JOHN L. ADAMS & CO., INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT,

v.

CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, A FLORIDA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (14 total)

• Xzavier Trapp v. State, 736 So. 2d 736 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
  …ional trade were too dissimilar and lacked the necessary logical and rational relationship to pass constitutional muster even though stated legislative purpose was grouped under general terms of comprehensive economic development); State v. Leavins, 599 So. 2d 1326 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992) (disapproving legislation which enacted restrictions against certain oil and gas leases within the same bill which set up fees for bear and turkey hunting; utilization of phrase “environmental resources” too broad and potentially…
• Ocala Breeders' Sales Co., Inc. v. Fla. Gaming Ctrs., Inc., 731 So. 2d 21 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
  …ided for is fairly and equally affected by the law,” and that “[gjeneral laws may apply to specific areas if their classification is permissibly and reasonably related to the purpose of the statute.” See State, Dept. of Natural Resources v. Leavins, 599 So. 2d 1326, 1336 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); art. Ill, § 11(b), Fla. Const. The legislature has broad discretion to establish statutory classification schemes in general laws. If a classification bears a reasonable relationship to the purpose of the statute and is “…
• Schrader v. Fla. Keys Aqueduct Auth., 840 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. 2003)
  …utilizes a classification that is geographical in its terms but the purpose of the statute is one of statewide importance and impact, and the classification is reasonably related to the law’s purpose, it is a valid general law. See State v. Leavins, 599 So. 2d 1326, 1336-37 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992) (law prohibiting use of mechanized dredge or rake for oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay is valid general law because shellfishing industry has statewide importance and impact and Apalachicola Bay is area of critical…

Authorities Cited

• City OF Hialeah Gardens v. John L. Adams & Co., Inc., 599 So. 2d 1322 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)