(1) Except as otherwise provided by county or municipal ordinance, no alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served, or permitted to be served or consumed in any place holding a license under the division between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. of the following day. This section shall not apply to railroads selling only to passengers for consumption on railroad cars.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by county or municipal ordinance, no vendor issued an alcoholic beverage license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the vendor’s licensed premises and whose principal business is the sale of alcoholic beverages, shall allow the licensed premises, as defined in s. 561.01(11), to be rented, leased, or otherwise used during the hours in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. However, this prohibition shall not apply to the rental, lease, or other use of the licensed premises on Sundays after 8 a.m. Further, neither this subsection, nor any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection, shall be construed to apply to a theme park complex as defined in s. 565.02(6) or an entertainment/resort complex as defined in s. 561.01(18).
(3) The division shall not be responsible for the enforcement of the hours of sale established by county or municipal ordinance.
(4) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 11, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(237); s. 1, ch. 20830, 1941; ss. 1-4, ch. 21944, 1943; s. 1, ch. 22605, 1945; s. 16, ch. 23746, 1947; s. 1, ch. 57-327; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 566, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 21, ch. 79-11; s. 3, ch. 97-165.
Structure 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.
562.111 - Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Under Age 21 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.
562.15 - 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.
562.408 - Exercise of Police Power.
562.42 - Destruction of Forfeited Property.
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.