Florida Administrative Code

Citrus seed must originate from source trees that are registered on a Certificate of Source Tree Registration as specified in Rule 5B-62.017, F.A.C., and must meet the following requirements: (1) Budwood used to propagate seed source trees must be taken under the direct supervisi…

(1) The plant material for initiation of micropropagated cultures must originate from fully tested foundation material. (a) Cultures must be re-initiated from foundation material after a maximum of 36 months. (b) Long term source material can be established in Florida as scion so…

(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this rule, the definitions in Section 581.011, F.S., and the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Abandoned grove" means a commercial citrus grove without production, care, or commercial harvesting activities, or has minimal or no production…

(1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Plant and Apiary Inspection shall administer the aquatic plant management program of the state as may be necessary for the eradication, control, or prevention of the introduction and dissemination of noxious or pr…

(1) "Applicant" means any person who applies for a permit pursuant to this chapter. (2) "Aquatic plant" means any plant, including a floating, emersed, submersed, or ditchbank species growing in, or closely associated with, an aquatic environment, and includes any part or seed of…

(1) No person shall engage in any business activity involving the non-nursery cultivation, or collection of any aquatic plant species without a permit issued by the department unless expressly exempted by Rule 5B-64.010, F.A.C. No person, except aquatic plant nurseries regulated …

(1) Permit applications shall be evaluated and issued on the following criteria and standards: (a) The ability of native aquatic vegetation in wild collection sites in sovereignty lands to maintain self-sustaining growth. (b) No adverse impacts upon fish and wildlife resources in…

(1) Following proper notice, the department is authorized to modify, revoke, suspend, annul, or withdraw any permit granted by it, or deny or modify any permit application, if the department determines that the following actions were committed by the permittee or applicant: (a) S…

(1) Any person transporting noxious or prohibited aquatic plants for disposal under a permit for aquatic plant management pursuant to Chapter 68F-20 or 68F-54, F.A.C., shall not be required to possess a permit pursuant to this chapter. However, disposal shall be in such a manner …

(1) Class I Prohibited Aquatic Plants - Under no circumstances will these species be permitted for possession, collection, transportation, cultivation, and importation except as provided in Rule 5B-64.004, F.A.C.: SCIENTIFIC NAMES COMMON NAMES Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligato…

(1) For the purpose of this rule, the definitions in Section 581.011, F. S., and the following definitions shall apply: (a) EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency. (b) Fruit fly. Any life stage of any species of tephritid fruit fly in the genera Anastrepha (except…

Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), (24), 581.031(1), (5), (7), (17) FS. Law Implemented 570.32(5), (6), 581.031(6), (7), (9), (15), (17), (20), (26), (30), 581.101, 581.161, 581.181 FS. History-New 12-8-11, Repealed 10-7-21.

(1) A minimum 81-square mile area around a Fruit fly detection shall be quarantined upon finding: (a) Two adults within three miles of each other within a life cycle; or (b) One gravid female; or (c) A larva; or (d) A pupa. (2) The geographical boundaries of a quarantine area sha…

(1) Compliance agreements. The certification of handling, processing, treatment, and moving of Hosts and Regulated articles may be accomplished through the use of a compliance agreement. The Compliance Agreement Cooperative Fruit Fly Eradication Program, FDACS 08468, Rev. 05/20, …

All Hosts or Regulated articles offered for sale or distribution within the quarantine area that are not in compliance with Rule 5B-66.004, F.A.C., shall be considered infested and: (1) Shall be confiscated, held, and destroyed by the Department at the expense of the vendor or pe…

(1) Treatment areas and treatment procedures to eradicate a Fruit fly infestation will be dependent on the species, life-stages and numbers of Fruit flies detected and the geographical area affected by the Fruit fly infestation. Treatment areas shall be treated under the directio…

For the purpose of this rule, the definitions in section 581.011, F. S., and the following definitions shall apply: (1) EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Giant African land snail or giant African snail. Any life stage of Achatina fulica, also known as Li…

The purpose of these rules is to declare the giant African land snail a nuisance capable of causing harm to the public, as a plant pest of agricultural and landscape plants and to establish procedures for conducting a program to delimit, contain and eradicate the giant African la…

(1) A minimum of a 0.5 mile radius area around a giant African land snail detection shall be quarantined upon finding an active population of two or more live snails in any life stage. (2) The geographical boundaries of a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of…

(1) Compliance agreements. The certification of handling, processing, treatment and moving of regulated articles may be accomplished through the use of one of the following compliance agreements: Compliance Agreement - Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Nursery/Stock Dealer/Garden C…

Any regulated articles offered for sale or distribution within the quarantine area that are not in compliance with Rule 5B-66.004, F.A.C. shall be considered infested and: (1) Shall be confiscated, held and destroyed by the Department at the expense of the vendor or person having…

(1) Treatment areas and treatment procedures to eradicate a giant African land snail infestation will be dependent on the number of infested properties detected and the geographical area affected by the infestation, but will generally encompass an area of 200 yards beyond all kno…

