Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1268
       
       
        
       By Senator Rouson
       
       
       
       
       
       16-00648A-23                                          20231268__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to urban agriculture pilot projects;
    3         amending s. 604.73, F.S.; redefining the term “urban
    4         agriculture” to include new commercial agricultural
    5         uses; reenacting ss. 604.40(2) and 604.50(2)(e), F.S.,
    6         relating to farm equipment used in urban agriculture
    7         and nonresidential farm buildings, farm fences, and
    8         farm signs, respectively, to incorporate the amendment
    9         made to s. 604.73, F.S., in references thereto;
   10         providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   15  604.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         604.73 Urban agriculture pilot projects; local regulation
   17  of urban agriculture.—
   18         (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   19         (b) “Urban agriculture” means any new or existing
   20  noncommercial or new commercial agricultural uses on land that
   21  is:
   22         1. Within a dense urban land area, as described in s.
   23  380.0651(3)(a);
   24         2. Not classified as agricultural pursuant to s. 193.461;
   25         3. Not zoned as agricultural as its principal use; and
   26         4. Designated by a municipality for inclusion in an urban
   27  agricultural pilot project that has been approved by the
   28  department.
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   30  The term does not include vegetable gardens, as defined in s.
   31  604.71(4), for personal consumption on residential properties.
   32         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   33  made by this act to section 604.73, Florida Statutes, in a
   34  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 604.40, Florida
   35  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   36         604.40 Farm equipment.—
   37         (2) This section does not apply to farm equipment that is
   38  used in urban agriculture, as defined in s. 604.73(3).
   39         Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   40  made by this act to section 604.73, Florida Statutes, in a
   41  reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
   42  604.50, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   43         604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm
   44  signs.—
   45         (2) As used in this section, the term:
   46         (e) “Urban agriculture” has the same meaning as in s.
   47  604.73(3).
   48         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.