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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.506 - Poultry Boxes; Designation of Owners.

506.506 Poultry boxes; designation of owners.—Any person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in receiving, packing, handling, or selling poultry in permanent boxes may, in order to designate the ownership of such boxes or distinguish such boxes from other similar boxes, adopt, own, and use any name or mark and permanently affix or stamp such name or mark on any poultry box, except cardboard, fiberboard, or wood containers, which poultry box is owned by such person, firm, corporation, or association.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.507 - Bakery Containers; Designation of Owners.

506.507 Bakery containers; designation of owners.—Any person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in receiving, packing, handling, or selling bakery products in permanent containers may, in order to designate the ownership of such containers or distinguish such containers from other similar containers, adopt, own, and use any name or mark and permanently affix such name or mark on any bakery container it owns, except a cardboard, fiberboard, or corrugated container.
History.—s. 4, ch. 87-80.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.508 - Illegal Use of Dairy Cases, Egg Baskets, Poultry Boxes, or Bakery Containers.

506.508 Illegal use of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers.—No person, firm, corporation, or association shall use for any purpose any container which is identified with or by any name or mark registered with the department as provided in s. 506.503 unless such person is the registered owner of the name or mark. No person, firm, corporation, or association shall deface, obliterate, destroy, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any such name or mark without the written consent of the registered owner.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 5, ch. 87-80.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.509 - Possession of Shopping Carts, Laundry Carts, Dairy Cases, Egg Baskets, Poultry Boxes, or Bakery Containers.

506.509 Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers.—Any person who is in possession of any shopping cart, laundry cart, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container with a registered name or mark shall be presumed to be in possession of stolen property and is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 6, ch. 87-80.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.511 - Transportation of Dairy Cases, Egg Baskets, Poultry Boxes, or Bakery Containers; Bill of Lading.

506.511 Transportation of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers; bill of lading.—It is unlawful for any common carrier or private carrier for hire, except those carriers engaged in the transporting of dairy products, eggs, poultry, or bakery products to and from farms or bakeries where produced, to receive or transport any container marked with a registered name or mark unless such carrier has in his or her possession a bill of lading or invoice therefor.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 90, ch. 85-81; s. 7, ch. 87-80; s. 670, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.513 - Illegal Use of Shopping Carts and Laundry Carts.

506.513 Illegal use of shopping carts and laundry carts.—It is a violation of ss. 506.501-506.519:
(1) To remove any shopping cart or laundry cart from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment with intent to deprive temporarily or permanently the owner of such cart, or the retailer, of possession of the cart.
(2) To remove a shopping cart or laundry cart, without written authorization, from its owner or from the premises or parking area of any retail establishment.
(3) To remove, obliterate, or alter any serial number or sign affixed to a shopping cart or laundry cart.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.5131 - Return of Shopping Carts; Assessment of Fees, Fines, and Costs.

506.5131 Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees, fines, and costs.—
(1) The rightful owner of any shopping cart with a registered name or mark found on public property shall be immediately notified of its recovery.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or local ordinance, no fee, fine, or costs may be assessed against the owner of a shopping cart unless the shopping cart was found on public property and was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart, or an employee acting on the owner’s behalf, and the fee, fine, or cost has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This subsection shall not apply to any ordinance adopted after January 31, 2002, and prior to June 30, 2002, that requires a business establishment to install a retention system to retain shopping carts within the real property boundaries of a business location.
History.—s. 12, ch. 98-396; s. 6, ch. 2006-165.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.514 - Unlawful Removal of Dairy Cases.

506.514 Unlawful removal of dairy cases.—It is a violation of ss. 506.501-506.519 for any person not in lawful possession of a dairy case to remove a dairy case from the premises, the parking area, or any other area of any retail establishment, or from any dairy delivery vehicle, if:
(1) The dairy case is marked on at least two sides with a registered name or mark; and
(2) A notice to the public, warning that use by any person other than the registered owner is punishable by law, is visibly displayed on the dairy case.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.515 - Unlawful Removal of Egg Baskets, Poultry Boxes, or Bakery Containers.

