601.09 Citrus districts.—
(1) For purposes of this chapter, the state is divided into three districts composed of:
(a) Citrus District One: Levy, Alachua, Brevard, Putnam, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Flagler, Indian River, Marion, Seminole, Orange, Okeechobee, Polk, Volusia, and Osceola Counties.
(b) Citrus District Two: Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands, and Glades Counties.
(c) Citrus District Three: Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Hernando, Hendry, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Martin, Pasco, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Sarasota, Sumter, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties.
(2) The Legislature intends that the citrus districts be reviewed and, if necessary to maintain substantially equal volumes of citrus production within each district, redistricted every 5 years. The commission may, once every 5 years, review the citrus districts based on the total boxes produced within each district during the preceding 5 years and, based on the commission’s findings, submit recommendations to the Legislature for redistricting in accordance with this subsection.
History.—s. 9, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 85-49; s. 2, ch. 90-127; s. 1, ch. 95-174; s. 1, ch. 2000-205; s. 1, ch. 2005-6; s. 14, ch. 2011-56; s. 12, ch. 2012-182.
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