| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to pawnbroking; amending s. 539.001, F.S.; |
| 3 | providing that local ordinances shall not require the |
| 4 | payment of any fee or tax related to a pawn transaction or |
| 5 | purchase unless authorized under the Florida Pawnbroking |
| 6 | Act; providing an 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 |
| 16 | shall may not require the payment of any fee or tax related to a |
| 17 | pawn transaction or purchase unless authorized under this |
| 18 | chapter or restrict hours of operations other than between |
| 19 | midnight and 6 a.m. Any ordinance that conflicts with this |
| 20 | subsection is void. Nothing in This section does not shall |
| 21 | affect the authority of a county or municipality to establish |
| 22 | land use controls or require a pawnbroker to obtain a local |
| 23 | occupational license. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |