Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Dec. 16, 1999
The issue is whether Respondent, as a licensed distributor of alcoholic beverages, is guilty of violating the Tied House Evil Act by distributing alcoholic beverages without charge to a licensed dealer, in violation of Section 561.42(1) and (2), Florida Statutes, and, if so, what penalty should be imposed.It does not violate the Tie House Evil Act for a licensed distributor of alcoholic beverages to exchange a filled keg for a filled keg of at least equal value and owned by a licensed vendor.