TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Floridians could soon grow vegetables in their front yards without fear of local government fines.
The Senate voted 35-5 for a bill to prohibit banning of front-yard vegetable gardens. The five "no" votes were cast by Democrats.
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Bill sponsor Republican Sen. Rob Bradley said government shouldn't stand in the way of people who want to grow their own food.
The bill was inspired by a court battle after Miami Shores told homeowners to dig up their vegetable garden or face a $50-a-day fine. An appeals court upheld the ordinance.
Democratic Sen. Bobby Powell argued against the bill, saying that lawmakers shouldn't tie the hands of every local government over a case in one community.
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A House version of the bill has been approved in the first of three committee stops.
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