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| 10 | 10 | | 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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | An act relating to the Town of Southwest Ranches, 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Broward County; providing an exception to general law; 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks located 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | within the Town of Southwest Ranches; providing an 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | exception and applicability; providing an effective 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | date. 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Section 1. Notwithstanding ss. 791.001 and 791.08, Florida 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Statutes, the sale and use of fireworks within the Town of 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Southwest Ranches may be prohibited by the Town on all days of 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | the year except for the following: 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) Supervised public displays within the jurisdictional 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | boundaries of the Town of Southwest Ranches where such displays 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | are handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chiefs 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the police and fire departments of the Town, and shall be of 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | a character, and so located, discharged, or fired as in the 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | opinion of the chief of the fire department, after proper 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | person or farm animal. Application for permits shall be made to 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the Town in writing at least 15 days in advance of the date of 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | the display. After such privilege shall have been granted, 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | sales, possession, use, and distribution of fireworks for such 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 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 |
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| 47 | 47 | | display shall be lawful for that purpose only. Permits granted 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | hereunder shall not be transferable. 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) Nothing herein is intended to or shall prevent the 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | importation, purchase, sale, or use of fireworks for 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | agricultural purposes pursuant to s. 791.07, Florida Statutes. 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 31 |
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