§ 3-1. Hours of sale, consumption.

(a)

During the off peak tourist season for the period each year beginning September 6th and ending May 29th, no alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served, or permitted to be served or consumed in any place holding a license under the Beverage Law of the State of Florida for sale of alcoholic beverages between the hours of midnight and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, except that alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served or permitted to be served or consumed between midnight and 2:00 a.m. of the following day, on the below listed weekends and holidays:

Friday night and Saturday night each weekend;
Christmas Eve and Christmas;
New Year's Eve;
Memorial Day Eve;
Fourth of July Eve;
Labor Day Eve; and
Thanksgiving Day Eve.

(b)

During the peak tourist season for the period each year beginning May 30th and ending on September 5th, no alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served, or permitted to be served or consumed in any place holding a license under the Beverage Law of the State of Florida for sale of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, except that alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served or permitted to be served or consumed between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. of the following day, on the below listed weekends and holidays:

Friday night and Saturday night each weekend;
Christmas Eve and Christmas;
New Year's Eve;
Memorial Day Eve;
Fourth of July Eve;
Labor Day Eve; and
Thanksgiving Day Eve.

(c)

Penalty; violation.

(1)

The first violation of this section shall be a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), plus court costs;

(2)

The second violation of this section shall be a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), plus court costs;

(3)

The third violation of this section shall be prosecuted as a first degree misdemeanor, plus court costs.

(4)

All civil penalties shall be equally divided between Franklin County and the clerk of the court.

(Ord. No. 82-2, 3-2-82; Ord. No. 89-14, 8-1-89; Ord. No. 2016-05, 7-5-16)

State law reference

Time for sale of alcoholic beverages, F.S. § 562.14.