Fla. Stat. § 582.16
Change of district boundaries
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2016
As of January 1, 2011
Petitions for including additional territory or removing territory within an existing district may be filed with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the proceedings provided for in this chapter in the case of petitions to organize a district shall be observed in the case of petitions for such inclusion or removal. The department shall prescribe the form for such petition, which shall be as nearly as may be in the form prescribed in this chapter for petitions to organize a district. If the petition is signed by a majority of the landowners of such area, no referendum need be held. In referenda upon petitions for such inclusions or removals, all owners of land lying within the proposed area to be added or removed shall be eligible to vote.
Requests for increasing or reducing the boundaries of an existing district may be filed with the department, and the department shall follow the proceedings provided in this chapter to create a district.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.