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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5B. Division of Plant Industry |
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5B-52. PESTS OF COTTON |
1(1) Commercial Kenaf. In order to prevent the spread of the Pink bollworm (15Pectinophora gossypiella 17(Saunders)) from south Florida northward to the state’s Commercial cotton-producing areas, the planting of commercial Kenaf is prohibited in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie and all counties south thereof. This area is hereby desiganted as the Regulated area.
58(2) Noncommercial Kenaf. Noncommercial Kenaf shall not be produced in the Regulated area without a permit issued by the Division Director. Persons seeking a permit to produce Noncommercial Kenaf in the Regulated area must submit a completed Application and Permit to Move Organisms Regulated by the State of Florida, FDACS-08208, Rev. 01/13, incorporated by reference in Rule 1155B-57.004, 116F.A.C.
117(3) Notice of destruction. 121The Department may issue an order requiring the owner to destroy any Commercial or Noncommercial Kenaf that is not grown in compliance with Chapter 581, F.S., or this rule.
150Rulemaking Authority 152570.07(23), 153581.031(4), 154(5), (6), (7), (8), 158593.103(2) FS. 160Law Implemented 162581.031, 163581.101 FS. 165History–166New 16711-2-20168.
