& SC13-1028 License Acquisitions, LLC v. Debary Real Estate Holdings, LLC and Florida Department of Business and…

Summary

The court held that the statutory conditions governing conversion of jai alai permits into greyhound-racing permits create a valid general law rather than an unconstitutional special law. It construed “has issued” to refer to permits currently existing and “only two” to mean no more than two, because those interpretations are reasonable, consistent with legislative intent, and leave the classification potentially open to additional parties. The court reversed the First District and directed entry of summary judgment for the appellants.