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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to roadside farm stand signage ; 2
creating s. 570.851, F.S.; defining the term "roadside 3
farm stand"; establishing the Fresh From Florida 4
Roadside Farm Stand Signage Program within the 5
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 6
provide directional signage for certified roadside 7
farm stands; providing qualification and certification 8
requirements; providing an exception; authorizing the 9
Commissioner of Agriculture to designate certified 10
roadside farm stands as state tourist attractions; 11
requiring the department, in consultation with the 12
Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory 13
Council, to develop uniform directional signage; 14
requiring the Department of Transportation, upon 15
request, to place signage at specified locations; 16
requiring owners and operators of certified roadside 17
farm stands to pay specified fees; requiring the 18
department to adopt rules; providing construction; 19
creating s. 570.8511, F.S.; establishing the Fresh 20
From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory Council 21
within the department; providing for council 22
membership, meetings, powers, duties, and procedures; 23
providing an effective date. 24
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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Section 1. Section 570.851, Florida Statutes, is created 28
to read: 29
570.851 Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Signage 30
Program.— 31
(1) As used in this section, the term "roadside farm 32
stand" means any facility located on a farm and used to market 33
farm products as those terms are defined in s. 823.14(3). 34
(2) The Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Signage 35
Program is established within the department to provide 36
directional signage for certified roadside farm stands. 37
(3)(a) To qualify as a certified roadside farm stand, a 38
stand must: 39
1. Offer farm products for sale that are produced on the 40
premises. 41
2. Be open for business at least 4 days a week, 10 months 42
of the year. 43
3. Have an actual growing area of at least 87,120 sq uare 44
feet. 45
4. Offer tours of the growing area located on the 46
premises. 47
5. Display permanent signage on the premises specifying 48
the times for the tours and hours of operation of the 49
agricultural facility. 50
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(b) To participate in the program, the owner o r operator 51
of a qualified roadside farm stand must apply to the department 52
to register as a certified roadside farm stand and pay 53
application and registration fees. 54
(c) To maintain designation as a certified roadside farm 55
stand, a stand must annually mee t the requirements under 56
paragraphs (a) and (b). 57
(d) An agricultural facility that produces wine or other 58
agricultural products but does not have a growing area on the 59
property does not qualify for the program. 60
(e) The commissioner may officially recognize a certified 61
roadside farm stand as a state tourist attraction. 62
(4)(a) The department, in consultation with the Fresh From 63
Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory Council, shall develop 64
uniform directional signage bearing a uniform Fresh From Flori da 65
roadside farm stand logo and emblem. 66
(b) Upon request of a certified roadside farm stand, the 67
Department of Transportation shall place directional signage 68
bearing the uniform Fresh From Florida roadside farm stand logo 69
and emblem on the rights -of-way of interstate highways and 70
primary and secondary roads. The owner or operator of the 71
certified roadside farm stand must pay a fee for the signage 72
placement. 73
(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 74
section. The rules must include the follow ing fees: 75
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(a) An annual application and permit fee, not to exceed 76
$50. 77
(b) A signage placement fee, not to exceed $250. 78
(c) A signage removal fee, not to exceed $100. 79
(6) This section does not prevent roadside farm stands 80
from qualifying as an agri tourism activity as defined in s. 81
570.86. 82
Section 2. Section 570.8511, Florida Statutes, is created 83
to read: 84
570.8511 Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory 85
Council.— 86
(1) The Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory 87
Council, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is 88
established within the department. The council shall consist of 89
12 members to be appointed by the commissioner. Initially, 6 90
members shall be appointed by the commissioner for a 1 -year term 91
and 6 members for a 2 -year term. Thereafter, members shall be 92
appointed for 2-year terms. 93
(2) The meetings, powers, duties, procedures, and 94
recordkeeping of the advisory council shall be pursuant to s. 95
570.232. 96
(3) The council may annually submit to the commissioner 97
recommendations relating to the Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm 98
Stand Signage Program. 99
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 100