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QUESTION: May the City of Avon Park, Florida, extend fire protection beyond municipal boundaries?

SUMMARY: In the absence of authority contained in general or special law, a municipality may not extend fire protection beyond its territorial limits. Section 166.021, F.S., of the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act (Ch. 73-129, Laws of Florida), generally provides that municipalities may legislate concerning any subject matter, with certain specified exceptions, upon which the state legislature may act. One of these exceptions in which area a municipality may not legislate is "[t]he subjects of…