509.233 – Public food service establishment requirements; local exemption for dogs in designated outdoor portions.
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 a local government may establish, by ordinance, a local exemption procedure to certain provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Food Code, as currently adopted by the division, in order to allow patrons’ […]
509.241 – Licenses required; exceptions.
509.241 Licenses required; exceptions.— (1) LICENSES; ANNUAL RENEWALS.—Each public lodging establishment and public food service establishment shall obtain a license from the division. Such license may not be transferred from one place or individual to another. It shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for such an […]
509.242 – Public lodging establishments; classifications.
509.242 Public lodging establishments; classifications.— (1) A public lodging establishment shall be classified as a hotel, motel, nontransient apartment, transient apartment, bed and breakfast inn, timeshare project, or vacation rental if the establishment satisfies the following criteria: (a) Hotel.—A hotel is any public lodging establishment containing sleeping room accommodations for 25 or more guests and providing the services […]
509.251 – License fees.
509.251 License fees.— (1) The division shall adopt, by rule, a schedule of fees to be paid by each public lodging establishment as a prerequisite to issuance or renewal of a license. Such fees shall be based on the number of rental units in the establishment. The aggregate fee per establishment charged any public lodging establishment may […]
509.261 – Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure.
509.261 Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure.— (1) Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that has operated or is operating in violation of this chapter or the rules of the division, operating without a license, or operating with a suspended or revoked license may be subject by the division to: (a) Fines not to […]
509.271 – Prerequisite for issuance of municipal or county occupational license.
509.271 Prerequisite for issuance of municipal or county occupational license.—A municipality or county may not issue an occupational license to any business coming under the provisions of this chapter until a license has been procured for such business from the division. History.—s. 49, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3355(1); s. 7, ch. 29821, 1955; ss. […]
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 […]
509.095 – Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.
509.095 Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.—Upon the presentation of a valid military identification card by an individual who is currently on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, Reserve Forces, or Coast Guard, and who seeks to obtain accommodations at a hotel, […]