Florida Statute 564.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Chapter 564
WINE

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F.S. 564.05

564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers; penalty.—It is unlawful for a person to sell within this state wine in an individual container holding more than 1 gallon of such wine, unless such wine is in a reusable container holding 5.16 gallons or a glass container holding 4.5 liters, 6 liters, 9 liters, 12 liters, or 15 liters. However, qualified distributors and manufacturers may sell wine to other qualified distributors or manufacturers in any size container. Except as provided in s. 564.09, wine sold or offered for sale by a licensed vendor to be consumed off the premises shall be in the unopened original container. A person convicted of a violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 19498, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7648(33); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 580, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 72-230; s. 1, ch. 2013-199; s. 1, ch. 2024-45.

Note.—Former s. 569.06.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 564.05

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 564.05

Total Results: 2

Town of Miami Springs v. Lawrence

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-03-28

Citation: 102 So. 2d 143

Snippet: Baker v. Fort Worth, 1948, 146 Tex. 600, 210 S.W.2d 564, 5 A.L.R.2d 297; Henderson v. Talbott, 1954, 175 Kan

Bailey v. Smith

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1925-03-27

Citation: 103 So. 833, 89 Fla. 303

Snippet: of law, it is held by but one person." 30 C. J. 564-5; Marble v. Jackson, 245 Mass. 504, 139 N.E. Rep