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Trail Ride to Help
Save Croom Forest
Trail ride for the preservation
of the Croom Forest. Proceeds will help win the fight against a landfill at Croom.
November 7, 2010
Diamond B Ranch, Dade City
21309 Kettering Road
Dade City, FL 33523
More information to be posted
soon.
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Helmet Law For Horse Riders Under the Age of 16 Passes In Florida
SUMMARY ANALYSIS HB
169 provides that a person under the age of 16 must wear a helmet when riding a horse on public lands. The requirement does
not apply if the person is registered to compete or perform during a show or event, if the person is riding a horse on private
property, or if the person is engaged in an agricultural related activity. The bill also prohibits parents from allowing children
less than 16 years of age to ride horses on public property without a helmet. Similarly, the bill requires anyone renting
a horse to be ridden by a person less than 16 years of age to verify the underage person has a helmet or provide the person
with a helmet. A person violating this provision is guilty of a noncriminal violation, punishable by a $500 fine plus applicable
fees and court costs. To the extent that parents of riders and persons who rent horses will be required to purchase safety
helmets, there may be an indeterminate negative fiscal impact on the private sector (See Fiscal Comments section for additional
details). This bill’s effective date is October 1, 2009.
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