De MUNIZ, P.J.
In October 1992, plaintiff brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant Columbia County challenging the validity of Ordinance 92-8, which the county enacted in September 1992 to amend the fee provisions of its Surface Mining Ordinance. Plaintiff contends that the two-cent per ton "regulatory fee" that the 1992 ordinance imposes on plaintiff and others engaged in surface mining is a "tax" and that, therefore, the county...
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