593.109 – Authority to designate eradication zones, prohibit planting of cotton, and require participation in eradication program.
593.109 Authority to designate eradication zones, prohibit planting of cotton, and require participation in eradication program.— (1) The department shall designate by rule one or more areas of this state as “eradication zones” where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken. The department shall promulgate rules regarding areas where cotton may not be planted within an eradication […]
593.11 – Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in eradication zones and other areas.
593.11 Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in eradication zones and other areas.—The department may restrict the pasturage of livestock, entry by persons, and location of honeybee colonies in any premises in eradication zones that have been or are to be treated with pesticides or otherwise treated to cause the eradication of the boll […]
593.111 – Eligibility for certification of cotton growers’ organization.
593.111 Eligibility for certification of cotton growers’ organization.— (1) To be eligible for certification by the department as the cotton growers’ association, the cotton growers’ organization must: (a) Be a nonprofit organization within the meaning of s. 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. s. 501(a)). (b) Be open to all commercial cotton growers in this […]
593.112 – Certification of cotton growers’ organization.
593.112 Certification of cotton growers’ organization.—The cotton growers’ organization may be certified by the department for the purpose of entering into agreements with any person, municipality, county, or other department of this state or any agency, officer, or authority of another state or the United States Government as may be necessary to carry out the purposes […]
593.113 – Referendum.
593.113 Referendum.—Upon the request of the certified cotton growers’ organization, the department shall conduct a referendum among all cotton growers in an eradication zone to determine whether an assessment shall be levied upon them to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil suppression and eradication programs authorized by ss. 593.101-593.117. Subsequent referenda […]
590.31 – Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.
590.31 Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.—The Governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with any one or more of the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Legislature hereby signifies in advance its […]
591.24 – Community Forests; Fiscal Reports.
591.24 Community forests; fiscal reports.—A fiscal year report of expenditures, income, sales, development and management shall be made by the forestry committee to the governing board of the county, city, town, or school district, and a copy sent to the Florida Forest Service. All reports shall be audited by the regular auditor of the county, city, […]
590.32 – Compact; Effective Date; Ratification.
590.32 Compact; effective date; ratification.—When the Governor shall have executed the compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Department of State and when the compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in s. 590.31, then the compact shall […]
591.25 – Community Forests; Fire Protection, Etc.
591.25 Community forests; fire protection, etc.—All lands entered or acquired under the provisions of this law shall be protected at all times from wildfire and shall be kept and maintained as a permanent public forest except as hereinafter provided. The timber growing thereon shall be cut in accordance with forestry methods approved by the Florida Forest […]
590.33 – State Compact Administrator; Compact Advisory Committee.
590.33 State compact administrator; compact advisory committee.—In pursuance of art. III of the compact, the director of the Florida Forest Service shall act as compact administrator for Florida of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact during his or her term of office as director, and his or her successor as compact administrator shall be his […]