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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 farm products; amending s. 2
163.3162, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3
"farm product"; providing that the collection, 4
storage, processing, and distribution of a farm 5
product is an activity of a bona fide farm operation 6
which a governmental entity may not prohibit, 7
restrict, regulate, or otherwise limit; reenacting s. 8
163.3177(7)(b), F.S., relating to the definition of 9
the term "rural agricultural industrial center," to 10
incorporate the amendment made to s. 163.3162, F.S., 11
in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection ( 2) and paragraph 16
(a) of subsection (3) of section 163.3162, Florida Statutes, are 17
amended to read: 18
163.3162 Agricultural lands and practices. — 19
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 20
(c) "Farm product" means plants and plant products any 21
plant, as defined in s. 581.011, regardless of whether such 22
plants and plant products are edible or nonedible, or any animal 23
useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to, any 24
product derived therefrom. 25
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(3) DUPLICATION OF REGULATION. —Except as otherwise 26
provided in this section and s. 487.051(2), and notwithstanding 27
any other law, including any provision of chapter 125 or this 28
chapter: 29
(a) A governmental entity may not exercise any of its 30
powers to adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution, 31
regulation, rule, or policy to prohibit, restrict, regulate, or 32
otherwise limit an activity of a bona fide farm operation , 33
including, but not limited to, the collection, storage, 34
processing, and distribution of a farm product, on land 35
classified as agricultura l land pursuant to s. 193.461, if such 36
activity is regulated through implemented best management 37
practices, interim measures, or regulations adopted as rules 38
under chapter 120 by the Department of Environmental Protection, 39
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or a water 40
management district as part of a statewide or regional program; 41
or if such activity is expressly regulated by the United States 42
Department of Agriculture, the United States Army Corps of 43
Engineers, or the United States Enviro nmental Protection Agency. 44
Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 45
made by this act to section 163.3162, Florida Statutes, in a 46
reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 47
163.3177, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 48
163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive 49
plan; studies and surveys. — 50
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(7) 51
(b) As used in this subsection, the term "rural 52
agricultural industrial center" means a developed parcel of land 53
in an unincorporated area on which there ex ists an operating 54
agricultural industrial facility or facilities that employ at 55
least 200 full-time employees in the aggregate and process and 56
prepare for transport a farm product, as defined in s. 163.3162, 57
or any biomass material that could be used, dire ctly or 58
indirectly, for the production of fuel, renewable energy, 59
bioenergy, or alternative fuel as defined by law. The center may 60
also include land contiguous to the facility site which is not 61
used for the cultivation of crops, but on which other existing 62
activities essential to the operation of such facility or 63
facilities are located or conducted. The parcel of land must be 64
located within, or within 10 miles of, a rural area of 65
opportunity. 66
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 67