Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Fruit and Vegetables
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
5G-6.007: Annual Food Permit Requirements of Tomato Packers and Repackers
5G-6.009: Tomato Best Practices Manual
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to change references from “Annual Food Permit Application, DACS-14306, (Rev. 06/03),” to reference the tomato packinghouse annual operating permit in development and to update the references to the best practices documents to their latest revisions. The effect will be a rule that addresses a change in the form to be used to apply for a permit to operate a tomato packinghouse and changes to the best practices manuals.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Permitting and inspection of Tomato Packinghouses.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 500.09(1)(b), (3), (4), 500.12(1)(b), (f), 570.07(6), 570.07(23) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 487.041, 500.03(1)(n), 500.09(1)(b), (4), 500.12(1)(a), (b), (f), 570.48(2)(e), 570.481(1)(a), (b) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ms. Shannon Shepp, Director, Division of Fruit and Vegetables, 500 3rd St. N. W., Winter Haven, FL 33881

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.