Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0809 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to retail fresh market farm stand 2
16	16	signage; creating s. 570.851, F.S.; defining the term 3
17	17	"retail fresh market farm stand"; establishing the 4
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19	19	Signage Program within the Department of Agriculture 6
20	20	and Consumer Services to provide directional signage 7
21	21	for certified retail fresh market farm stands ; 8
22	22	providing qualification and certification 9
23	23	requirements; providing an exception; authorizing the 10
24	24	Commissioner of Agriculture to designate certified 11
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26	26	attractions; requiring the department, in consultation 13
27	27	with the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm 14
28	28	Stand Advisory Council, to develop uniform directional 15
29	29	signage; requiring the Department of Transportation, 16
30	30	upon request, to place signage at specified locations; 17
31	31	requiring owners and operators of certified retail 18
32	32	fresh market farm stands to pay specified fees; 19
33	33	requiring the department to adopt rules; providing 20
34	34	construction; creating s. 570.8511, F.S.; establishing 21
35	35	the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 22
36	36	Advisory Council within the department; providing for 23
37	37	council membership, meetings, powers, duties, a nd 24
38	38	procedures; providing an effective date. 25
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52	52	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54	54	Section 1. Section 570.851, Florida Statutes, is created 29
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56	56	570.851 Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 31
57	57	Signage Program.— 32
58	58	(1) As used in this section, the term " retail fresh market 33
59	59	farm stand" means any facility located on a farm and used to 34
60	60	market farm products as those terms are defined in s. 823.14(3). 35
61	61	(2) The Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 36
62	62	Signage Program is established within the department to provide 37
63	63	directional signage for certified retail fresh market farm 38
64	64	stands. 39
65	65	(3)(a) To qualify as a certified retail fresh market farm 40
66	66	stand, a stand must: 41
67	67	1. Offer farm products for sale that are produced o n the 42
68	68	premises. 43
69	69	2. Be open for business at least 4 days a week, 10 months 44
70	70	of the year. 45
71	71	3. Have an actual growing area of at least 87,120 square 46
72	72	feet. 47
73	73	4. Offer tours of the growing area located on the 48
74	74	premises. 49
75	75	5. Display permanent signage on the pr emises specifying 50
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88	88	the times for the tours and hours of operation of the 51
89	89	agricultural facility. 52
90	90	(b) To participate in the program, the owner or operator 53
91	91	of a qualified retail fresh market farm stand must apply to the 54
92	92	department to register as a certified retail fresh market farm 55
93	93	stand and pay application and registration fees. 56
94	94	(c) To maintain designation as a certified retail fresh 57
95	95	market farm stand, a stand must annually meet the requirements 58
96	96	under paragraphs (a) and (b). 59
97	97	(d) An agricultural facility that produces wine or other 60
98	98	agricultural products but does not have a growing area on the 61
99	99	property does not qualify for the program. 62
100	100	(e) The commissioner may officially recognize a certified 63
101	101	retail fresh market farm stand as a state tourist attraction. 64
102	102	(4)(a) The department, in consultation with the Fresh From 65
103	103	Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand Advisory Council, shall 66
104	104	develop uniform directional signage bearing a uniform Fresh From 67
105	105	Florida retail fresh market farm stand logo and emblem. 68
106	106	(b) Upon request of a certified retail fresh market farm 69
107	107	stand, the Department of Transportation shall place directional 70
108	108	signage bearing the uniform Fresh From Florida retail fresh 71
109	109	market farm stand logo and emblem on the rights -of-way of 72
110	110	interstate highways and pri mary and secondary roads. The owner 73
111	111	or operator of the certified retail fresh market farm stand must 74
112	112	pay a fee for the signage placement. 75
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125	125	(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 76
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127	127	(6) This section does not prevent retail fresh mar ket farm 78
128	128	stands from qualifying as an agritourism activity as defined in 79
129	129	s. 570.86. 80
130	130	Section 2. Section 570.8511, Florida Statutes, is created 81
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132	132	570.8511 Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 83
133	133	Advisory Council.— 84
134	134	(1) The Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 85
135	135	Advisory Council, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), 86
136	136	is established within the department. The council shall consist 87
137	137	of 12 members to be appointed by the commissioner. Initially, 6 88
138	138	members shall be appointed by the commissioner for a 1 -year term 89
139	139	and 6 members for a 2 -year term. Thereafter, members shall be 90
140	140	appointed for 2-year terms. 91
141	141	(2) The meetings, powers, duties, procedures, and 92
142	142	recordkeeping of the advisory council shall be pursuant to s. 93
143	143	570.232. 94
144	144	(3) The council may annually submit to the commissioner 95
145	145	recommendations relating to the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh 96
146	146	Market Farm Stand Signage Program. 97
147	147	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 98