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As a Chapter 616, Fla. Stat., "Fair Association",
the South Florida Fair has the primary responsibility
and legislative mandate of holding and conducting public
fairs or expositions (§616.001(10), Fla. Stat.)
" Public
fair or exposition" is defined as being "…for
the purpose of the benefit and development of the educational,
agricultural, horticultural, livestock, charitable,
historical, civic, cultural, scientific, and other resources
of the state, any county or counties of the state…"
(§616.001(11), Fla. Stat.)
All money and property of the South Florida Fair is
legislatively declared to be "public property"
and if the Fair abandons its property, ceases to exist
or dissolves its corporate identity, all of its real
property and improvements thereon revert to Palm Beach
County. (§616.07), (Fla. Stat.)
By law, Palm Beach County is authorized to make contributions
of money, property or services to the South Florida
Fair. (§616.11, Fla. Stat.) Furthermore, the purposes
for which the Fair is organized are deemed essential
governmental and public purposes. (§616.19, Fla.
Stat.)
For the purposes of the annual fair,
the South Florida Fair must obtain an annual permit
from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
(§616.15, Fla. Stat.) and have a certain number
and variety of exhibits in addition to the rides and
other amusement attractions. (§616.17, Fla. Sat.)
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