The ordinance that Columbia County adopted states "The Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida believes it is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Columbia County, Florida to exempt Columbia County from the provisions of Section 316.2123, Florida Statutes,..."

During the discussions however, the main topics discussed were the damages to county unpaved roads that ATVs cause, the transfer of state liability to the county, and the lack of definition in the statute as to what is supervision with respect to minors who ride ATVs.

I have a call into the County Coordinator regarding Madison County.  No response at this time.

On September 14, in a special meeting, the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners exempted Columbia County from allowing ATVs to ride on unpaved county roads.