Florida Senate - 2014                             CS for SB 1342
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Agriculture; and Senator Dean
       
       
       
       
       
       575-02733-14                                          20141342c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to nonresidential farm buildings;
    3         amending s. 604.50, F.S.; exempting nonresidential
    4         farm buildings, farm fences, and farm signs that are
    5         located on lands used for bona fide agricultural
    6         purposes from any county or municipal assessment;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 604.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   12  read:
   13         604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm
   14  signs.—
   15         (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
   16  any nonresidential farm building, farm fence, or farm sign that
   17  is located on lands used for bona fide agricultural purposes is
   18  exempt from the Florida Building Code and any county or
   19  municipal code, or fee, or assessment, including a dependent
   20  special district assessment, except for code provisions
   21  implementing local, state, or federal floodplain management
   22  regulations. A farm sign located on a public road may not be
   23  erected, used, operated, or maintained in a manner that violates
   24  any of the standards provided in s. 479.11(4), (5)(a), and (6)
   25  (8).
   26         (2) As used in this section, the term:
   27         (a) “Bona fide agricultural purposes” has the same meaning
   28  as provided in s. 193.461(3)(b).
   29         (b) “Farm” has the same meaning as provided in s. 823.14.
   30         (c) “Farm sign” means a sign erected, used, or maintained
   31  on a farm by the owner or lessee of the farm which relates
   32  solely to farm produce, merchandise, or services sold, produced,
   33  manufactured, or furnished on the farm.
   34         (d) “Nonresidential farm building” means a any temporary or
   35  permanent building or support structure that is classified as a
   36  nonresidential farm building on a farm under s. 553.73(10)(c) or
   37  that is used primarily for agricultural purposes, is located on
   38  land that is an integral part of a farm operation or is
   39  classified as agricultural land under s. 193.461, and is not
   40  intended to be used as a residential dwelling. The term may
   41  include, but is not limited to, a barn, greenhouse, shade house,
   42  farm office, storage building, or poultry house.
   43         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.