The proposed is to add four new noxious weeds to the Noxious Weed List and to add an exemption for a specific algae-like organism from non-native permitting requirements. Both of the changes have undergone scientific review and are well justified.

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Plant Industry

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

5B-57.007Noxious Weed List

5B-57.011Non-Native Species Planting Permits

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed is to add four new noxious weeds to the Noxious Weed List and to add an exemption for a specific algae-like organism from non-native permitting requirements. Both of the changes have undergone scientific review and are well justified.

SUMMARY: This proposed rulemaking will add four new noxious weeds as requested by the Noxious Weed and Invasive Review Committee, and include an exemption from non-native permitting requirements for an Algenol algae-like organism.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The Department’s economic analysis of the adverse impact or potential regulatory costs of the proposed rule did not exceed any of the criteria established in Section 120.541(2)(a), Florida Statutes. As part of this analysis, the Department relied upon past experiences of this nature with similar rules. Additionally, no interested party submitted additional information regarding the economic impact.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

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

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

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Richard Gaskalla, Division Director, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry, P. O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, [phone]

 

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) Parasitic Weeds.

(a) through (c) No change.

(d)1. Orobanche spp. – broomrapes, with the exception of: O. uniflora – oneflowered broomrape.

2. O. uniflora – oneflowered broomrape

(2) Terrestrial Weeds.

(a) through (c) No change.

(d) Ardisia crenata – coral ardisia

(e)(d) Ardisia elliptica – shoebutton ardisia

(f)(e) Asphodelus fistulosus – onionweed

(g)(f) Avena sterilis (including Avena budoviciana) – animated oat, wild oat

(h)(g) Borreria alata – broadleaf buttonweed

(i)(h) Carthamus oxyacantha – wild safflower

(j)(i) Casuarina equisetifolia – Australian pine

(k)(j) Casuarina glauca – suckering Australian pine

(l)(k) Chrysopogon aciculatus – pilipiliula

(m)(l) Colubrina asiatica – latherleaf

(n)(m) Commelina benghalensis – Benghal dayflower

(o)(n) Crupina vulgaris – common crupina

(p)(o) Cupaniopsis anacardioides – carrotwood Propagation prohibited effective 7/1/99; sale or distribution prohibited 1/1/2001.

(q)(p) Digitaria scalarum – African couchgrass, fingergrass

(r)(q) Digitaria velutina – velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass

(s)(r) Dioscorea alata – white yam

(t)(s) Dioscorea bulbifera – air potato

(u)(t) Drymaria arenarioides – lightning weed

(v)(u) Emex australis – three-corner jack

(w)(v) Emex spinosa – devil’s thorn

(x)(w) Euphorbia prunifolia – painted euphorbia

(y)(x) Galega officinalis – goat’s rue

(z)(y) Heracleum mantegazzianum – giant hogweed

(aa)(z) Imperata brasiliensis – Brazilian satintail

(bb)(aa) Imperata cylindrica – cogongrass

(cc)(bb) Ipomoea triloba – little bell, aiea morning glory

(dd)(cc) Ischaemum rugosum – murainograss

(ee)(dd) Leptochloa chinensis – Asian sprangletop

(ff)(ee) Leucaena leucocephala – lead tree

(gg) Ligustrum sinense – Chinese privet, except the cultivar ‘Variegatum’

(hh)(ff) Lycium ferocissimum – African boxthorn

(ii)(gg) Lygodium japonicum – Japanese climbing fern

(jj)(hh) Lygodium microphyllum – small-leaved climbing fern

(kk)(ii) Melaleuca quinquenervia – melaleuca

(ll)(jj) Melastoma malabathricum – Indian rhododendron.

(mm)(kk) Mikania cordata – mile-a-minute

(nn)(ll) Mikania micrantha – climbing hempweed

(oo)(mm) Mimosa invisa – giant sensitive plant

(pp)(nn) Mimosa pigra – catclaw mimosa

(qq)(oo) Nassella trichotoma – serrated tussock

(rr)(pp) Neyraudia reynaudiana – Burma reed

(ss) Nymphoides cristata – crested floating heart

(tt) Nymphoides peltata – yellow floating heart

(uu)(qq) Opuntia aurantiaca – jointed prickly pear

(vv)(rr) Oryza longistaminata – red rice

(ww)(ss) Oryza punctata – red rice

(xx)(tt) Oryza rufipogon – wild red rice

(yy)(uu) Paederia cruddasiana – sewer-vine

(zz)(vv) Paederia foetida – skunk-vine

(aaa)(ww) Paspalum scrobiculatum – Kodomillet

(bbb)(xx) Pennisetum clandestinum – Kikuyu grass

(ccc)(yy) Pennisetum macrourum – African feathergrass

(ddd)(zz) Pennisetum pedicellatum – Kyasuma grass

(eee)(aaa) Pennisetum polystachyon – missiongrass, thin napiergrass

(fff)(bbb) Prosopis spp.

(ggg)(ccc) Pueraria montana – kudzu

(hhh)(ddd) Rhodomyrtus tomentosa – downy myrtle

(iii)(eee) Rottboellia cochinchinensis – itchgrass

(jjj)(fff) Rubus fruticosus – bramble blackberry

(kkk)(ggg) Rubus molluccanus – wild raspberry

(lll)(hhh) Saccharum spontaneum – wild sugarcane

(mmm)(iii) Salsola vermiculata – wormleaf salsola

(nnn)(jjj) Sapium sebiferum – Chinese tallow tree

(ooo)(kkk) Scaevola taccada – beach naupaka. Propagation prohibited immediately and distribution prohibited by July 1, 2007.

(ppp)(lll) Schinus terebinthifolius – Brazilian pepper-tree

(qqq)(mmm) Setaria pallidefusca – cattail grass

(rrr)(nnn) Solanum tampicense – wetland nightshade

(sss)(ooo) Solanum torvum – turkeyberry

(ttt)(ppp) Solanum viarum – tropical soda apple

(uuu)(qqq) Tridax procumbens – coat buttons

(vvv)(rrr) Urochloa panicoides – liverseed grass

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,_________.

 

5B-57.011 Non-Native Species Planting Permits.

(1) through (1)(b) No change.

(c) A new application will be required if a new or additional planting (contiguous or noncontiguous) exceeds five percent (5%) of the acreage covered by an previous permit.

(1)(d) through (5)(c) No change.

(d) Cyanobacterium sp. (Strain AB1)

(e)(d) Energy cane (complex hybrid of Saccharum officinarum, S. spontaneum, S. barberi and S. sinense)

(f)(e) Eucalyptus amplifolia

(g)(f) Eucalyptus benthamii

(h)(g) Eucalyptus dorrigoensis

(i)(h) Eucalyptus dunnii

(j)(i) Eucalyptus grandis

(k)(j) Eucalyptus gunni

(l)(k) Eucalyptus nitens

(m)(l) Eucalyptus smithii

(n)(m) Eucalyptus urograndis - E. grandis X E. urophylla

(o)(n) Hibiscus canabinus L

(p)(o) Miscanthus giganteus - M. sacchariflorusX M. sinensis

(q)(p) Pinus spp.

Note: With the exception of Miscanthus giganteus, importation of Saccharum and Miscanthus species requires a Non-Native Species Permit in accordance with Rule 5B-3.003, F.A.C.

(6) 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 10-1-06, Amended 9-24-08, 7-29-13,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Richard Gaskalla, Division Director

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 13, 2014

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: May 1, 2014