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House Bill 0391




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 391

        By Representative Mackey






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to landscape architecture;

  3         amending s. 481.303, F.S.; defining "planting

  4         design"; amending s. 481.329, F.S.; exempting

  5         planting design, with certain restrictions,

  6         from regulation under part II of ch. 481, F.S.,

  7         relating to the regulation of landscape

  8         architecture; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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

13  Florida Statutes, to read:

14         481.303  Definitions.--As used in this chapter:

15         (7)  "Planting design" means consultation for and

16  preparation of planting plan drawings for compensation, and

17  includes specifications and installation details for plant

18  materials, soil amendments, mulches, edging, gravel, and other

19  similar materials.  Planting design may include

20  recommendations for the conceptual placement of tangible

21  objects, provided that construction documentation for such

22  tangible objects, when required by law, shall be provided by

23  the appropriate certified or licensed professionals.

24         Section 2.  Subsection (10) is added to section

25  481.329, Florida Statutes, to read:

26         481.329  Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.--

27         (10)  This part shall not be deemed to prohibit a

28  person from engaging in planting design, as defined by this

29  part, for residential property consisting solely of

30  single-family dwellings or multifamily dwellings that do not

31  exceed 12 dwelling units.  Each local jurisdiction may

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  1  recognize persons engaged in planting design, authorized

  2  pursuant to this subsection, for purposes of compliance with

  3  local codes and other local requirements.  However, nothing in

  4  this subsection shall be construed to require any local

  5  jurisdiction to accept persons engaged in planting design,

  6  authorized pursuant to this subsection, for purposes of

  7  compliance with local codes and other local requirements.

  8         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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      Exempts planting design from regulation under part II of
13    ch. 481, F.S., relating to the regulation of landscape
      architecture, provided it is restricted to residential
14    property consisting solely of single-family dwellings or
      multifamily dwellings that do not exceed 12 dwelling
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