HB0433 • 2026

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Agriculture Energy Firearms Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: State Affairs Committee ; Commerce Committee ; Alvarez, D. ; Johnson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J. ; Booth ; Gerwig ; Grow ; Maggard ; Nix ; Rizo
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 290
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text mentions 'subject to legislative appropriation' for the veterinary loan program, meaning funding is not guaranteed until approved.

Florida Bill on Farm Equipment Rules, Land Use, Safety Laws, and Contractor Payments

This law stops local governments from banning gas-powered farm tools, sets rules for selling state land to farmers, creates a loan program for veterinarians treating food animals and horses, requires contractors to pay subcontractors quickly, adds penalties for cheating on driver tests or faking weapon permits, and bans signal jamming devices.

What This Bill Does

Stops counties and cities from making laws that ban gasoline-powered farm or landscape equipment.
Requires the Acquisition & Restoration Council to check if certain state lands are good for farming before selling them.
Prohibits local governments from transferring future development rights on land found suitable for farming.
Creates a loan repayment program for veterinarians who treat food animals and horses, subject to funding approval by lawmakers.
Establishes rules requiring licensed contractors to pay their subcontractors within a set time after getting paid themselves.
Makes it illegal to wear items that pretend the person has a concealed weapon permit if they do not actually have one.
Bans possessing or using signal jamming devices.

Who It Names or Affects

Farmers and people who use gasoline-powered equipment for farming or landscaping
Local county and city governments in Florida
State agencies including the Department of Agriculture, Consumer Services, and Environmental Protection
Contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers working on construction projects
Veterinarians treating food animals and horses

Terms To Know

Bona fide agricultural purposes: Land that is truly suitable for real farming activities.
Surplused lands: State-owned land that the government no longer needs and plans to sell or transfer.
Direct-support organization (DSO): A private group officially linked to a state agency to help it reach its goals, like research foundations.

Limits and Unknowns

The loan repayment program for veterinarians depends on lawmakers approving funding.
Some rules about selling land depend on future decisions by state councils to determine if the land is suitable for farming.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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Committee amendment H 433 Filed • Alvarez, D.

Adopted without Objection 1/21/2026

Plain English: This amendment stops local governments from banning gas-powered farm and landscape tools while also adding strict rules to limit new housing density in small, rural towns.

Counties are not allowed to pass laws that ban or restrict the use of gasoline-powered equipment for farming or landscaping.
Cities cannot create different sales standards for gas-powered yard machines compared to electric ones at stores or distributors.
New rules limit development on certain rural lands in small towns to one home per 20 acres, unless all city leaders vote unanimously to allow more.
The law defines 'low-density municipalities' as existing cities smaller than 2,500 acres with a population of 5,000 or fewer.

The provided text cuts off at the end while describing rules for sales taxes, so those changes cannot be explained.
Some legal terms like 'administrative approval' and specific definitions are kept simple but may have complex real-world applications not fully detailed here.

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Floor amendment H 433 c2 • Cross

Filed

Plain English: This amendment clarifies that farming on state-owned conservation land must not harm the wildlife and nature goals for which the land was originally bought.

It defines suitable farming activities as those that do not damage conservation, wildlife habitats, or ecosystem protection.
It requires any agriculture done on these lands to match the original purpose of acquiring them.

The provided text cuts off at the end and does not show what happens after 'surplus state-owned conservation', so it is unclear if there are other changes regarding selling or managing this land.
The amendment refers to a specific law section (193.461(3)(b)) for definitions that are not included in the text provided.

Bill History

2026-03-03 House
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 290
2026-02-26 House
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
2026-02-25 House
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 House
• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-20 House
• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-02-04 House
• Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-02-02 House
• Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-29 House
• Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-27 House
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-26 House
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
2026-01-21 House
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2026-01-16 House
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-24 House
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
2025-11-17 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment; requires Acquisition & Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; prohibits local governmental entity from transferring future development rights for surplused lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; requires DEP, in coordination with DACS, to determine whether state-owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; authorizes DEP to surplus specified state-owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; establishes Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as a DSO of DACS; prohibits person from wearing or displaying item that displays words "concealed weapon permit" or "concealed weapon permit holder" with intent to mislead another to believe that person is authorized to wear or display such item; prohibits possession, manufacture, sale, importation, distribution, or use of signal jamming device.

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and 2
Consumer Services; creating s. 125.489, F.S.; defining 3
the terms "gasoline-powered farm equipment" and 4
"gasoline-powered landscape equipment"; prohibiting 5
counties from enacting or enforcing any law that 6
restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered 7
farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment 8
or that distinguishes such equipment from any other 9
equipment under certain circumstances; providing 10
construction; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the 11
terms "ecologically significant parcel" and "low-12
density municipality"; amending s. 163.3202, F.S.; 13
prohibiting an application for a development on an 14
ecologically significant parcel in a low-density 15
municipality from being administratively approved 16
without an attestation provided by the developer; 17
specifying requirements for such attestation; 18
providing applicability; specifying requirements for 19
the attestation included in certain applications; 20
providing for a waiver; creating s. 166.063, F.S.; 21
defining the terms "gasoline-powered farm equipment" 22
and "gasoline-powered landscape equipment"; 23
prohibiting municipalities from enacting or enforcing 24
any law that restricts or prohibits the use of 25

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gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered 26
landscape equipment or that distinguishes such 27
equipment from any other equipment under certain 28
circumstances; providing construction; amending s. 29
212.055, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; making a 30
technical change; amending s. 253.0341, F.S.; 31
requiring the Acquisition and Restoration Council to 32
determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable 33
for bona fide agricultural purposes; prohibiting a 34
local governmental entity from transferring future 35
development rights for surplused lands determined to 36
be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; 37
requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, 38
in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and 39
Consumer Services, to determine whether certain state-40
owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide 41
agricultural purposes; authorizing the Department of 42
Environmental Protection to surplus certain state-43
owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide 44
agricultural purposes; requiring the Department of 45
Environmental Protection to retain a rural-lands-46
protection easement for such surplused lands; 47
requiring that all proceeds from the sale of such 48
surplused lands be deposited in the Department of 49
Agriculture and Consumer Services' Incidental Trust 50

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Fund for less than fee simple; requiring the 51
Department of Environmental Protection to annually 52
provide a report of such surplused lands to the Board 53
of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; 54
prohibiting certain lands from being surplused; 55
amending s. 259.1053, F.S.; deleting provisions 56
relating to the Babcock Ranch Advisory Group; amending 57
s. 287.1351, F.S.; revising circumstances under which 58
a vendor is prohibited from submitting a bid, 59
proposal, or reply to an agency or from entering into 60
or renewing any contract to provide goods or services 61
to an agency; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; providing 62
penalties for an applicant for a commercial driver 63
license who receives unauthorized assistance on 64
certain portions of the examination; amending s. 65
322.36, F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly or 66
willfully providing unauthorized assistance to an 67
applicant for the examination required to hold a 68
commercial driver license; repealing ss. 377.71, 69
377.711, and 377.712, F.S., relating to definitions 70
and the Southern States Energy Compact, Florida as 71
party to the Southern States Energy Compact, and 72
Florida's participation in the Southern States Energy 73
Board, respectively; amending s. 403.0855, F.S.; 74
deleting a provision relating to legislative approval 75

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of certain rules adopted by the Department of 76
Environmental Protection; revising requirements for 77
permittees of biosolids land application sites; 78
revising the date by which permits must comply with 79
specified provisions; requiring local governments that 80
do not transport biosolids outside of their respective 81
county boundaries to comply with specified provisions 82
by a specified date; providing construction; amending 83
s. 482.071, F.S.; requiring certain persons applying 84
for a pest control business license or renewal to 85
provide the department with a certificate of 86
insurance; specifying requirements for such 87
certificate of insurance; amending s. 482.161, F.S.; 88
revising the severity of an administrative fine for 89
violations of certain provisions; amending s. 482.165, 90
F.S.; revising civil penalties; amending s. 489.105, 91
F.S.; defining the terms "subcontractor" and 92
"supplier"; creating s. 489.1295, F.S.; requiring 93
licensed contractors to compensate subcontractors or 94
suppliers for services, labor, or materials within a 95
specified timeframe after receiving payment or in 96
accordance with the terms of the contract for 97
services, labor, or materials; providing an exception; 98
providing disciplinary measures; amending s. 500.04, 99
F.S.; revising the list of prohibited acts related to 100

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the prevention of fraud, harm, adulteration, 101
misbranding, or false advertising in the preparation, 102
production, manufacture, storage, or sale of food; 103
repealing s. 500.81, F.S., relating to the Healthy 104
Food Financing Initiative; amending s. 500.93, F.S.; 105
making a technical change; amending s. 501.013, F.S.; 106
authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 107
Services to provide an exemption from certain health 108
studio regulations; creating s. 501.062, F.S.; 109
providing legislative intent; defining the terms 110
"commercial solicitation" and "dwelling"; prohibiting 111
a person from engaging in commercial solicitation 112
under certain circumstances; specifying requirements 113
for certain signage to be displayed on a property; 114
providing penalties; amending s. 570.07, F.S.; 115
authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 116
Services to reorganize departmental units upon the 117
approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture; amending 118
s. 570.822, F.S.; providing additional eligibility 119
requirements for the Agriculture and Aquaculture 120
Producers Emergency Recovery Loan Program; creating s. 121
570.832, F.S.; requiring the Florida Wildflower 122
Foundation, Inc., in coordination with the Department 123
of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to establish the 124
Florida Native Seed Research and Marketing Program, 125

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subject to legislative appropriation; providing the 126
purpose of the program; creating s. 570.846, F.S.; 127
establishing the Florida Food Animal and Equine 128
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program; providing 129
the purpose of the program; defining terms; providing 130
eligibility requirements for the program; authorizing 131
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 132
make loan principal repayments on behalf of eligible 133
candidates up to a certain amount for a specified 134
timeframe, subject to legislative appropriation; 135
providing construction; authorizing the Department of 136
Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules; 137
amending s. 570.85, F.S.; prohibiting a local 138
government from requiring a property owner to obtain a 139
rural event venue permit or license; amending s. 140
570.86, F.S.; defining the term "rural event venue"; 141
amending s. 573.112, F.S.; renaming the Citrus 142
Research and Development Foundation, Inc., as the 143
Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc.; 144
establishing the Citrus Research and Field Trial 145
Foundation, Inc., as a direct-support organization of 146
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 147
revising provisions relating to membership; amending 148
s. 581.031, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes 149
made by the act; amending s. 583.01, F.S.; revising 150

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the definition of the term "dealer"; amending s. 151
590.02, F.S.; revising the Florida Forest Service's 152
powers, authority, and duties; authorizing the Florida 153
Forest Service to manage the Welaka Training Center; 154
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 155
authorizing the Withlacoochee and Welaka Training 156
Centers to assess fees for specified purposes as 157
determined by the Florida Forest Service, regardless 158
of where certain training occurs; renaming the Bonifay 159
Forestry Station as the John Michael Mathis Forestry 160
Station to honor the late John Michael Mathis; 161
creating s. 595.421, F.S.; establishing the Farmers 162
Feeding Florida Program for specified purposes; 163
requiring Feeding Florida to take certain actions to 164
implement the program; prohibiting the foods purchased 165
by Feeding Florida through such program from 166
reentering the wholesale, retail, or secondary market; 167
prohibiting Feeding Florida from allowing a candidate 168
for elective office to host a food distribution event 169
during a specified timeframe; providing applicability; 170
amending s. 597.004, F.S.; making a technical change; 171
prohibiting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 172
Services from renewing a certificate of registration 173
for a noncompliant facility unless certain 174
documentation is provided with the renewal 175

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application; prohibiting entities whose certificate of 176
registration has been revoked from reapplying for a 177
specified period of time; amending s. 597.010, F.S.; 178
authorizing, rather than requiring, the periodic 179
adjustment of the annual rental fee charged for 180
certain leases; amending s. 599.012, F.S.; making 181
technical changes; amending s. 601.13, F.S.; renaming 182
the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., 183
as the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, 184
Inc.; amending s. 616.001, F.S.; revising and deleting 185
definitions relating to public fairs and expositions; 186
amending s. 616.01, F.S.; revising application 187
requirements for a proposed charter for an association 188
to conduct a public fair or exposition; requiring the 189
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 190
provide an applicant for a proposed charter with 191
specified information upon the denial of a proposed 192
charter; revising requirements for information that 193
must be included in the proposed charter; amending s. 194
616.02, F.S.; limiting the number of incorporated 195
state fair associations per county; providing 196
construction; authorizing the Department of 197
Agriculture and Consumer Services to waive certain 198
requirements at the discretion of the commissioner; 199
authorizing fair associations incorporated before a 200

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certain date to conduct their affairs; deleting 201
provisions relating to requirements for a proposed 202
charter; amending s. 616.03, F.S.; revising 203
requirements for the approval and recordation of the 204
charter; amending s. 616.05, F.S.; revising the 205
process by which a proposed charter amendment is 206
incorporated into the original charter; amending s. 207
616.051, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which 208
a circuit judge is authorized to dissolve an 209
association and order the distribution of its 210
remaining assets; requiring that such assets be 211
distributed to certain counties; amending s. 616.07, 212
F.S.; deleting provisions relating to distribution of 213
public funds after the dissolution of an association; 214
amending s. 616.101, F.S.; specifying the basis for 215
annual public fair attendance records; requiring a 216
fair association to review its charter every 5 years 217
and submit an updated copy of the charter to the 218
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 219
requiring a designated member of the association to 220
make an attestation; amending s. 616.15, F.S.; making 221
a technical change; revising the information that an 222
applicant must submit to the Department of Agriculture 223
and Consumer Services for the department to issue a 224
permit for an association to conduct a fair; revising 225

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the timeframe within which the Department of 226
Agriculture and Consumer Services is required to issue 227
the permit upon the receipt of specified information; 228
making technical changes; deleting obsolete 229
provisions; amending s. 616.251, F.S.; exempting the 230
Florida State Fair Authority from specified 231
provisions; amending s. 624.4032, F.S.; revising the 232
definition of the term "nonprofit agricultural 233
organization"; amending s. 843.085, F.S.; prohibiting 234
a person from wearing or displaying an item that 235
displays the words "concealed weapon permit" or 236
"concealed weapon permitholder" with the intent to 237
mislead another to believe that the person is 238
authorized to wear or display such item; amending s. 239
934.02, F.S.; defining the term "signal jamming 240
device"; creating s. 934.51, F.S.; prohibiting the 241
possession, manufacture, sale, importation, 242
distribution, or use of a signal jamming device; 243
providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; 244
providing for the merger and transfer of the Citrus 245
Research and Development Foundation, Inc., into the 246
Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc.; 247
requiring the completion of the merger by a specified 248
date; providing that the merger is subject to 249
specified provisions; providing for the transfer of 250

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funds; providing for the transfer of any program, 251
activity, duty, or function; establishing the Citrus 252
Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as the 253
custodian of any property of the Citrus Research and 254
Development Foundation, Inc.; amending s. 288.1175, 255
F.S.; conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 256
287.056(4) and 287.138(5), F.S., relating to 257
disqualification for state term contract eligibility 258
and contracting with entities of foreign countries of 259
concern prohibited, respectively, to incorporate the 260
amendment made to s. 287.1351, F.S., in references 261
thereto; reenacting s. 500.177(1), F.S., relating to 262
penalties for dissemination of a false advertisement, 263
to incorporate the amendment made to s. 500.04, F.S., 264
in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 212.08(13), 265
F.S., relating to taxation and specified exemptions, 266
to incorporate the amendment made to s. 616.07, F.S., 267
in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 616.185, F.S., 268
relating to trespass upon grounds or facilities of a 269
public fair, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 270
616.15, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 271
effective date. 272
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 274
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Section 1. Section 125.489, Florida Statutes, is created 276
to read: 277
125.489 Preemption of restrictions on gasoline-powered 278
farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment.— 279
(1) As used in this section, the term: 280
(a) "Gasoline-powered farm equipment" means any machine 281
powered by an internal combustion engine or motor that uses 282
gasoline, diesel, or a blend of gasoline and oil which is used 283
on a farm or used to transport farm products. 284
(b) "Gasoline-powered landscape equipment" means any 285
machine powered by an internal combustion engine or motor that 286
uses gasoline, diesel, or a blend of gasoline and oil which is 287
used to provide landscape management or maintenance or to move 288
leaves, dirt, grass, or other debris off of sidewalks, 289
driveways, lawns, or other surfaces. 290
(2) A county may not enact or enforce a resolution, an 291
ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or take any action that 292
restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm 293
equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment and may not 294
create differing standards for such equipment or distinguish 295
such equipment from any electric or similar equipment in a 296
retail, manufacturer, or distributor setting. 297
(3) This section does not prohibit or limit a county from 298
encouraging the use of alternative farm or landscape equipment, 299
such as battery-powered farm or landscape equipment. 300

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Section 2. Present subsections (18) through (30) and (31) 301
through (54) of section 163.3164, Florida Statutes, are 302
redesignated as subsections (19) through (31) and (33) through 303
(56), respectively, and new subsections (18) and (32) are added 304
to that section, to read: 305
163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions.—As used in 306
this act: 307
(18) "Ecologically significant parcel" means a parcel of 308
land located within the boundaries of a low-density municipality 309
which is currently undeveloped and has been designated as either 310
rural, conservation, agricultural, or greenspace as provided by 311
a local government comprehensive plan developed pursuant to s. 312
163.3177. 313
(32) "Low-density municipality" means a municipality 314
existing on or before January 1, 2025, which is less than 2,500 315
acres in total size and contains a population of 5,000 or fewer 316
legal residents. 317
Section 3. Present subsection (7) of section 163.3202, 318
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (8), and a new 319
subsection (7) is added to that section, to read: 320
163.3202 Land development regulations.— 321
(7)(a) Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, an 322
application for a development on an ecologically significant 323
parcel in a low-density municipality may not be administratively 324
approved without an attestation provided by the developer, under 325

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penalty of perjury, to the low-density municipality which states 326
that the development will not exceed a maximum density of 1 327
residential unit per 20 acres. 328
(b) This subsection does not apply to applications for the 329
construction of residential units on an ecologically significant 330
parcel for the express purpose of providing housing for family 331
members of the applicant. However, the applicant must provide an 332
attestation, under penalty of perjury, to the low-density 333
municipality which states that the residential units being 334
constructed will be used for such express purpose before the 335
administrative approval of an application for development. 336
(c) The density requirements provided in this subsection 337
may be waived upon a resolution approved by a unanimous vote of 338
the commission or council of the low-density municipality. 339
Section 4. Section 166.063, Florida Statutes, is created 340
to read: 341
166.063 Preemption of restrictions on gasoline-powered 342
farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment.— 343
(1) As used in this section, the term: 344
(a) "Gasoline-powered farm equipment" means a machine 345
powered by an internal combustion engine or motor that uses 346
gasoline, diesel, or a blend of gasoline and oil which is used 347
on a farm or used to transport farm products. 348
(b) "Gasoline-powered landscape equipment" means any 349
machine powered by an internal combustion engine or motor that 350

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uses gasoline, diesel, or a blend of gasoline and oil which is 351
used to provide landscape management or maintenance or to move 352
leaves, dirt, grass, or other debris off of sidewalks, 353
driveways, lawns, or other surfaces. 354
(2) A municipality may not enact or enforce a resolution, 355
an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or take any action 356
that restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm 357
equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment and may not 358
create differing standards for such equipment or distinguish 359
such equipment from any electric or similar equipment in a 360
retail, manufacturer, or distributor setting. 361
(3) This section does not prohibit or limit a municipality 362
from encouraging the use of alternative farm or landscape 363
equipment, such as battery-powered farm or landscape equipment. 364
Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 365
212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 366
212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; 367
authorization and use of proceeds.—It is the legislative intent 368
that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales 369
surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a 370
subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the 371
levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties 372
authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the 373
maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the 374
procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if 375

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required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; 376
and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. 377
Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as 378
provided in s. 212.054. 379
(2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.— 380
(d) The proceeds of the surtax authorized by this 381
subsection and any accrued interest shall be expended by the 382
school district, within the county and municipalities within the 383
county, or, in the case of a negotiated joint county agreement, 384
within another county, to finance, plan, and construct 385
infrastructure; to acquire any interest in land for public 386
recreation, conservation, or protection of natural resources or 387
to prevent or satisfy private property rights claims resulting 388
from limitations imposed by the designation of an area of 389
critical state concern; to provide loans, grants, or rebates to 390
residential or commercial property owners who make energy 391
efficiency improvements to their residential or commercial 392
property, if a local government ordinance authorizing such use 393
is approved by referendum; or to finance the closure of county-394
owned or municipally owned solid waste landfills that have been 395
closed or are required to be closed by order of the Department 396
of Environmental Protection. Any use of the proceeds or interest 397
for purposes of landfill closure before July 1, 1993, is 398
ratified. The proceeds and any interest may not be used for the 399
operational expenses of infrastructure, except that a county 400

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that has a population of fewer than 75,000 and that is required 401
to close a landfill may use the proceeds or interest for long-402
term maintenance costs associated with landfill closure. 403
Counties, as defined in s. 125.011, and charter counties may, in 404
addition, use the proceeds or interest to retire or service 405
indebtedness incurred for bonds issued before July 1, 1987, for 406
infrastructure purposes, and for bonds subsequently issued to 407
refund such bonds. Any use of the proceeds or interest for 408
purposes of retiring or servicing indebtedness incurred for 409
refunding bonds before July 1, 1999, is ratified. 410
1. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 411
"infrastructure" means: 412
a. Any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay 413
associated with the construction, reconstruction, or improvement 414
of public facilities that have a life expectancy of 5 or more 415
years, any related land acquisition, land improvement, design, 416
and engineering costs, and all other professional and related 417
costs required to bring the public facilities into service. For 418
purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term "public facilities" 419
has the same meaning means facilities as defined in s. 420
163.3164(43) s. 163.3164(41), s. 163.3221(13), or s. 189.012(5), 421
and includes facilities that are necessary to carry out 422
governmental purposes, including, but not limited to, fire 423
stations, general governmental office buildings, and animal 424
shelters, regardless of whether the facilities are owned by the 425

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local taxing authority or another governmental entity. 426
b. A fire department vehicle, an emergency medical service 427
vehicle, a sheriff's office vehicle, a police department 428
vehicle, or any other vehicle, and the equipment necessary to 429
outfit the vehicle for its official use or equipment that has a 430
life expectancy of at least 5 years. 431
c. Any expenditure for the construction, lease, or 432
maintenance of, or provision of utilities or security for, 433
facilities, as defined in s. 29.008. 434
d. Any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay 435
associated with the improvement of private facilities that have 436
a life expectancy of 5 or more years and that the owner agrees 437
to make available for use on a temporary basis as needed by a 438
local government as a public emergency shelter or a staging area 439
for emergency response equipment during an emergency officially 440
declared by the state or by the local government under s. 441
252.38. Such improvements are limited to those necessary to 442
comply with current standards for public emergency evacuation 443
shelters. The owner must enter into a written contract with the 444
local government providing the improvement funding to make the 445
private facility available to the public for purposes of 446
emergency shelter at no cost to the local government for a 447
minimum of 10 years after completion of the improvement, with 448
the provision that the obligation will transfer to any 449
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e. Any land acquisition expenditure for a residential 451
housing project in which at least 30 percent of the units are 452
affordable to individuals or families whose total annual 453
household income does not exceed 120 percent of the area median 454
income adjusted for household size, if the land is owned by a 455
local government or by a special district that enters into a 456
written agreement with the local government to provide such 457
housing. The local government or special district may enter into 458
a ground lease with a public or private person or entity for 459
nominal or other consideration for the construction of the 460
residential housing project on land acquired pursuant to this 461
sub-subparagraph. 462
f. Instructional technology used solely in a school 463
district's classrooms. As used in this sub-subparagraph, the 464
term "instructional technology" means an interactive device that 465
assists a teacher in instructing a class or a group of students 466
and includes the necessary hardware and software to operate the 467
interactive device. The term also includes support systems in 468
which an interactive device may mount and is not required to be 469
affixed to the facilities. 470
2. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "energy 471
efficiency improvement" means any energy conservation and 472
efficiency improvement that reduces consumption through 473
conservation or a more efficient use of electricity, natural 474
gas, propane, or other forms of energy on the property, 475

