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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided June 25, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Mr. Craig:

You ask substantially the following question:

May a county enforce its land development code to prohibit a shooting range in a residential land use district in light of section 790.333(8), Florida Statutes?

You state that currently there are shooting ranges located within residential land use districts in Polk County. Due to concerns about public safety, the county wishes to restrict such shooting ranges to commercial areas. You state that under the Polk County Land Development Code, shooting ranges are classified as either a commercial business or high intensity recreation and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rinzler v. CarsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
  2. Mann v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  3. National Rifle Ass'n of America, Inc. v. City of South MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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