487.111 – Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
487.111 Seizure, condemnation, and sale.— (1) Any lot of pesticide or device not in compliance with the provisions of this part is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to the circuit court in the county in which the pesticide or device is located. In the event the court finds the pesticide or device in violation […]
487.13 – Cooperation.
487.13 Cooperation.—The department is authorized and empowered to cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of this state, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and any other state or federal agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part and securing uniformity of regulations. […]
487.0435 – License classification.
487.0435 License classification.—The department shall issue certified applicator licenses in the following classifications: certified public applicator; certified private applicator; and certified commercial applicator. In addition, separate classifications and subclassifications may be specified by the department in rule as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. Each classification shall be subject to requirements or […]
487.011 – Popular name; administration.
487.011 Popular name; administration.—This part shall be known by the popular name the “Florida Pesticide Law” and shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. History.—s. 1, ch. 65-457; ss. 1, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 2, ch. 94-233; s. 8, ch. 2000-154; s. 21, ch. 2004-64.
487.012 – Declaration of purpose.
487.012 Declaration of purpose.—The purpose of this part is to regulate the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, except as provided in chapters 388 and 482, and to protect people and the environment from the adverse effects of pesticides. History.—s. 3, ch. 74-247; s. 8, ch. 79-210; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 15, ch. 82-167; […]
487.021 – Definitions.
487.021 Definitions.—For the purpose of this part: (1) “Acceptable release rate” means a measured release rate not exceeding 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day at steady state conditions as determined in accordance with a United States Environmental Protection Agency testing data call-in notice of July 29, 1986, on tributyltin in antifouling paints under the Federal Insecticide, […]
487.025 – Misbranding.
487.025 Misbranding.— (1) A pesticide or device is misbranded if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation which is false or misleading in any particular. (2) A pesticide is misbranded if: (a) It is an imitation of, or is offered for sale under the name of, another pesticide. (b) Its labeling bears any reference to registration under this […]
487.031 – Prohibited acts.
487.031 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful: (1) For any person to engage in the application of restricted-use pesticides, except as defined in chapters 388 and 482, without a certified applicator’s license issued by the department unless such person is doing so under the direct supervision of a licensee. However, all aerial applicators applying any pesticide shall be licensed […]
487.041 – Registration.
487.041 Registration.— (1)(a) Each brand of pesticide, as defined in s. 487.021, which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale, except as provided in this section, within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state must be registered in the office of […]
487.042 – Restricted-use pesticides; designation.
487.042 Restricted-use pesticides; designation.—The department may designate by rule a pesticide, or a pesticide applied under certain conditions or for a certain purpose, as a “restricted-use pesticide” if the pesticide, when applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings, and cautions, for uses for which it is registered or for one or more such uses, […]