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including, but not limited to, air sealing; installation of 476
insulation; installation of energy-efficient heating, cooling, 477
or ventilation systems; installation of solar panels; building 478
modifications to increase the use of daylight or shade; 479
replacement of windows; installation of energy controls or 480
energy recovery systems; installation of electric vehicle 481
charging equipment; installation of systems for natural gas fuel 482
as defined in s. 206.9951; and installation of efficient 483
lighting equipment. 484
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 485
a local government infrastructure surtax imposed or extended 486
after July 1, 1998, may allocate up to 15 percent of the surtax 487
proceeds for deposit into a trust fund within the county's 488
accounts created for the purpose of funding economic development 489
projects having a general public purpose of improving local 490
economies, including the funding of operational costs and 491
incentives related to economic development. The ballot statement 492
must indicate the intention to make an allocation under the 493
authority of this subparagraph. 494
4. Surtax revenues that are shared with eligible charter 495
schools pursuant to paragraph (c) shall be allocated among such 496
schools based on each school's proportionate share of total 497
school district capital outlay full-time equivalent enrollment 498
as adopted by the education estimating conference established in 499
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school in a manner consistent with the allowable uses provided 501
in s. 1013.62(4). All revenues and expenditures shall be 502
accounted for in a charter school's monthly or quarterly 503
financial statement pursuant to s. 1002.33(9). If a school's 504
charter is not renewed or is terminated and the school is 505
dissolved under the provisions of law under which the school was 506
organized, any unencumbered funds received under this paragraph 507
shall revert to the sponsor. 508
Section 6. Present subsection (19) of section 253.0341, 509
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (21), and new 510
subsection (19) and subsection (20) are added to that section, 511
to read: 512
253.0341 Surplus of state-owned lands.— 513
(19) The Acquisition and Restoration Council shall 514
determine whether any lands surplused by a local governmental 515
entity, as defined in s. 218.72, on or after January 1, 2024, 516
are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes, as defined in 517
s. 193.461(3)(b). A local governmental entity may not transfer 518
future development rights for any surplused lands determined to 519
be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes on or after 520
January 1, 2024. 521
(20) The Department of Environmental Protection, in 522
coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 523
Services, shall determine whether any state-owned conservation 524
lands acquired on or after January 1, 2024, are suitable for 525

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bona fide agricultural purposes, as defined in s. 193.461(3)(b). 526
(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the Department 527
of Environmental Protection may surplus state-owned conservation 528
lands acquired on or after January 1, 2024, determined to be 529
suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes. 530
(b) For all state-owned conservation lands determined to 531
be suitable for bona fide agricultural production and surplused 532
by the Department of Environmental Protection, the department 533
shall retain a rural-lands-protection easement pursuant to s. 534
570.71(3). All proceeds from the sale of such surplused lands 535
must be deposited into the Incidental Trust Fund within the 536
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for less than 537
fee simple land acquisition pursuant to ss. 570.71 and 570.715. 538
(c) By January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, the 539
Department of Environmental Protection shall provide a report of 540
state-owned conservation lands surplused pursuant to this 541
subsection to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement 542
Trust Fund. 543
(d) Designated state forest lands, state park lands, 544
wildlife management areas, or lands within the boundaries of the 545
federally authorized and approved Comprehensive Everglades 546
Restoration Plan may not be surplused pursuant to this 547
subsection. 548
Section 7. Section 259.1053, Florida Statutes, is amended 549
to read: 550

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259.1053 Babcock Ranch Preserve; Babcock Ranch Advisory 551
Group.— 552
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Babcock 553
Ranch Preserve Act." 554
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 555
(a) "Babcock Ranch Preserve" and "preserve" mean the lands 556
and facilities acquired in the purchase of the Babcock Crescent 557
B Ranch, as provided in s. 259.1052. 558
(b) "Commission" means the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 559
Commission. 560
(c) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture. 561
(d) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 562
Consumer Services. 563
(e) "Executive director" means the Executive Director of 564
the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 565
(f) "Financially self-sustaining" means having management 566
and operation expenditures not more than the revenues collected 567
from fees and other receipts for resource use and development 568
and from interest and invested funds. 569
(g) "Florida Forest Service" means the Florida Forest 570
Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 571
(h) "Multiple use" means the management of all of the 572
renewable surface resources of the Babcock Ranch Preserve to 573
best meet the needs of the public, including the use of the land 574
for some or all of the renewable surface resources or related 575

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services over areas large enough to allow for periodic 576
adjustments in use to conform to the changing needs and 577
conditions of the preserve while recognizing that a portion of 578
the land will be used for some of the renewable surface 579
resources available on that land. The goal of multiple use is 580
the harmonious and coordinated management of the renewable 581
surface resources without impairing the productivity of the land 582
and considering the relative value of the renewable surface 583
resources, and not necessarily a combination of uses to provide 584
the greatest monetary return or the greatest unit output. 585
(i) "Sustained yield of the renewable surface resources" 586
means the achievement and maintenance of a high level of annual 587
or regular periodic output of the various renewable surface 588
resources of the preserve without impairing the productivity of 589
the land. 590
(3) CREATION OF BABCOCK RANCH PRESERVE.— 591
(a) Upon the date of acquisition of the Babcock Crescent B 592
Ranch, there is created the Babcock Ranch Preserve, which shall 593
be managed in accordance with the purposes and requirements of 594
this section. 595
(b) The preserve is established to protect and preserve 596
the environmental, agricultural, scientific, scenic, geologic, 597
watershed, fish, wildlife, historic, cultural, and recreational 598
values of the preserve, and to provide for the multiple use and 599
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preserve consistent with this section. 601
(c) This section does not preclude the use of common 602
varieties of mineral materials such as sand, stone, and gravel 603
for construction and maintenance of roads and facilities within 604
the preserve. 605
(d) This section does not affect the constitutional 606
responsibilities of the commission in the exercise of its 607
regulatory and executive power with respect to wild animal life 608
and freshwater aquatic life, including the regulation of 609
hunting, fishing, and trapping within the preserve. 610
(e) This section does not interfere with or prevent the 611
implementation of agricultural practices authorized by the 612
agricultural land use designations established in the local 613
comprehensive plans of either Charlotte County or Lee County as 614
those plans apply to the Babcock Ranch Preserve. 615
(f) This section does not preclude the maintenance and use 616
of roads and trails or the relocation of roads in existence on 617
the effective date of this section, or the construction, 618
maintenance, and use of new trails, or any motorized access 619
necessary for the administration of the land contained within 620
the preserve, including motorized access necessary for 621
emergencies involving the health or safety of persons within the 622
preserve. 623
(4) BABCOCK RANCH ADVISORY GROUP.— 624
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assist the department by providing guidance and advice 626
concerning the management and stewardship of the Babcock Ranch 627
Preserve. 628
(b) The Babcock Ranch Advisory Group shall be comprised of 629
nine members appointed to 5-year terms. Based on recommendations 630
from the Governor and Cabinet, the commission, and the governing 631
boards of Charlotte County and Lee County, the commissioner 632
shall appoint members as follows: 633
1. One member with experience in sustainable management of 634
forest lands for commodity purposes. 635
2. One member with experience in financial management, 636
budget and program analysis, and small business operations. 637
3. One member with experience in management of game and 638
nongame wildlife and fish populations, including hunting, 639
fishing, and other recreational activities. 640
4. One member with experience in domesticated livestock 641
management, production, and marketing, including range 642
management and livestock business management. 643
5. One member with experience in agriculture operations or 644
forestry management. 645
6. One member with experience in hunting, fishing, nongame 646
species management, or wildlife habitat management, restoration, 647
and conservation. 648
7. One member with experience in public outreach and 649
education. 650

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8. One member who is a resident of Lee County, to be 651
designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County. 652
9. One member who is a resident of Charlotte County, to be 653
designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Charlotte 654
County. 655
656
Vacancies will be filled in the same manner in which the 657
original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a 658
vacancy shall serve for the remainder of that term. 659
(c) Members of the Babcock Ranch Advisory Group shall: 660
1. Elect a chair and vice chair from among the group 661
members. 662
2. Meet regularly as determined by the chair. 663
3. Serve without compensation but shall receive 664
reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses as provided in s. 665
112.061. 666
(4)(5) MANAGEMENT OF PRESERVE; FEES.— 667
(a) The department shall assume all authority provided by 668
this section to manage and operate the preserve as a working 669
ranch upon the termination or expiration of the management 670
agreement attached as Exhibit "E" to that certain agreement for 671
sale and purchase approved by the Board of Trustees of the 672
Internal Improvement Trust Fund on November 22, 2005, and by Lee 673
County on November 20, 2005. 674
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preserve, the department shall: 676
1. Manage and operate the preserve and the uses thereof, 677
including, but not limited to, the activities necessary to 678
administer and operate the preserve as a working ranch; the 679
activities necessary for the preservation and development of the 680
land and renewable surface resources of the preserve; the 681
activities necessary for interpretation of the history of the 682
preserve on behalf of the public; the activities necessary for 683
the management, public use, and occupancy of facilities and 684
lands within the preserve; and the maintenance, rehabilitation, 685
repair, and improvement of property within the preserve. 686
2. Develop programs and activities relating to the 687
management of the preserve as a working ranch. 688
3. Establish procedures for entering into lease agreements 689
and other agreements for the use and occupancy of the facilities 690
of the preserve. The procedures shall ensure reasonable 691
competition and set guidelines for determining reasonable fees, 692
terms, and conditions for such agreements. 693
4. Assess reasonable fees for admission to, use of, and 694
occupancy of the preserve to offset costs of operating the 695
preserve as a working ranch. These fees are independent of fees 696
assessed by the commission for the privilege of hunting, 697
fishing, or pursuing outdoor recreational activities within the 698
preserve, and shall be deposited into the Incidental Trust Fund 699
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Legislature. 701
(c) The commission, in cooperation with the department, 702
shall: 703
1. Establish and implement public hunting and other fish 704
and wildlife management activities. Tier I and Tier II public 705
hunting opportunities shall be provided consistent with the 706
management plan and the recreation master plan. Tier I public 707
hunting shall provide hunting opportunities similar to those 708
offered on wildlife management areas with an emphasis on youth 709
and family-oriented hunts. Tier II public hunting shall be 710
provided specifically by fee-based permitting to ensure 711
compatibility with livestock grazing and other essential 712
agricultural operations on the preserve. 713
2. Establish and administer permit fees for Tier II public 714
hunting to capitalize on the value of hunting on portions of the 715
preserve and to help ensure the preserve is financially self-716
sufficient. The fees shall be deposited into the State Game 717
Trust Fund of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to 718
be used to offset the costs of providing public hunting and to 719
support fish and wildlife management and other land management 720
activities on the preserve. 721
(d) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement 722
Trust Fund or its designated agent may: 723
1. Negotiate directly with and enter into such agreements, 724
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association, organization, corporation, or governmental entity, 726
including entities of federal, state, and local governments, as 727
are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes and 728
activities authorized by this section. 729
2. Grant privileges, leases, concessions, and permits for 730
the use of land for the accommodation of visitors to the 731
preserve, provided no natural curiosities or objects of interest 732
shall be granted, leased, or rented on such terms as shall deny 733
or interfere with free access to them by the public. Such 734
grants, leases, and permits may be made and given without 735
advertisement or securing competitive bids. Such grants, leases, 736
or permits may not be assigned or transferred by any grantee 737
without consent of the Board of Trustees of the Internal 738
Improvement Trust Fund or its designated agent. 739
(5)(6) DISSOLUTION OF BABCOCK RANCH, INC.—Upon dissolution 740
of the Babcock Ranch, Inc., all statutory powers, duties, 741
functions, records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances 742
of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of the 743
corporation shall be transferred to the Department of 744
Agriculture and Consumer Services unless otherwise provided by 745
law. Any cash balances of funds shall revert to the Incidental 746
Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service. 747
Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 748
287.1351, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) of 749
that section is republished, to read: 750

