Forest Development (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 591; ss. 591.15-591.26) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Florida Document type Legislation Date 1941 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Community management Local government Afforestation/reforestation Forestry protection measures Recreational forest Tax/levy Education Institution Financing Data collection/reporting Forest fires Public forest Public participation Protection forest Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the Florida Statutes, known as “Florida Community Forest Law”, provides for forest development. The general purposes of the Chapter are to encourage counties, cities, towns, and school districts to utilize idle lands for productive forest purposes; to encourage reduction of taxation through producing income from wise use of such lands; to encourage development and make available, in community forests, areas having desirable recreational features; and to encourage forestry education by establishing permanent forests for use of vocational agriculture departments, schools, and Boy and Girl Scout troops. The Chapter further provides for purchase or establishment of community forests; tax delinquent lands; the forestry committee; duties of the forestry committee; appropriation of funds for community forests; revenues and use; fiscal reports; fire protection; and sale of a community forest upon referendum approval. Full text English Website www.flsenate.gov