Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
5B. Division of Plant Industry |
5B-62. Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Program |
1Source Tree Registration (includes seed source)
7$5 per tree per year
12Biological greenhouse testing
15$50 per test
18Laboratory PCR testing
21$25 per test
24Annual scion tree testing
28$5 per tree
31Parent tree indexing
34$200 per tree
37Shoot-tip grafting
39$500 per selection
42Budwood431
4425 cents/eye, $547.4800 minimum
50Cut from foundation trees Tip cuttings (6 inches)
58$1.00 each
60Tip cuttings (6 inches)
64$2.00 each (Out-of-State)
67New Division of Plant Industry releases
73$1.00/eye (first year)
76Budwood shipment
78$2.00/eye, plus a $100 processing fee (Out-of-State/Foreign)
85Citrus seed
87$100 per quart
90Shipping and handling fee for budwood and seed in Florida
100Actual cost
1021103Requests for budwood are submitted on a Budwood Order Form, FDACS-08218, Revised 05/12, as incorporated in rule 1205B-62.005, 121F.A.C.
122(1) Fees shall be paid prior to obtaining a Certificate of Source Tree Registration, FDACS-08072, Revised 03/14, as incorporated in Rule 1435B-62.005, 144F.A.C., and annually thereafter on the anniversary date of the certificate.
155(2) Fees not paid within 30 days of billing shall be considered past-due. A penalty of $10.00 or 20 percent of the unpaid balance, whichever is greater, shall be assessed on all past-due fees.
189(3) Cooperating research agencies whose registered citrus trees are used exclusively for planting on government property are exempt from payment of an annual registration fee for the first 100 trees.
219Rulemaking Authority 221570.07(23), 222581.031(1), 223(3), (8) FS. Law Implemented 228570.07(2), 229(13), 230581.031(1), 231(14), (17), (23), 234581.1843(3), 235(4) FS. History–New 12-26-06, Amended 2-25-15.