17754606, 5E-14.102 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 17754606

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

Chapter:

ENTOMOLOGY - PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS

Overview

RULE:

5E-14.102	Definitions
5E-14.104	Prohibited Acts
5E-14.108	Fumigation Requirements - General Fumigation
5E-14.110	Fumigation Requirements - Notices
5E-14.142	Responsibilities and Duties - Records, Reports, Advertising, Applications
5E-14.1421	Identification Card - Training Verification
5E-14.149	Enforcement and Penalties

PURPOSE:

Proposed changes to Chapter 5E-14, F.A.C., are in response to statutory changes that will improve structural fumigation safety and regulatory oversight. The effect of this rulemaking will: prohibit performing fumigation without proper stewardship training of all employees associated with fumigation; require product registrants to notify the department of any stop sales issued as the result of Quality Assurance Review (QAR) inspection; require special endorsement for employee identification cards associated with employees performing structural fumigation; and require stewardship training for all persons involved in fumigation activities. It would also require fumigating companies to own and maintain two (2) operational fumigant clearance devices and utilize the department’s electronic website to list/register all clearance devices and document their operational status.

SUBJECT:

Registrant stewardship training requirements, continuing education training requirements, quality assurance reviews, and stop sale of product. Training and endorsement qualifications, updating forms for notification and clarifying fumigation procedures with improved fumigation reporting and record keeping applications.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

482.051, 570.07(23), F.S.

LAW:

112.011, 482.021, 482.032, 482.051, 482.061, 482.071, 482.091, 482.111, 482.151, 482.152, 482.161, 482.163, 482.191, 482.226, 482.2265, 482.241, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/14/2016 Vol. 42/136

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

482.051, 570.07(23), F.S., 112.011, 482.021, 482.032, 482.051, 482.061, 482.071, 482.091, 482.111, 482.151, 482.152, 482.161, 482.163, 482.191, 482.226, 482.2265, 482.241, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=5E-14.102&PDate=7/14/2016&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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