586.10 – Powers and Duties of Department; Preemption of Local Government Ordinances.
586.10 Powers and duties of department; preemption of local government ordinances.— (1) The authority to regulate, inspect, and permit managed honeybee colonies and to adopt rules on the placement and location of registered inspected managed honeybee colonies is preempted to the state through the department and supersedes any related ordinance adopted by a county, municipality, or political […]
586.11 – Certificate of Inspection to Accompany Interstate Shipments; Enforcement.
586.11 Certificate of inspection to accompany interstate shipments; enforcement.— (1) All honeybees, except bees in combless packages, and used beekeeping equipment shipped or moved into this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by the state of origin. (2)(a) The certificate shall certify that the apiaries owned or operated by the beekeeper or his or […]
586.112 – Stop-Sale or Stop-Movement Notice.
586.112 Stop-sale or stop-movement notice.—The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale or stop-movement notice to the owner or custodian of any honeybees, honeybee products, or honeybee equipment found or suspected to be in violation of this chapter or any department rules promulgated thereunder. The notice shall prohibit further sale, barter, exchange, or distribution of such […]
586.13 – Removal, Destruction, or Treatment of Infested or Infected Honeybees or Beekeeping Equipment.
586.13 Removal, destruction, or treatment of infested or infected honeybees or beekeeping equipment.— (1) If the department finds any honeybees, honeybee products, or used beekeeping equipment or other articles infested or infected with honeybee pests or an unwanted race of honeybees, notification shall be given in writing to the owner or person having charge of the apiary […]
586.14 – Compensation for Beekeeping Equipment and Honeybees Contained Therein Destroyed Due to Infection With American Foulbrood.
586.14 Compensation for beekeeping equipment and honeybees contained therein destroyed due to infection with American foulbrood.—Upon destruction of honeybees or honeybee equipment infected with American foulbrood, Bacillus larvae, Florida resident owners of honeybees and beekeeping equipment may receive compensation from the department. This compensation shall be up to 50 percent of the appraised value of the […]
585.59 – Penalties for violation.
585.59 Penalties for violation.—In addition to the penalties provided by this chapter, any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of ss. 585.48-585.53 shall not be allowed to recover compensation from the department for the confiscation or destruction of any hogs fed uncooked garbage. History.—ss. 15, 16, ch. 28313, 1953; s. 4, ch. […]
585.61 – Animal disease diagnostic laboratory.
585.61 Animal disease diagnostic laboratory.— (1) There is established an animal disease diagnostic laboratory in Osceola County designated as the “Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.” (2) The construction and operation of the laboratory established by this section shall be under the supervision and control of the department. It shall be the duty of the department to operate the […]
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 […]