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What To Buy During Florida's 2024 Tax-Free Hurricane Supply Week

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Florida's first 2024 tax-free weeks for hurricane and other disaster supplies run through June 14.
A second two-week period runs through late August and early September.
Eligible items include everything from batteries to pet supplies.

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Some of the most popular items people stock up on ahead of a storm or hurricane, including toilet paper and batteries, are exempt from sales tax in Florida from June 1 to June 14.

It's part of the state's annual two-week disaster preparedness tax holidays. A second two-week tax-exempt period for disaster supplies will run this year from Aug. 24 to Sept. 6, leading into what is statistically the peakof hurricane season.

Dozens of eligible items are among the hurricane supplies that can be purchased tax-free, some of which obvious and others not so much.

(MORE: 7 Things Florida Newcomers Should Know About Hurricane Season)

Here's a list of some of the things you can buy, according to the state's Department of Revenue. Any dollar amount listed is the maximum sales price per item that can be exempt from taxes.

Supplies For Power Outages

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Anna Vincente cooks a ramen and egg dinner over a wood fire because her house has no electricity on October 07, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Her family uses a generator to light the lamp so they can have light outside. Many homes continue to lack water and electricity over a week after Hurricane Ian brought high winds, storm surges, and rain to the area, causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Anna Vincente cooks a ramen and egg dinner over a wood fire because her house has no electricity on October 07, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Her family uses a generator to light the lamp so they can have light outside. Many homes continue to lack water and electricity over a week after Hurricane Ian brought high winds, storm surges, and rain to the area, causing severe damage.
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

-Portable generators, $3,000

-A tarp or similar covering, $100

-A smoke detector, smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector, $70

-Nonelectric coolers, $60

-Portable power banks, $60

-Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather-band radios, $50.

-Batteries, $50

-Flashlights, candles or lanterns, $40

-Reusable ice packs, $20

Supplies For Evacuating With Pets

PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: A grocery store's water section is almost bare as people stock up ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Idalia on August 29, 2023 in Pinellas Park, Florida. Hurricane Idalia is forecast to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida Wednesday morning. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — A grocery store's water section is almost bare as people stocked up ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 29, 2023, in Pinellas Park, Florida.
(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

-Bags of dry cat or dog food weighing 50 pounds or less, $100

-Portable kennels or pet carriers, $100

-Over-the-counter pet medications, $100

-Pet beds, $40

-Cat litter bags 25 pounds or less, $25

-Leashes, collars, muzzles, $20

-Pet pads, $20

-Manual can openers, $15

-Collapsible or travel-sized food or water bowls, $15

-Cat litter pans, pet waste disposal bags, $15

-Hamster or rabbit substrate, $15

-Wet food costing $10 or less per can or pouch, or priced the equivalent if sold in a box or case

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