(1) A county park or recreation department shall provide a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the following individuals who present information satisfactory to the county department which evidences eligibility for the discount:
(a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions.
(e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by state or local government, who died in the line of duty.
(2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee” means a fee charged to access lands managed by a county park or recreation department. The term does not include expanded fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or programs taking place within public lands.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-196.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 125 - County Government
Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59)
125.001 - Board meetings; notice.
125.0101 - County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.
125.0103 - Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures.
125.0104 - Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.
125.01045 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services.
125.01047 - Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.
125.0105 - Service fee for dishonored check.
125.01055 - Affordable housing.
125.0107 - Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.
125.0108 - Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact tax.
125.0109 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.
125.012 - Project facilities; general powers and duties.
125.013 - General obligation bonds; revenue bonds.
125.014 - Title designation of authority.
125.015 - Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.
125.0167 - Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.
125.0168 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.
125.017 - Administrative agents.
125.018 - Rules and regulations.
125.019 - Exemption from taxation; immunity.
125.022 - Development permits and orders.
125.025 - County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.
125.029 - County park entrance fee discounts.
125.031 - Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.
125.045 - County economic development powers.
125.15 - To sue and be sued in the name of county.
125.221 - Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.
125.222 - Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.
125.271 - Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.
125.325 - Loans to public agencies authorized.
125.3401 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by county.
125.35 - County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property.
125.355 - Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.
125.37 - Exchange of county property.
125.379 - Disposition of county property for affordable housing.
125.38 - Sale of county property to United States, or state.
125.39 - Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.
125.411 - Conveyance of land by county.
125.421 - Telecommunications services.
125.488 - Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels.
125.561 - Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements.
125.563 - Abatement of water pollution and shore erosion of inland lakes.
125.568 - Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.
125.569 - Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for counties.
125.571 - Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.
125.5801 - Criminal history record checks for certain county employees and appointees.
125.581 - Certain local employment registration prohibited.
125.585 - Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.