506.515 Unlawful removal of egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers.—It is a violation of ss. 506.501-506.519 for any person not in lawful possession of an egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container to remove such egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container from the premises, the parking area, or any other area of any processor, bakery, distributor, retailer, or food service establishment.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 8, ch. 87-80.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.517 - Deposits.

506.517 Deposits.—The requiring, taking, or accepting of any deposit upon delivery of any shopping cart, laundry cart, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container shall not be deemed a sale thereof, optional or otherwise.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 9, ch. 87-80.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.518 - Penalty.

506.518 Penalty.—Any person who violates any of the provisions of ss. 506.501-506.519 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 10, ch. 87-80; s. 126, ch. 91-224.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 506 - Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets › 506.519 - Scope of Ss. 506.501-506.519.

506.519 Scope of ss. 506.501-506.519.—
(1) Sections 506.501-506.519 do not apply to the owner of a shopping cart, laundry cart, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container; to a retailer; to the agents or employees of such owner or retailer; or to a customer who has written consent from the owner of a shopping cart, laundry cart, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, or bakery container, or from a retailer, to possess such cart, case, basket, box, or container or remove it from the premises or the parking area of the retail establishment.
(2) The provisions of ss. 506.501-506.519 are intended to be supplemental to the other provisions of this chapter and any other provisions of law governing the subject matter of ss. 506.501-506.519.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 11, ch. 87-80; s. 4, ch. 2000-272.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.02 - Construction; Intent; Application.

507.02 Construction; intent; application.—
(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally to:
(a) Establish the law of this state governing the loading, transportation or shipment, unloading, and affiliated storage of household goods as part of household moves.
(b) Address household moving practices in this state in a manner that is not inconsistent with federal law governing consumer protection.
(2) This chapter applies to the operations of any mover or moving broker engaged in the intrastate transportation or shipment of household goods originating in this state and terminating in this state. This chapter does not apply to shipments contracted by the United States, the state, or any local government or political subdivision of the state.
(3) This chapter is intended to secure the satisfaction and confidence of shippers and members of the public when using a mover.
(4) This chapter does not supersede the authority or jurisdiction of any federal agency for goods or services regulated or controlled under other provisions of law.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-53; s. 4, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.05 - Estimates and Contracts for Service.

507.05 Estimates and contracts for service.—Before providing any moving or accessorial services, a contract and estimate must be provided to a prospective shipper in writing, must be signed and dated by the shipper and the mover, and must include:
(1) The name, telephone number, and physical address where the mover’s employees are available during normal business hours.
(2) The date the contract or estimate is prepared and any proposed date of the move.
(3) The name and address of the shipper, the addresses where the articles are to be picked up and delivered, and a telephone number where the shipper may be reached.
(4) The name, telephone number, and physical address of any location where the goods will be held pending further transportation, including situations where the mover retains possession of goods pending resolution of a fee dispute with the shipper.
(5) An itemized breakdown and description and total of all costs and services for loading, transportation or shipment, unloading, and accessorial services to be provided during a household move or storage of household goods.
(6) Acceptable forms of payment. A mover shall accept a minimum of two of the three following forms of payment:
(a) Cash, cashier’s check, money order, or traveler’s check;
(b) Valid personal check, showing upon its face the name and address of the shipper or authorized representative; or
(c) Valid credit card, which shall include, but not be limited to, Visa or MasterCard.
A mover must clearly and conspicuously disclose to the shipper in the estimate and contract for services the forms of payments the mover will accept, including the forms of payment described in paragraphs (a)-(c).
History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-53; s. 64, ch. 2003-1; s. 7, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.06 - Delivery and Storage of Household Goods.