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287.1351 Suspended vendors; state contracts.— 751
(2)(a) A vendor that is in default on any contract with an 752
agency, has failed to timely compensate its subcontractors or 753
suppliers, or has otherwise repeatedly demonstrated a recent 754
inability to fulfill the terms and conditions of previous state 755
contracts or to adequately perform its duties under those 756
contracts may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply to an agency 757
or enter into or renew a contract to provide any goods or 758
services to an agency after its placement, pursuant to this 759
section, on the suspended vendor list. 760
(3) An agency shall notify the department of any vendor 761
that has met the grounds for suspension described in paragraph 762
(2)(a). The agency must provide documentation to the department 763
evidencing the vendor's default or other grounds for suspension. 764
The department shall review the documentation provided and 765
determine whether good cause exists to remove the vendor from 766
the vendor list and to place it on the suspended vendor list. If 767
good cause exists, the department must notify the vendor in 768
writing of its intent to remove the vendor from the vendor list 769
and of the vendor's right to an administrative hearing and the 770
applicable procedures and time requirements for any such 771
hearing. If the vendor does not request an administrative 772
hearing, the department must enter a final order removing the 773
vendor from the vendor list. A vendor may not be removed from 774
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from the department. 776
Section 9. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (4) of 777
section 322.12, Florida Statutes, to read: 778
322.12 Examination of applicants.— 779
(4) The examination for an applicant for a commercial 780
driver license shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight 781
given by a driver license examiner designated by the department 782
or by a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician and 783
a test of the applicant's hearing given by a driver license 784
examiner or a licensed physician. The examination shall also 785
include a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand 786
highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic; his or 787
her knowledge of the traffic laws of this state pertaining to 788
the class of motor vehicle which he or she is applying to be 789
licensed to operate, including laws regulating driving under the 790
influence of alcohol or controlled substances, driving with an 791
unlawful blood-alcohol level, and driving while intoxicated; his 792
or her knowledge of the effects of alcohol and controlled 793
substances and the dangers of driving a motor vehicle after 794
having consumed alcohol or controlled substances; and his or her 795
knowledge of any special skills, requirements, or precautions 796
necessary for the safe operation of the class of vehicle which 797
he or she is applying to be licensed to operate. In addition, 798
the examination shall include an actual demonstration of the 799
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in the safe operation of a motor vehicle or combination of 801
vehicles of the type covered by the license classification which 802
the applicant is seeking, including an examination of the 803
applicant's ability to perform an inspection of his or her 804
vehicle. 805
(c) An applicant for a commercial driver license who 806
receives unauthorized assistance from another person in 807
completing the portion of the examination which tests the 808
applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs 809
regulating, warning, and directing traffic or his or her 810
knowledge of the traffic laws of this state pertaining to the 811
class of motor vehicle for which he or she is applying to be 812
licensed to operate, including laws regulating driving under the 813
influence of alcohol or controlled substances, driving with an 814
unlawful blood-alcohol level, and driving while intoxicated, 815
commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 816
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 817
Section 10. Section 322.36, Florida Statutes, is amended 818
to read: 819
322.36 Permitting unauthorized operator to drive.— 820
(1) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor 821
vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her dominion or 822
control to be operated upon any highway or public street except 823
by a person who is duly authorized to operate a motor vehicle 824
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(2) A person may not knowingly or willfully provide 826
unauthorized assistance to an applicant for the examination 827
required to hold a commercial driver license pursuant to s. 828
322.12(4). 829
(3) A Any person who violates this section commits a 830
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 831
775.082 or s. 775.083. If a person violates this section by 832
knowingly loaning a vehicle to a person whose driver license is 833
suspended and if that vehicle is involved in an accident 834
resulting in bodily injury or death, the driver license of the 835
person violating this section must shall be suspended for 1 836
year. 837
Section 11. Section 377.71, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 838
Section 12. Section 377.711, Florida Statutes, is 839
repealed. 840
Section 13. Section 377.712, Florida Statutes, is 841
repealed. 842
Section 14. Present paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 843
(3) of section 403.0855, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 844
paragraphs (b) and (c), respectively, a new paragraph (a) is 845
added to that subsection, and subsections (2) and (4) of that 846
section are amended, to read: 847
403.0855 Biosolids management.— 848
(2) The department shall adopt rules for biosolids 849
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section may not take effect until ratified by the Legislature. 851
(3) For a new land application site permit or a permit 852
renewal issued after July 1, 2020, the permittee of a biosolids 853
land application site shall: 854
(a) Ensure that only Class AA biosolids are applied to the 855
soil. 856
(4)(a) All permits shall comply with the requirements of 857
paragraph (3)(a) subsection (3) by July 1, 2028 2022. 858
(b) Local governments that do not transport biosolids for 859
land application outside of their respective county boundaries 860
shall comply with the requirements of paragraph (3)(a) by July 861
1, 2031. This paragraph may not be construed to prohibit the 862
transportation of Class B biosolids by a local government 863
outside of its boundaries to a Class AA biosolids treatment 864
facility or waste-to-energy facility located within the 865
boundaries of another local government. 866
Section 15. Present subsection (5) of section 482.071, 867
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (6), and a new 868
subsection (5) is added to that section, to read: 869
482.071 Licenses.— 870
(5) Each person applying for a pest control business 871
license or renewal thereof who will offer and perform 872
fumigations as a part of his or her regular business operations 873
must furnish to the department a certificate of insurance that 874
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bodily injury and property damage, consisting of: 876
(a) Bodily injury coverage of $1 million per person and $2 877
million per occurrence; and property damage coverage of $1 878
million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate; or 879
(b) Combined single-limit coverage of $2 million in the 880
aggregate. 881
Section 16. Subsection (7) of section 482.161, Florida 882
Statutes, is amended to read: 883
482.161 Disciplinary grounds and actions; reinstatement.— 884
(7) The department, pursuant to chapter 120, in addition 885
to or in lieu of any other remedy provided by state or local 886
law, may impose an administrative fine in the Class III II 887
category pursuant to s. 570.971 for a violation of this chapter 888
or of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. In determining 889
the amount of fine to be levied for a violation, the following 890
factors shall be considered: 891
(a) The severity of the violation, including the 892
probability that the death, or serious harm to the health or 893
safety, of any person will result or has resulted; the severity 894
of the actual or potential harm; and the extent to which this 895
chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter were 896
violated; 897
(b) Any actions taken by the licensee or certified 898
operator in charge, or limited certificateholder, to correct the 899
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(c) Any previous violations of this chapter or of the 901
rules adopted pursuant to this chapter; and 902
(d) The cost to the department of investigating the 903
violation. 904
Section 17. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 482.165, 905
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 906
482.165 Unlicensed practice of pest control; cease and 907
desist order; injunction; civil suit and penalty.— 908
(3) In addition to or in lieu of any remedy provided under 909
subsection (2), the department may institute a civil suit in 910
circuit court to recover a civil penalty for any violation for 911
which the department may issue a notice to cease and desist 912
under subsection (2). The civil penalty shall be in the Class 913
III II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each offense. The 914
court may also award to the prevailing party court costs and 915
reasonable attorney fees. 916
(5) In addition to or in lieu of any remedy provided under 917
subsections (2) and (3), the department may, even in the case of 918
a first offense, impose a fine not less than twice the cost of a 919
pest control business license, but not more than a fine in the 920
Class III II category pursuant to s. 570.971, upon a 921
determination by the department that a person is in violation of 922
subsection (1). For the purposes of this subsection, the lapse 923
of a previously issued license for a period of less than 1 year 924
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Section 18. Subsections (20) and (21) are added to section 926
489.105, Florida Statutes, to read: 927
489.105 Definitions.—As used in this part: 928
(20) "Subcontractor" has the same meaning as in s. 929
558.002. 930
(21) "Supplier" has the same meaning as in s. 558.002. 931
Section 19. Section 489.1295, Florida Statutes, is created 932
to read: 933
489.1295 Prohibition against nonpayment.— 934
(1) A licensed contractor must compensate a subcontractor 935
or supplier, unless there is a bona fide dispute regarding the 936
amount due, if any, for services, labor, or materials: 937
(a) Within 45 days after receiving payment for the 938
services performed or materials supplied by the subcontractor or 939
supplier; or 940
(b) In accordance with the terms of the contract for such 941
services, labor, or materials. 942
(2) A licensed contractor who knowingly or willfully 943
violates this section is subject to disciplinary proceedings as 944
provided in s. 489.129. 945
Section 20. Subsection (6) of section 500.04, Florida 946
Statutes, is amended to read: 947
500.04 Prohibited acts.—The following acts and the causing 948
thereof within the state are prohibited: 949
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inspection, or to permit the taking of a sample, as authorized 951
by s. 500.147. 952
Section 21. Section 500.81, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 953
Section 22. Subsection (5) of section 500.93, Florida 954
Statutes, is amended to read: 955
500.93 Mislabeling of plant-based products as milk, meat, 956
or poultry.— 957
(5) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 958
shall notify the Division of Law Revision upon the enactment 959
into law by any 11 of the group of 14 states composed of 960
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 961
Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 962
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia of the mandatory labeling 963
requirements pursuant to paragraphs (2)(a), (3)(a), and (4)(a) 964
subsections (2) and (3). 965
Section 23. Section 501.013, Florida Statutes, is amended 966
to read: 967
501.013 Health studios; exemptions.— 968
(1) The following businesses or activities may be declared 969
exempt from the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 upon the 970
filing of an affidavit with the department establishing that the 971
stated qualifications are met: 972
(a)(1) A bona fide nonprofit organization which has been 973
granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. 974
(b)(2) A gymnastics school which engages only in 975

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instruction and training and in which exercise is only 976
incidental to such instruction and training. 977
(c)(3) A golf, tennis, or racquetball club in which sports 978
play is the only activity offered by the club. If the facility 979
offers the use of physical exercise equipment, this exemption 980
shall not apply. 981
(d)(4) A program or facility which is offered and used 982
solely for the purpose of dance, aerobic exercise, or martial 983
arts, and which utilizes no physical exercise equipment. 984
(e)(5) A country club that has as its primary function the 985
provision of a social life and recreational amenities to its 986
members, and for which a program of physical exercise is merely 987
incidental to membership. As used in this paragraph subsection, 988
the term "country club" means a facility that offers its members 989
a variety of services that may include, but need not be limited 990
to, social activities; dining, banquet, catering, and lounge 991
facilities; swimming; yachting; golf; tennis; card games such as 992
bridge and canasta; and special programs for members' children. 993
Upon the filing of an affidavit with the department establishing 994
that the stated qualifications of this paragraph subsection were 995
met before July 1, 1997, this paragraph subsection will apply 996
retroactively to the date that the country club met these 997
qualifications. 998
(f)(6) A program or facility that is offered by an 999
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family members. 1001
(2) In addition to the businesses and activities listed in 1002
subsection (1), the department may exempt any other business or 1003
activity not in existence as of July 1, 2026, from ss. 501.012-1004
501.019. 1005
Section 24. Section 501.062, Florida Statutes, is created 1006
to read: 1007
501.062 Unauthorized commercial solicitation; legislative 1008
intent; definitions; prohibited acts; penalties.— 1009
(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the 1010
Legislature to protect, preserve, and promote the safety, 1011
welfare, and peace of the citizens of this state by adopting 1012
measures to reduce the threat to private property rights, 1013
including the right to exclude and to be free from trespass of 1014
unauthorized commercial solicitation on private property when 1015
noticed by the property owner. It is the intent of this section 1016
to protect such private property rights by creating a uniform 1017
standard for notifying individuals or groups of individuals that 1018
commercial solicitation is prohibited on private property. 1019
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 1020
(a) "Commercial solicitation" means the act of attempting 1021
to sell goods or services, or to raise funds for a commercial 1022
purpose, through direct or indirect contact with individuals, 1023
including, but not limited to, using words, body gestures, or 1024
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(b) "Dwelling" has the same meaning as in s. 810.011(2). 1026
(3) PROHIBITED ACTS.—A person may not engage in commercial 1027
solicitation on any dwelling that clearly and prominently 1028
displays a sign that is no less than 8.5 by 11 inches, is 1029
visible to any person approaching the dwelling, and clearly 1030
displays a statement which identifies the dwelling as private 1031
property on which commercial solicitation is prohibited, in 1032
substantially the following manner with letters at least 1 inch 1033
in height: 1034
1035
THIS DWELLING IS DESIGNATED PRIVATE PROPERTY. NO 1036
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION IS PERMITTED PURSUANT TO 1037
SECTION 501.062, FLORIDA STATUTES. 1038
1039
(4) PENALTIES.—A person who violates subsection (3) 1040
commits a noncriminal violation, punishable as provided in s. 1041
775.083. A person who commits a second or subsequent violation 1042
commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 1043
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 1044
Section 25. Subsection (50) is added to section 570.07, 1045
Florida Statutes, to read: 1046
570.07 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 1047
functions, powers, and duties.—The department shall have and 1048
exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: 1049
(50) Notwithstanding s. 20.04(7), to reorganize 1050

