| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to pawnbroking; amending s. 539.001, F.S.; |
| 3 | providing that local ordinances may not require the |
| 4 | payment of any fee related to a pawn transaction unless |
| 5 | authorized under the Florida Pawnbroking Act; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (20) of section 539.001, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 539.001 The Florida Pawnbroking Act.-- |
| 13 | (20) CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.--Any county or municipality |
| 14 | may enact ordinances that are in compliance with, but not more |
| 15 | restrictive than this section, except that local ordinances may |
| 16 | not require the payment of any fee related to a pawn transaction |
| 17 | unless authorized in this chapter or restrict hours of |
| 18 | operations other than between midnight and 6 a.m. Any ordinance |
| 19 | that conflicts with this subsection is void. Nothing in This |
| 20 | section does not shall affect the authority of a county or |
| 21 | municipality to establish land use controls or require a |
| 22 | pawnbroker to obtain a local occupational license. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |