- The owners of the Good Mood Ranch in East Naples are seeking a state agricultural exemption to save their business.
- The ranch faces code enforcement violations from Collier County for clearing land and disturbing wetlands without permits, or notice.
- The owners hope the state exemption could protect the ranch from county regulations and reverse accruing fines.
- The South Florida Water Management District has put its enforcement case against the ranch on hold pending the state’s decision on the agricultural exemption.
Owners of the Good Mood Ranch are still fighting to save their local business in East Naples.
The fate of their ranch could hinge on a state agricultural exemption.
Luc and Karen Goemaere have asked for a determination from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on whether they can qualify for the protective exemption on their property under state law…