reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
FL Stat § 590.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.11 - Recreational Fires.

590.11 Recreational fires.—(1) It is unlawful for any individual or group of individuals to build a warming fire, bonfire, or campfire and leave it unattended while visible flame, smoke, or emissions exist.(2) Anyone who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 12, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-qq); s. 8, ch. 99-292; s. 40, ch. 2002-295; s. 24, ch. 2013-226.
FL Stat § 590.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.13 - Civil Liability.

590.13 Civil liability.—Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for all damages caused by such violation, which damages shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction. The civil liability attaches whether or not there is criminal prosecution and conviction.History.—s. 17, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-uu); s. 10, ch. 99-292.
FL Stat § 590.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.14 - Notice of Violation; Penalties; Legislative Intent.

590.14 Notice of violation; penalties; legislative intent.—(1) If a Florida Forest Service employee determines that a person has violated chapter 589, this chapter, or any rule adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer provisions of law conferring duties upon the Florida Forest Service, the Florida Forest Service employee may issue a notice of violation indicating the statute or rule violated. This notice will be filed with the Florida Forest Service and a copy forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement entity for further action if necessary.(2) In addition to any penalties provided by law, any person who causes a wildfire or permits any authorized fire to escape the boundaries of the authorization or to burn past the time of the authorization is liable for the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in suppressing the fire or $150, whichever is greater. All costs and expenses incurred by the Florida Forest Service shall be payable to the Florida Forest Service. When such costs and expenses are not paid within 30 days after demand, the Florida Forest Service may take proper legal proceedings for the collection of the costs and expenses. Those costs incurred by an agency acting at the direction of the Florida Forest Service are recoverable by that agency.(3) The department may also impose an administrative fine in the Class I category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation of chapter 589 or this chapter or violation of any rule adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer law conferring duties upon the Florida Forest Service. The fine shall be based upon the degree of damage, the prior violation record of the person, and whether the person knowingly provided false information to obtain an authorization. The fines shall be deposited in the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service.(4) A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the person:(a) Fails to comply with any rule or order adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer provisions of law conferring duties upon it; or(b) Knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any application, record, plan, or other document required by this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter.(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that a penalty imposed by a court under subsection (4) be of a severity that ensures immediate and continued compliance with this section.(6) The penalties provided in this section shall extend to both the actual violator and the person or persons, firm, or corporation causing, directing, or permitting the violation.History.—s. 15, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 7404(2); s. 1, ch. 20898, 1941; s. 2, ch. 26915, 1951; s. 615, ch. 71-136; s. 82, ch. 93-169; s. 11, ch. 99-292; s. 32, ch. 2000-308; s. 49, ch. 2002-295; s. 57, ch. 2011-206; s. 62, ch. 2012-7; s. 151, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 590.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.15 - Burden of Proof.

590.15 Burden of proof.—In any prosecution or civil action brought under the provisions of this chapter it shall not be necessary for the state or plaintiff to allege and prove absence of the right or authority of the defendant to set or cause to be set the fire, but such right and authority shall be a matter of affirmative defense to be alleged and proved by the defendant.History.—s. 13, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-rr).
FL Stat § 590.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.16 - Rewards.

590.16 Rewards.—The Florida Forest Service, in its discretion, may offer and pay rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who violates any provision of this chapter.History.—s. 16, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-tt); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 99-292; s. 63, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 590.25 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.25 - Penalty for Obstructing the Prevention, Detection, or Suppression of Wildfires.

590.25 Penalty for obstructing the prevention, detection, or suppression of wildfires.—Whoever interferes with, obstructs or commits any act aimed to obstruct the prevention, detection, or suppression of wildfires by the employees of the Florida Forest Service or any other person engaged in the prevention, detection, or suppression of a wildfire, or who damages or destroys any equipment being used for such purpose, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 1, ch. 26833, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 616, ch. 71-136; s. 13, ch. 99-292; s. 64, ch. 2012-7; s. 26, ch. 2013-226.
FL Stat § 590.27 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.27 - Penalty for Mutilating or Destroying Forestry or Fire Control Signs and Posters.

590.27 Penalty for mutilating or destroying forestry or fire control signs and posters.—Whoever intentionally breaks down, mutilates, removes, or destroys any fire control or forestry sign or poster commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 3, ch. 26833, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 617, ch. 71-136; s. 14, ch. 99-292.
FL Stat § 590.28 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.28 - Intentional or Reckless Burning of Lands.

590.28 Intentional or reckless burning of lands.—(1) Whoever intentionally burns, sets fire to, or causes to be burned or causes any fire to be set to, any wild land or vegetative land clearing debris not owned by, or in the lawful possession of, the person setting such fire or burning such lands or causing such fire to be set or lands to be burned without complying with s. 590.125, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(2) Whoever recklessly burns, sets fire to, or causes to be burned any wild lands not owned by, or in the lawful possession of, the person setting the fire or burning the lands or causing the fire to be set or lands to be burned, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 29919, 1955; s. 15, ch. 99-292; s. 33, ch. 2000-308.
FL Stat § 590.29 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.29 - Illegal Possession of Incendiary Device.

