595.405 – School Nutrition Program Requirements.
595.405 School nutrition program requirements.— (1) Each district school board shall consider the recommendations of the district school superintendent and adopt policies to provide for an appropriate food and nutrition program for students consistent with federal law and department rules. (2) Each district school board shall implement school breakfast programs that make breakfast meals available to all students […]
595.406 – Florida Farm to School Program.
595.406 Florida Farm to School Program.— (1) In order to implement the Florida Farm to School Program, the department shall develop policies pertaining to school food services which encourage: (a) Sponsors to buy fresh and high-quality foods grown in this state when feasible. (b) Farmers in this state to sell their products to sponsors, school districts, and schools. (c) Sponsors […]
595.407 – Children’s Summer Nutrition Program.
595.407 Children’s summer nutrition program.— (1) This section may be cited as the “Ms. Willie Ann Glenn Act.” (2) Each school district shall develop a plan to sponsor or operate a summer nutrition program to operate sites in the school district as follows: (a) Within 5 miles of at least one school that serves any combination of grades kindergarten […]
595.408 – Food Distribution Services; Department Responsibilities and Functions.
595.408 Food distribution services; department responsibilities and functions.— (1)(a) The department shall conduct, supervise, and administer all food distribution services that will be carried on using federal or state funds, or funds from any other source, or food received and distributed from the United States or any of its agencies. (b) The department shall determine the benefits each […]
595.409 – Public Records Exemption.
595.409 Public records exemption.— (1) Personal identifying information of an applicant for or participant in a school food and nutrition service program, as defined in s. 595.402, held by the department or the Department of Education is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. (2)(a) Such information shall be disclosed to: 1. Another […]
595.420 – Food Recovery; Legislative Intent; Department Functions.
595.420 Food recovery; legislative intent; department functions.— (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Millions of pounds of surplus and slightly blemished fresh fruit and vegetables are destroyed each year, while many 1residents of this state go each day without food. (b) Food recovery programs can beneficially aid residents of this state who lack the means to purchase fresh fruit […]
595.501 – Corrective Action Plans; Penalties.
595.501 Corrective action plans; penalties.— (1) When a corrective action plan is issued by the department or a federal agency, each sponsor is required to complete the corrective action plan to be in compliance with the program. (2) Any person or sponsor that violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder or otherwise does not […]
593.20 – Emergency aerial application of pesticides in urban areas; duties of department.
593.20 Emergency aerial application of pesticides in urban areas; duties of department.—To carry out its duties with respect to emergency responses to plant pest infestations when the eradication programs involve the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall: (1) Use a pesticide previously approved by the United […]
595.601 – Food and Nutrition Services Trust Fund.
595.601 Food and Nutrition Services Trust Fund.—Chapter 99-37, Laws of Florida, recreated the Food and Nutrition Services Trust Fund to record revenue and disbursements of Federal Food and Nutrition funds received by the department as authorized in ss. 595.404 and 595.408. History.—s. 589, ch. 2002-387; s. 7, ch. 2011-217; s. 37, ch. 2013-226; s. 42, ch. […]
593.21 – Monitoring of health complaints by Department of Health; hotline; rulemaking authority.
593.21 Monitoring of health complaints by Department of Health; hotline; rulemaking authority.—At any time when the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is conducting an emergency response to a plant pest infestation which involves the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Health shall monitor health problems that result from chemical […]