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departmental units upon the approval of the commissioner. 1051
Section 26. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (3) of 1052
section 570.822, Florida Statutes, to read: 1053
570.822 Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency 1054
Recovery Loan Program.— 1055
(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—To be eligible for the program, 1056
an applicant must: 1057
(c) Be a United States citizen and a legal resident of 1058
this state before or on the date of the declared emergency. If 1059
the applicant is an entity as defined in s. 605.0102, the entity 1060
must be wholly owned and operated in the United States and 1061
possess an active certificate of status issued by the Department 1062
of State pursuant to chapter 605. 1063
Section 27. Section 570.832, Florida Statutes, is created 1064
to read: 1065
570.832 Florida Native Seed Research and Marketing 1066
Program.—The Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc., in 1067
coordination with the department, shall, subject to 1068
appropriation, establish the Florida Native Seed Research and 1069
Marketing Program to conduct research designed to expand the 1070
availability and uses of native seeds and strengthen the market 1071
position of this state's native seed industry through marketing 1072
campaigns and promotions in this state and across the nation. 1073
Section 28. Section 570.846, Florida Statutes, is created 1074
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570.846 Florida Food Animal and Equine Veterinary Medicine 1076
Loan Repayment Program.— 1077
(1) PURPOSE.—To encourage specialized and qualified 1078
veterinary professionals to practice in this state, to retain 1079
the employment of such professionals in this state, and to 1080
promote the care and treatment of food animals and equine 1081
animals, there is established the Florida Food Animal and Equine 1082
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program. The purpose of the 1083
program is to authorize the department to make payments that 1084
offset loans incurred, for up to three new eligible candidates 1085
annually, for studies leading to a veterinary degree with a 1086
specialization in food animal or equine veterinary medicine. 1087
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 1088
(a) "Equine" means a species of animal belonging to the 1089
taxonomic family equidae, which includes horses and donkeys. 1090
(b) "Food animal" means a species of animal raised for the 1091
human food supply. Food animals include cattle, swine, sheep, 1092
goat, poultry, aquaculture, and apiary species. 1093
(c) "Food animal and equine animal veterinary medicine" 1094
means a veterinary medical practice that encompasses medical 1095
care, disease prevention, and consultation on the feeding, 1096
housing, and overall flock, herd, or equine health management. 1097
(d) "Food animal or equine veterinarian" means a 1098
veterinarian working in food and equine animal veterinary 1099
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animals and who spends a minimum of 20 hours per week on food 1101
animal species or equine animal species care and treatment. 1102
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for the program, a 1103
candidate must have graduated from an American Veterinary 1104
Medical Association-accredited college of veterinary medicine, 1105
have received a Florida veterinary medical license, have 1106
obtained a Category II Accreditation from the United States 1107
Department of Agriculture, and be a practicing food animal or 1108
equine animal veterinarian in this state. 1109
(4) FUNDING.—Subject to legislative appropriation, the 1110
department may make loan principal repayments of up to $25,000 1111
per eligible candidate per year. Loan principal repayments may 1112
be made on behalf of each eligible candidate each year for up to 1113
5 years. The department may select up to three new eligible 1114
candidates each year. All repayments are contingent upon 1115
continued proof of employment in this state as a practicing food 1116
animal or equine animal veterinarian. 1117
(5) DUPLICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—An eligible 1118
candidate receiving financial assistance from the federal 1119
veterinary medicine loan repayment program as established in 7 1120
U.S.C. part 3151a is ineligible to receive financial assistance 1121
from the program under this section. 1122
(6) RULEMAKING.—The department may adopt any rule 1123
necessary for the administration of the program. 1124
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Statutes, is amended to read: 1126
570.85 Agritourism.— 1127
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote 1128
agritourism as a way to support bona fide agricultural 1129
production by providing a stream of revenue and by educating the 1130
general public about the agricultural industry. It is also the 1131
intent of the Legislature to eliminate duplication of regulatory 1132
authority over agritourism as expressed in this section. Except 1133
as otherwise provided for in this section, and notwithstanding 1134
any other law, a local government may not adopt or enforce a 1135
local ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy that prohibits, 1136
restricts, regulates, or otherwise limits an agritourism 1137
activity on land classified as agricultural land under s. 1138
193.461, and may not require a property owner to obtain a rural 1139
event venue permit or license. This subsection does not limit 1140
the powers and duties of a local government to address 1141
substantial offsite impacts of agritourism activities or an 1142
emergency as provided in chapter 252. 1143
Section 30. Subsection (6) is added to section 570.86, 1144
Florida Statutes, to read: 1145
570.86 Definitions.—As used in ss. 570.85-570.89, the 1146
term: 1147
(6) "Rural event venue" means a venue located on property 1148
classified as agricultural pursuant to s. 193.461 and used for 1149
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meetings, or similar gatherings. 1151
Section 31. Subsection (7) of section 573.112, Florida 1152
Statutes, is amended to read: 1153
573.112 Advisory council.— 1154
(7) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the 1155
Citrus Research and Field Trial Development Foundation, Inc., a 1156
direct-support organization of the Department of Agriculture and 1157
Consumer Services University of Florida established pursuant to 1158
s. 570.691 s. 1004.28, shall serve as the advisory council for a 1159
citrus research marketing order, provide the department with 1160
advice on administering the order, and, in accordance with the 1161
order, conduct citrus research and perform other duties assigned 1162
by the department. Notwithstanding s. 570.691 s. 1004.28(3) or 1163
any provision of this section, the foundation's board of 1164
directors shall be composed of the Florida State Plant Health 1165
Inspection Service Director and, appointed by the Commissioner 1166
of Agriculture, 7 members who are 13 members, including 10 1167
citrus growers, 2 representatives of the university's Institute 1168
of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and 1 member who is a Florida 1169
citrus nursery representative. Members of the board of directors 1170
shall serve without compensation but appointed by the 1171
Commissioner of Agriculture, who are each entitled to 1172
reimbursement from the foundation for per diem and travel 1173
expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 1174
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Statutes, is amended to read: 1176
581.031 Department; powers and duties.—The department has 1177
the following powers and duties: 1178
(32) To conduct or cause to be conducted research 1179
projects, including, but not limited to, citrus canker and 1180
citrus greening, which are recommended by the Citrus Research 1181
and Field Trial Development Foundation, Inc., within the limits 1182
of appropriations made specifically for such purpose. 1183
Section 33. Subsection (4) of section 583.01, Florida 1184
Statutes, is amended to read: 1185
583.01 Definitions.—For the purpose of this chapter, 1186
unless elsewhere indicated, the term: 1187
(4) "Dealer" means a person, firm, or corporation, 1188
including a producer, processor, retailer, or wholesaler, that 1189
sells, offers for sale, or holds for the purpose of sale in this 1190
state 30 dozen or more eggs or its equivalent in any one week, 1191
or more than 20,000 384 dressed birds annually in any one week. 1192
Section 34. Section 590.02, Florida Statutes, is amended 1193
to read: 1194
590.02 Florida Forest Service; powers, authority, and 1195
duties; liability; building structures; Withlacoochee and Welaka 1196
Training Centers Center.— 1197
(1) The Florida Forest Service has the following powers, 1198
authority, and duties to: 1199
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(b) Prevent, detect, and suppress wildfires wherever they 1201
may occur on public or private land in this state and do all 1202
things necessary in the exercise of such powers, authority, and 1203
duties; 1204
(c) Provide firefighting crews, who shall be under the 1205
control and direction of the Florida Forest Service and its 1206
designated agents; 1207
(d) Appoint center managers, forest area supervisors, 1208
forestry program administrators, a forest protection bureau 1209
chief, a forest protection assistant bureau chief, a field 1210
operations bureau chief, deputy chiefs of field operations, 1211
district managers, forest operations administrators, senior 1212
forest rangers, investigators, forest rangers, firefighter 1213
rotorcraft pilots, and other employees who may, at the Florida 1214
Forest Service's discretion, be certified as forestry 1215
firefighters pursuant to s. 633.408(8). Other law 1216
notwithstanding, center managers, district managers, forest 1217
protection assistant bureau chief, and deputy chiefs of field 1218
operations have Selected Exempt Service status in the state 1219
personnel designation; 1220
(e) Develop a training curriculum for wildland 1221
firefighters which must contain a minimum of 40 hours of 1222
structural firefighter training, a minimum of 40 hours of 1223
emergency medical training, and a minimum of 376 hours of 1224
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(f) Pay the cost of the initial commercial driver license 1226
examination fee, and renewal for those employees whose position 1227
requires them to operate equipment requiring a license. This 1228
paragraph is intended to be an authorization to the department 1229
to pay such costs, not an obligation; 1230
(g) Provide fire management services and emergency 1231
response assistance and set and charge reasonable fees for 1232
performance of those services. Moneys collected from such fees 1233
shall be deposited into the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida 1234
Forest Service; 1235
(h) Require all state, regional, and local government 1236
agencies operating aircraft in the vicinity of an ongoing 1237
wildfire to operate in compliance with the applicable state 1238
Wildfire Aviation Plan; 1239
(i) Authorize broadcast burning, prescribed burning, pile 1240
burning, and land clearing debris burning to carry out the 1241
duties of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder; and 1242
(j) Make rules to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 1243
(2) The Florida Forest Service's employees, and the 1244
firefighting crews under their control and direction, may enter 1245
upon any lands for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and 1246
suppressing wildfires and investigating smoke complaints or open 1247
burning not in compliance with authorization and to enforce the 1248
provisions of this chapter. 1249
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federal, state, and local agencies, and all other persons and 1251
entities that are under contract or agreement with the Florida 1252
Forest Service to assist in firefighting operations as well as 1253
those entities, called upon by the Florida Forest Service to 1254
assist in firefighting may, in the performance of their duties, 1255
set counterfires, remove fences and other obstacles, dig 1256
trenches, cut firelines, use water from public and private 1257
sources, and carry on all other customary activities in the 1258
fighting of wildfires without incurring liability to any person 1259
or entity. The manner in which the Florida Forest Service 1260
monitors a smoldering wildfire or smoldering prescribed fire or 1261
fights any wildfire are planning level activities for which 1262
sovereign immunity applies and is not waived. 1263
(4)(a) The department may build structures, 1264
notwithstanding chapters 216 and 255, not to exceed a cost of 1265
$50,000 per structure from existing resources on forest lands, 1266
federal excess property, and unneeded existing structures. These 1267
structures must meet all applicable building codes. 1268
(b) Notwithstanding s. 553.80(1), the department shall 1269
exclusively enforce the Florida Building Code as it pertains to 1270
wildfire, law enforcement, and other Florida Forest Service 1271
facilities under the jurisdiction of the department. 1272
(5) The Florida Forest Service shall organize its 1273
operational units to most effectively prevent, detect, and 1274
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personnel to manage its activities in each unit. The Florida 1276
Forest Service may construct lookout towers, roads, bridges, 1277
firelines, and other facilities and may purchase or fabricate 1278
tools, supplies, and equipment for firefighting. The Florida 1279
Forest Service may reimburse the public and private entities 1280
that it engages to assist in the suppression of wildfires for 1281
their personnel and equipment, including aircraft. 1282
(6) The Florida Forest Service shall undertake 1283
privatization alternatives for fire prevention activities 1284
including constructing fire lines and conducting prescribed 1285
burns and, where appropriate, entering into agreements or 1286
contracts with the private sector to perform such activities. 1287
(7) The Florida Forest Service may organize, staff, equip, 1288
and operate the Withlacoochee and Welaka Training Centers 1289
Center. The centers center shall serve as sites a site where 1290
fire and forest resource managers can obtain current knowledge, 1291
techniques, skills, and theory as they relate to their 1292
respective disciplines, and the centers:. 1293
(a) The center May establish cooperative efforts involving 1294
federal, state, and local entities; hire appropriate personnel; 1295
and engage others by contract or agreement with or without 1296
compensation to assist in carrying out the training and 1297
operations of the centers center. 1298
(b) The center Shall provide wildfire suppression training 1299
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departments, and other local fire response units. 1301
(c) The center Shall focus on curriculum related to, but 1302
not limited to, fuel reduction, an incident management system, 1303
prescribed burning certification, multiple-use land management, 1304
water quality, forest health, environmental education, and 1305
wildfire suppression training for structural firefighters. 1306
(d) The center May assess appropriate fees for food, 1307
lodging, travel, course materials, and supplies in order to meet 1308
their its operational costs and may grant free meals, room, and 1309
scholarships to persons and other entities as determined by the 1310
Florida Forest Service, regardless of whether training occurs at 1311
the Withlacoochee Training Center or Welaka Training Center or 1312
at another location in exchange for instructional assistance. 1313
(8)(a) The Cross City Work Center shall be named the L. 1314
Earl Peterson Forestry Station. This is to honor Mr. L. Earl 1315
Peterson, Florida's sixth state forester, whose distinguished 1316
career in state government has spanned 44 years, and who is a 1317
native of Dixie County. 1318
(b) The Madison Forestry Station shall be named the Harvey 1319
Greene Sr. Forestry Station. This is to honor Mr. Harvey Greene 1320
Sr., a World War I veteran and pioneer in forestry in Madison 1321
County. In 1947, Mr. Harvey Greene Sr. offered to give the land 1322
on which the forestry station is located to the state; however, 1323
at that time, the state could not accept donations of land. 1324
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with the proceeds of the sale, purchased forestry equipment to 1326
be used by the citizens of Madison County to plant trees and 1327
fight wildfires. 1328
(c) The Bonifay Forestry Station shall be named the John 1329
Michael Mathis Forestry Station. This is to honor the late Mr. 1330
John Michael Mathis, the Chipola Forestry Center manager whose 1331
distinguished career spanned 18 years, and who received many 1332
awards for his service, including commendation for leadership in 1333
wildfire mitigation for his service during Hurricane Michael. 1334
Mr. John Michael Mathis was a proud husband, father, forester, 1335
and friend. 1336
(9)(a) Notwithstanding ss. 273.055 and 287.16, the 1337
department may retain, transfer, warehouse, bid, destroy, scrap, 1338
or otherwise dispose of surplus equipment and vehicles that are 1339
used for wildland firefighting. 1340
(b) All money received from the disposition of state-owned 1341
equipment and vehicles that are used for wildland firefighting 1342
shall be retained by the department. Money received pursuant to 1343
this section is appropriated for and may be disbursed for the 1344
acquisition of exchange and surplus equipment used for wildland 1345
firefighting, and for all necessary operating expenditures 1346
related to such equipment, in the same fiscal year and the 1347
fiscal year following the disposition. The department shall 1348
maintain records of the accounts into which the money is 1349
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(10)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 252.38, the 1351
Florida Forest Service has exclusive authority to require and 1352
issue authorizations for broadcast burning and agricultural and 1353
silvicultural pile burning. An agency, commission, department, 1354
county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the 1355
state may not adopt or enforce laws, regulations, rules, or 1356
policies pertaining to broadcast burning or agricultural and 1357
silvicultural pile burning. 1358
(b) The Florida Forest Service may delegate to a county, 1359
municipality, or special district its authority: 1360
1. As delegated by the Department of Environmental 1361
Protection pursuant to ss. 403.061(29) and 403.081, to manage 1362
and enforce regulations pertaining to the burning of yard trash 1363
in accordance with s. 590.125(6). 1364
2. To manage the open burning of land clearing debris in 1365
accordance with s. 590.125. 1366
Section 35. Section 595.421, Florida Statutes, is created 1367
to read: 1368
595.421 Farmers Feeding Florida Program.—There is 1369
established the Farmers Feeding Florida Program to coordinate 1370
with Feeding Florida, or its successor entity, for the 1371
acquisition, transportation, and distribution of non-Emergency 1372
Food Assistance Program fresh food products for the benefit of 1373
residents who are food insecure due to a lack of local food 1374
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(1) In order to implement the program, Feeding Florida 1376
shall: 1377
(a) Enter into an agreement with the department to 1378
provide, at a minimum, all of the following services: 1379
1. Transportation of non-Emergency Food Assistance Program 1380
fresh food products using owned vehicles or contracted 1381
commercial vehicles. 1382
2. Coordination of the purchase and pickup of food from 1383
the purchase location and delivery to the distribution location. 1384
(b) Submit monthly reports to the department, beginning 1385
July 1, 2026, which include, at a minimum, all of the following: 1386
1. A detailed record of the amount of food purchased, 1387
measured per pound and itemized according to its commodity type. 1388
2. Food purchase locations. 1389
3. Food purchase dates. 1390
4. The date of delivery and locations to which the food 1391
was distributed. 1392
(c) Submit quarterly reports, beginning July 1, 2026, to 1393
the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees, 1394
including all of the following information: 1395
1. A detailed record of the amount of food distributed, 1396
measured per pound and itemized according to its commodity type. 1397
2. The distribution locations. 1398
3. An itemized list of the types of commodities 1399
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(2) Foods purchased by Feeding Florida through the program 1401
are restricted to charitable purposes for hunger relief and may 1402
not reenter the wholesale, retail, or secondary market. 1403
(3) Feeding Florida may not, in implementing this section, 1404
allow a candidate for elective office to host a food 1405
distribution event during the period of time between the last 1406
day of the election qualifying period and the date of the 1407
election if the candidate is opposed for election or reelection 1408
at the time of the event. This subsection does not apply if the 1409
event is in response to a declared state of emergency. 1410
Section 36. Present paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of 1411
section 597.004, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 1412
(d) and amended, a new paragraph (c) is added to that 1413
subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section 1414
is amended, to read: 1415
597.004 Aquaculture certificate of registration.— 1416
(2) RULES.— 1417
(a) The department, in consultation with the Department of 1418
Environmental Protection, the water management districts, 1419
environmental groups, and representatives from the affected 1420
farming groups, shall adopt rules to: 1421
1. Specify the requirement of best management practices to 1422
be implemented by holders of aquaculture certificates of 1423
registration. 1424
2. Establish procedures for holders of aquaculture 1425

