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11 Senator Smith moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsections (7) and (12) of section
18 482.021, Florida Statutes, are amended to r NAME="Page1Line19">19 482.021 Definitions.--For the purposes of this
20 chapter, and unless otherwise required by the context, the
21 term:
22 (7) "Employee" means a person who is employed by a
23 licensee that provides that person with necessary training,
24 supervision, pesticides, equipment, and insurance and who
25 receives compensation from and is under the personal
26 supervision and direct control of the licensee's certified
27 operator in charge and licensee from whose which compensation
28 of the licensee regularly deducts and matches federal
29 insurance contributions and federal income and Social Security
30 taxes.
31 (12) "Independent contractor" means an entity separate
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1 from the licensee that:
2 (a) Receives moneys from a customer which are
3 deposited in a bank account other than that of the licensee;
4 (b) Owns or supplies its own service vehicle,
5 equipment, and pesticides; or
6 (c) Maintains a business operation, office, or support
7 staff independent of the licensee's direct control;
8 (d) Pays its own operating expenses such as fuel,
9 equipment, pesticides, and materials; or
10 (e)(c) Pays its own workers' worker's compensation as
11 an independent contractor.
12 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 482.051, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 482.051 Rules.--The department has authority to adopt
15 rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the
16 provisions of this chapter. Prior to proposing the adoption of
17 a rule, the department shall counsel with members of the pest
18 control industry concerning the proposed rule. The department
19 shall adopt rules for the protection of the health, safety,
20 and welfare of pest control employees and the general public
21 which require:
22 (5) That any pesticide used as the primary preventive
23 treatment for preconstruction treatments for the prevention of
24 subterranean termites in new construction be applied in the
25 amount, concentration, and treatment area in accordance with
26 the label; that a copy of the label of the registered
27 pesticide being applied be carried in a vehicle at the site
28 where the pesticide is being applied; and that the licensee
29 maintain for 3 years the record of each preconstruction
30 treatment, indicating the date of treatment, the location or
31 address of the property treated, the total square footage of
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1 the structure treated, the type of pesticide applied, the
2 concentration of each substance in the mixture applied, and
3 the total amount of pesticide applied.
4 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
5 482.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
6 482.091 Employee identification cards.--
7 (2)(a) An identification cardholder must be an
8 employee of the licensee and work under the direction and
9 supervision of the licensee's certified operator in charge and
10 shall may not be an independent contractor. An identification
11 cardholder shall operate may perform only pest control
12 services out of, and or for customers assigned arising from,
13 the licensee's licensed business location. An identification
14 cardholder shall may not perform any pest control
15 independently of and without the knowledge of the licensee and
16 the licensee's certified operator in charge and shall may
17 perform pest control only for the licensee's customers.
18 Section 4. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
19 482.156, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20 482.156 Limited certification for commercial landscape
21 maintenance personnel.--
22 (1) The department shall establish a limited
23 certification category for individual commercial landscape
24 maintenance personnel to authorize them to apply herbicides
25 for controlling weeds in plant beds and to perform integrated
26 pest management on ornamental plants using the following
27 materials: insecticides and fungicides having the signal word
28 "caution" but not having the word "warning" or "danger" on the
29 label, insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, and bacillus
30 thuringiensis formulations. The application equipment that may
31 be used by a person certified pursuant to this section is
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1 limited to portable, handheld 3-gallon compressed air sprayers
2 or backpack sprayers having no more than a 5-gallon capacity
3 and does not include power equipment.
4 (2)(a) A person seeking limited certification under
5 this section must pass an examination given by the department.
6 Each application for examination must be accompanied by an
7 examination fee set by rule of the department, in an amount of
8 not more than $150 or less than $50; however, until a rule
9 setting this fee is adopted by the department, the examination
10 fee is $50. Prior to the department's issuing a limited
11 certification under this section, each person applying making
12 application for the certification under this section must
13 furnish proof of having a certificate of insurance which
14 states that the employer meets the requirements for minimum
15 financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage
16 required by s. 482.071(4).
