: The Purpose of the rule is to improve the department’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. The proposed rule updates the current rule to add additional penalties for violations of the new requirements ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Animal Industry

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5C-30.003Penalties

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Purpose of the rule is to improve the department’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. The proposed rule updates the current rule to add additional penalties for violations of the new requirements for tagging, with official individual identification, unidentified non-exempt cattle and bison that are purchased at a livestock market.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Penalties for violations of the requirements for Official Individual Identification of Non-exempt cattle and bison purchased at livestock markets.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 570.07(15), 570.36(2), 585.003, 585.007(1), 585.08(2)(a), 585.145(1), (2), 585.16, 585.23, 585.40 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 10:00 a.m., EST

PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Conner Administration Building, George Eyster Auditorium, 3125 Conner Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida or by conference call at 1(888)670-3525, utilizing the participant code: 8149-6580-71#

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mr. Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry, 407 S. Calhoun St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800, phone: [phone], fax: [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.