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certificates of registration to submit the notice of intent to 1426
comply with best management practices. 1427
3. Establish schedules for implementation of best 1428
management practices, and of interim measures that can be taken 1429
prior to adoption of best management practices. Interim measures 1430
may include the continuation of regulatory requirements in 1431
effect on June 30, 1998. 1432
4. Establish a system to assure the implementation of best 1433
management practices, including recordkeeping requirements. 1434
5. Require any facility that cultures Micropterus 1435
salmoides floridanus to maintain stock acquisition documentation 1436
or records of genetic testing. 1437
(7) REGISTRATION AND RENEWALS.— 1438
(c) The department may not renew a certificate of 1439
registration for a facility that is not compliant with this 1440
section unless documentation of corrective action is provided 1441
with the renewal application. 1442
(d)(c) A Any person whose certificate of registration has 1443
been revoked or suspended must reapply to the department for 1444
certification. A person, a company, or an entity, or a principal 1445
of a company or an entity whose certificate of registration has 1446
been revoked, may not reapply for a period of 3 years. 1447
Section 37. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 1448
597.010, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1449
597.010 Shellfish regulation; leases.— 1450

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(5) LEASES IN PERPETUITY; RENT.— 1451
(a) All leases issued previously under the provisions of 1452
s. 379.2525 shall be enforced under the authority of this 1453
chapter, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, and 1454
shall continue in perpetuity under such restrictions as stated 1455
in the lease agreement. The annual rental fee charged for all 1456
leases shall consist of the minimum rate of $15 per acre, or any 1457
fraction of an acre, per year and may shall be adjusted on 1458
January 1, 1995, and every 5 years thereafter, based on the 5-1459
year average change in the Consumer Price Index. Rent must shall 1460
be paid in advance of January 1 of each year or, in the case of 1461
a new lease, at the time of signing, regardless of who holds the 1462
lease. 1463
Section 38. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 1464
section 599.012, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1465
599.012 Florida Wine Trust Fund; creation.— 1466
(1) There is established the Florida Wine Trust Fund 1467
within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The 1468
department shall use the moneys deposited in the trust fund 1469
pursuant to subsection (2) to do all the following: 1470
(b) Promote wine viticulture products manufactured from 1471
products grown in the state. 1472
(c) Provide grants for wine and viticultural research. 1473
Section 39. Subsection (3) of section 601.13, Florida 1474
Statutes, is amended to read: 1475

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601.13 Citrus research; administration by Department of 1476
Citrus; appropriation.— 1477
(3) An entity that solicits research proposals and awards 1478
funding for those proposals expending funds received from the 1479
State Treasury on citrus production research conducted pursuant 1480
to chapter 573, as recommended by the Citrus Research and Field 1481
Trial Development Foundation, Inc., or conducted through 1482
contract with the department shall deliver a report that 1483
includes all of the following information to the commission 1484
biannually and at the request of the commission: 1485
(a) Project plans selected for funding. 1486
(b) The financial status of the projects. 1487
(c) Current findings of the funded research. 1488
(d) Availability of citrus products or application of 1489
growers' practices found through funded research. 1490
(e) The status of the commercialization process of such 1491
products or practices. 1492
Section 40. Section 616.001, Florida Statutes, is amended 1493
to read: 1494
616.001 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 1495
(1) "Annual public fair" means a community, county, 1496
district, regional, or state fair that is held and conducted by 1497
a fair association and permitted by the department pursuant to 1498
s. 616.15. 1499
(2) "Authority" means the Florida State Fair Authority. 1500

