ENROLLED 2022 Legislature SB 1186 20221186er 1 2 An act relating to agritourism; amending s. 570.85, 3 F.S.; revising legislative intent regarding the 4 promotion of agritourism; amending s. 570.87, F.S.; 5 prohibiting the denial or revocation of a propertys 6 agricultural classification under certain 7 circumstances; requiring certain farm buildings, 8 structures, facilities, or other improvements to be 9 assessed according to specified provisions; providing 10 an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Subsection (1) of section 570.85, Florida 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 16 570.85Agritourism. 17 (1)It is the intent of the Legislature to promote 18 agritourism as a way to support bona fide agricultural 19 production by providing a secondary stream of revenue and by 20 educating the general public about the agricultural industry. It 21 is also the intent of the Legislature to eliminate duplication 22 of regulatory authority over agritourism as expressed in this 23 section. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, and 24 notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local government 25 may not adopt or enforce a local ordinance, regulation, rule, or 26 policy that prohibits, restricts, regulates, or otherwise limits 27 an agritourism activity on land classified as agricultural land 28 under s. 193.461. This subsection does not limit the powers and 29 duties of a local government to address substantial offsite 30 impacts of agritourism activities or an emergency as provided in 31 chapter 252. 32 Section 2.Subsection (1) of section 570.87, Florida 33 Statutes, is amended to read: 34 570.87Agritourism participation impact on land 35 classification. 36 (1)In order to promote and perpetuate agriculture 37 throughout this the state, farm operations are encouraged to 38 engage in agritourism. An agricultural classification pursuant 39 to s. 193.461 may not be denied or revoked solely due to the 40 conduct of agritourism activity on a bona fide farm or the 41 construction, alteration, or maintenance of a nonresidential 42 farm building, structure, or facility on a bona fide farm which 43 is used to conduct agritourism activities. So long as the 44 building, structure, or facility is an integral part of the 45 agricultural operation, the land it occupies shall be considered 46 agricultural in nature. However, such buildings, structures, and 47 facilities, and other improvements on the land, must be assessed 48 under s. 193.011 at their just value and added to the 49 agriculturally assessed value of the land on agricultural lands 50 classified as such pursuant to s. 193.461 does not limit, 51 restrict, or divest the land of that classification as long as 52 such lands classified as agricultural remain used primarily for 53 bona fide agricultural purposes. 54 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.