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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 location of equipment owned by an 2
amusement business owner; prohibiting counties and 3
municipalities from enacting certain policies, 4
ordinances, regulations, or other measures that 5
require payment from an amusement business owner for 6
the placement, parking, or storage of equipment for 7
longer than a specified length of time on certain 8
agricultural lands; providing applicability; defining 9
the terms "agricultural lands" and "amusement business 10
owner"; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a 15
county or municipality may not enact a policy, ordinance, 16
regulation, or other measure that addresses agricultural lands 5 17
acres or larger if the policy, ordinance, regulation, or other 18
measure requires a monetary exaction from an amusement business 19
owner whose equipment is placed, parked, o r stored on the 20
agricultural land for 6 months or longer. This prohibition 21
applies only if the agricultural land is fully fenced along the 22
perimeter and the equipment that is placed, parked, or stored on 23
the agricultural land is at least 100 feet from the perimeter 24
fencing. 25
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(2) For purposes of this section, the term: 26
(a) "Agricultural lands" means those parcels classified by 27
the property appraiser as agricultural lands under s. 193.461. 28
(b) "Amusement business owner" means a provider of 29
services affiliated with a circus or carnival such as rides, 30
food, beverages, and games who travels around the United States 31
on a seasonal or temporary basis to provide such services to 32
state, district, and county fairs as defined in s. 616.001, or 33
who supports events sponsored by not-for-profit organizations 34
for fundraising. 35
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 36