However a similar bill in Iowa, not aimed at prosecuting photographers, but rather prosecuting those who distribute images of farms without their owners' consent, is now making the rounds.
A Florida bill that was originally intended to punish animal rights groups for trespassing onto farm grounds and documenting farm practices, has been largely scaled back—however, not before causing major public backlash, especially from photographers and journalists. The bill, as it stood, would have made it a felony offense to photograph or film a farm in Florida, regardless of whether or not the photographer was shooting from public property, like a sidewalk.
