Title: Sale of Frozen or Mixed Alcoholic Beverages for Off-premises Consumption

Summary: Authorizes certain vendors to sell frozen alcoholic beverages or mixed alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances.

Full Text:
An act relating to the sale of frozen or mixed alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption; amending s. 565.045, F.S.; authorizing certain vendors to sell frozen alcoholic beverages or mixed alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances; providing definitions; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 565.045, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 565.045 Regulations for consumption on or off premises; penalty; exemptions.-(1) Vendors licensed under s. 565.02(1)(b)-(f) shall provide seats for the use of their customers. Such vendors may sell alcoholic beverages,including frozen alcoholic beverages or mixed alcoholic beverages, by the drink or in sealed containers for consumption on or off the premises where sold. Frozen alcoholic beverage sor mixed alcoholic beverages shall be considered sealed when packaging is applied on the licensed premises in such a manner as to prevent immediate consumption. (4) As used in this section, the term: HB 2021 (a) "Frozen alcoholic beverage" means an iced, fla vored alcoholic beverage made with a blender or dispensed from a frozen drink machine. (b) "Immediate consumption" means the consumption of a frozen or mixed alcoholic beverage without requiring any intervening action such as the opening, removal, or per foration of the container. (c) "Mixed alcoholic beverage" means a beverage made with one or more types of liquor combined with one or more other ingredients, which is usually shaken or stirred. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.