487.159 – Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury.
487.159 Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury.— (1) A licensee shall report unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or damage or injury to human beings, animals, plants, or other property as the result of the application of a restricted-use pesticide by the licensee or by an applicator or mixer-loader […]
487.046 – Application; licensure.
487.046 Application; licensure.— (1) Application for license shall be filed with the department by using a form prescribed by the department or by using the department’s website. Each application shall contain information regarding the applicant’s qualifications, proposed operations, and license classification or subclassifications, as prescribed by rule. (2) If the department finds the applicant qualified in the classification […]
487.160 – Records.
487.160 Records.—Licensed private applicators, licensed public applicators, and licensed commercial applicators shall maintain records as the department may determine by rule with respect to the application of restricted pesticides, including, but not limited to, the type and quantity of pesticide, method of application, crop treated, and dates and location of application. Licensees shall keep records for […]
487.047 – Nonresident license; reciprocal agreement; authorized purchase.
487.047 Nonresident license; reciprocal agreement; authorized purchase.— (1) The department may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in this part on a reciprocal basis with any other state or agency, or an Indian tribe, that has substantially the same or better standards. (2) Any nonresident applying for a license under this part to operate […]
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 […]