Title: Wine

Summary: Providing an exception to the maximum allowable capacity for individual containers of wine sold in this state; providing that, except as provided in s. 564.09, F.S., all wine containers sold or offered for sale at retail for consumption off the premises shall be in the original container, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to wine; amending s. 564.05, F.S.; providing an exception to the maximum allowable capacity for individual containers of wine sold in this state; providing that, except as provided in s. 564.09, F.S., all wine containers sold or offered for sale at retail for consumption off the premises shall be in the original container; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 564.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers; penalty. It is unlawful for any person to sell within this state any wine in individual containers holding more than gallon of such wine unless such wine is in reusable containers holding 5.16 gallons.However, Provided, that qualified distributors and manufacturers may sell to other qualified distributors or manufacturers such wine in any size containers. Except as provided in s. 564.09,all wine sold or offered for sale by licensed vendors to be consumed off the premises shall be in the unopened original container. Any person convicted of a violation of this section commits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.