Unfortunately, Governor DeSantis did not choose to veto the proviso language in Senate Bill 2500. The specific language in Senate Bill 2500 limits the ability of local governments to regulate urban fertilizer, delaying the restoration of Florida’s springs, rivers, coasts, and estuaries. Over seventeen counties and well over 100 municipalities have strict rainy season application bans. The fact is, urban fertilizer management during the rainy season has long been a non-partisan, common sense, science-based approach to protecting Florida’s environment.
