         d. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco may
  215  adopt rules to administer the license created in this
  216  subparagraph, to include rules governing licensure,
  217  recordkeeping, and enforcement.
  218         e. A license issued pursuant to this subparagraph does not
  219  permit the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages by the package
  220  for off-premises consumption.
  221  
  222  However, any license heretofore issued to any such hotel, motel,
  223  motor court, or restaurant or hereafter issued to any such
  224  hotel, motel, or motor court, including a condominium
  225  accommodation, under the general law may not be moved to a new
  226  location, such license being valid only on the premises of such
  227  hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant. Licenses issued to
  228  hotels, motels, motor courts, or restaurants under the general
  229  law and held by such hotels, motels, motor courts, or
  230  restaurants on May 24, 1947, shall be counted in the quota
  231  limitation contained in subsection (1). Any license issued for
  232  any hotel, motel, or motor court under this law shall be issued
  233  only to the owner of the hotel, motel, or motor court or, in the
  234  event the hotel, motel, or motor court is leased, to the lessee
  235  of the hotel, motel, or motor court; and the license shall
  236  remain in the name of the owner or lessee so long as the license
  237  is in existence. Any special license now in existence heretofore
  238  issued under this law cannot be renewed except in the name of
  239  the owner of the hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant or, in
  240  the event the hotel, motel, motor court, or restaurant is
  241  leased, in the name of the lessee of the hotel, motel, motor
  242  court, or restaurant in which the license is located and must
  243  remain in the name of the owner or lessee so long as the license
  244  is in existence. Any license issued under this section shall be
  245  marked “Special,” and nothing herein provided shall limit,
  246  restrict, or prevent the issuance of a special license for any
  247  restaurant or motel which shall hereafter meet the requirements
  248  of the law existing immediately before the effective date of
  249  this act, if construction of such restaurant has commenced
  250  before the effective date of this act and is completed within 30
  251  days thereafter, or if an application is on file for such
  252  special license at the time this act takes effect; and any such
  253  licenses issued under this proviso may be annually renewed as
  254  now provided by law. Nothing herein prevents an application for
  255  transfer of a license to a bona fide purchaser of any hotel,
  256  motel, motor court, or restaurant by the purchaser of such
  257  facility or the transfer of such license pursuant to law.
  258         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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