Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
5B. Division of Plant Industry |
5B-67. Giant African Land Snail |
1(1) A minimum of a 0.5 mile radius area around a giant African land snail detection shall be quarantined upon finding an active population of two or more live snails in any life stage.
35(2) The geographical boundaries of a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department’s website at 69www.freshfromflorida.com/pi70.
71(3) It shall be unlawful to move the giant African land snail or a regulated article within, through or from a quarantine area unless in accordance with Rule 995B-67.004, 100F.A.C.
101(4) A list of regulated articles likely to be present in a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department’s website at 141www.freshfromflorida.com/pi142.
143(5) An area shall be released from quarantine following a declaration that the giant African land snail has been eradicated in accordance with subsection 1675B-67.006(4), 168F.A.C.
169Rulemaking Authority 171570.07(23), 172(24), 173581.031(1), 174(5), (7), (17) FS. Law Implemented 180570.32(5), 181(6), 182581.031(6), 183(7), (9), (15), (17), (20), (26), (30), 190581.101, 191581.161, 192581.181 FS. 194History–New 10-9-13.