Approved Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices, Presumption of Compliance, Notice of Intent to Implement, Record Keeping  

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    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

    OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL WATER POLICY

    RULE NOS:RULE TITLES:

    5M-18.001Approved Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices

    5M-18.002Presumption of Compliance

    5M-18.003Notice of Intent to Implement

    5M-18.004Record Keeping

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with Section 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41, No.29, February 12, 2015, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

     

    5M-18.001 Approved Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices.

    The document titled Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices for State Imperiled Species (2015 Edition), FDACS-P-02031 02029, is hereby incorporated and adopted by reference. Copies of the document may be obtained from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Mayo Building, 407 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or accessed online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.

    Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 570.94 FS. Law Implemented 570.94 FS. History‒New_____.

     

    5M-18.002 Presumption of Compliance.

    No change.

    Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 570.94 FS. Law Implemented 570.94 FS. History‒New_____.

     

    5M-18.003 Notice of Intent to Implement.

    (1) A Notice of Intent to Implement (NOI) Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices for Agriculture which is a part of the manual incorporated in Rule 5M-18.001, F.A.C., shall be submitted to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Mayo Building, 407 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; and to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Attn: Wildlife BMP Program, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.  The Notice of Intent to Implement Florida Agriculture Wildlife Best Management Practices for Agriculture (FDACS-01986, 03/15) (FDACS-01986, Rev. 1/15), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, may be obtained from either agency or accessed online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.

    (2) No Change.

    Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 570.94 FS. Law Implemented 570.94 FS. History‒New_____.

     

    5M-18.004 Record Keeping.

    Applicants must keep records for a period of at least five years to document implementation and maintenance of the BMPs identified in the Notice of Intent to Implement Wildlife Best Management Practices for Agriculture (FDACS-01986, 3/15) as incorporated in Rule 5M-18.003, F.A.C. All field activities and documentation related to BMP implementation are subject to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission inspection, upon request.

    Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 570.94 FS. Law Implemented 570.94 FS. History‒New_____.