436129, 5B-57.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 436129

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Plant Industry

Chapter:

INTRODUCTION OR RELEASE OF PLANT PESTS, NOXIOUS WEEDS, ARTHROPODS, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS

Overview

RULE:

5B-57.001	Definitions
5B-57.002	Purpose
5B-57.007	Noxious Weed List
5B-57.011	Non-Native Species Planting Permits

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these rule amendments is to provide definitions for biomass permit and biomass planting, and contiguous, to add the language for biomass plantings within the purpose of Rule 5B-57.002, F.A.C., to add the following plants to the Noxious Weed List; Abrus precatorius, Ardisia elliptica, Casuarina equisetifolia, Casuarina glauca, Colubrina asiatica, Leucaena leucocephala, and Scaevola taccada and to provide specific requirements for issuing biomass permits. The effects of the amendments will make the Rules consistent with the provisions of Section 581.083(4), F.S., provide the authority for regulating several new plants known to be invasive noxious weeds and outlining specific procedures for obtaining permits to produce biomass plantings.

SUMMARY:

To control the introduction into, or movement within this state of biomass plantings and to establish procedures under which the field release of such are permitted. Such procedures will assist in confirming that introductions and field releases are conducted in a manner which provides for public and environmental protection.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

570.07(13), (23), 581.031(1) FS.

LAW:

581.031(1), (4), (5), (6), (7), 581.083, 581.101, 581.141 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/23/2006 Vol. 32/25

COMMENTS:

From 6/23/2006 To 7/14/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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