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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to retail fresh market farm stand 2
signage; creating s. 570.851, F.S.; defining the term 3
"retail fresh market farm stand"; establishing the 4
Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 5
Signage Program within the Department of Agriculture 6
and Consumer Services to provide directional signage 7
for certified retail fresh market farm stands ; 8
providing qualification and certification 9
requirements; providing an exception; authorizing the 10
Commissioner of Agriculture to designate certified 11
retail fresh market farm stands as state tourist 12
attractions; requiring the department, in consultation 13
with the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm 14
Stand Advisory Council, to develop uniform directional 15
signage; requiring the Department of Transportation, 16
upon request, to place signage at specified locations; 17
requiring owners and operators of certified retail 18
fresh market farm stands to pay specified fees; 19
requiring the department to adopt rules; providing 20
construction; creating s. 570.8511, F.S.; establishing 21
the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 22
Advisory Council within the department; providing for 23
council membership, meetings, powers, duties, a nd 24
procedures; providing an effective date. 25
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. Section 570.851, Florida Statutes, is created 29
to read: 30
570.851 Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 31
Signage Program.— 32
(1) As used in this section, the term " retail fresh market 33
farm stand" means any facility located on a farm and used to 34
market farm products as those terms are defined in s. 823.14(3). 35
(2) The Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 36
Signage Program is established within the department to provide 37
directional signage for certified retail fresh market farm 38
stands. 39
(3)(a) To qualify as a certified retail fresh market farm 40
stand, a stand must: 41
1. Offer farm products for sale that are produced o n the 42
premises. 43
2. Be open for business at least 4 days a week, 10 months 44
of the year. 45
3. Have an actual growing area of at least 87,120 square 46
feet. 47
4. Offer tours of the growing area located on the 48
premises. 49
5. Display permanent signage on the pr emises specifying 50
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the times for the tours and hours of operation of the 51
agricultural facility. 52
(b) To participate in the program, the owner or operator 53
of a qualified retail fresh market farm stand must apply to the 54
department to register as a certified retail fresh market farm 55
stand and pay application and registration fees. 56
(c) To maintain designation as a certified retail fresh 57
market farm stand, a stand must annually meet the requirements 58
under paragraphs (a) and (b). 59
(d) An agricultural facility that produces wine or other 60
agricultural products but does not have a growing area on the 61
property does not qualify for the program. 62
(e) The commissioner may officially recognize a certified 63
retail fresh market farm stand as a state tourist attraction. 64
(4)(a) The department, in consultation with the Fresh From 65
Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand Advisory Council, shall 66
develop uniform directional signage bearing a uniform Fresh From 67
Florida retail fresh market farm stand logo and emblem. 68
(b) Upon request of a certified retail fresh market farm 69
stand, the Department of Transportation shall place directional 70
signage bearing the uniform Fresh From Florida retail fresh 71
market farm stand logo and emblem on the rights -of-way of 72
interstate highways and pri mary and secondary roads. The owner 73
or operator of the certified retail fresh market farm stand must 74
pay a fee for the signage placement. 75
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(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 76
section. 77
(6) This section does not prevent retail fresh mar ket farm 78
stands from qualifying as an agritourism activity as defined in 79
s. 570.86. 80
Section 2. Section 570.8511, Florida Statutes, is created 81
to read: 82
570.8511 Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 83
Advisory Council.— 84
(1) The Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh Market Farm Stand 85
Advisory Council, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), 86
is established within the department. The council shall consist 87
of 12 members to be appointed by the commissioner. Initially, 6 88
members shall be appointed by the commissioner for a 1 -year term 89
and 6 members for a 2 -year term. Thereafter, members shall be 90
appointed for 2-year terms. 91
(2) The meetings, powers, duties, procedures, and 92
recordkeeping of the advisory council shall be pursuant to s. 93
570.232. 94
(3) The council may annually submit to the commissioner 95
recommendations relating to the Fresh From Florida Retail Fresh 96
Market Farm Stand Signage Program. 97
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 98