Confirm rain-sensor shutoff-device compliance for an automatic irrigation system installed or serviced in Florida under Fla. Stat. 373.62.

Steps

1. Confirm the baseline text of Fla. Stat. 373.62(1)-(2): the statute requires that any automatic landscape irrigation system have technology installed, maintained, and operated that inhibits or interrupts operation during periods of sufficient moisture — this baseline requirement is technology-neutral and does not enumerate specific device types.
2. Under subsection (2), confirm any licensed contractor who installs or performs work on the system tests each inhibiting/interrupting device or switch for correct operation, and installs a new device or repairs the existing one before completing other work if none is present or it is malfunctioning.
3. Do not conflate this baseline rain-shutoff mandate with subsection (7)'s separate program: subsection (7) defines and governs a 'soil moisture sensor control system' only in the context of an optional variance letting a monitoring entity (local government, HOA, community development district, utility) exempt certified users with such a system from day/days-of-week watering restrictions — it is not part of the universal installation requirement in (1)-(2).
4. Check whether the applicable local government has adopted the model ordinance contemplated by subsections (3)-(4), which layers reporting duties and escalating penalties ($50/$100/$250) onto licensed contractors for noncompliant systems.
5. Check for any stricter local ordinance or water management district rule layered on top of the state mandate, since local rules can add requirements beyond the state floor.
6. Do not cite an unverified device-lifespan figure (e.g., '2-3 years') — the statute does not specify a service life for rain-shutoff technology; treat any such figure as unconfirmed unless sourced to a specific, currently verifiable citation.