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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to organic material products; amending 2
s. 823.14, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; 3
providing an effective date. 4
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 6
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Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (3) 8
of section 823.14, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph 9
(g) is added to that subsection, to read: 10
823.14 Florida Right to Farm Act. — 11
(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 12
(c) "Farm" means the land, buildings, support facilities, 13
machinery, and other appurtenances used in the production of 14
farm, organic material, or aquaculture products. 15
(d) "Farm operation" means all conditions or acti vities by 16
the owner, lessee, agent, independent contractor, or supplier 17
which occur on a farm in connection with the production of farm, 18
honeybee, or apiculture products or in connection with 19
complementary agritourism activities , or the collection, 20
storage, processing, and distribution of organic material 21
products. These conditions and activities include, but are not 22
limited to, the marketing of farm products at roadside stands or 23
farm markets; the operation of machinery and irrigation pumps; 24
the generation of noise, odors, dust, fumes, and particle 25
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emissions; ground or aerial seeding and spraying; the placement 26
and operation of an apiary; the application of chemical 27
fertilizers, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and 28
herbicides; agritourism activities; and the employment and use 29
of labor. 30
(e) "Farm product" means any plant, as defined in s. 31
581.011, organic material, or animal or insect useful to humans 32
and includes, but is not limited to, any product derived 33
therefrom. 34
(g) "Organic material" means vegetative matter resulting 35
from landscaping maintenance or land clearing operations and 36
includes materials such as tree and shrub trimmings, grass 37
clippings, palm fronds, trees and tree stumps, and associated 38
rocks and soils, and may also include clean wo od. 39
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 40