581.191 – Appropriations.
581.191 Appropriations.—The department shall include in its legislative budget request the estimated amounts needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the Legislature shall appropriate from the General Revenue Fund such amounts as it deems necessary for these purposes. History.—s. 14, ch. 12291, 1927; CGL 3841; s. 134, ch. 26869, 1951; s. 19, ch. […]
581.122 – Nursery Stock; Thefts and Trespass.
581.122 Nursery stock; thefts and trespass.— (1) It is unlawful for any person, with intent to injure or defraud, to take, carry away, or damage any plant, plant product, or nursery stock contained in any nursery without the consent of the owner of the nursery or her or his agent. (2) It is unlawful for any person to […]
581.199 – Confidential Business Information.
581.199 Confidential business information.—It is unlawful for any authorized representative who in an official capacity obtains under the provisions of this chapter any information entitled to protection as a trade secret, as defined in s. 812.081, to use that information for personal gain or to reveal it to any unauthorized person. History.—s. 6, ch. 88-31; s. […]
581.131 – Certificate of Registration.
581.131 Certificate of registration.— (1) Before any nurseryman shall sell or distribute, or offer for sale or for distribution, any nursery stock in this state, she or he shall apply to the director of the division, on forms supplied by the division, for a certificate of registration. (2) Before any stock dealer, agent, or plant broker shall sell […]
581.201 – Injunction.
581.201 Injunction.—A single act in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be sufficient to authorize the issuance of an injunction. The department is not required to furnish bond when making a complaint for an injunction. The Department of Legal Affairs, the state attorneys, and all public prosecutors in each county shall represent the department […]
581.141 – Certificate of Registration or of Inspection; Revocation and Suspension; Fines.
581.141 Certificate of registration or of inspection; revocation and suspension; fines.— (1) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.—If it is determined by the department that any nurseryman, stock dealer, agent, or plant broker is selling or offering for sale, or is distributing or offering to distribute, nursery stock in violation of the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted […]
581.142 – Viable Nursery Stock; Requirements for Sale.
581.142 Viable nursery stock; requirements for sale.— (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any plant or nursery stock unless the plant or nursery stock is viable and meets the basic requirements of a viable plant or viable nursery stock, at the time and place of sale. (2) The basic requirements of viable nursery […]
581.145 – Aquatic Plant Nursery Registration; Special Permit Requirements.
581.145 Aquatic plant nursery registration; special permit requirements.— (1) A nursery or nursery stock dealer shall not engage in any business involving the importation, transportation, cultivation, collection, sale, or possession of any aquatic plant species unless a certification of registration has been issued by the department. (2) It shall be unlawful for any nursery or nursery stock dealer […]
581.151 – Control of Spreading Decline.
581.151 Control of spreading decline.—The department is empowered to join with the United States Department of Agriculture or to proceed independently in a program to control and eradicate, wherever possible, spreading decline resulting from a burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne) in the state. History.—s. 15, ch. 59-261.
581.161 – Fumigation or Treatment of Plants and Plant Products.
581.161 Fumigation or treatment of plants and plant products.—The division is authorized to supervise or cause the fumigation or treatment of plants and plant products infested or infected by plant pests or so exposed to infestation or infection that it is reasonably believed that infestation or infection could exist. Fumigation or treatment may be performed by […]