PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule is being developed because the Invasive & Noxious Weed Review Committee met on August 23, 2016 and the outcome was to exempt the Sunshine cultivar for Ligustrum sinense from the noxious weed list. This request ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Plant Industry

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5B-57.007Noxious Weed List

PURPOSE, EFFECT AND SUMMARY: PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule is being developed because the Invasive & Noxious Weed Review Committee met on August 23, 2016 and the outcome was to exempt the Sunshine cultivar for Ligustrum sinense from the noxious weed list. This request is set forth by Florida’s nursery industry via the Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association (FNGLA).

SUMMARY: This proposal will allow for the Sunshine cultivar to be moved within the State of Florida.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 570.07(23), 581.031(4),(5), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 581.031(4), (5), (6), 581.083, 581.091, F.S.

THIS RULEMAKING IS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SECTION

403.8055, F.S. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE TO: Denise Hamm; Email: [e-mail]

SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED PERSONS MAY WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, FILE AN OBJECTION TO THIS RULEMAKING WITH THE AGENCY. THE OBJECTION SHALL SPECIFY THE PORTIONS OF THE PROPOSED RULE TO WHICH THE PERSON OBJECTS AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

5B-57.007 Noxious Weed List.

The following plants shall be considered noxious for the purpose of this rule chapter.

(1) No change.

(2) Terrestrial Weeds.

(a) through (ff) No change.

(gg) Ligustrum sinense – Chinese privet, except the cultivars ‘Variegatum’ and ‘Sunshine’

(hh) through (vvv) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(4), (5) FS. Law Implemented 581.031(4), (5), (6), 581.083, 581.091 FS. History–New 7-27-93, Amended 2-28-94, 6-30-96, 7-7-99, 10-1-06, 7-29-13, 7-21-14,__________.