The Miami-Dade County Alcohol Health Warning poster provides information on the risks of alcohol consumption and warns patrons not to drink and drive, mix alcohol with prescription drugs, or drink while pregnant.
The Miami-Dade County Code prohibits any person from selling alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises of the business establishment unless this sign has been posted in accordance with Section 21-21.3 of the ordinances.
“Business establishment” is defined within the code as including any place of business or any club, organization, person, firm, corporation or partnership wherein one person directly or indirectly pays another for the purchase or dispensing of an alcoholic beverage, for consumption on or off the premises. This includes but is not limited to:
- golf or country clubs
- veteran’s fraternal or benevolent organizations
- grocery stores or drug stores
- night clubs, bottle clubs, bars, taverns, restaurants, grills
- filling stations, convenience stores
However, hotels, restaurants, lounges and other establishments which are permitted to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises are expressly exempt from these provisions.
Posting Requirements
The County of Miami-Dade Alcohol Health Warning notice must be posted in a conspicuous place where the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption will occur.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction of such offense, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days in the County Jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. Each day of continued violation shall be considered a separate offense.
