Florida Statute 593.20 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 593
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY INSECT CONTROL

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F.S. 593.20

593.20 Emergency aerial application of pesticides in urban areas; duties of department.—To carry out its duties with respect to emergency responses to plant pest infestations when the eradication programs involve the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall:

(1) Use a pesticide previously approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for that eradication purpose.

(2) Provide a system for dissemination of information to the public about infestations of pests that are the subject of such eradication programs. The system shall disseminate information relating to the pest; the pesticide selected to eradicate that pest; the generally accepted effects, if any, of the pesticide on the human population and the environment in the area in which an aerial eradication program will be conducted; recommended safety precautions; and the alternative methods of responding to the pest infestation, if any.

History.—s. 1, ch. 98-108.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 593.20

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 593.20.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 593.20

Total Results: 1

Moore v. Price

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1929-07-31T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 123 So. 768, 98 Fla. 276

Snippet: personal representatives. 30 Cyc. 180; 9 R. C. L 593; 20 R. G. L. 748, 749; 47 C. J. 348; Hamby v. Hamby