570.85

Agritourism.

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570.85 Agritourism.—

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote agritourism as a way to support bona fide agricultural production by providing a stream of revenue and by educating the general public about the agricultural industry. It is also the intent of the Legislature to eliminate duplication of regulatory authority over agritourism as expressed in this section. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, and notwithstanding any other law, a local government may not adopt or enforce a local ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy that prohibits, restricts, regulates, or otherwise limits an agritourism activity on land classified as agricultural land under s. 193.461. This subsection does not limit the powers and duties of a local government to address substantial offsite impacts of agritourism activities or an emergency as provided in chapter 252.

(2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may provide marketing advice, technical expertise, promotional support, and product development related to agritourism to assist the following in their agritourism initiatives: Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, convention and visitor bureaus, tourist development councils, economic development organizations, and local governments. In carrying out this responsibility, the department shall focus its agritourism efforts on rural and urban communities.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-244; s. 426, ch. 2011-142; s. 1, ch. 2013-179; s. 111, ch. 2014-150; s. 1, ch. 2016-14; s. 1, ch. 2022-77; s. 139, ch. 2023-173.

Note.—Former s. 570.96.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Sheik Island Farm, Inc., Cypress Ridge Farm, Inc. v. Covington Farm, Inc., Stalnaker, Jr.

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Sheik Island Farm, Inc., Cypress Ridge Farm, Inc. v. Covington Farm, Inc., Stalnaker, Jr. (2026) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “461, Florida Statutes (2018); (2) the Property Appraiser's agricultural classification was "dispositive of Plaintiffs' claim that Defendants are violating the Code because Plaintiffs' claim is expressly preempted by Fla. Stat. § 570.85 and because the property and barn are…”

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