Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: May 12, 1983
By amended notice to show cause, Respondent has been charged with the following violations: On or about July 14, 1982, you, Harry's Restaurant & Lounge, Inc., licensed under the beverage laws as a special restaurant, failed to discontinue the sale of alcoholic beverages when the service of full course meals had been discontinued contrary to Administrative Rule 7A3.15 and F.S. 561.20. On or about July 15, 1982, you, Harry's Restaurant & Lounge, Inc., licensed under the beverage laws as a special restaurant, failed to discontinue the sale of alcoholic beverages when the service of full course meals had been discontinued contrary to Administrative Rule 7A3.15 and F.S. 561.20. On or about January 1982 through June 1982 you, Harry's Restaurant & Lounge, Inc., licensed under the beverage laws as a special restaurant, failed to derive at least 51 percent of your gross revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages, the principal business of the licensed premises is not the serving of full course, bona fide meals and the licensee does not meet the re- quirements of Section 561.20, Florida Statutes, to hold a special restaurant license. Section 561.15(3)(c) , Florida Statutes. At the formal hearing the Petitioner called as witnesses Thomas L. Stout, Second Lieutenant with the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco and Kathy Lux, Beverage Officer. Mr. Harry Popham, Jr., testified on behalf of the Respondent. The Petitioner offered and had admitted three exhibits and the Respondent offered and had admitted three exhibits. After proper inquiry, it was determined that Harry H. Popham, Jr. was a proper and acceptable representative for the Respondent at the formal hearing. The counsel for Petitioner submitted Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be considered by the Hearing Officer. To the extent that those Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are not adopted herein they were considered and rejected as being irrelevant to the issues in this cause or not supported by the evidence.Civil penalty of $2000 for failure to stop selling booze after full course meals no longer served and failing to get fifty-one percent of revenue from food.