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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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14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to trespassing; amending s. 810.011, 2 |
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16 | 16 | | F.S.; redefining the term "posted land" to include 3 |
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17 | 17 | | land classified as agricultural which has no 4 |
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18 | 18 | | trespassing signs placed at specified points; 5 |
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19 | 19 | | providing an effective date. 6 |
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21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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23 | 23 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 10 |
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24 | 24 | | 810.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 |
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25 | 25 | | 810.011 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 12 |
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26 | 26 | | (5)(a) "Posted land" is that land upon which any of the 13 |
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27 | 27 | | following signs or notices are placed : 14 |
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28 | 28 | | 1. Signs are placed not more than 500 feet apart along , 15 |
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29 | 29 | | and at each corner of , the boundaries of the land or, for land 16 |
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30 | 30 | | classified as agricultural pursuant to s. 193.461, signs placed 17 |
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31 | 31 | | at each point of ingress and at each corner of the boundaries of 18 |
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32 | 32 | | the agricultural land which , upon which signs there appears 19 |
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33 | 33 | | prominently display, in letters of not less than 2 inches in 20 |
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34 | 34 | | height, the words "No Trespassing" and in addition thereto the 21 |
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35 | 35 | | name of the owner, lessee, or occupant of the said land. The 22 |
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36 | 36 | | Said signs must shall be placed along the boundary line of 23 |
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37 | 37 | | posted land in a manner and in such position as to be clearly 24 |
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38 | 38 | | noticeable from outside the bou ndary line; or 25 |
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51 | 51 | | 2.a. A conspicuous no trespassing notice is painted on 26 |
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52 | 52 | | trees or posts on the property, provided that the notice is: 27 |
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53 | 53 | | (I) Painted in an international orange color and 28 |
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54 | 54 | | displaying the stenciled words "No Trespassing" in letters no 29 |
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55 | 55 | | less than 2 inches high and 1 inch wide either vertically or 30 |
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56 | 56 | | horizontally; 31 |
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57 | 57 | | (II) Placed so that the bottom of the painted notice is 32 |
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58 | 58 | | not less than 3 feet from the ground or more than 5 feet from 33 |
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59 | 59 | | the ground; and 34 |
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60 | 60 | | (III) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any 35 |
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61 | 61 | | person approaching the property and no more than 500 feet apart 36 |
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62 | 62 | | on agricultural land. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | b. When a landowner uses the painted no trespassing 38 |
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64 | 64 | | posting to identify a no trespassing "no trespassing" area, 39 |
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65 | 65 | | those painted notices must shall be accompanied by signs 40 |
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66 | 66 | | complying with subparagraph 1. and placed conspicuously at all 41 |
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67 | 67 | | places where entry to the property is normally expected or known 42 |
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68 | 68 | | to occur. 43 |
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69 | 69 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 44 |
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