This bill would, in effect, render any outside photography illegal (except maybe at state parks).
(1) A person who
enters onto a farm or other
11 property [bold added ADK]where legitimate agriculture operations are being
12 conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an
13 authorized representative of the owner, commits a felony of the
14 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
15 or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.
16 (2) A person who photographs, video records, or otherwise
17 produces images or pictorial records, digital or otherwise, at
18 or of a farm or other property where legitimate agriculture
19 operations are being conducted without the written consent of
20 the owner, or an authorized representative of the owner, commits
21 a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
22 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.
23 (3) As used in this section, the term “farm” includes any
24 tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural
25 production, the raising and breeding of domestic animals, or the
26
storage of a commodity.
[Bold added by ADK]
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
This must be directed against the folks that record cruelty to animals in farming operations especially of chickens and pigs. However it's chilling to all photography!
It does specify "enter", so one could photograph the farm from a road.....perhaps!
The other bad point is the idea that if they are storing some commodity then that building cannot be photographed either.
How about if there's a right of way through a farm?
Asher
