597.0021 – Legislative Intent.
597.0021 Legislative intent.— (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance the growth of aquaculture in this state, while protecting Florida’s environment. (2) It is also the intent of the Legislature to give the department the duty to coordinate and assist the development of aquaculture. (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Aquaculture Review […]
600.021 – Declaration of State Policy.
600.021 Declaration of state policy.—This act is passed: (1) In the exercise of the police power of this state to promote and protect the public health, peace, safety, and general welfare, and to stabilize and protect the citrus fruit industry of the state. (2) Because the citrus fruit crop grown in Florida comprises the major agricultural crop of […]
597.003 – Powers and Duties of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
597.003 Powers and duties of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.— (1) The department is hereby designated as the lead agency in encouraging the development of aquaculture in the state and shall have and exercise the following functions, powers, and duties with regard to aquaculture: (a) Issue or deny aquaculture certificates that identify aquaculture producers and aquaculture products, […]
600.031 – Purposes of Law.
600.031 Purposes of law.—The purposes of this act are: (1) To enable citrus fruit producers of this state, with the aid and under the direction and control of the state, more effectively to correlate the production and marketing of their citrus fruit with market demands therefor. (2) To establish and maintain orderly marketing of citrus fruit grown in […]
597.004 – Aquaculture Certificate of Registration.
597.004 Aquaculture certificate of registration.— (1) CERTIFICATION.—Any person engaging in aquaculture must be certified by the department. The applicant for a certificate of registration shall submit the following to the department: (a) Applicant’s name/title. (b) Company name. (c) Complete mailing address. (d) Legal property description of all aquaculture facilities. (e) Actual physical street address for each aquaculture facility. (f) Description of production facilities. […]
600.041 – Definitions.
600.041 Definitions.—As used in this act, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (2) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, business trust, legal representative, or any organized group of individuals. (3) “Citrus fruit” or “fruit” means and includes grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, Temples, tangelos, and murcott honey oranges grown […]
597.0041 – Prohibited Acts; Penalties.
597.0041 Prohibited acts; penalties.— (1) It is unlawful for an aquaculture registrant to: (a) Commingle in the same container any shellfish aquaculture product with any wild product; (b) Transport by vessel over water both wild and aquaculture products of the same species at the same time; or (c) Violate any provision of this chapter or chapter 500. (2)(a) A person who […]
597.0042 – Public Records Exemptions; Aquaculture Records.
597.0042 Public records exemptions; aquaculture records.— (1) The following records held by the department are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution: (a) Shellfish receiving and production records generated by shellfish processing facilities licensed pursuant to s. 597.020. (b) Audit records and supporting documentation required for submerged land leases issued in […]
597.0045 – Cultured Shellfish Theft Reward Program.
597.0045 Cultured shellfish theft reward program.—There is created a cultured shellfish theft reward program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of granting rewards to persons who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals illegally possessing, harvesting, or attempting to harvest cultured shellfish. (1) Each person who provides information leading to the […]
597.005 – Aquaculture Review Council.
597.005 Aquaculture Review Council.— (1) COMPOSITION.—There is created within the department the Aquaculture Review Council to consist of eight members as follows: the chair of the State Agricultural Advisory Council or designee and seven additional members to be appointed by the commissioner, including an alligator farmer, a food fish farmer, a shellfish farmer, a tropical fish farmer, […]