23431337, 5B-52.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 23431337

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Plant Industry

Chapter:

PESTS OF COTTON

Overview

RULE:

5B-52.001	Definitions and Purpose
5B-52.002	Purpose (Repealed)
5B-52.003	Declaration of Boll Weevil as a Plant Pest (Repealed)
5B-52.006	Eradication Zone or Regulated Area (Repealed)
5B-52.007	Planting Cotton in the Regulated Area and Required Participation
5B-52.0075	Planting Kenaf in the Regulated Area and Required Participation
5B-52.008	Treatment of Cotton in the Boll Weevil Regulated Area
5B-52.009	Submission of Reporting Forms, Assessments and Penalties for Late Payment, and Cotton Destruction
5B-52.010	Cotton Stalk Destruction
5B-52.011	Movement of Regulated Articles
5B-52.012	Issuance of Boll Weevil Certificates, Cancellations, and Attachments

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to identify the pink bollworm as a pest of cotton, update and clarify the areas that are regulated for cotton pests, prohibit the planting of kenaf in specified areas, and to amend the procedures pertaining to the submission of reporting forms and invoice assessments and penalties.

SUMMARY:

Guidelines for the establishment and identification of a regulated area; establish per-acre annual assessments to offset program costs and to provide procedures of such assessments.  Specify conditions under which regulated articles may be certified as free of boll weevil when moved from a regulated area to a non-regulated area and provide penalties for violations for this rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

570.07(23), 581.031(6), (7), 593.103(1), (2), F.S.

LAW:

581.031(7), (26), 593.102, 593.103(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (13), 593.105, 593.106(1), 593.108, 593.109(1), 593.116(2), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/15/2020 Vol. 46/137

COMMENTS:

From 7/15/2020 To 8/5/2020 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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