Florida Statutes
Chapter 562 - Beverage Law: Enforcement
562.131 - Solicitation for Sale of Alcoholic Beverage Prohibited; Penalty.


(1) It is unlawful for any licensee, his or her employee, agent, servant, or any entertainer employed at the licensed premises or employed on a contractual basis to entertain, perform or work upon the licensed premises to beg or solicit any patron or customer thereof or visitor in any licensed premises to purchase any beverage, alcoholic or otherwise, for such licensee’s employee, agent, servant, or entertainer.
(2) It is unlawful for any licensee, his or her employee, agent, or servant to knowingly permit any person to loiter in or about the licensed premises for the purpose of begging or soliciting any patron or customer of, or visitor in, such premises to purchase any beverage, alcoholic or otherwise.
(3) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1-3, ch. 61-234; s. 1, ch. 65-111; s. 565, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 862, ch. 97-103.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV - Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

Chapter 562 - Beverage Law: Enforcement

562.01 - Possession of Untaxed Beverages.

562.02 - Possession of Beverage Not Permitted to Be Sold Under License.

562.025 - Possession of Beverages as Food Ingredients.

562.03 - Storage on Licensed Premises.

562.06 - Sale Only on Licensed Premises.

562.061 - Misrepresentation of Beverages Sold on Licensed Premises.

562.07 - Illegal Transportation of Beverages.

562.11 - Selling, Giving, or Serving Alcoholic Beverages to Person Under Age 21; Providing a Proper Name; Misrepresenting or Misstating Age or Age of Another to Induce Licensee to Serve Alcoholic Beverages to Person Under 21; Penalties.

562.111 - Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Under Age 21 Prohibited.

562.112 - Alcohol-Related or Drug-Related Overdoses; Medical Assistance; Immunity From Arrest, Charge, Prosecution, and Penalization.

562.12 - Beverages Sold With Improper License, or Without License or Registration, or Held With Intent to Sell Prohibited.

562.121 - Operating Bottle Club Without License Prohibited.

562.13 - Employment of Minors or Certain Other Persons by Certain Vendors Prohibited; Exceptions.

562.131 - Solicitation for Sale of Alcoholic Beverage Prohibited; Penalty.

562.14 - Regulating the Time for Sale of Alcoholic and Intoxicating Beverages; Prohibiting Use of Licensed Premises.

562.15 - Unlawful Possession; Unpaid Taxes.

562.16 - Possession of Beverages Upon Which Tax Is Unpaid.

562.165 - Production of Beer or Wine for Personal or Family Use; Exemption.

562.17 - Collection of Unpaid Beverage Taxes.

562.18 - Possession of Beverage Upon Which Federal Tax Unpaid.

562.20 - Monthly Reports by Common and Other Carriers of Beverages Required.

562.23 - Conspiracy to Violate Beverage Law; Penalty.

562.24 - Administration of Oaths by Director or Authorized Employees.

562.25 - State Bonded Warehouses.

562.26 - Delivering Beverage on Which Tax Unpaid.

562.27 - Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.28 - Possession of Beverages in Fraud of Beverage Law.

562.29 - Raw Materials and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.30 - Possession of Beverage Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.

562.31 - Possession of Raw Materials Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.

562.32 - Moving or Concealing Beverage With Intent to Defraud State of Tax; Penalty.

562.33 - Beverage and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.34 - Containers; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.35 - Conveyance; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.36 - Beverage on Conveyance Prima Facie Evidence; Proviso.

562.38 - Report of Seizures.

562.408 - Exercise of Police Power.

562.41 - Searches; Penalty.

562.42 - Destruction of Forfeited Property.

562.44 - Donation of Forfeited Beverages or Raw Materials to State Institutions; Sale of Forfeited Beverages.

562.45 - Penalties for Violating Beverage Law; Local Ordinances; Prohibiting Regulation of Certain Activities or Business Transactions; Requiring Nondiscriminatory Treatment; Providing Exceptions.

562.451 - Moonshine Whiskey; Ownership, Possession, or Control Prohibited; Penalties; Rule of Evidence.

562.452 - Curb Service of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.

562.453 - Curb Drinking of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.

562.454 - Vendors to Be Closed in Time of Riot.

562.455 - Adulterating Liquor; Penalty.

562.46 - Legal Remedies Not Impaired.

562.47 - Rules of Evidence; Beverage Law.

562.48 - Minors Patronizing, Visiting, or Loitering in a Dance Hall.

562.50 - Habitual Drunkards; Furnishing Intoxicants To, After Notice.

562.51 - Retail Alcoholic Beverage Establishments; Rights as Private Enterprise.

562.61 - Sale, Offer for Sale, Purchase, or Use of Alcohol Vaporizing Devices Prohibited.