585.008 – Animal Industry Technical Council.
585.008 Animal Industry Technical Council.— (1) COMPOSITION.—The Animal Industry Technical Council is hereby created in the department and shall be composed of 14 members as follows: (a) The beef cattle, swine, dairy, horse, independent agricultural market, meat processing and packing establishment, veterinary medicine, and poultry representatives who serve on the State Agricultural Advisory Council and three additional representatives […]
585.01 – Definitions.
585.01 Definitions.—In construing this part, where the context permits, the word, phrase, or term: (1) “Approved brucella vaccine” means a Brucella abortus immunization product approved and licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture for injection into cattle and bison to enhance their resistance to brucellosis infection. (2) “Beef cattle” means animals of the genus Bos of various […]
585.08 – General powers of the department; rules.
585.08 General powers of the department; rules.—The Division of Animal Industry is authorized to: (1) Establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine areas within the state, or the entire state. The department may restrict, regulate, or prohibit the movement or transportation of animals found, determined, or suspected by it to be carriers of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, […]
585.09 – Procedure for condemnation of animals and property by department.
585.09 Procedure for condemnation of animals and property by department.—Condemnation and destruction of animals, barns, yards, sheds, corrals, and pens, as provided in s. 585.08, shall take place only after a fair appraisal of the value of the property. The value shall be determined by the department and the owner; provided, however, should the department and […]
585.11 – Cooperation with United States authorities and United States Department of Agriculture accredited private veterinarians.
585.11 Cooperation with United States authorities and United States Department of Agriculture accredited private veterinarians.—The department may cooperate with: (1) The authorities of the United States in the enforcement of all acts of Congress for the control, prevention, suppression, and eradication of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases affecting animals, or animal diseases which may affect humans, and […]
585.14 – Information concerning animal diseases.
585.14 Information concerning animal diseases.—The department shall collect, preserve, and disseminate information concerning infectious, contagious, communicable, and other diseases of animals, their origin, locality, nature, appearance, manner of dissemination or contagion, and method of treatment required for the successful eradication and control thereof. History.—s. 4, ch. 7345, 1917; RGS 2104; s. 4, ch. 9201, 1923; CGL […]
585.145 – Control of animal diseases.
585.145 Control of animal diseases.— (1) The department shall take such measures as may be necessary and proper for the control, suppression, eradication, and prevention of the spread of contagious, infectious, and communicable disease and to protect animals in the state. The department shall also quarantine such animals as it shall find, or have reason to believe, […]
583.19 – Sale of Fowl Unfit for Human Consumption Prohibited.
583.19 Sale of fowl unfit for human consumption prohibited.—It is unlawful for any person to sell live or dressed fowl suspected to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, diseased, adulterated, or otherwise unfit for human consumption. History.—s. 11, ch. 17170, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(389); s. 16, ch. 84-102.
585.147 – Permit for transporting or hauling certain animals or animal products; vehicle and container requirements.
585.147 Permit for transporting or hauling certain animals or animal products; vehicle and container requirements.— (1) No person shall engage in the business of transporting or hauling any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animal; any product of an animal that died other than by slaughter; or any inedible animal product not meant for human consumption without having […]
583.20 – Penalties for Violations of Chapter or Rules.
583.20 Penalties for violations of chapter or rules.— (1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In addition thereto, the department may suspend or revoke the certificate or permit of any dealer convicted […]