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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 exemptions from products liability 2
actions; amending s. 487.081, F.S.; specifying 3
circumstances under which products liability actions 4
may not be brought against agricultural employers, 5
distributors, dealers, or applicators; providing 6
applicability; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 487.0 81, 11
Florida Statutes, to read: 12
487.081 Exemptions. — 13
(7) A products liability action, including a failure to 14
warn, may not be brought or maintained against any agricultural 15
employer as defined in s. 487.2031, or any distributor, dealer, 16
or applicator unless: 17
(a) The agricultural employer, distributor, dealer, or 18
applicator exercised substantial control over the aspect of the 19
design, testing, manufacture, or labeling of the product that 20
caused the alleged harm for which recovery of damages is sought; 21
(b) The agricultural employer, distributor, dealer, or 22
applicator altered or modified the product and such alteration 23
or modification was a substantial factor in causing the alleged 24
harm for which recovery of damages is sought; 25
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(c) The agricultural emp loyer, distributor, dealer, or 26
applicator handled, used, or applied the product in a manner 27
inconsistent with the product label and such action or failure 28
to warn caused the alleged harm for which recovery of damages is 29
sought; or 30
(d) The manufacturer of the product that caused the 31
alleged harm for which recovery of damages is sought is not 32
subject to the jurisdiction of this state. 33
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This subsection applies only to pesticides as defined in s. 35
487.021. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 37