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 Sumter County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 3. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

§ 3-1. Consumption in public buildings or on public property.  

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  • It shall be unlawful for anyone to consume any alcoholic beverages, including intoxicating liquor, wines or beer in, on or around the confines of any building owned by the county, including public buildings owned by the county, community building, or in or upon any other structures or property owned by Sumter County or titled in the name of the board of county commissioners, including the land upon which a county building is located, or upon any vacant lands owned by the county, including parks, unless the board of county commissioners specifically approves, at its sole discretion, such consumption at a sanctioned event by a petitioning individual or corporate entity. Such approval will be evidenced and conveyed in writing and may only be granted upon the satisfaction of the following requirements:

    (a)

    Proof to the satisfaction of the county administrator that the petitioner, if a corporate entity, is properly organized and operating in good standing with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. If the petitioner is an individual, he or she must agree to submit to a criminal background check.

    (b)

    Evidence of a liability insurance policy covering the petitioning individual or corporate entity and the activities of the sanctioned event in an amount valued at not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00), with Sumter County named as an additional insured.

    (c)

    Execution by the petitioning individual or entity of an agreement holding the county harmless from liability for any injuries occurring at or resulting from the sanctioned event and completion of a petition form. The content of the hold harmless agreement and the petition shall be at the discretion of the county administrator.

    (d)

    Payment by the petitioning individual or corporate entity of a petition fee set via resolution by the board of county commissioners at its sole discretion. The board of county commissioners may waive this fee at its sole and absolute discretion, but is under no obligation to offer such waiver under any circumstances.

    (e)

    The petitioning individual or corporate entity must provide proof, concurrent with the application, that he or it has satisfied all Florida state licensing requirements related to the dispensation of alcohol. Failure to provide such proof will result in a rejection of the petition without exception.

(Ord. No. 84-09, § 1, 2-21-84; Ord. No. 2009-01, § 1, 1-27-09; Ord. No. 2010-13, § 18, 8-24-10)