Florida’s 2024 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday kicks off this weekend [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — The first of Florida’s 2024 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays will kick off this weekend on Saturday, June 1st and last through Friday, June 14th.

During the sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax.

The sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items nor does it apply to any items bought in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

Here is a list of qualifying items, according to the Division of Emergency Management:

$10 or less

• cans or pouches of wet pet food

$15 or less

• manual can openers
• collapsible or travel-size food and water bowls for pets
• cat litter pans
• pet waste disposable bags
• hamster or rabbit substrate

$20 or less

• reusable ice
• leashes, collars, and muzzles for pets
• pet pads

$25 or less

• cat litter

$40 or less

• portable self-powered light sources
• pet beds

$50 or less

• portable …