The purpose and effect of this rulemaking is to adopt feed enforcement guidelines and penalty provisions in order to standardize enforcement responses to specific violations of Chapter 580, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 5E-3, Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5E-3.018Penalties

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of this rulemaking is to adopt feed enforcement guidelines and penalty provisions in order to standardize enforcement responses to specific violations of Chapter 580, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 5E-3, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.); to clarify the process by which consumer feed penalties are satisfied; and to establish matrices to ensure the consistency of enforcement penalty determinations.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Administrative and civil penalties for violations of Chapter 580, F.S. and Rule Chapter 5E-3, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 570.07(23), 580.0236(2) 580.036(2) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 570.971, 580.051, 580.065, 580.091, 580.111, 580.121, 580.131, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sarah Oglesby, Chief, Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Bldg. 8, Tallahassee, FL 32399; [phone]; [e-mail]

 

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