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Florida Statute 568.05 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 568.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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568.05 Penalty.—Any person who sells, or causes to be sold, any intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer in any county that has voted against the sale of intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer, or who keeps or possesses in any such county any intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer with intent to sell or dispose of same unlawfully, or who keeps or maintains in any such county a place where intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer are sold, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 4, ch. 18016, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7648(13); s. 578, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 568.05

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 568.05

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·Harvey v. Drake, 40 So. 2d 214 (Fla. 1949).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1949 Fla. LEXIS 1353

...s or beer sold or possessed by any person, association of persons, or corporations in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is declared not to exist in any person, association of persons, or corporation and the same shall be forfeited." Section 568.05 , same chapter, says that "any person who sells or causes to be sold, any intoxicating liquors, wines or beer in any county that has voted against the sale of intoxicating liquors, wines or beer, or who keeps or possesses in any such c...
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CitedLámar v. Universal Supply Co., Inc. (1984)
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