507.06 Delivery and storage of household goods.—
(1) A mover must relinquish household goods to a shipper and must place the goods inside a shipper’s dwelling or, if directed by the shipper, inside a storehouse or warehouse that is owned or rented by the shipper or the shipper’s agent, unless the shipper has not tendered payment in the amount specified in a written contract or estimate signed and dated by the shipper. A mover may not refuse to relinquish prescription medicines and goods for use by children, including children’s furniture, clothing, or toys, under any circumstances.
(2) A mover may not refuse to relinquish household goods to a shipper or fail to place the goods inside a shipper’s dwelling or, if directed by the shipper, inside a storehouse or warehouse that is owned or rented by the shipper or the shipper’s agent, based on the mover’s refusal to accept an acceptable form of payment.
(3) A mover that lawfully fails to relinquish a shipper’s household goods may place the goods in storage until payment is tendered; however, the mover must notify the shipper of the location where the goods are stored and the amount due within 5 days after receipt of a written request for that information from the shipper, which request must include the address where the shipper may receive the notice. A mover may not require a prospective shipper to waive any rights or requirements under this section.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2002-53; s. 8, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.08 - Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practice.

507.08 Deceptive and unfair trade practice.—Acts, conduct, practices, omissions, failings, misrepresentations, or nondisclosures committed in violation of this chapter are deceptive and unfair trade practices under ss. 501.201-501.213, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and administrative rules adopted in accordance with the act.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2002-53; s. 10, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.09 - Administrative Remedies; Penalties.

507.09 Administrative remedies; penalties.—
(1) The department may enter an order doing one or more of the following if the department finds that a mover or moving broker, or a person employed or contracted by a mover or broker, has violated or is operating in violation of this chapter or the rules or orders issued pursuant to this chapter:
(a) Issuing a notice of noncompliance under s. 120.695.
(b) Imposing an administrative fine in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each act or omission. However, the department must impose an administrative fine in the Class IV category for each violation of s. 507.07(9) if the department does not seek a civil penalty for the same offense.
(c) Directing that the person cease and desist specified activities.
(d) Refusing to register or revoking or suspending a registration.
(e) Placing the registrant on probation, subject to the conditions specified by the department.
(2) The administrative proceedings which could result in the entry of an order imposing any of the penalties specified in subsection (1) are governed by chapter 120.
(3) The department may adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this chapter.
History.—s. 9, ch. 2002-53; s. 11, ch. 2006-4; s. 46, ch. 2014-150; s. 3, ch. 2017-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.10 - Civil Penalties; Remedies.

507.10 Civil penalties; remedies.—
(1) The department may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any penalties or damages authorized in this chapter and for injunctive relief to enforce compliance with this chapter.
(2) The department may seek a civil penalty in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation of this chapter. However, the department must seek a civil penalty in the Class IV category for each violation of s. 507.07(9) if the department does not impose an administrative fine for the same offense.
(3) The department may seek restitution for and on behalf of any shipper aggrieved or injured by a violation of this chapter.
(4) Any provision in a contract for services or bill of lading from a mover or moving broker that purports to waive, limit, restrict, or avoid any of the duties, obligations, or prescriptions of the mover or broker, as provided in this chapter, is void.
(5) The remedies provided in this chapter are in addition to any other remedies available for the same conduct, including those provided in local ordinances.
(6) Upon motion of the department in any action brought under this chapter, the court may make appropriate orders, including appointment of a master or receiver or sequestration of assets, to reimburse shippers found to have been damaged, to carry out a consumer transaction in accordance with the shipper’s reasonable expectations, or to grant other appropriate relief.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2002-53; s. 12, ch. 2006-4; s. 47, ch. 2014-150; s. 4, ch. 2017-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.11 - Criminal Penalties.

507.11 Criminal penalties.—
(1) The refusal of a mover or a mover’s employee, agent, or contractor to comply with an order from a law enforcement officer to relinquish a shipper’s household goods after the officer determines that the shipper has tendered payment of the amount of a written estimate or contract, or after the officer determines that the mover did not produce a signed estimate or contract upon which demand is being made for payment, is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A mover’s compliance with an order from a law enforcement officer to relinquish goods to a shipper is not a waiver or finding of fact regarding any right to seek further payment from the shipper.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), any person or business that violates this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 11, ch. 2002-53; s. 13, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.12 - General Inspection Trust Fund; Payments.