(1) Application for Permit. A written request for a permit to feed garbage, together with a non-refundable application fee of $50 must be submitted to the Division of Animal Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 333 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida…

(1) All garbage, regardless of previous processing, shall, before being fed to animals, be thoroughly cooked for at least 30 minutes at 212º F. (2) All equipment utensils and vehicles used in the collection, transportation and distribution of garbage and all other facilities used…

For the purpose of this rule chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Enhanced Virus Isolation - virus isolation techniques requiring specialized media. (2) Food and Fiber animals - animal species commonly used as a food source or in food production. Species include ca…

(1) The schedule of fees for testing provided by the Division of Animal Industry are as provided in Table #1. Table #1 Aquaculture Test Cost Unit Aquatic Acid Fast Stain $7.00 each specimen Aquatic Aerobic Culture $26.00 each specimen Aquatic Anaerobic Culture $25.00 each specime…

Any animal which has been determined by acceptable laboratory procedures or other diagnostic methods acceptable to the department to be infected with equine piroplasmosis shall be permanently identified by lip tattoo or visible body brand with the letter "P" preceded by the last …

(1) All animals subject to infestation with vectors of equine piroplasmosis on quarantined premises shall be treated with an approved pesticide at such intervals as directed by an authorized representative of the department until such premises are released from quarantine. (2) An…

For the purpose of this rule chapter, the definitions in Sections 585.001 and 585.01, F.S., and the following shall apply: (1) Avian Influenza (AI) - an infectious disease of wild birds and domestic Poultry caused by a virus in the family Orthomyxoviridae, genus Influenza virus A…

(1) If state or federal animal health officials suspect or positively identify Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Domestic Fowl within the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, or Florida, then all Domestic Fowl moving within Florida must meet the following requirements: (a)…

(1) Accredited Veterinarian. A state licensed veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA, APHIS) to perform certain functions of federal and cooperative state-federal programs as provided in 9 C.F.R. §161.…

(1) Official Test. The Department will only accept the results of an EIA test to be negative or positive if the EIA test is an Official Test that: (a) Is conducted in an Approved Laboratory; (b) Utilizes a diagnostic product that is licensed by USDA, APHIS, as provided in the Equ…

(1) Test Report. Results of all EIA tests conducted in an Approved Laboratory will be reported on Equine Infectious Anemia Test Form, VS Form 10-11 (Dec 2020), as incorporated in subsection 5C-18.001(10), F.A.C., or an Electronic EIA Laboratory Test. No other means of reporting i…

Owners of Reactors must present their animals to the Department Representative when requested, and assist as required, to enable the representative to collect additional samples or to permanently identify the animal. (1) Determination of Reactor from Test(s). (a) Six Months of Ag…

(1) A Department Representative will quarantine an Equine and require it to be isolated from all other Equine if the Equine: (a) Is designated as a Reactor, (b) Is designated as a Suspect, or (c) Is designated as Exposed. (2) Certification to Comply. The owner or owner's represen…

(1) Negative EIA Test for Movement. All Equines imported into Florida, or moving within the state, must be accompanied by an Official Report of a negative EIA test conducted within the previous 12 months. The test must be reported on one of the following documents: (a) Equine Inf…

Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2), 585.671 FS. Law Implemented 585.671, 585.14, 585.16, 585.23, 585.18, 585.19 FS. History-New 10-15-73, Formerly 5C-18.11, Amended 8-15-94, 8-3-99, Repealed 8-5-21.

Each of the following pests or diseases is declared to be a dangerous, transmissible pest or disease of animals and to constitute an animal and/or public health risk. Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of any of the following diseases or pests in the stat…

Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of any other unusual animal disease or pest in the state which may be a foreign or a newly-emerging disease that might result in unusually high animal loss, economic damage, or is suspected of causing human disease, shou…

(1) Accredited Veterinarian. A veterinarian licensed in the state of origin and approved by the Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) to perform certain functions of federal and cooperative state-federal p…

(1) Owner Cooperation Required. With notice from the Department, the owner of any swine must present the swine for testing and other procedures required in this chapter, and provide the necessary facilities and personnel to assist the state or federal representative in conducting…

(1) Approval. No person shall produce, distribute, sell, or use any pseudorabies vaccine for the immunization of any swine in the state unless such vaccine is a USDA-licensed pseudorabies vaccine. (2) Vaccination of swine for pseudorabies shall be authorized provided: (a) Prior a…

(1) Pseudorabies Testing. (a) Herd Testing. 1. All swine herds in the state are subject to test as required by the Division. 2. Subject to availability of funds, initial testing required for establishing a Commercial Production Swine Herd shall be conducted at state expense. (b) …

(1) Commercial Production Swine. Swine from Commercial Production Swine Herds may be moved without testing. Swine moved to a Commercial Production Swine Herd must be moved directly from another Commercial Production Swine Herd or must be segregated from all other swine and be tes…

A swine herd may be approved and recognized as a Commercial Production Swine herd by fulfilling the following requirements: (1) Submission of a written request by a swine herd owner to the Division for a herd to be considered for recognition as a Commercial Production Swine herd;…