590.29 Illegal possession of incendiary device.—(1) It is unlawful for a person other than a certified fire or law enforcement instructor to have in his or her possession any incendiary device as defined by subsection (3) with the intent to use such device for the purpose of burning or setting fire to any wild land, if such person is not the owner of, nor, as under a lease, in lawful possession of, the wild land.(2) The possession of any incendiary device as defined by subsection (3) is prima facie evidence of the intent of the person possessing such device to use such device for the purpose of burning or setting fire to wild land if such person is not the owner of the wild land.(3) The term “incendiary device” as used in this section is included but not limited to any “slow match” which is any device contrived to accomplish the delayed ignition of a match or matches or other inflammable material by the use of a cigarette, rope, or candle to which such match or matches are attached, or a magnifying glass so focused as to intensify heat on inflammable material and thus cause a fire to start at a subsequent time, and any chemicals or chemically treated paper or material, or other combustible material so arranged or designed as to make possible its use as a delayed firing device.(4) Anyone who violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 1, ch. 29919, 1955; s. 3, ch. 84-7; s. 957, ch. 97-103; s. 16, ch. 99-292.
FL Stat § 590.32 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.32 - Compact; Effective Date; Ratification.

590.32 Compact; effective date; ratification.—When the Governor shall have executed the compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Department of State and when the compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in s. 590.31, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other state or states. The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.History.—s. 2, ch. 29635, 1955; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106.
FL Stat § 590.33 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.33 - State Compact Administrator; Compact Advisory Committee.

590.33 State compact administrator; compact advisory committee.—In pursuance of art. III of the compact, the director of the Florida Forest Service shall act as compact administrator for Florida of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact during his or her term of office as director, and his or her successor as compact administrator shall be his or her successor as director of the Florida Forest Service. As compact administrator, he or she shall be an ex officio member of the advisory committee of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, and chair ex officio of the Florida members of the advisory committee. There shall be four members of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact Advisory Committee from Florida. Two of the members from Florida shall be members of the Legislature of Florida, one from the Senate designated by the President of the Senate and one from the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the terms of any such members shall terminate at the time they cease to hold legislative office, and their successors as members shall be named in like manner. The Governor shall appoint the other two members from Florida, one of whom shall be associated with forestry or forest products industries. The terms of such members shall be 3 years and such members shall hold office until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of such members from any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term. The director of the Florida Forest Service as compact administrator for Florida may delegate, from time to time, to any deputy or other subordinate in his or her department or office, the power to be present and participate, including voting as his or her representative or substitute at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the compact administrators or of the advisory committee. The terms of each of the initial four memberships, whether appointed at said time or not, shall begin upon the date upon which the compact shall become effective in accordance with art. II of said compact. Any member of the advisory committee may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.History.—s. 3, ch. 29635, 1955; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 959, ch. 97-103; s. 17, ch. 99-292; s. 156, ch. 2010-102; s. 36, ch. 2011-34; s. 74, ch. 2012-5; s. 65, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 590.34 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.34 - State Compact Administrator and Compact Advisory Committee Members; Powers; Aid From Other State Agencies.

590.34 State compact administrator and compact advisory committee members; powers; aid from other state agencies.—There is hereby granted to the director of the Florida Forest Service, as compact administrator and chair ex officio of the Florida members of the advisory committee, and to the members from Florida of the advisory committee all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular. All officers of Florida are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being hereby declared to be the policy of the state to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the compact administrator or of the advisory committee to furnish information data relating to the purposes of the compact possessed by them or any of them to the compact administrator of the advisory committee. They are further authorized to aid the compact administrator or the advisory committee by loan of personnel, equipment, or other means in carrying out the purposes of the compact.History.—s. 4, ch. 29635, 1955; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 960, ch. 97-103; s. 18, ch. 99-292; s. 66, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 590.35 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.35 - Construction of Ss. 590.31-590.34.

590.35 Construction of ss. 590.31-590.34.—Any powers herein granted to the Florida Forest Service shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in the Florida Forest Service by other laws of Florida or by the laws of the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or by the Congress or the terms of the compact.History.—s. 5, ch. 29635, 1955; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 67, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 590.42 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.42 - Federally Funded Fire Protection Assistance Programs.

590.42 Federally funded fire protection assistance programs.—(1) The Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in order to participate in the Federal Rural Community Fire Protection Program authorized by Pub. L. No. 92-419, whereby the Federal Government provides financial assistance to the states on a matching basis of up to 50 percent of expenditures for such purposes.(2) With respect to the formulation of projects relating to fire protection of livestock, wildlife, crops, pastures, orchards, rangeland, woodland, farmsteads, or other improvements, and other values in rural areas, for which such federal matching funds are available, any participating county or fire department may contribute to the nonfederal matching share and may also contribute such other nonfederal cooperation as may be deemed necessary by the Florida Forest Service.(3) The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of s. 125.27.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-243; s. 19, ch. 99-292; s. 68, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 590.61 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 590 - Forest Protection|590.61 - Forestry Arson Alert Program.

