Legislation
In 1965, Florida State Representative Bernie Papy, Jr., introduced legislation calling for a $100 fine to be levied against anyone advertising Key lime pie not made with Key limes. The bill did not pass.
In 2006, both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation {HB 453} and {SB 676} effecting Key lime pie as the "Official Pie of the State of Florida", as of July 1, 2006.
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