(1) A municipal park or recreation department shall provide a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the following individuals who present information satisfactory to the municipal department which evidences eligibility for the discount:

(a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 166.0447

  • veteran: means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions only or who later received an upgraded discharge under honorable conditions, notwithstanding any action by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on individuals discharged or released with other than honorable discharges. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions.
(e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by state or local government, who died in the line of duty.
(2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee” means a fee charged to access lands managed by a municipal park or recreation department. The term does not include expanded fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or programs taking place within public lands.
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