FL S0544

Transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification program from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services via a type two transfer

Reclassifies golf courses as having a "foundational agricultural nature," aligning their oversight with sod growing operations and green industry best management practices

Requires certified golf course operators to follow best management practices governing fertilizer application on sod

Maintains the existing certification structure through University of Florida's turfgrass science program, with 4-year certifications requiring 8 hours of continuing education for renewal

Preserves exemptions for certified participants from local training requirements and local water/fertilizer blackout restrictions, except during declared states of emergency