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FL S0578

Wine Containers


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Introduced
02/10/2025
In Committee
04/28/2025
Crossed Over
04/09/2025
Passed
05/16/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/20/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to wine containers; amending s. 564.05, F.S.; revising an exception to the maximum allowable capacity for an individual container of wine sold in this state; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill modifies Florida's existing law regarding wine container sizes by updating the restrictions on wine container capacities. Currently, it is illegal to sell wine in individual containers larger than 1 gallon, with some exceptions. The bill removes the word "reusable" when describing larger containers, allowing wine to be sold in 5.16-gallon containers and glass containers of specific larger sizes (4.5, 6, 9, 12, and 15 liters). The bill also makes a minor grammatical change, replacing "shall" with "must" when describing how wine must be sold in unopened original containers by licensed vendors for off-premises consumption. Qualified distributors and manufacturers retain the ability to sell wine to each other in containers of any size. Violations of these container size regulations remain a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable under existing Florida law. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, giving businesses time to adapt to the updated regulations.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (1)

Commerce and Tourism (S)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2025-24 (on 05/20/2025)

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