Florida HB 4101: Town of Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County

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HB 4101 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, 2
Palm Beach County; providing an exception to general 3
law; prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks within 4
the Town of Loxahatchee Groves agricultural 5
residential zoning district except under specified 6
circumstances; providing applicability; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Notwithstanding ss. 791.001 and 791.08, Florida 12
Statutes, the sale and use of fireworks within the Town of 13
Loxahatchee Groves agricultural residential (AR) zoning district 14
is prohibited on all days of the year except for the following: 15
(1) Supervised public displays within the jurisdictional 16
boundaries of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves where such displays 17
are handled by a competent operator to be approved by the Palm 18
Beach County Sheriff's Office and Fire Department, and shall be 19
of such a character, and so located, discharged, or fired as in 20
the opinion of the chief of the fire department, after proper 21
inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any 22
person. Application for permits shall be made in writing at 23
least 15 days in advance of the date of the display. After such 24
privilege shall have been granted, sales, possession, use, and 25

HB 4101 2026

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distribution of fireworks for such display shall be lawful for 26
that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder shall be 27
transferable. 28
(2) Nothing herein is intended or shall prevent the 29
importation, purchase, sale, or use of fireworks for 30
agricultural purposes in s. 791.07, Florida Statutes. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 32