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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 3523

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11  The Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations offered the

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14         Substitute Amendment for Amendment (131253) (with title

15  amendment) 

16  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause

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19         Section 1.  Subsection (7) is added to section 481.303,

20  Florida Statutes, to read:

21         481.303  Definitions.--As used in this chapter:

22         (7)  "Landscape design" means consultation for and

23  preparation of planting plan drawn for compensation, including

24  specifications and installation details for plant materials,

25  soil amendments, mulches, edging, gravel, and other similar

26  materials.  Such drawings may include only recommendations for

27  the conceptual placement of tangible objects, including

28  irrigation systems, for landscape design projects.

29  Construction documents, details, and specifications for

30  tangible objects and irrigation systems shall be designed or

31  approved by licensed professionals as required by law.

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 1         Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 481.329, Florida

 2  Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         481.329  Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.--

 4         (5)  Nothing in this part prohibits any person from

 5  engaging in the practice of landscape design, as defined in s.

 6  481.303(7).  This part shall not be deemed to prohibit any

 7  nurseryman, nursery stock dealer, or agent as defined by

 8  chapter 581 who is required under chapter 581 to hold a valid

 9  license issued by the Division of Plant Industry of the

10  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and who does

11  hold a valid license to engage in the business of selling

12  nursery stock in this state, insofar as he engages in the

13  preparation of plans or drawings as an adjunct to

14  merchandising his product, so long as he does not  Persons

15  providing landscape design services shall not use the title,

16  term or designation "landscape architect", "landscape

17  architectural", "landscape architecture", "L.A.", "landscape

18  engineering", or any description tending to convey the

19  impression that he is a landscape architect unless he is

20  registered as provided in this part. or is exempt from

21  registration under the provisions of this part.

22         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1998.

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26  And the title is amended as follows:

27  remove from the title of the bill:  everything before the

28  enacting clause

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30  and insert in lieu thereof:

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 1         An act relating to landscape design; amending

 2         s. 481.303, F.S.; providing definitions;

 3         amending s. 481.329, F.S., providing exemptions

 4         from licensure and regulation under part II,

 5         ch. 489, F.S.; providing an effective date.

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