509.281 – Prosecution for violation; duty of state attorney; penalties.
509.281 Prosecution for violation; duty of state attorney; penalties.— (1) The division or an agent of the division, upon ascertaining by inspection that any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment is being operated contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall make complaint and cause the arrest of the violator, and the state attorney, upon […]
509.285 – Enforcement; city and county officers to assist.
509.285 Enforcement; city and county officers to assist.—Any state or county attorney, sheriff, police officer, and any other appropriate municipal and county official shall, upon request, assist the division or any of its agents in the enforcement of this chapter. History.—ss. 31, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
509.291 – Advisory council.
509.291 Advisory council.— (1) There is created a 10-member advisory council. (a) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation shall appoint six voting members to the advisory council. Each member appointed by the secretary must be an operator of an establishment licensed under this chapter and shall represent the industries regulated by the division, except that one member […]
509.292 – Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty.
509.292 Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty.— (1) An operator may not knowingly and willfully misrepresent the identity of any food or food product to any of the patrons of such establishment. The identity of food or a food product is misrepresented if: (a) The description of the food or food product is false or misleading in any […]
509.213 – Emergency first aid to choking victims.
509.213 Emergency first aid to choking victims.— (1) Every public food service establishment shall post a sign which illustrates and describes the Heimlich Maneuver procedure for rendering emergency first aid to a choking victim in a conspicuous place in the establishment accessible to employees. (2) The establishment shall be responsible for familiarizing its employees with the method of […]
509.302 – Hospitality Education Program.
509.302 Hospitality Education Program.— (1)(a) The division shall administer an educational program, designated the “Hospitality Education Program,” offered for the benefit of the hospitality industries of this state. As used in this section, the term “hospitality industry” means the restaurant industry or the lodging industry. (b) The program may affiliate with Florida State University, Florida International University, and […]
509.214 – Notification of automatic gratuity charge.
509.214 Notification of automatic gratuity charge.—Every public food service establishment which includes an automatic gratuity or service charge in the price of the meal shall include on the food menu and on the face of the bill provided to the customer notice that an automatic gratuity is included. History.—s. 1, ch. 86-24; s. 1, ch. 88-16; […]
509.4005 – Applicability of ss. 509.401-509.417.
509.4005 Applicability of ss. 509.401-509.417.—Sections 509.401-509.417 apply only to guests in transient occupancy in a public lodging establishment. History.—ss. 27, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
509.215 – Firesafety.
509.215 Firesafety.— (1) Any: (a) Public lodging establishment, as defined in this chapter, which is of three stories or more and for which the construction contract has been let after September 30, 1983, with interior corridors which do not have direct access from the guest area to exterior means of egress, or (b) Building over 75 feet in height […]
509.401 – Operator’s right to lockout.
509.401 Operator’s right to lockout.— (1) If, upon a reasonable determination by an operator of a public lodging establishment, a guest has accumulated a large outstanding account at such establishment, the operator may lock the guest out of the guest’s rental unit for the purpose of requiring the guest to confront the operator and arrange for payment […]