5B-67.004. Movement or Possession of Hosts and Regulated Articles; Conditions of Certification from Regulated Areas

(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 Center, FDACS-08486, Rev. 01/13; Compliance Agreement ‒ Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Solid Waste Facilities (Transfer Stations, Land Fills, Recycling/Mulching/Compost Facilities) and Commercial Trash Haulers, FDACS-08487, Rev. 01/13; and Compliance Agreement ‒ Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Landscape/Lawn Maintenance, FDACS-08488, Rev. 01/13.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to move any giant African land snails or other regulated articles within, through, or out of the quarantine area unless he or she is in compliance with this rule chapter and has been authorized by the Department or the USDA-APHIS-PPQ.

(3) All life stages of giant African land snails or other regulated articles may be moved within, through or out of a quarantine area if they are from an establishment that is under a compliance agreement, has been inspected and treated with an EPA-labeled molluscicide that is approved for use by the Department, and found to be free of the giant African land snail. Hosts or regulated articles shall be certified by the Department for movement out of a quarantine area for commercial or distribution purposes following confirmation by the Department of the method above. After confirmation, the Department shall issue a Temporary Certificate of Inspection, FDACS-08010, Rev. 07/12, as incorporated by reference in Rule 5B-2.010, F.A.C. Prior to movement of hosts or regulated articles, the method of treatment and location of the treatment facility must be documented in the “Additional Declarations” section of FDACS-08010, Rev. 07/12.

(4) Soil and plants with soil attached shall be certified for movement only if an authorized representative of the Department or USDA-APHIS-PPQ has conducted an inspection and certified that they are not infested with the giant African land snail and originate from a property that is under a compliance agreement.

(5) Landscape and any article capable of transporting or harboring plant feeding snails, including but not limited to soil, debris, compost and building materials may be moved from a regulated area by parties under compliance agreement if it is apparently free of all life stages of the giant African land snail and is moved in a means of conveyance that safeguards the debris from spillage while in transit and is taken to an approved landfill the same day it is collected.

(6) Giant African land snails and associated regulated articles may be moved within Florida for research purposes under a special permit issued by the Director of the Division of Plant Industry. The special permit shall be a letter written to an individual and will include giant African land snail conditions for containment, disposal, reporting and inspection under which the giant African land snails and associated regulated articles shall be transported.

(7) The following documents are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. These documents may be obtained by writing to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Bureau of Plant and Apiary Inspection, at, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100 or online as indicated.

(a) Compliance Agreement ‒ Giant African Land Snail (GALS), Nursery/Stock Dealer/Garden Center, FDACS-08486, Rev. 06/13, available online via website http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03081.

(b) Compliance Agreement ‒ Cooperative Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Solid Waste Facilities (Transfer Stations, Land Fills, Recycling/Mulching/Compost Facilities) and Commercial Trash Haulers, FDACS-08487, Rev. 06/13, online via website http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03082.

(c) Compliance Agreement ‒ Giant African Land Snail (GALS) Landscape/Lawn Maintenance, FDACS-08488, Rev. 06/13, online via website http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03083.

Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 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 10-9-13.