585.18 – Duty to report diseased animals.
585.18 Duty to report diseased animals.— (1) Any person who has knowledge of the existence in or among animals of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease which is included on the department’s dangerous transmissible disease list shall, immediately upon gaining such knowledge, report the same to the State Veterinarian. (2) No person who has knowledge that any animal […]
585.611 – Animal research identifying information.
585.611 Animal research identifying information.— (1) Personal identifying information of a person employed by, under contract with, or volunteering for a public research facility, including a state university, that conducts animal research or is engaged in activities related to animal research, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution, when such […]
585.19 – Duty of practitioners of veterinary medicine and owners of animals to report dangerous transmissible diseases or pests; penalty.
585.19 Duty of practitioners of veterinary medicine and owners of animals to report dangerous transmissible diseases or pests; penalty.— (1) Any practitioner of veterinary medicine who knows or suspects that an animal is afflicted with or suffering from a disease or pest designated on the department’s dangerous transmissible disease list shall immediately report the same to the […]
585.671 – Control and eradication of equine infectious anemia and equine piroplasmosis.
585.671 Control and eradication of equine infectious anemia and equine piroplasmosis.— (1) The department shall formulate a program and promulgate all rules necessary for the successful implementation and administration of a comprehensive program for the control and eradication of equine infectious anemia and equine piroplasmosis within this state. For this purpose, the department may conduct research. (2) In […]
585.20 – Injection of pathogenic organisms into animals.
585.20 Injection of pathogenic organisms into animals.—No person shall inject or otherwise administer to any animal that may be used as food for humans or whose products may be used as food for humans any virus or other substance containing pathogenic or disease producing organisms of a kind that is virulent to humans or which would […]
585.68 – Animals suspected of harboring biological or chemical residues; inspection, testing, and restriction of premises and animals; notice to owners.
585.68 Animals suspected of harboring biological or chemical residues; inspection, testing, and restriction of premises and animals; notice to owners.— (1) The department or its duly authorized representatives are hereby authorized to enter, inspect, and test any premises and animals where such animals exist, which are duly suspected of harboring biological or chemical residues, where such residues […]
585.21 – Sale of biological products.
585.21 Sale of biological products.— (1) Each biological product intended for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes for animals which is manufactured for sale or sold in the state shall first be officially approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and shall have written permission of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services prior to sale in the […]
585.22 – Public notice of general quarantines.
585.22 Public notice of general quarantines.—The department shall give public notice whenever it places any area of the state under general quarantine. The notice shall in general terms define the quarantine lines established. The department shall publish the notice, at least once, in a newspaper to be selected by the department within each county wherein the […]
585.23 – Owners of animals and premises under quarantine to comply with rules.
585.23 Owners of animals and premises under quarantine to comply with rules.—All persons in charge of quarantined animals, and all owners in possession of any lot, yard, pasture, field, stall, enclosure, barn, or building which has been quarantined, shall comply with all rules prescribed by the department within a reasonable time, and clean and disinfect such […]
585.38 – Injuring property used in the eradication of diseases of animals, etc.
585.38 Injuring property used in the eradication of diseases of animals, etc.—Any person who shall injure, destroy, or attempt to destroy any property or equipment or facilities owned by any person or county or any property or equipment or facilities owned by the department or the state, used or intended to be used in the prevention, […]