Florida residents can save on a wide range of hunting, fishing and outdoor equipment beginning Sept. 1 as a new statewide sales tax holiday gets underway.

The tax-free period runs from Tuesday, Sept. 1, through Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, allowing shoppers to purchase qualifying items without paying Florida’s 6% state sales tax. The holiday was approved by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Unlike the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday, which ended Aug. 20, the new exemption lasts four months and focuses primarily on hunting, fishing and camping equipment.

The holiday extends to several camping and fishing supplies, although price limits apply to many items.

Items that qualify with no listed price limit

Ammunition
Firearms
Firearm accessories, including barrels, firearm cases or range bags, charging handles, cleaning kits, handguards, holsters, internal parts and components, magazines and other ammunition-feeding devices or carriers, pistol grips, shooting chronographs, shooting mats, rests or bipods, sights or optics, slides or cylinders, slings, stocks or braces, suppressors or silencers, and triggers
Bows
Crossbows
Bow and crossbow accessories, including arrows, bolts, quarrels, quivers, releases, sights or optics, and wrist guards

Camping and fishing items qualify only within these price limits

$10 or less per individual item

Bait
Fishing tackle
When multiple qualifying bait or tackle items are sold together, the package must be $20 or less.

$30 or less

Flashlights
Camping lanterns
Tackle boxes
Tackle bags

$50 or less

Camping stoves
Collapsible camping chairs
Portable hammocks
Sleeping bags

$75 or less

Fishing rods sold individually
Fishing reels sold individually

A rod-and-reel set qualifies if it costs $150 or less.

$200 or less

Tents

The exemption applies to purchases of qualifying merchandise but does not cover rentals or repairs.

The tax holiday also does not apply to purchases made at theme parks, entertainment complexes, public lodging establishments or airports.

The Florida Department of Revenue provides additional information on the sales tax holiday, including details about qualifying purchases and exemptions.

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