CopyPublished | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4121
...Stat., F.S.A., to review an order of the State Beverage Department of Florida revoking petitioner’s beverage license, or any renewal thereof. The license was revoked on the grounds that employees of the licensee begged or solicited customers to purchase for them alcoholic beverages in violation of Section
562.131, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., and that an employee offered to commit or engage in prostitution, lewdness or assignation with one of the agents of the Beverage Department in violation of Sections
796.07 and
561.29, Fla.Stat., F.S.A....
CopyPublished | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 15100
...olation as alleged in the notice to show cause and that the director of the Division of Beverage, Edward Ashley, was without authority to sign the order revoking petitioner’s license. The notice to show cause charged petitioner with violation of F.S. 562.131(2) which provides: “It is unlawful for any licensee, his employee, agerrt or servant to knowingly permit any person to loiter in or about the licensed premises for the purpose of begging or soliciting any patron or customer of or visitor...
CopyPublished | Supreme Court of Florida | 1963 Fla. LEXIS 3140
...ation, in the circuit court February 7, 1962, as a proceeding for declaratory decree pursuant to Chapter 87, Florida Statutes 1961, F.S.A. Appellants were later substituted by amendment to the complaint as parties plaintiff. The complaint prays that § 562.131, Florida Statutes 1961, F.S.A., be decreed to be void, unconstitutional and without force of law as to appellants’ business and that appellants be not required to comply with the provisions of said act....
...the complaint and the prayer for relief. Notice was given, testimony was taken on the issues presented and arguments were heard on the constitutionality of the statute. February 14, 1962, the court denied the temporary restraining order and decreed § 562.131, Florida Statutes 1961, F.S.A., to be constitutional and a valid exercise of the police power of the state. We are confronted with an appeal from the order so entered. The point for determination is whether or not § 562.131, Florida Statutes 1961, F.S.A., is constitutional and a valid exercise of the police power....
...463 ; Liquor Store, Inc. v. Continental Distilling Corp., Fla.1949,,
40 So.2d 371 , and Eelbeck Milling Company v. Mayo, Fla.1956,
86 So.2d 438 , appellants contend that this question requires a negative answer. In support of their contention appellants-say that §
562.131, Florida Statutes 1961,....
...uch regulations must at all times be reasonable and not arbitrary, capricious or oppressive. When they do-this, contend appellants, they run afoul of the inhibitions of the constitution and are invalid. It is contended that as applied to appellants, § 562.131, Florida Statutes-1961, does this and violates the state and federal constitutions. Appellee counters the argument of appellants by directing our attention to the fact that § 562.131, Florida Statutes 1961, has to do with the regulation of the liquor traffic....