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(3) "Community fair" means an annual public fair that 1501
serves an area of less than an entire county, has exhibits that 1502
are in accordance with s. 616.17, and gives premiums or awards 1503
to exhibitors. Agricultural products shall be produced in the 1504
community the exhibit represents. The majority of the board of 1505
directors of the fair shall reside, be employed, or operate a 1506
business in the community the fair represents. 1507
(4) "Concession" means use by a fair association, or a 1508
grant, lease, or license to a third party, of a portion of the 1509
land under the ownership, custody, or control of a fair 1510
association for specific uses, or the right to enter upon the 1511
land for specific purposes, such as providing rides, games, 1512
food, beverage, merchandise for sale, exhibits, projects, 1513
activities, events, programs, or other uses authorized in this 1514
chapter. 1515
(5) "County fair" means an annual public fair that serves 1516
an entire county and provides exhibitors with premiums or awards 1517
for exhibits that are in accordance with s. 616.17. Agricultural 1518
products must be typical of those produced in the county the 1519
exhibit represents. The majority of the board of directors of 1520
the fair shall reside, be employed, or operate a business in the 1521
county that the fair association represents. 1522
(4)(6) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture 1523
and Consumer Services. 1524
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serves at least five counties and has exhibits that meet the 1526
requirements of s. 616.17. A district fair shall pay at least 1527
$25,000 in cash premiums or awards to exhibitors. Agricultural 1528
products must be typical of those produced in the counties the 1529
exhibit represents. Livestock may originate from outside the 1530
district, but must be registered in the exhibitor's name at 1531
least 30 days before the opening day of the fair. Each county is 1532
encouraged to have proportionate exhibits, typical of its 1533
respective natural resources. Each county shall have exhibits 1534
representing basic resources in agriculture and industry. 1535
(5)(8) "Entry" means one item entered for competition or 1536
show. An entry may constitute an exhibit, depending upon the 1537
regulations stated in the premium book. 1538
(6)(9) "Exhibit" means one or more entries entered for 1539
exhibition and constituting a unit. An exhibit may consist of 1540
one or more entries, depending upon the regulations stated in 1541
the premium book. The term includes parades and displays of 1542
articles or a collection of articles, whether static, 1543
interactive, or dynamic, by a fair association or a third party 1544
contracting with a fair association, such as exhibits of 1545
animals, art, housewares, or motor vehicles. 1546
(7)(10) "Exhibitor" means an individual, a group of 1547
individuals, or a business, including a fair association or 1548
third party contracting with a fair association, which has an 1549
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(8)(11) "Fair association" or "association" means an 1551
association not for profit incorporated under this chapter for 1552
the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or 1553
expositions. 1554
(9)(12) "Public fair or exposition" means a project, 1555
activity, event, or program, and use by a fair association, 1556
including, but not limited to, the annual public fair, which 1557
serves the purposes specified in s. 616.08 and benefits and 1558
develops the educational, agricultural, horticultural, 1559
livestock, charitable, historical, civic, cultural, scientific, 1560
and other resources of this state, or any county, municipality, 1561
or other community in this state. 1562
(13) "Regional fair" or "interstate fair" means an annual 1563
public fair of this state and other states in which fair 1564
exhibits meet the requirements of s. 616.17. Agricultural 1565
products must be typical of those produced in the area the 1566
exhibit represents. 1567
(10)(14) "Specialized show" means a show or an exhibition 1568
exhibiting and emphasizing livestock or poultry, or a fruit or 1569
vegetable festival, and must meet the minimum exhibit 1570
requirements specified in s. 616.17. A specialized show may 1571
qualify under one of the definitions in subsections (3), (5), 1572
(7), and (15). 1573
(11)(15) "State fair" means an annual public fair that 1574
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and cash premiums or awards may be given to exhibitors. 1576
Section 41. Section 616.01, Florida Statutes, is amended 1577
to read: 1578
616.01 Requirements for Number of persons required; 1579
requisites of proposed charter.—Twenty-five or more persons who 1580
are Residents and qualified electors of the county in which the 1581
annual public fair is to be located, who wish to form an 1582
association not for profit for the purpose of conducting and 1583
operating public fairs or expositions, may become incorporated 1584
in the following manner. The applicant must subscribers shall 1585
submit the proposed charter to the department for review and 1586
approval or denial. If the proposed charter is denied, the 1587
department must provide the applicant with a letter sent to the 1588
mailing address provided on the proposed charter and include a 1589
complete listing of all deficiencies, if any, which must be 1590
remedied before resubmittal of the proposed charter for 1591
approval. If the proposed charter is approved, the applicant 1592
must subscribers shall sign and present a notarized copy of the 1593
proposed charter to the judge of the circuit court for the 1594
county in which the principal office of the association will be 1595
located. The proposed charter must specify: 1596
(1) The name of the association and the place where the 1597
principal office is to be located. The name of the association 1598
must shall include the word, "Inc." 1599
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association, including a provision that the association is 1601
incorporated for the sole purpose of conducting and operating 1602
public fairs or expositions. 1603
(3) The qualifications and terms of association members 1604
and criteria for their admission and expulsion. Provision must 1605
may be made in the charter for ex officio membership. 1606
(4) The time for which the association is to exist. 1607
(5) The name and residence of each subscriber. 1608
(6) Procedures for the election of and governance by 1609
officers, who may be elected or appointed. 1610
(7) The designation of officers who will manage the 1611
affairs of the association until the first election or 1612
appointment under the charter. 1613
(8) Procedures for the adoption, amendment, or rescission 1614
of bylaws of the association. 1615
(9) The highest amount of indebtedness or liability that 1616
may be accrued by the association. 1617
(10) The name of an elected member of the board of county 1618
commissioners of the county in which the principal office of the 1619
association will be located, who will serve as an ex officio 1620
member of the board of directors of the association. 1621
(11) The official e-mail address of the association which 1622
will be used for the purpose of official communication between 1623
the association and governmental entities. 1624
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applicant, which must include, but is not limited to, all of the 1626
following: 1627
(a) That the primary objective of the association is for 1628
public service and to hold, conduct, and promote public fairs or 1629
expositions. 1630
(b) That money and other available assets in value 1631
exceeding $5,000 have been provided for purposes designated by 1632
the association. 1633
(c) That the association will operate in good faith to 1634
carry out the purposes and objectives set forth in the charter. 1635
Section 42. Section 616.02, Florida Statutes, is amended 1636
to read: 1637
616.02 Fair associations per county Acknowledgment of 1638
charter.— 1639
(1) Beginning July 1, 2026, there may be only one 1640
incorporated fair association per county in this state, 1641
excluding the state fair, which may be incorporated and 1642
conducted in any county. The department may not approve a 1643
proposed charter incorporating a fair association within the 1644
same county in which a fair association currently exists. The 1645
department may waive this requirement at the discretion of the 1646
Commissioner of Agriculture. 1647
(2) Any fair association incorporated before July 1, 2026, 1648
may conduct public fairs or expositions and exercise the 1649
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charter of a fair association shall be acknowledged by at least 1651
three of its subscribers before an officer authorized to make 1652
acknowledgment of deeds. Subscribers shall also make and take an 1653
oath, which must be attached to the proposed charter, stating 1654
that the primary objective of the association is public service 1655
and holding, conducting, and promoting public fairs or 1656
expositions; that money and other available assets in value 1657
exceeding $5,000 have been provided for the purposes of the 1658
association; and that the association will operate in good faith 1659
to carry out the purposes and objectives set forth in its 1660
charter. 1661
Section 43. Section 616.03, Florida Statutes, is amended 1662
to read: 1663
616.03 Notice of application; Approval and record of 1664
charter.—Upon approval by the department, A notice of intention 1665
to apply to the circuit court for the charter of a fair 1666
association must specify the date that application will be made, 1667
shall be sent to the department for approval, and shall be 1668
published in a newspaper in the county where the principal 1669
office of the association will be located once each week for 4 1670
consecutive weeks. The notice must briefly summarize the charter 1671
and objectives of the proposed association. the proposed charter 1672
must shall be submitted to and approved by the board of county 1673
commissioners of the county in which the principal office of the 1674
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and the board of county commissioners, the proposed charter and 1676
proof of approval must and publication shall be submitted to the 1677
circuit judge on the date specified in the notice. If no cause 1678
is shown to the contrary and the judge finds that the proposed 1679
charter is in proper form and will serve the primary objective 1680
of public service, the judge must shall approve the charter and 1681
issue an order incorporating the applicant subscribers under the 1682
charter for the objectives and purposes specified in the 1683
charter. The charter and order of incorporation must shall be 1684
recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the 1685
county where the principal office of the association will be 1686
located and provided to the department. After the order is 1687
recorded, the applicant subscribers and any their associates are 1688
incorporated with the objectives and powers established in the 1689
charter and under the name given in the charter. During the 1690
publication period, the proposed charter shall be on file in the 1691
office of the clerk of the circuit court. This section does not 1692
preclude a fair association from also filing its duly approved 1693
charter with the Department of State pursuant to chapter 617 for 1694
notice purposes. 1695
Section 44. Subsection (2) of section 616.05, Florida 1696
Statutes, is amended to read: 1697
616.05 Amendment of charter.—A fair association may 1698
propose an amendment to its charter by resolution as provided in 1699
its charter or bylaws. 1700

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(2) After the department approves the proposed amendment, 1701
it will be incorporated into the original charter upon: 1702
(a) Publication of notice in the same manner as provided 1703
in s. 616.03; 1704
(b) Filing the order of the circuit judge approving the 1705
amendment with the office of the clerk of the circuit court and 1706
the department; and 1707
(b)(c) Being recorded in the clerk's office. 1708
1709
If a fair association has filed its charter with the Department 1710
of State pursuant to chapter 617, a copy of any amendment to the 1711
charter must be filed with the Department of State for notice 1712
purposes. 1713
Section 45. Section 616.051, Florida Statutes, is amended 1714
to read: 1715
616.051 Dissolving a charter.— 1716
(1) A fair association may dissolve its charter by 1717
resolution as provided in its charter or bylaws. The proposal 1718
for dissolving the charter shall be submitted to the department 1719
for approval. 1720
(2) Upon approval by the department and upon presentation 1721
of sufficient evidence demonstrating and publication of notice 1722
and proof that all indebtedness has been paid and no claims are 1723
outstanding against the association, the circuit judge may, by 1724
decree, dissolve the association and order the distribution of 1725

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its remaining assets. Such assets must be distributed, by 1726
resolution of the board of directors, to the county in which the 1727
principal office of the association is located unless otherwise 1728
specified by the deed of the property held by the association 1729
its remaining public funds to be distributed as recommended by 1730
the board of directors. 1731
Section 46. Subsection (3) of section 616.07, Florida 1732
Statutes, is amended, and subsections (1) and (2) of that 1733
section are republished, to read: 1734
616.07 Members not personally liable; property of 1735
association held in trust; exempt from taxation.— 1736
(1) A member, officer, director, or trustee of a fair 1737
association is not personally liable for any of the debts of the 1738
association, and money or property of a fair association may not 1739
be distributed as profits or dividends among its members, 1740
officers, directors, or trustees. 1741
(2) All money and property of the association, except that 1742
necessary for the payment of its just debts and liabilities, are 1743
public property, shall be administered by the association as 1744
trustee, and shall be used exclusively for the legitimate 1745
purpose of the association. So long as they are used for that 1746
purpose, all money and property of the association are exempt 1747
from all forms of taxation, including special assessments, and 1748
any projects, activities, events, programs, and uses authorized 1749
by this part serve an essential governmental purpose and, 1750

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therefore, are not taxable and are not subject to assessments. 1751
This subsection does not apply to chapter 212. 1752
(3) Upon order of the circuit judge, any public funds or 1753
property remaining in a fair association when the association is 1754
dissolved shall be distributed by resolution of the board of 1755
directors to any county or any municipality within the county. 1756
The board may designate in the distribution resolution the 1757
public project that will benefit from the funds or the manner in 1758
which the property will be used. If property has been 1759
contributed by a municipality or county, the property shall be 1760
reconveyed to the municipality or county that gave the property 1761
to the association. 1762
Section 47. Section 616.101, Florida Statutes, is amended 1763
to read: 1764
616.101 Annual review of accounts and records; review of 1765
charter.— 1766
(1) The accounts and records of a every fair association 1767
whose annual public fair has an annual attendance of more than 1768
25,000, based upon recorded attendance from the previous year, 1769
must shall be reviewed annually by a qualified accountant 1770
licensed by the state. A fair association whose annual public 1771
fair has an annual attendance of 25,000 or fewer, based upon 1772
recorded attendance from the previous year, or a fair 1773
association that is holding an annual public fair for the first 1774
time, must submit an annual financial statement that has been 1775

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signed by an officer of the county. The results of the reviews 1776
must shall be kept in the official records of each association, 1777
available to all directors of the association. A certified copy 1778
of the review must shall be filed with the department: 1779
(a)(1) On request by the department to certify 1780
expenditures of the premiums awarded to exhibitors of a fair or 1781
of building funds if when there is evidence of a violation of 1782
state laws; or 1783
(b)(2) When the association is applying for a fair permit. 1784
(2) A fair association shall, every 5 years beginning July 1785
1, 2026, review its charter and submit to the department a 1786
certified copy of the charter which incorporates any amendment 1787
made during the last 5 years. A designated member of the 1788
association shall attest that the charter is accurate and 1789
factual when submitting the certified copy to the department. 1790
Section 48. Section 616.15, Florida Statutes, is amended 1791
to read: 1792
616.15 Permit from Department of Agriculture and Consumer 1793
Services required.— 1794
(1) An annual public fair may not be conducted by a fair 1795
association without a permit issued by the department. The 1796
association shall present to the department an application for a 1797
permit, signed by an officer of the association, at least 90 1798
calendar days 3 months before holding the annual public fair. 1799
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to be determined by the department for processing the 1801
application and making any required investigation. The 1802
application fee must be at least $183 and may not exceed $366. 1803
Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the 1804
General Inspection Trust Fund of the State Treasury in a special 1805
account to be known as the "Agricultural and Livestock Fair 1806
Account." A copy of the application must be sent to each fair 1807
association located within 50 miles of the site of the proposed 1808
annual public fair at the same time the application is sent to 1809
the department. The department may issue a permit if the 1810
applicant provides: 1811
(a) The opening and closing dates of the proposed annual 1812
public fair. 1813
(b) The name and address of the owner of the central 1814
amusement attraction that will operate during the annual public 1815
fair. 1816
(c) An affidavit properly executed by the president or 1817
chief executive officer of the applicant association certifying 1818
the existence of a binding contract entered into by the 1819
association and the owner of the central amusement attraction 1820
covering the period for which the permit from the department is 1821
applied. The contract between the parties must shall be 1822
available for inspection by duly authorized agents of the 1823
department in administering this chapter. 1824
(d) A copy of the association's charter which incorporates 1825

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all amendments made A written statement that the main purpose of 1826
the association is to conduct and operate a public fair and 1827
exposition, including the annual fair, for the benefit and 1828
development of the educational, agricultural, horticultural, 1829
livestock, charitable, historical, civic, cultural, scientific, 1830
and other resources of the geographical area the fair 1831
association represents and serves. The statement must be 1832
subscribed and acknowledged by an officer of the association 1833
before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments. 1834
(e) A premium list of the current annual public fair to be 1835
conducted and or a copy of the previous year's premium list 1836
showing all premiums and awards to be offered to exhibitors in 1837
various departments of the annual public fair, which may 1838
include, but are not limited to, art exhibition;, beef cattle;, 1839
county exhibits;, dairy cattle;, horticulture;, swine;, women's 1840
department, 4-H Club activities;, Future Farmers of America 1841
activities; Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 1842
Future Homemakers of America activities;, poultry and egg 1843
exhibits;, and community exhibits. The premium list, which may 1844
be submitted separately from the application, must be submitted 1845
at least 60 calendar days before the annual public fair begins 1846
operation. 1847
(f) A complete listing of all exhibits required pursuant 1848
to s. 616.17 Proof of liability insurance insuring the 1849
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amount of not less than $300,000 per occurrence. 1851
(g) A copy of the most recent review. 1852
(h) A list of all current members of the board of 1853
directors of the association and their contact information, 1854
including home address. 1855
1856
The department shall issue the permit within 10 calendar days 1857
after it receives all the information required by this 1858
subsection and the applicant qualifies pursuant to this section. 1859
(2) At least 21 calendar days before holding the annual 1860
public fair, the association shall present the department with 1861
all of the following information: 1862
(a) Proof of liability insurance insuring the association 1863
against liability for injury to persons, in an amount not less 1864
than $300,000 per occurrence. 1865
(b) A copy of the association's most recent annual 1866
financial statement pursuant to s. 616.101. 1867
(c) A list of all current members of the board of 1868
directors of the association and their contact information, 1869
including mailing addresses. 1870
(3)(2) The department shall administer and enforce the 1871
provisions of this chapter except as to the regulation of games, 1872
which shall be regulated by local law enforcement agencies. The 1873
department shall adopt rules to administer this chapter, 1874
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application for the permit and any reports that it deems may 1876
deem necessary in enforcing the provisions of this chapter. 1877
(4)(3) Notwithstanding any fair association meeting the 1878
requirements set forth in subsection (1), the department may 1879
order a full investigation to determine if the fair association 1880
meets the requirements of this part s. 616.01, and may withhold 1881
a permit from, deny a permit to, or withdraw a permit once 1882
issued to the association. The department shall also consider 1883
whether any proposed annual public fair, as set forth in an 1884
application for a permit, will compete with another annual 1885
public fair within 50 miles of the proposed annual public fair 1886
with respect to name, dates of operation, or market. The 1887
department may deny, withhold, or withdraw a permit from a fair 1888
association if the department determines that such fair 1889
association will compete with another association. The 1890
department shall give preference to existing fair associations 1891
with established dates, locations, and names. The determination 1892
by the department is final. 1893
Section 49. Section 616.251, Florida Statutes, is amended 1894
to read: 1895
616.251 Florida State Fair Authority; creation; 1896
responsibility for staging annual state fair; exemptions.— 1897
(1) There is created and constituted the "Florida State 1898
Fair Authority," a public body corporate and politic, for the 1899
purposes and with the powers set forth in this part. Such 1900