590.61 Forestry arson alert program.—The forestry arson alert program is hereby established within the department. The purpose of this program is to:(1) Engage in any lawful activity to enhance public awareness of the economic costs, environmental damage, and cultural deprivations which accompany forest fires.(2) Engage in any lawful activity to enhance public awareness of the importance of quick reports of forest arson and of accurate reporting of information to law enforcement officials to the apprehension of persons engaged in forest arson.(3) Reward public-spirited citizens who cooperate with law enforcement officials in the apprehension and conviction of persons engaged in forest arson.(4) Provide public recognition to public-spirited citizens who contribute to the prevention of forest arson through education programs and assistance to law enforcement officials.History.—s. 24, ch. 92-151.
FL Stat § 591.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.15 - Community Forests; Short Title.

591.15 Community forests; short title.—The short title for ss. 591.16-591.26 shall be the “Florida Community Forest Law.”History.—s. 2, ch. 20902, 1941.
FL Stat § 591.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.16 - Community Forests; Purposes.

591.16 Community forests; purposes.—The general purposes of this law are:(1) To encourage counties, cities, towns, and school districts to utilize idle lands for productive forest purposes.(2) To encourage reduction of taxation through producing income from wise use of such lands.(3) To encourage development and make available, in community forests, areas having desirable recreational features.(4) To encourage forestry education by establishing permanent forests for use of vocational agriculture departments, schools, and Boy and Girl Scout troops.History.—s. 1, ch. 20902, 1941.
FL Stat § 591.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.17 - Community Forests; Definitions.

591.17 Community forests; definitions.—The terms hereinafter used, unless the text clearly indicates a different meaning, shall be as follows:(1) The term “governing board” shall mean county commissioners, city commissioners, town councils, school boards, or any other governing body of counties, cities, towns, or school districts.(2) The term “community forest” shall mean any forest area established under this law by a county, city, town, or school district.(3) The term “forestry committee” shall mean the appointed committee for directing the activities of community forests.(4) The term “counties, cities, towns” shall mean any recognized political subdivision of the state government.(5) The term “school district” shall mean individual school districts of a county or vocational agricultural departments located in these districts.(6) The term “forest products” shall mean any product produced from trees.(7) The term “contiguous sale” shall mean sale of like forest products from adjoining areas that normally would be in the same sale area as determined by the forester on the forestry committee.History.—s. 3, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 253, ch. 71-377; s. 205, ch. 77-104; s. 69, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 591.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.18 - Community Forests; Purchase or Establishment.

591.18 Community forests; purchase or establishment.—All counties, cities, towns, or school districts, through their governing boards, are hereby empowered to establish, from lands owned by such county, city, town, or school district in fee simple, or to acquire by purchase or gift, lands at present covered with forest or tree growth, or suitable for the growth of trees, and to administer the same under the direction of the Florida Forest Service, in accordance with the practice and principles of scientific forestry, for the benefit of the said counties, cities, towns, or school districts. Such tracts may be of any size suitable for the purpose but must be located within the county embracing the county, city, town, or school district, provided that it shall be requisite for the governing board availing itself of the provisions of this law to submit to the Florida Forest Service, and secure its approval of the area and location of any lands proposed to be acquired or used for the purposes of county, city, town, or school district forests.History.—s. 4, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 70, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 591.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.19 - Community Forests; Tax Delinquent Lands.

591.19 Community forests; tax delinquent lands.—The Department of Revenue, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, counties, cities, towns, school districts, or any other public agency holding fee simple or tax certificate lands are hereby empowered to, and may, upon application to them, transfer title of fee simple lands not in other public use to any county, city, town, or school district for forest purposes as described under this law, provided such lands are approved by the Florida Forest Service for this purpose.History.—s. 5, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 21, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 155, ch. 71-355; s. 71, ch. 2012-7.
FL Stat § 591.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 591 - Forest Development|591.20 - Community Forests; Forestry Committee.

591.20 Community forests; forestry committee.—The governing board of any county, city, town, or school district desiring to establish community forests after enactment of this law shall appoint a forestry committee, consisting of three members, as follows: one member of governing board, one member from the Florida Forest Service to be designated by the Florida Forest Service, and one taxpayer of the county, city, town, or school district not a member of the governing board. The first two members of such committee shall hold office until replaced in their respective official positions. The third member shall hold office for 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled at the first regular session of the governing board after the vacancy occurs. The president of the committee shall be selected by the three members for a 1-year term at their first regular meeting. The representative of the Florida Forest Service shall not serve as an officer of the committee nor be responsible for making reports. All members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061.History.—s. 6, ch. 20902, 1941; s. 23, ch. 57-1; s. 19, ch. 63-400; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 72, ch. 2012-7.