Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61A - Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco › Chapter 61A-3 - VENDORS AND LICENSEES › Section 61A-3.019 - Club Licenses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All clubs licensed under the beverage law must adhere to the
				  following regulations:
(1) Alcoholic
				beverages may be served only to bona fide club members or to their guests. The
				payment for such service and distribution must be made only by bona fide club
				members.
(2) Such clubs must have a
				definite fixed method of electing persons to membership in the club; such
				method must be described by the club's bylaws and must have some relation to
				the object and purpose of the club.
(3) Such clubs may sell and serve alcoholic
				beverages to club members and their invited guests only within the license
				premises as described by such sketch appearing on the application.
(4) Spirituous beverages may be purchased
				only in individual containers which are not larger than 1.75 liters or 59.18
				ounces nor smaller than 0.75 liter or 25.36 ounces.
(5) Such clubs are required to observe the
				same hours of sale as permitted other licensees in the same city or county,
				unless a special act, city ordinance or resolution of the board of county
				commissioners establishes different hours of service for holders of such club
				licenses.
(6) All service and
				distribution of alcoholic beverages by any such club must be for consumption on
				the premises only and no alcoholic beverages may be sold in sealed containers
				for off-premises consumption.
(7)
				Clubs are prohibited from selling or serving or permitting their service of
				alcoholic beverages at social functions given at the club by any non-member of
				the club.
(8) Clubs, in order to
				qualify, shall have been in continuous active existence devoted to promoting
				and pursuing the objectives provided by statute for a club for a period of not
				less than two years in the county where they exist, provided, however, the
				statutory exceptions as found in Section
				565.02(4),
				F.S., shall not be affected by this subsection.
(9) It shall be shown conclusively that the
				organization has actively pursued the purposes and objectives and goals of the
				charter and bylaws of that organization prior to issuance of a club
				license.
(10) Nothing in this rule
				shall prohibit the sale of vinous or malt beverages in unsealed containers not
				otherwise prohibited by law for on-premises consumption only.
(11) If any club holding a beverage license
				shall change club officers, such club shall within 10 days of the change file
				an application with the district office of the Division of Alcoholic Beverages
				and Tobacco and give a declaration of current officers. Any newly elected
				officers who have not previously been fingerprinted by the Division must have
				their fingerprints taken by the Division within this 10 day period.
(12) Subsection (11) does not apply to club
				licenses issued to national fraternal organizations. For these licenses,
				instead of all officers, only the official club manager, club steward, or bar
				manager needs to file an application and be fingerprinted when there is a
				change.
Rulemaking Authority
					 561.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 561.20(7),
					 565.02(4),
					 565.05,
					 565.06
					 FS.
Amended 3-22-73, Repromulgated 12-19-74, Amended 3-1-76,
					 7-18-85, Formerly 7A-3.19, 7A-3.019.