| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to classification of lands; amending s. |
| 3 | 193.461, F.S.; expanding activities relating to dwellings |
| 4 | that do not preclude agricultural classification; deleting |
| 5 | a requirement that property appraisers reclassify certain |
| 6 | lands as nonagricultural; prohibiting certain lands from |
| 7 | being classified as agricultural land; providing an |
| 8 | 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. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph |
| 13 | (a) of subsection (4) of section 193.461, Florida Statutes, are |
| 14 | amended to read: |
| 15 | 193.461 Agricultural lands; classification and assessment; |
| 16 | mandated eradication or quarantine program.-- |
| 17 | (3) |
| 18 | (c) The construction or maintenance of a dwelling on part |
| 19 | of the lands used for agricultural purposes shall not in itself |
| 20 | preclude an agricultural classification. |
| 21 | (4)(a) The property appraiser shall reclassify the |
| 22 | following lands may not be classified as agricultural land |
| 23 | nonagricultural: |
| 24 | 1. Land diverted from an agricultural to a nonagricultural |
| 25 | use. |
| 26 | 2. Land no longer being utilized for agricultural |
| 27 | purposes. |
| 28 | 3. Land diverted that has been zoned to a nonagricultural |
| 29 | use as evidenced by governmental approvals or authorizations |
| 30 | requested by or on behalf of the owner that demonstrate an |
| 31 | intent to change the land use in the immediate future at the |
| 32 | request of the owner subsequent to the enactment of this law. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |