(1) The Legislature intends to encourage the development of sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at all levels of production, including for personal consumption, as an important interest of the state.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state may not regulate vegetable gardens on residential properties. Any such local ordinance or regulation regulating vegetable gardens on residential properties is void and unenforceable.
(3) This section does not preclude the adoption of a local ordinance or regulation of a general nature that does not specifically regulate vegetable gardens, including, but not limited to, regulations and ordinances relating to water use during drought conditions, fertilizer use, or control of invasive species.
(4) As used in this section, the term “vegetable garden” means a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated for human ingestion.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-120.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 604 - General Agricultural Laws
604.001 - Public Policy With Respect to Agricultural Production.
604.01 - Statewide Soil Survey and Mapping; Declaration of Policy.
604.02 - Costs of Surveys, by Whom Payable.
604.04 - Administration of Law.
604.05 - Standard Procedure to Be Used; Cooperation With Federal and Other Agencies.
604.06 - Determination of Soils to Be Surveyed.
604.07 - Analyses of Type Materials.
604.08 - Reports; Maps; Publications.
604.09 - Limited Agricultural Association; Purpose of Law.
604.10 - Limited Agricultural Association; Powers, Membership.
604.11 - Limited Agricultural Association; Formation, Fees.
604.12 - Limited Agricultural Association; Articles of Association, Name.
604.13 - Limited Agricultural Association; Bylaws.
604.14 - Limited Agricultural Association; Dissolution; Conversion to a Corporation Not for Profit.
604.15 - Dealers in Agricultural Products; Definitions.
604.16 - Exceptions to Provisions of Ss. 604.15-604.34.
604.18 - Application; Form; Contents.
604.19 - License; Fee; Bond; Certificate of Deposit; Penalty.
604.20 - Bond or Certificate of Deposit Prerequisite; Amount; Form.
604.21 - Complaint; Investigation; Hearing.
604.211 - Limitation on Successive Consignments.
604.22 - Dealers to Keep Records; Contents.
604.23 - Examination of Records, Sales, Accounts, Books, and Other Documents.
604.25 - Refusal to Grant, or Suspension or Revocation Of, License.
604.28 - Department May Employ Help.
604.29 - License Fees; Disposition.
604.30 - Penalties; Injunctive Relief; Administrative Fines.
604.32 - Grain Dealers to Provide Delivery Tickets.
604.33 - Security Requirements for Grain Dealers.
604.34 - When Grain Dealer Required to Pay for Grain Delivered.
604.50 - Nonresidential Farm Buildings; Farm Fences; Farm Signs.
604.71 - Local Regulation of Vegetable Gardens.
604.73 - Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects; Local Regulation of Urban Agriculture.