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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5E. Division of Agricultural Environmental Services |
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5E-14. Entomology - Pest Control Regulations |
1(1) Each licensee, before performing general fumigation, shall notify the department at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the fumigation period. Notification shall be made 27utilizing the department’s electronic fumigation notification website http://fumigation.freshfromflorida.com or by submitting by facsimile, a completed Notification of Fumigation, FDACS-13667, Rev. 07/21, 48which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available online at 60http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13396, 62to the fascimile number located on the form70. The notice shall accurately state the following:
78(a) Company name and business location address.
85(b) Accepted common or trade name and active ingredients of fumigant to be used.
99(c) Name of certified operator in charge or the designated certified operator(s) or special fumigation identification card holder(s) for the fumigation, together with her or his day and night telephone numbers.
130(d) Location (address), county, type of structure (single family, multi-family, commercial, vault or other), structure use (residence, school, church, warehouse, store/shopping, vehicle, vault, or other) and number of structures to be fumigated.
162(e) Date of fumigation.
166(f) Target pest.
169(g) Contractor’s name (if subcontracted).
174(h) Approximate duration of fumigation.
179(i) Reason for less than 24 hour notification.
187(2) Any change(s) in information required in notices by this regulation shall be reported via the electronic submission website or in writing via facsimile in advance of the fumigation period.
217(3) Exceptions: 219Notification 220of less 222than 24 hours is allowed only for verifiable 230situations affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the 239public 240and severe weather conditions. Notification shall be made immediately before the fumigation period by 254advance electronic submission 257via 258http://fumigation.freshfromflorida.com, 259or electronic mail to biirfumigation@FDACS.gov, 264or facsimile 266to (850)617-7968268.
269(4) A licensee that performs chamber or vault fumigations on the premises of the licensee’s licensed business location shall notify the department annually in writing. This notice may be submitted using the electronic notification system at http://fumigation.freshfromflorida.com. Information required in the written notification shall include the type (or description) of chamber being used on the property (such as shipping containers, trucks, PODS, tarpaulin areas, etc.), and the days of the week and hours during which these fumigations may be performed during the year of notification. The licensee shall provide the department at least 24 hours notice of any changes in the days of the week and hours during which fumigations may be performed.
382Rulemaking Authority 384482.051, 385570.07(23) FS. 387Law Implemented 389482.051(4) FS. 391History–New 1-1-77, Amended 6-27-79, 6-22-83, 10-25-90, Formerly 10D-55.110, Amended 7-5-95, 9-17-08, 9-6-10, 5-7-17, 8-8-21.
