Florida’s Agritourism Laws: AEC623/WC285, 9/2017

Mary Beth Henry; Kathryn A. Stofer

doi:10.32473/edis-wc285-2017

Vol. 2017 No. 5, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Vol. 2017 No. 5

Florida’s Agritourism Laws: AEC623/WC285, 9/2017

Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc285-2017

Published 2017-09-21

Mary Beth Henry⁺⁻
Kathryn A. Stofer⁺⁻

Mary Beth Henry

University of Florida

Kathryn A. Stofer

University of Florida

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-490X

Flowers and inflorescences of 'Bloomify Red' lantana grown outdoors in ground beds in full sun in Florida. Figure 2 from publication EP544/EP544: ‘Bloomify™ Red’ and ‘Bloomify™ Rose’, Two Infertile Lantana camara Cultivars for Production and Use in Florida. Credit: UF/IFAS.

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WC285
AEC623
agritourism
public engagement with agriscience
regulations
laws

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Henry, Mary Beth, and Kathryn A. Stofer. 2017. “Florida’s Agritourism Laws: AEC623 WC285, 9 2017”. EDIS 2017 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc285-2017.

Abstract

Agritourism marries Florida’s two largest industries, tourism and agriculture, to provide an on-farm recreational experience for consumers. Florida has experienced record tourism in recent years, with 105 million visitors spending more than $85 billion in 2015, according to VISIT Florida¹. Although Florida trails many other states in the number of agritourism operations², the number of Florida farms offering recreational experiences more than doubled from 281 in 2007 to 724 in 2012, according to USDA Census of Agriculture data³. This document describes the laws governing Florida agritourism operations, including the original 2013 definition (F.S. 570.96) and clarifications passed in 2016 (F.S. 570.85-89). A companion document, Agritourism Building Code Rule Development⁴, discusses statutes affecting building and fire codes for agritourism operations.

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