507.12 General Inspection Trust Fund; payments.—Any moneys recovered by the department as a penalty under this chapter shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2002-53; s. 14, ch. 2006-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 507 - Household Moving Services › 507.13 - Local Regulation.

507.13 Local regulation.—
(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), this chapter preempts a local ordinance or regulation of a county or municipality which regulates transactions relating to movers of household goods or moving brokers.
(b) This chapter does not preempt an ordinance or regulation originally enacted by a county before January 1, 2011, or a subsequent amendment to such an ordinance or regulation. However, registration fees required by such an ordinance or regulation must be reasonable and may not exceed the cost of administering the ordinance or regulation. In addition, registration and bonding may be required only of a mover or moving broker whose principal place of business is located within that county’s jurisdiction.
(c) This section does not preempt a local government’s authority to levy a local business tax pursuant to chapter 205.
(2) The department may enter into a cooperative agreement with any county or municipality which provides for the referral, investigation, and prosecution of consumer complaints alleging violations of this chapter.
History.—s. 13, ch. 2002-53; s. 15, ch. 2006-4; s. 4, ch. 2011-121.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.034 - Application.

509.034 Application.—Sections 509.141-509.162 and 509.401-509.417 apply to transients only. This chapter may not be used to circumvent the procedural requirements of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
History.—ss. 3, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.035 - Immediate closure due to severe public health threat.

509.035 Immediate closure due to severe public health threat.—The division shall, upon proper finding, immediately issue an order to close an establishment licensed under this chapter in the instance of a severe and immediate public health or safety or welfare threat as follows:
(1)(a) The director shall declare a public health threat upon a proper finding by the State Health Officer that the continued operation of a licensed establishment presents a severe and immediate threat to the public health.
(b) The director shall declare a threat to the public safety or welfare upon a proper finding by the director that the continued operation of a licensed establishment presents a severe and immediate threat to the public safety or welfare.
(2) Upon such determination, the division shall issue a notice to show cause and an emergency order of suspension. Such order shall be served upon the establishment by the division or its agent, and the establishment shall be closed. An operator who resists such closure is subject to further administrative action by the division and is punishable as provided in s. 509.281. The division shall provide an inspection within 24 hours following such closure and shall review all relevant information to determine whether the facility has met the requirements to resume operations.
(3) The division may attach a sign which states “Closed to Protect Public Health and Safety” to such an establishment and may require the licensee to immediately stop service until notification to the contrary is provided by the director.
History.—ss. 5, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 3, ch. 91-40; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 93-53; s. 53, ch. 2015-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.036 - Public food service inspector standardization.

509.036 Public food service inspector standardization.—
(1) Any person performing required inspections of licensed public food service establishments for the division or its agent must:
(a) Be standardized by a food service evaluation officer certified by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
(b) Pass an approved food protection practices test as prescribed by s. 509.039; and
(c) Pass a written examination to demonstrate knowledge of the laws and rules which regulate public food service establishments.
(2) The division or its agent shall provide a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually for each public food service inspector. This continuing education shall include instruction in techniques to prevent food-borne illness, sanitation, and a review of relevant laws.
(3) An inspector may be subject to suspension or dismissal for cause as set forth in s. 110.227.
(4) Any costs incurred as a direct result of the requirements of subsection (1) shall be funded from the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund from the amounts deposited from public food service establishment license fees.
History.—s. 6, ch. 90-339; s. 15, ch. 91-201; s. 56, ch. 91-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 23, ch. 92-180; s. 15, ch. 93-53; s. 31, ch. 2002-299; s. 78, ch. 2013-18.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.039 - Food service manager certification.

509.039 Food service manager certification.—It is the duty of the division to adopt, by rule, food safety protection standards for the training and certification of all food service managers who are responsible for the storage, preparation, display, or serving of foods to the public in establishments regulated under this chapter. The standards adopted by the division shall be consistent with the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs adopted by the Conference for Food Protection. These standards are to be adopted by the division to ensure that, upon successfully passing a test, approved by the Conference for Food Protection, a manager of a food service establishment shall have demonstrated a knowledge of basic food protection practices. The division may contract with an organization offering a training and certification program that complies with division standards and results in a certification recognized by the Conference for Food Protection to conduct an approved test and certify all test results to the division. Other organizations offering programs that meet the same requirements may also conduct approved tests and certify all test results to the division. The division may charge the organization it contracts with a fee of not more than $5 per certified test to cover the administrative costs of the division for the food service manager training and certification program. All managers employed by a food service establishment must have passed an approved test and received a certificate attesting thereto. Managers have a period of 30 days after employment to pass the required test. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of food service manager certification upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. The ranking of food service establishments is also preempted to the state; provided, however, that any local ordinances establishing a ranking system in existence prior to October 1, 1988, may remain in effect.
History.—s. 24, ch. 92-180; s. 4, ch. 93-53; s. 2, ch. 2002-299; s. 3, ch. 2008-55.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.072 - Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund; collection and disposition of moneys received.

509.072 Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund; collection and disposition of moneys received.—
(1) There is created a Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund to be used for the administration and operation of the division and the carrying out of all laws and rules under the jurisdiction of the division pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and operation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including the inspection of elevators as required under chapter 399. All funds collected by the division and the amounts paid for licenses and fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury into the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund.
(2) Fees collected under s. 509.302(2) and deposited into the trust fund must be used solely for the purpose of funding the Hospitality Education Program, except for any trust fund service charge imposed by s. 215.20, and may not be used to pay for any expense of the division not directly attributable to the Hospitality Education Program. These funds may not be deposited or transferred into any other trust fund administered by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or any of its divisions. For audit purposes, fees collected under s. 509.302(2) and all charges against those fees must be maintained by the department as a separate ledger.
History.—s. 3, ch. 75-184; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 96-384; s. 3, ch. 2007-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.091 - Notices; form and service.

509.091 Notices; form and service.—
(1) All licensees and licensed agents must provide an e-mail address to the division to function as the primary method of contact for all communication with the division.
(2) Each notice or inspection report served by the division pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and must be delivered personally by an agent of the division, sent by e-mail, or mailed to the operator of the public lodging establishment or public food service establishment. If the operator refuses to accept service or evades service or the agent is otherwise unable to effect service after due diligence, the division may post such notice or inspection report in a conspicuous place at the establishment.
History.—s. 28, ch. 6952, 1915; RGS 2148; CGL 3377; s. 30, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3377; s. 1, ch. 71-157; s. 190, ch. 71-377; s. 4, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 5, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 93-53; s. 2, ch. 2015-143; s. 4, ch. 2023-211.
Note.—Former s. 511.29.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.092 - Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.

509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.—Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments are private enterprises, and the operator has the right to refuse accommodations or service to any person who is objectionable or undesirable to the operator, but such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, physical disability, or national origin. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or a violation of a rule adopted under this section has a right of action pursuant to s. 760.11.
History.—s. 4, ch. 57-389; s. 1, ch. 70-291; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 6, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1, ch. 2015-68.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.095 - Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.

509.095 Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.—Upon the presentation of a valid military identification card by an individual who is currently on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, Reserve Forces, or Coast Guard, and who seeks to obtain accommodations at a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn, as defined in s. 509.242, such hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn shall waive any minimum age policy that it may have which restricts accommodations to individuals based on age. Duplication of a military identification card presented pursuant to this section is prohibited.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2015-139.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.098 - Prohibition of hourly rates.

509.098 Prohibition of hourly rates.—
(1) An operator of a public lodging establishment may not offer an hourly rate for an accommodation.
(2) This section does not apply to an hourly rate charged by an operator of a public lodging establishment as a late checkout fee.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2022-222.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.111 - Liability for property of guests.

509.111 Liability for property of guests.—
(1) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not under any obligation to accept for safekeeping any moneys, securities, jewelry, or precious stones of any kind belonging to any guest, and, if such are accepted for safekeeping, the operator is not liable for the loss thereof unless such loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator. However, the liability of the operator shall be limited to $1,000 for such loss, if the public lodging establishment gave a receipt for the property (stating the value) on a form which stated, in type large enough to be clearly noticeable, that the public lodging establishment was not liable for any loss exceeding $1,000 and was only liable for that amount if the loss was the proximate result of fault or negligence of the operator.
(2) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not liable or responsible to any guest for the loss of wearing apparel, goods, or other property, except as provided in subsection (1), unless such loss occurred as the proximate result of fault or negligence of such operator, and, in case of fault or negligence, the operator is not liable for a greater sum than $500, unless the guest, prior to the loss or damage, files with the operator an inventory of the guest’s effects and the value thereof and the operator is given the opportunity to inspect such effects and check them against such inventory. The operator of a public lodging establishment is not liable or responsible to any guest for the loss of effects listed in such inventory in a total amount exceeding $1,000.
History.—s. 4, ch. 1999, 1874; RS 873; GS 1231; RGS 2355; s. 11, ch. 9264, 1923; s. 1, ch. 12052, 1927; CGL 3759; s. 40, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3759; s. 1, ch. 23931, 1947; s. 2, ch. 28129, 1953; s. 6, ch. 73-325; s. 1, ch. 73-364; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 8, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 11, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 671, ch. 97-103.
Note.—Former s. 510.04.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.142 - Conduct on premises; refusal of service.

509.142 Conduct on premises; refusal of service.—The operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may refuse accommodations or service to any person whose conduct on the premises of the establishment displays intoxication, profanity, lewdness, or brawling; who indulges in language or conduct such as to disturb the peace or comfort of other guests; who engages in illegal or disorderly conduct; who illegally possesses or deals in controlled substances as defined in chapter 893; or whose conduct constitutes a nuisance. Such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, physical disability, or national origin.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-131; s. 3, ch. 70-291; s. 6, ch. 72-48; s. 9, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.143 - Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment; detention; arrest; immunity from liability.

509.143 Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment; detention; arrest; immunity from liability.—
(1) An operator may take a person into custody and detain that person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time if the operator has probable cause to believe that the person was engaging in disorderly conduct in violation of s. 877.03 on the premises of the licensed establishment and that such conduct was creating a threat to the life or safety of the person or others. The operator shall call a law enforcement officer to the scene immediately after detaining a person under this subsection.
(2) A law enforcement officer may arrest, either on or off the premises of the licensed establishment and without a warrant, any person the officer has probable cause to believe violated s. 877.03 on the premises of a licensed establishment and, in the course of such violation, created a threat to the life or safety of the person or others.
(3) An operator or a law enforcement officer who detains a person under subsection (1) or makes an arrest under subsection (2) is not civilly or criminally liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention on the basis of any action taken in compliance with subsection (1) or subsection (2).
(4) A person who resists the reasonable efforts of an operator or a law enforcement officer to detain or arrest that person in accordance with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, unless the person did not know or did not have reason to know that the person seeking to make such detention or arrest was the operator of the establishment or a law enforcement officer.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-174; ss. 14, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.151 - Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty.

509.151 Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty.—
(1) Any person who obtains food, lodging, or other accommodations having a value of less than $1,000 at any public food service establishment, or at any transient establishment, with intent to defraud the operator thereof, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; if such food, lodging, or other accommodations have a value of $1,000 or more, such person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) This section does not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payments. This section shall not be used to circumvent the procedural requirements of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
History.—ss. 1-3, ch. 6954, 1915; RGS 5157; CGL 7260; s. 45, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7260; s. 1, ch. 63-546; s. 474, ch. 71-136; s. 10, ch. 73-325; s. 1, ch. 74-314; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 11, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 93-53; s. 22, ch. 2019-167.
Note.—Former s. 511.38.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.161 - Rules of evidence in prosecutions.

509.161 Rules of evidence in prosecutions.—In prosecutions under s. 509.151, proof that lodging, food, or other accommodations were obtained by false pretense; by false or fictitious show of baggage or other property; by absconding without paying or offering to pay for such food, lodging, or accommodations; or by surreptitiously removing or attempting to remove baggage shall constitute prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent. If the operator of the establishment has probable cause to believe, and does believe, that any person has obtained food, lodging, or other accommodations at such establishment with intent to defraud the operator thereof, the failure to make payment upon demand therefor, there being no dispute as to the amount owed, shall constitute prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent in such prosecutions.
History.—s. 2, ch. 6954, 1915; RGS 5158; CGL 7261; s. 46, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7261; s. 2, ch. 63-546; s. 11, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 12, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 85, ch. 2019-167.
Note.—Former s. 511.39.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.162 - Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee.

509.162 Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee.—
(1) Any law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment who has probable cause to believe that theft of personal property belonging to such establishment has been committed by a person and that the officer or operator can recover such property or the reasonable value thereof by taking the person into custody may, for the purpose of attempting to effect such recovery or for prosecution, take such person into custody on the premises and detain such person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable period of time. If the operator takes the person into custody, a law enforcement officer shall be called to the scene immediately. The taking into custody and detention by a law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, if done in compliance with this subsection, does not render such law enforcement officer or operator criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention.
(2) Any law enforcement officer may arrest, either on or off the premises and without warrant, any person if there is probable cause to believe that person has committed theft in a public lodging establishment or in a public food service establishment.
(3) Any person who resists the reasonable effort of a law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment to recover property which the law enforcement officer or operator had probable cause to believe had been stolen from the public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, and who is subsequently found to be guilty of theft of the subject property, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, unless such person did not know, or did not have reason to know, that the person seeking to recover the property was a law enforcement officer or the operator. For purposes of this section, the charge of theft and the charge of resisting apprehension may be tried concurrently.
(4) Theft of any property belonging to a guest of an establishment licensed under this chapter, or of property belonging to such establishment, by an employee of the establishment or by an employee of a person, firm, or entity which has contracted to provide services to the establishment constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 3, ch. 63-546; s. 12, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 13, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.191 - Unclaimed property.

509.191 Unclaimed property.—Any property with an identifiable owner which is left in a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, other than property belonging to a guest who has vacated the premises without notice to the operator and with an outstanding account, which property remains unclaimed after being held by the establishment for 30 days after written notice to the guest or owner of the property, shall become the property of the establishment. Property without an identifiable owner which is found in a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment is subject to the provisions of chapter 705.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 6196, 1911; RGS 2357, 2358; CGL 3761, 3762; ss. 42, 43, ch. 16042, 1933; s. 125, ch. 26869, 1951; s. 15, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 188, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 14, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 2, ch. 98-275.
Note.—Former ss. 510.06, 510.07.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations › Chapter 509 - Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds › Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417) › 509.2015 - Telephone surcharges by public lodging establishments.

509.2015 Telephone surcharges by public lodging establishments.—
(1) A public lodging establishment which imposes a surcharge for any telephone call must post notice of such surcharge in a conspicuous place located by each telephone from which a call which is subject to a surcharge may originate. Such notice must be plainly visible and printed on a sign that is not less than 3 inches by 5 inches in size, and such notice shall clearly state if the surcharge applies whether or not the telephone call has been attempted or completed.
(2) The division may, pursuant to s. 509.261, suspend or revoke the license of, or impose a fine against, any public lodging establishment that violates subsection (1).
History.—s. 1, ch. 89-349; ss. 19, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.