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Part I - Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (Ss. 509.013-509.417)
509.013 - Definitions. - (1) “Division” means the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of...
509.032 - Duties. - (1) GENERAL.—The division shall carry out all of the provisions...
509.034 - Application. - History.—ss. 3, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161;...
509.035 - Immediate closure due to severe public health threat. - (1)(a) The director shall declare a public health threat upon...
509.036 - Public food service inspector standardization. - (1) Any person performing required inspections of licensed public food...
509.039 - Food service manager certification. - History.—s. 24, ch. 92-180; s. 4, ch. 93-53; s. 2,...
509.049 - Food service employee training. - (1) The division shall adopt, by rule, minimum food safety...
509.072 - Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund; collection and disposition of moneys received. - (1) There is created a Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund...
509.091 - Notices; form and service. - (1) Each notice served by the division pursuant to this...
509.092 - Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises. - History.—s. 4, ch. 57-389; s. 1, ch. 70-291; s. 3,...
509.095 - Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2015-139.
509.096 - Human trafficking awareness training and policies for employees of public lodging establishments; enforcement. - (1) A public lodging establishment shall: (a) Provide annual training...
509.098 - Prohibition of hourly rates. - (1) An operator of a public lodging establishment may not...
509.101 - Establishment rules; posting of notice; food service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile food dispensing vehicle registry. - (1) Any operator of a public lodging establishment or a...
509.102 - Mobile food dispensing vehicles; preemption. - (1) As used in this section, the term “mobile food...
509.111 - Liability for property of guests. - (1) The operator of a public lodging establishment is not...
509.141 - Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests; notice; procedure; penalties for refusal to leave. - (1) The operator of any public lodging establishment or public...
509.142 - Conduct on premises; refusal of service. - History.—s. 1, ch. 65-131; s. 3, ch. 70-291; s. 6,...
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...
509.144 - Prohibited handbill distribution in a public lodging establishment; penalties. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Handbill”...
509.151 - Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty. - (1) Any person who obtains food, lodging, or other accommodations...
509.161 - Rules of evidence in prosecutions. - History.—s. 2, ch. 6954, 1915; RGS 5158; CGL 7261; s....
509.162 - Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee. - (1) Any law enforcement officer or operator of a public...
509.191 - Unclaimed property. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 6196, 1911; RGS 2357, 2358; CGL...
509.2015 - Telephone surcharges by public lodging establishments. - (1) A public lodging establishment which imposes a surcharge for...
509.211 - Safety regulations. - (1) Each bedroom or apartment in each public lodging establishment...
509.2112 - Public lodging establishments three stories or more in height; inspection rules. - (1) Every public lodging establishment that is three stories or...
509.213 - Emergency first aid to choking victims. - (1) Every public food service establishment shall post a sign...
509.214 - Notification of automatic gratuity charge. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-24; s. 1, ch. 88-16; ss. 21,...
509.215 - Firesafety. - (1) Any: (a) Public lodging establishment, as defined in this...
509.2151 - Dining facility firesafety requirement limitation. - History.—s. 37, ch. 2016-129.
509.221 - Sanitary regulations. - (1)(a) Each public lodging establishment shall be supplied with potable...
509.232 - School carnivals and fairs; exemption from certain food service regulations. - History.—s. 1, ch. 81-147; ss. 24, 52, ch. 90-339; s....
509.233 - Public food service establishment requirements; local exemption for dogs in designated outdoor portions. - (1) LOCAL EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding s. 509.032(7), the governing body of...
509.241 - Licenses required; exceptions. - (1) LICENSES; ANNUAL RENEWALS.—Each public lodging establishment and public food...
509.242 - Public lodging establishments; classifications. - (1) A public lodging establishment shall be classified as a...
509.251 - License fees. - (1) The division shall adopt, by rule, a schedule of...
509.261 - Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure. - (1) Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment...
509.271 - Prerequisite for issuance of municipal or county occupational license. - History.—s. 49, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3355(1); s....
509.281 - Prosecution for violation; duty of state attorney; penalties. - (1) The division or an agent of the division, upon...
509.285 - Enforcement; city and county officers to assist. - History.—ss. 31, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
509.291 - Advisory council. - (1) There is created a 10-member advisory council. (a) The...
509.292 - Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty. - (1) An operator may not knowingly and willfully misrepresent the...
509.302 - Hospitality Education Program. - (1)(a) The division shall administer an educational program, designated the...
509.4005 - Applicability of ss. 509.401-509.417. - History.—ss. 27, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161;...
509.401 - Operator’s right to lockout. - (1) If, upon a reasonable determination by an operator of...
509.402 - Operator’s right to recover premises. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 28, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.403 - Operator’s writ of distress. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 29, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.404 - Writ of distress; venue and jurisdiction. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 30, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.405 - Complaint; requirements. - (1) A statement as to the amount of the guest’s...
509.406 - Prejudgment writ of distress. - (1) A prejudgment writ of distress may issue and the...
509.407 - Writ of distress; levy of writ. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 33, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.408 - Prejudgment writ; form; return. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 34, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.409 - Writ; inventory. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 35, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.411 - Exemptions from writ of distress. - (1) From final distress and sale: clothing and items essential...
509.412 - Writ; claims by third persons. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 38, 39, 42, ch. 79-240;...
509.413 - Judgment for plaintiff when goods not delivered to defendant. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss....
509.414 - Judgment for plaintiff when goods retained by or redelivered to defendant. - (1) If it appears that the property was retained by,...
509.415 - Judgment for defendant when goods are retained by or redelivered to the defendant. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss....
509.416 - Judgment for defendant when goods are not retained by or redelivered to the defendant. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss....
509.417 - Writ; sale of property distrained. - (1) If the judgment is for the plaintiff, the property...
Part II - Membership Campgrounds (Ss. 509.501-509.512)
509.501 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 88-157.
509.502 - Definitions. - (1) “Advertising” means any written, oral, printed, or visual communication...
509.503 - Membership camping contracts. - (1) The actual date the contract is executed by the...
509.504 - Cancellation. - (1) A purchaser has the right to cancel her or...
509.505 - Required disclosures. - (1) The offeror of a membership camping plan shall include...
509.506 - Trust accounts. - (1) All funds or other properties received from or on...
509.507 - Advertising; disclosures; unlawful acts. - (1) Advertising by an offeror, salesperson, or tour generator may...
509.508 - Prize and gift promotional offers. - (1) As used in this section, the term “prize and...
509.509 - Purchasers’ remedies. - History.—s. 9, ch. 88-157.
509.510 - Violation of the Florida Membership Campground Act; exception. - History.—s. 10, ch. 88-157; s. 127, ch. 91-224.
509.511 - Violation; Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. - History.—s. 11, ch. 88-157.
509.512 - Timeshare plan developer and exchange company exemption. - History.—s. 13, ch. 91-236; s. 39, ch. 2008-240.