338.234  Granting concessions or selling along the turnpike system.--

(1)  The department may grant concessions or sell services or products along the turnpike system which benefit the traveling public. Services and products authorized include, but are not limited to, the sale of motor fuel, towing and maintenance services; the sale of food with attendant nonalcoholic beverages; the sale of state lottery tickets by authorized retailers; the granting of concessions for amusement devices which operate by the application of skill, not including games of chance as defined in s. 849.16 or other illegal gambling games; the sale of Florida citrus, goods promoting the state or handmade goods produced within the state; the granting of concessions for equipment which provides travel information or tickets, reservations, or other related services; and the granting of concessions which provide banking and other business services. The department may also provide information centers on the plazas for the benefit of the public.

(2)  The department may provide an opportunity for governmental agencies to hold public events at turnpike plazas which educate the traveling public as to safety, travel, and tourism.

History.--s. 4, ch. 28128, 1953; s. 1, ch. 59-69; s. 1, ch. 65-469; s. 8, ch. 67-359; ss. 23, 29, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 99, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 81-116; s. 191, ch. 84-309; s. 11, ch. 88-286; s. 7, ch. 89-208; s. 6, ch. 94-237.