Florida Statutes Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 616.001-616.24)
- 616.001 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Annual public fair” means a community, county, district, regional, or state fair that is held and conducted by a...
- 616.01 - Number Of Persons Required; Requisites Of Proposed Charter.
Twenty-five or more persons who are residents and qualified electors of the county in which the annual public fair is to be located, who wish...
- 616.02 - Acknowledgment Of Charter.
The proposed charter of a fair association shall be acknowledged by at least three of its subscribers before an officer authorized to make acknowledgment of...
- 616.03 - Notice Of Application; Approval And Record Of Charter.
A notice of intention to apply to the circuit court for the charter of a fair association must specify the date that application will be...
- 616.04 - Evidence Of Existence And Contents Of Charter.
A certified copy of the charter and decree of incorporation of a fair association shall be evidence of the contents of the charter in all...
- 616.05 - Amendment Of Charter.
A fair association may propose an amendment to its charter by resolution as provided in its charter or bylaws.(1) The proposed amendment shall be submitted to...
- 616.051 - Dissolving A Charter.
A fair association may dissolve its charter by resolution as provided in its charter or bylaws. The proposal for dissolving the charter shall be submitted...
- 616.06 - Amount Of Indebtedness Authorized.
Any fair association may subject itself to indebtedness or liability in an aggregate sum not greater than the limit stated in its charter or any...
- 616.07 - Members Not Personally Liable; Property Of Association Held In Trust; Exempt From Taxation.
(1) A member, officer, director, or trustee of a fair association is not personally liable for any of the debts of the association, and money or...
- 616.08 - Additional Powers Of Association.
Each fair association shall hold, conduct, and operate public fairs and expositions, including an annual public fair. For that purpose, a fair association may buy,...
- 616.09 - Not Authorized To Carry On Gambling, Etc.; Forfeiture Of Charter For Violations; Annulment Proceedings.
Nothing in this chapter shall be held or construed to authorize or permit any fair association to carry on, conduct, supervise, permit, or suffer any...
- 616.101 - Annual Review Of Accounts And Records.
The accounts and records of every fair association whose annual public fair has an annual attendance of more than 25,000 shall be reviewed annually by...
- 616.11 - Association Authorized To Contract With Municipality, County, Or State For Use Of Land; Admission Fees; State, Counties, And Municipalities Authorized To Make Contributions.
Any fair association may enter into any contract, lease, or agreement with any municipality or county in the state or with the state or agency...
- 616.12 - Licenses Upon Certain Shows; Distribution Of Fees; Exemptions.
(1) Each person who operates any traveling show, exhibition, amusement enterprise, carnival, vaudeville, exhibit, minstrel, rodeo, theatrical, game or test of skill, riding device, dramatic repertoire,...
- 616.121 - Making False Application.
Any person who, with fraudulent intent, makes or causes to be made any false statement in an application for a permit to hold an annual...
- 616.13 - Restrictions On Other Amusement Rides.
A person may not engage in the business of providing temporary amusement rides, as defined in s. 616.242, within a 5-mile radius of and within...
- 616.14 - Number Of Fairs; Penalty.
(1) A fair association may not conduct more than one annual public fair each calendar year. Any fair association that conducts more than one public fair...
- 616.15 - Permit From Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services Required.
(1) An annual public fair may not be conducted by a fair association without a permit issued by the department. The association shall present to the...
- 616.165 - Rules.
The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History.—ss. 3, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 41, 44,...
- 616.17 - Minimum Exhibits.
(1) An annual public fair conducted by a fair association may not be approved by the department for a tax exemption certificate unless the fair association...
- 616.185 - Trespass Upon Grounds Or Facilities Of Public Fair; Penalty; Arrests.
(1) For the purposes of this chapter, trespass upon the grounds of the Florida State Fair Authority or any other fair association permitted under s. 616.15...
- 616.19 - Designation Of Fairs.
Any fair association created pursuant to this chapter shall be designated by the name stated in the permit required or stated by its fair association...
- 616.21 - Agricultural And Livestock Exhibit Buildings; Conditions For Expenditures.
Appropriated funds may not be expended except upon approval and with the recommendation of the department. Further, the appropriation may not be expended for...
- 616.22 - Exhibit Buildings; Matching Funds For Construction Or Repair.
In the construction or repair of buildings as authorized by any annual appropriation, the money to be expended therefor from the appropriation shall be matched...
- 616.23 - Use Of Buildings.
The buildings authorized by ss. 616.21-616.23 may be used by the county, municipality, or fair association for public fair or exposition purposes. These buildings may...
- 616.24 - Enforcement.
(1) The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.(2) It is the duty of each state attorney, law...
Last modified: September 23, 2016