Bill Text: FL S1212 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Roadside Farm Stand Signage

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Environment and Natural Resources [S1212 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S1212-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1212
       
       
        
       By Senator Polsky
       
       
       
       
       
       29-00913-22                                           20221212__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to roadside farm stand signage;
    3         creating s. 570.851, F.S.; defining the term “roadside
    4         farm stand”; establishing the Fresh From Florida
    5         Roadside Farm Stand Signage Program within the
    6         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
    7         provide directional signage for certified roadside
    8         farm stands; providing qualification and certification
    9         requirements; providing an exception; authorizing the
   10         Commissioner of Agriculture to designate certified
   11         roadside farm stands as state tourist attractions;
   12         requiring the department, in consultation with the
   13         Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory
   14         Council, to develop uniform directional signage;
   15         requiring the Department of Transportation, upon
   16         request, to place signage at specified locations;
   17         requiring owners and operators of certified roadside
   18         farm stands to pay specified fees; requiring the
   19         department to adopt rules; providing construction;
   20         creating s. 570.8511, F.S.; establishing the Fresh
   21         From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory Council
   22         within the department; providing for council
   23         membership, meetings, powers, duties, and procedures;
   24         providing an effective date.
   25          
   26  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   27  
   28         Section 1. Section 570.851, Florida Statutes, is created to
   29  read:
   30         570.851 Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Signage
   31  Program.—
   32         (1) As used in this section, the term “roadside farm stand”
   33  means any facility located on a farm and used to market farm
   34  products as those terms are defined in s. 823.14(3).
   35         (2) The Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Signage
   36  Program is established within the department to provide
   37  directional signage for certified roadside farm stands.
   38         (3)(a) To qualify as a certified roadside farm stand, a
   39  stand must:
   40         1. Offer farm products for sale that are produced on the
   41  premises.
   42         2. Be open for business at least 4 days a week, 10 months
   43  of the year.
   44         3. Have an actual growing area of at least 87,120 square
   45  feet.
   46         4. Offer tours of the growing area located on the premises.
   47         5. Display permanent signage on the premises specifying the
   48  times for the tours and hours of operation of the agricultural
   49  facility.
   50         (b) To participate in the program, the owner or operator of
   51  a qualified roadside farm stand must apply to the department to
   52  register as a certified roadside farm stand and pay application
   53  and registration fees.
   54         (c) To maintain designation as a certified roadside farm
   55  stand, a stand must annually meet the requirements under
   56  paragraphs (a) and (b).
   57         (d) An agricultural facility that produces wine or other
   58  agricultural products but does not have a growing area on the
   59  property does not qualify for the program.
   60         (e) The commissioner may officially recognize a certified
   61  roadside farm stand as a state tourist attraction.
   62         (4)(a) The department, in consultation with the Fresh From
   63  Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory Council, shall develop
   64  uniform directional signage bearing a uniform Fresh From Florida
   65  roadside farm stand logo and emblem.
   66         (b) Upon request of a certified roadside farm stand, the
   67  Department of Transportation shall place directional signage
   68  bearing the uniform Fresh From Florida roadside farm stand logo
   69  and emblem on the rights-of-way of interstate highways and
   70  primary and secondary roads. The owner or operator of the
   71  certified roadside farm stand must pay a fee for the signage
   72  placement.
   73         (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
   74  section.
   75         (6) This section does not prevent roadside farm stands from
   76  qualifying as an agritourism activity as defined in s. 570.86.
   77         Section 2. Section 570.8511, Florida Statutes, is created
   78  to read:
   79         570.8511 Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory
   80  Council.—
   81         (1) The Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm Stand Advisory
   82  Council, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is
   83  established within the department. The council shall consist of
   84  12 members to be appointed by the commissioner. Initially, 6
   85  members shall be appointed by the commissioner for a 1-year term
   86  and 6 members for a 2-year term. Thereafter, members shall be
   87  appointed for 2-year terms.
   88         (2) The meetings, powers, duties, procedures, and
   89  recordkeeping of the advisory council shall be pursuant to s.
   90  570.232.
   91         (3) The council may annually submit to the commissioner
   92  recommendations relating to the Fresh From Florida Roadside Farm
   93  Stand Signage Program.
   94         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.