No. HB 4101
Filed under Local Government.
Town of Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County; Provides exception to general law; prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks within the Town of Loxahatchee Groves agricultural residential zoning district except under specified circumstances.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe act overrides general state fireworks law and bans selling or using fireworks within the Town of Loxahatchee Groves' agricultural residential zoning district on every day of the year.
Supervised public displays remain allowed if a competent operator is approved by the county sheriff's office and fire department and a written permit is filed at least 15 days in advance.
Fireworks used for legitimate agricultural purposes, such as under the state's existing farm exemption, stay lawful in the district despite the new local ban.
AIOverrides ss. 791.001 and 791.08, Florida Statutes, to prohibit the sale and use of fireworks within the Town of Loxahatchee Groves' agricultural residential zoning district on every day of the year, subject to two stated exceptions.
AIAllows fireworks use for supervised public displays if a competent operator is approved by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Fire Department, a written permit is filed at least 15 days in advance, and the fire chief finds the display would not be hazardous.
AIKeeps fireworks lawful in the district when used for agricultural purposes under the state's existing farm exemption, so the new local ban does not reach that already-recognized use.