No. CS/CS/CS/SB 290
Filed under Agriculture.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibiting counties from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment under certain circumstances; prohibiting an application for a development on an ecologically significant parcel in a low-density municipality from being administratively approved without an attestation provided by the developer; establishing the Florida Food Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program; revising the Florida Forest Service’s powers, authority, and duties, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDCounties and cities may no longer restrict gasoline-powered farm or landscape equipment, or regulate agritourism on agricultural land. Local governments lose authority to enforce these specific restrictions.
Developers must provide a density attestation to administratively approve projects on ecologically significant parcels in low-density municipalities. This prevents approval without confirming the project will not exceed one unit per 20 acres.
Licensed contractors must pay subcontractors and suppliers within 45 days of receiving payment. Knowing or willful failure to pay subjects the contractor to disciplinary proceedings by the state licensing board.
Possessing, selling, or using signal jamming devices is now a first-degree misdemeanor. Exceptions exist only for federal or military law enforcement and persons authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
AIProhibits counties and municipalities from enacting or enforcing laws that restrict or prohibit the use of gasoline-powered farm or landscape equipment.
AIPrevents administrative approval of development on ecologically significant parcels in low-density municipalities without a developer attestation that density will not exceed 1 unit per 20 acres.
AIAllows the Department of Environmental Protection to surplus state-owned conservation lands suitable for agriculture, provided a rural-lands-protection easement is retained and proceeds go to the Incidental Trust Fund.
AICreates a new mandatory duty for licensed contractors to pay subcontractors and suppliers within 45 days of receiving payment, subject to disciplinary proceedings for knowing or willful violations.
AIProhibits commercial solicitation on dwellings displaying a specific sign, establishing a noncriminal violation for first offenses and a second-degree misdemeanor for subsequent violations.
AIProhibits local governments from adopting ordinances that limit agritourism activities on agricultural land or require rural event venue permits, while preserving authority to address substantial offsite impacts.
AILimits the number of incorporated fair associations to one per county, with a waiver available from the Commissioner of Agriculture.
AIMakes it a first-degree misdemeanor to possess, sell, or use signal jammers in Florida, with exceptions only for federal/military law enforcement or FCC-authorized persons.