582.14 – Results of Referendum; Publication, Etc.
582.14 Results of referendum; publication, etc.—The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall publish the result of such referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible. If the department shall determine that the operation of such district is not administratively practicable and […]
582.15 – Organization of District, Etc.
582.15 Organization of district, etc.— (1) If the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall determine that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible, any five of the petitioners who signed the petition for the creation of the proposed district may present to the Department of State an application […]
582.16 – Change of District Boundaries.
582.16 Change of district boundaries.—Requests for increasing or reducing the boundaries of an existing district may be filed with the department, and the department shall follow the proceedings provided in this chapter to create a district. History.—s. 5, ch. 18144, 1937; s. 3, ch. 19473, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(476); s. 2, ch. 25407, 1949; s. […]
582.18 – Election of Supervisors of Each District.
582.18 Election of supervisors of each district.— (1) The election of supervisors for each soil and water conservation district shall be held every 2 years, with one supervisor elected from each of the five numbered subdivisions created by the department pursuant to s. 582.15(4). The elections shall be held at the time of the general election provided […]
582.19 – Qualifications and Tenure of Supervisors.
582.19 Qualifications and tenure of supervisors.— (1) The governing body of the district shall consist of five supervisors, elected as provided in s. 582.18. (a) To qualify to serve on the governing body of a district, a supervisor must be an eligible voter who resides in the district and who: 1. Is actively engaged in, or retired after 10 […]
581.141 – Certificate of Registration or of Inspection; Revocation and Suspension; Fines.
581.141 Certificate of registration or of inspection; revocation and suspension; fines.— (1) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.—If it is determined by the department that any nurseryman, stock dealer, agent, or plant broker is selling or offering for sale, or is distributing or offering to distribute, nursery stock in violation of the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted […]
581.142 – Viable Nursery Stock; Requirements for Sale.
581.142 Viable nursery stock; requirements for sale.— (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any plant or nursery stock unless the plant or nursery stock is viable and meets the basic requirements of a viable plant or viable nursery stock, at the time and place of sale. (2) The basic requirements of viable nursery […]
581.145 – Aquatic Plant Nursery Registration; Special Permit Requirements.
581.145 Aquatic plant nursery registration; special permit requirements.— (1) A nursery or nursery stock dealer shall not engage in any business involving the importation, transportation, cultivation, collection, sale, or possession of any aquatic plant species unless a certification of registration has been issued by the department. (2) It shall be unlawful for any nursery or nursery stock dealer […]
581.151 – Control of Spreading Decline.
581.151 Control of spreading decline.—The department is empowered to join with the United States Department of Agriculture or to proceed independently in a program to control and eradicate, wherever possible, spreading decline resulting from a burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne) in the state. History.—s. 15, ch. 59-261.
581.161 – Fumigation or Treatment of Plants and Plant Products.
581.161 Fumigation or treatment of plants and plant products.—The division is authorized to supervise or cause the fumigation or treatment of plants and plant products infested or infected by plant pests or so exposed to infestation or infection that it is reasonably believed that infestation or infection could exist. Fumigation or treatment may be performed by […]