SB 574 — In-store Servicing of Alcoholic Beverages

Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 574 By Senatorthe BurgessCommittee 23-01250-24on 2024574__Regulated AIndustries; bill to be entitled An act relating to in-store servicing of alcoholic beverages;

and Senator Burgess 580-02898-24 2024574c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to in-store servicing of alcoholic beverages;

revisingconforming applicability of provisions regulating in-store servicing of wine to includechanges productsmade withby athe specifiedact; percentage of alcohol;

authorizingcreating thes. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt rules;

making561.425, technicalF.S.; changes;

authorizing the in-store servicing of distilled spirits sold by a distributor to a vendor;

defining the term “in-store servicing”;

SubsectionsSubsection (2) of section 561.424, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsectionssubsection (3) andis (4) are added to that section, to read:

561.424 Vinous and other beverages;

(3) As used in this section, the term “in-“in-store store servicing” as used herein means:

placing(a) Placing the wine on the vendor’s shelves and maintaining the appearance and display of the said wine on the vendor’s shelves in the vendor’s licensed premises;premises.;

placing(b) Placing the wine that is not so shelved or displayed in a storage area designated by the vendor, which is located in the vendor’s licensed premises;premises.;

(c) Rotating rotation of vinous beverages;beverages.;

and price(d) Price stamping of vinous beverages in the vendor’s licensedPage premises.1 of 2 CODING:

This section shall not apply to distilled spirits.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 574 23-01250-24580-02898-24 2024574__2024574c1 (3)licensed Thispremises. section does not apply to distilled spirits, but specifically applies to products containing less than 6 percent alcohol by volume as described in s.

564.06(5)(b).This section shall not apply to distilled spirits.

(4) The division may adopt rules to implement this section.

Section 561.425, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

561.425 Distilled spirits;

in-store servicing authorized.— (1) Nothing in s.

561.42 or any other provision of the alcoholic beverage law prohibits a distributor of distilled spirits from providing in-store servicing of distilled spirits sold by the distributor to a vendor.

(2) As used in this section, the term “in-store servicing” means:

(a) Placing distilled spirits, including distilled spirits located in a storage area designated by the vendor, on the vendor’s shelves and maintaining the appearance and display of the distilled spirits on the vendor’s shelves in the vendor’s licensed premises.

(b) Placing the distilled spirits in displays.

(c) Placing the distilled spirits that are not shelved or displayed in a storage area designated by the vendor, which is located in the vendor’s licensed premises.

(d) Rotating distilled spirits.

(e) Price stamping distilled spirits in the vendor’s licensed premises.

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