17 (b) To be eligible to take the examination, an
18 applicant must have completed 6 8 classroom hours of plant bed
19 and ornamental continuing education training approved by the
20 department and provide sufficient proof, according to criteria
21 established by department rule, that the applicant has been in
22 the landscape maintenance business for at least 3 years.
23 (b) The department shall provide the appropriate
24 reference materials for the examination and make the
25 examination readily accessible and available to applicants at
26 least quarterly or as necessary in each county.
27 (3) An application for recertification under this
28 section must be made annually and be accompanied by a
29 recertification fee set by rule of the department, in an
30 amount of not more than $75 or less than $25; however, until a
31 rule setting this fee is adopted by the department, the fee
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1 for recertification is $25. The application must also be
2 accompanied by proof of having completed 4 classroom hours of
3 acceptable continuing education and the same proof of having a
4 certificate of insurance as is required for issuance of this
5 initial certification. After a grace period not exceeding 30
6 calendar days following the annual date that recertification
7 is due, a late renewal charge of $50 shall be assessed and
8 must be paid in addition to the renewal fee. Unless timely
9 recertified, a certificate automatically expires 180 calendar
10 days after the anniversary recertification date. Subsequent to
11 such expiration, a certificate may be issued only upon
12 successful reexamination and upon payment of the examination
13 fees due.
14 Section 5. Subsection (7) of section 482.211, Florida
15 Statutes, is amended to read:
16 482.211 Exemptions.--This chapter does not apply to:
17 (7) Area Mosquito control activities conducted by a
18 local government or district established under chapter 388 or
19 by special act or by a contractor of the local government or
20 district.
21 Section 6. Section 500.033, Florida Statutes, is
22 amended to read:
23 500.033 Florida Food Safety and Food Defense Security
24 Advisory Council.--
25 (1) There is created the Florida Food Safety and Food
26 Defense Security Advisory Council for the purpose of serving
27 as a forum for presenting, investigating, and evaluating
28 issues of current importance to the assurance of a safe and
29 secure food supply to the citizens of Florida. The Florida
30 Food Safety and Food Defense Security Advisory Council shall
31 consist of, but not be limited to: the Commissioner of
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1 Agriculture or his or her designee; the Secretary of Health or
2 his or her designee; the Secretary of Business and
3 Professional Regulation or his or her designee; the person
4 responsible for domestic security with the Florida Department
5 of Law Enforcement; members representing the production,
6 processing, distribution, and sale of foods; consumers or
7 and/or members of citizens groups; representatives of or food
8 industry groups; scientists or other experts in aspects of
9 food safety from state universities; representatives from
10 local, state, and federal agencies that are charged with
11 responsibilities for food safety or food defense security; the
12 chairs of the Agriculture Committees of the Senate and the
13 House of Representatives or their designees; and the chairs of
14 the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives
15 with jurisdictional oversight of home defense issues or their
16 designees. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint the
17 remaining members. The council shall make periodic reports to
18 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services concerning
19 findings and recommendations in the area of food safety and
20 food defense security.
21 (2) The council shall consider the development of
22 appropriate advice or recommendations on food safety or food
23 defense security issues. In the discharge of their duties, the
24 council members may receive for review confidential data
25 exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1); however, it is
26 unlawful for any member of the council to use the data for his
27 or her advantage or reveal the data to the general public.
28 Section 7. Section 570.954, Florida Statutes, is
29 created to read:
30 570.954 Farm-to-fuel initiative.--
31 (1) The department may develop a farm-to-fuel
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1 initiative to enhance the market for and promote the
2 production and distribution of renewable energy from
3 Florida-grown crops, agricultural wastes and residues, and
4 other biomass and to enhance the value of agricultural
5 products or expand agribusiness in the state.
6 (2) The department may conduct a statewide
7 comprehensive information and education program aimed at
8 educating the general public about the benefits of renewable
9 energy and the use of alternative fuels.