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instrumentality, hereinafter referred to as "the authority," 1901
shall have perpetual succession. For the purposes of 1902
implementing the intent of this part, the authority shall be 1903
considered an instrumentality of the state, subject to the 1904
jurisdiction of the state. Any conflict with respect to that 1905
jurisdiction will be resolved by the authority and respective 1906
state agencies. 1907
(2) The authority shall operate under the supervision of 1908
the Commissioner of Agriculture, which supervision may include, 1909
but is not limited to, assisting, advising, and making 1910
recommendations regarding the financing and operation of the 1911
authority. In assisting and advising the authority, the 1912
Commissioner of Agriculture may make appropriate staff of the 1913
department available to the authority. 1914
(3) The authority is charged with the responsibility of 1915
staging an annual fair to serve the entire state. Cash premiums 1916
or awards may be given to exhibitors. 1917
(4) The authority shall be exempt from the requirements of 1918
part I of this chapter. 1919
(5)(4) The principal offices of the authority shall be in 1920
such place or places in or near the City of Tampa as the 1921
authority may from time to time designate. 1922
Section 50. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1923
624.4032, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1924
624.4032 Nonprofit agricultural organization medical 1925

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benefit plans.— 1926
(2) For purposes of this section, the term "nonprofit 1927
agricultural organization" means an organization that meets all 1928
of the following criteria: 1929
(b) Is exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(5) 1930
s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 1931
Section 51. Subsection (1) of section 843.085, Florida 1932
Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) of that section is 1933
republished, to read: 1934
843.085 Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of 1935
authority.— 1936
(1) It is unlawful for any person, unless appointed by the 1937
Governor pursuant to chapter 354, authorized by the appropriate 1938
agency, or displayed in a closed or mounted case as a collection 1939
or exhibit, to wear or display any authorized indicia of 1940
authority, including any badge, insignia, emblem, identification 1941
card, or uniform, or any colorable imitation thereof, of any 1942
federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, or 1943
other criminal justice agency as defined in s. 943.045, with the 1944
intent to mislead or cause another person to believe that he or 1945
she is a member of that agency or is authorized to display or 1946
wear such item, or to wear or display any item that displays in 1947
any manner or combination the word or words "police," 1948
"patrolman," "patrolwoman," "agent," "sheriff," "deputy," 1949
"trooper," "highway patrol," "commission officer," "Wildlife 1950

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Officer," "Department of Environmental Protection officer," 1951
"Marine Patrol Officer," "state attorney," "public defender," 1952
"marshal," "constable," "bailiff," or "fire department," 1953
"concealed weapon permit," or "concealed weapon permitholder," 1954
with the intent to mislead or cause another person to believe 1955
that he or she is a member of that agency, if applicable, or is 1956
authorized to wear or display such item. 1957
(5) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the 1958
first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 1959
775.083. This section is cumulative to any law now in force in 1960
the state. 1961
Section 52. Subsection (27) is added to section 934.02, 1962
Florida Statutes, to read: 1963
934.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 1964
(27) "Signal jamming device" means a device or process, 1965
such as a phone jammer, global positioning systems blocker, or 1966
other similar device designed to intentionally block, jam, or 1967
interfere with radio communications, such as cellular and 1968
personal communication services, police radar, or global 1969
positioning systems. 1970
Section 53. Section 934.51, Florida Statutes, is created 1971
to read: 1972
934.51 Possession, use, and sale of signal jamming device; 1973
prohibition; exceptions; penalties.— 1974
(1) PROHIBITION.—It is unlawful to possess, manufacture, 1975

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hold or offer for sale, sell, import, distribute, or use a 1976
signal jamming device in this state. 1977
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply to a federal 1978
or military law enforcement agency that lawfully installs, 1979
places, or uses a signal jamming device as part of a criminal 1980
investigation, or to any person duly authorized by the Federal 1981
Communications Commission. 1982
(3) PENALTIES.—A person who violates this section commits 1983
a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 1984
775.082 or s. 775.083. 1985
Section 54. (1) The Citrus Research and Development 1986
Foundation, Inc., the nonprofit corporation established in s. 1987
573.112(7), Florida Statutes, is merged into the Citrus Research 1988
and Field Trial Foundation, Inc. 1989
(2) The Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., 1990
must enter into a plan with the Citrus Research and Field Trial 1991
Foundation, Inc., for the merger. Such merger must be completed 1992
by October 1, 2026. The merger is subject to chapter 617, 1993
Florida Statutes, related to the merger of nonprofit 1994
corporations. 1995
(3) Any funds held in trust which were donated to or 1996
earned by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., 1997
shall be transferred to the Citrus Research and Field Trial 1998
Foundation, Inc., and shall be used for the original purposes of 1999
the funds. 2000

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(4) The transfer of any program, activity, duty, or 2001
function under this act includes the transfer of any records and 2002
unexpected balances of appropriations, allocations, or other 2003
funds related to such program, activity, duty, or function. 2004
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Citrus Research and 2005
Field Trial Foundation, Inc., shall become the custodian of any 2006
property of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, 2007
Inc., on the date specified in the plan of merger or October 1, 2008
2026, whichever occurs first. 2009
Section 55. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection 2010
(6) of section 288.1175, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2011
288.1175 Agriculture education and promotion facility.— 2012
(4) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2013
shall certify a facility as an agriculture education and 2014
promotion facility if the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 2015
Services determines that: 2016
(a) The applicant is a unit of local government as defined 2017
in s. 218.369, or a fair association as defined in s. 616.001(8) 2018
s. 616.001(11), which is responsible for the planning, design, 2019
permitting, construction, renovation, management, and operation 2020
of the agriculture education and promotion facility or holds 2021
title to the property on which such facility is to be developed 2022
and located. 2023
(6) Funds may not be expended to develop or subsidize 2024
privately owned facilities, except for facilities owned by fair 2025

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associations as defined in s. 616.001(8) s. 616.001(11). 2026
Section 56. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 2027
made by this act to section 287.1351, Florida Statutes, in a 2028
reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 287.056, Florida 2029
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2030
287.056 Purchases from purchasing agreements and state 2031
term contracts; vendor disqualification.— 2032
(4) A firm or individual placed on the suspended vendor 2033
list pursuant to s. 287.1351 or placed on a disqualified vendor 2034
list pursuant to s. 287.133 or s. 287.134 is immediately 2035
disqualified from state term contract eligibility. 2036
Section 57. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 2037
made by this act to section 287.1351, Florida Statutes, in a 2038
reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 287.138, Florida 2039
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2040
287.138 Contracting with entities of foreign countries of 2041
concern prohibited.— 2042
(5) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 2043
court of competent jurisdiction against an entity that violates 2044
this section. Violations of this section may result in: 2045
(a) A civil penalty equal to twice the amount of the 2046
contract for which the entity submitted a bid or proposal for, 2047
replied to, or entered into; 2048
(b) Ineligibility to enter into, renew, or extend any 2049
contract, including any grant agreements, with any governmental 2050

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entity for up to 5 years; 2051
(c) Ineligibility to receive or renew any license, 2052
certification, or credential issued by a governmental entity for 2053
up to 5 years; and 2054
(d) Placement on the suspended vendor list pursuant to s. 2055
287.1351. 2056
Section 58. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 2057
made by this act to section 500.04, Florida Statutes, in a 2058
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 500.177, Florida 2059
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2060
500.177 Penalty for violation of s. 500.04; dissemination 2061
of false advertisement.— 2062
(1) Any person who violates any provision of s. 500.04 is 2063
guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 2064
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; but, if the violation is 2065
committed after a conviction of such person under this section 2066
has become final, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the 2067
first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 2068
775.083. 2069
Section 59. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 2070
made by this act to section 616.07, Florida Statutes, in a 2071
reference thereto, subsection (13) of section 212.08, Florida 2072
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2073
212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and 2074
storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the 2075

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rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the 2076
storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following 2077
are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this 2078
chapter. 2079
(13) LIMITATIONS ON EXEMPTIONS.—No transactions shall be 2080
exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter except those 2081
expressly exempted herein. All laws granting tax exemptions, to 2082
the extent they may be inconsistent or in conflict with this 2083
chapter, including, but not limited to, the following designated 2084
laws, shall yield to and be superseded by the provisions of this 2085
subsection: ss. 125.019, 153.76, 154.2331, 159.15, 159.31, 2086
159.50, 159.708, 163.385, 163.395, 215.76, 243.33, 315.11, 2087
348.65, 348.762, 349.13, 403.1834, 616.07, and 623.09, and the 2088
following Laws of Florida, acts of the year indicated: s. 31, 2089
chapter 30843, 1955; s. 19, chapter 30845, 1955; s. 12, chapter 2090
30927, 1955; s. 8, chapter 31179, 1955; s. 15, chapter 31263, 2091
1955; s. 13, chapter 31343, 1955; s. 16, chapter 59-1653; s. 13, 2092
chapter 59-1356; s. 12, chapter 61-2261; s. 19, chapter 61-2754; 2093
s. 10, chapter 61-2686; s. 11, chapter 63-1643; s. 11, chapter 2094
65-1274; s. 16, chapter 67-1446; and s. 10, chapter 67-1681. 2095
This subsection does not supersede the authority of a local 2096
government to adopt financial and local government incentives 2097
pursuant to s. 163.2517. 2098
Section 60. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 2099
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reference thereto, section 616.185, Florida Statutes, is 2101
reenacted to read: 2102
616.185 Trespass upon grounds or facilities of public 2103
fair; penalty; arrests.— 2104
(1) For the purposes of this chapter, trespass upon the 2105
grounds of the Florida State Fair Authority or any other fair 2106
association permitted under s. 616.15 means: 2107
(a) Entering and remaining upon any grounds or facilities 2108
owned, operated, or controlled by the Florida State Fair 2109
Authority or any other association permitted under s. 616.15 and 2110
committing any act that disrupts the orderly conduct of any 2111
authorized activity of the fair association in charge, or its 2112
lessees, licensees, or the general public on those grounds or 2113
facilities; or 2114
(b) Entering and remaining on those grounds or facilities 2115
after being directed not to enter or to leave them by the 2116
executive director of the authority, chief administrative 2117
officer of the fair association, or any employee or agent of the 2118
association designated by the executive director or 2119
administrator to maintain order on those grounds and facilities, 2120
after a determination by the executive director, administrator, 2121
employee, or agent that the entering or remaining on those 2122
grounds or facilities is in violation of the rules and 2123
regulations of the Florida State Fair Authority or permitted 2124
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authorized activity of the fair association in charge, or its 2126
lessees, licensees, or the general public on those grounds or 2127
facilities. 2128
(2) Any person committing the offense of trespass upon the 2129
grounds of the Florida State Fair Authority or any other fair 2130
association permitted under s. 616.15 commits a misdemeanor of 2131
the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 2132
775.083. 2133
(3) A law enforcement officer may arrest any person on or 2134
off the premises, without a warrant, if the officer has probable 2135
cause for believing such person has committed the offense of 2136
trespass upon the grounds of the Florida State Fair Authority or 2137
any fair association permitted under s. 616.15. Such an arrest 2138
does not render the law enforcement officer criminally or 2139
civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful 2140
detention. 2141
Section 61. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 2142