10 (3) The department shall coordinate with and solicit
11 the expertise of the state energy office within the Department
12 of Environmental Protection when developing and implementing
13 this initiative.
14 Section 8. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
15 section 582.06, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
16 582.06 Soil and Water Conservation Council; powers and
17 duties.--
18 (1) COMPOSITION.--The Soil and Water Conservation
19 Council is created in the Department of Agriculture and
20 Consumer Services and shall be composed of 23 members as
21 follows:
22 (b) Twelve nonvoting ex officio members shall include
23 one representative each from the Department of Environmental
24 Protection, the five water management districts, the Institute
25 of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of
26 Florida, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural
27 Resources Conservation Service, the Florida Association of
28 Counties, and the Florida League of Cities, and two
29 representatives of environmental interests.
30 (c) All members shall be appointed by the
31 commissioner. Ex officio Members appointed pursuant to
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1 paragraph (b) shall be appointed by the commissioner from
2 recommendations provided by the organization or interest
3 represented.
4 Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 828.30, Florida
5 Statutes, is amended to read:
6 828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and
7 ferrets.--
8 (3) Upon vaccination against rabies, the licensed
9 veterinarian shall provide the animal's owner and the animal
10 control authority with a rabies vaccination certificate. Each
11 animal control authority and veterinarian shall use the Form
12 51, "Rabies Vaccination Certificate," of the National
13 Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) or
14 an equivalent form approved by the local government that
15 contains all the information required by the NASPHV Rabies
16 Vaccination Certificate Form 51. The veterinarian who
17 administers the rabies vaccine to an animal as required under
18 this section may affix his or her signature stamp in lieu of
19 an actual signature.
20 Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) and
21 subsection (11) of section 403.067, Florida Statutes, are
22 amended to read:
23 403.067 Establishment and implementation of total
24 maximum daily loads.--
25 (7) DEVELOPMENT OF BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS AND
26 IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS.--
27 (c) Best management practices.--
28 1. The department, in cooperation with the water
29 management districts and other interested parties, as
30 appropriate, may develop suitable interim measures, best
31 management practices, or other measures necessary to achieve
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1 the level of pollution reduction established by the department
2 for nonagricultural nonpoint pollutant sources in allocations
3 developed pursuant to subsection (6) and this subsection.
4 These practices and measures may be adopted by rule by the
5 department and the water management districts pursuant to ss.
6 120.536(1) and 120.54, and, where adopted by rule, shall be
7 implemented by those parties responsible for nonagricultural
8 nonpoint source pollution.
9 2. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
10 may develop and adopt by rule pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and
11 120.54 suitable interim measures, best management practices,
12 or other measures necessary to achieve the level of pollution
13 reduction established by the department for agricultural
14 pollutant sources in allocations developed pursuant to
15 subsection (6) and this subsection or for programs implemented
16 pursuant to paragraph (11)(b). These practices and measures
17 may be implemented by those parties responsible for
18 agricultural pollutant sources and the department, the water
19 management districts, and the Department of Agriculture and
20 Consumer Services shall assist with implementation. In the
21 process of developing and adopting rules for interim measures,
22 best management practices, or other measures, the Department
23 of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall consult with the
24 department, the Department of Health, the water management
25 districts, representatives from affected farming groups, and
26 environmental group representatives. Such rules shall also
27 incorporate provisions for a notice of intent to implement the
28 practices and a system to assure the implementation of the
29 practices, including recordkeeping requirements.
30 3. Where interim measures, best management practices,
31 or other measures are adopted by rule, the effectiveness of
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1 such practices in achieving the levels of pollution reduction
2 established in allocations developed by the department
3 pursuant to subsection (6) and this subsection or in programs
4 implemented pursuant to paragraph (11)(b) shall be verified at
5 representative sites by the department. The department shall
6 use best professional judgment in making the initial
7 verification that the best management practices are reasonably
8 expected to be effective and, where applicable, shall notify
9 the appropriate water management district or and the
10 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of its initial
11 verification prior to the adoption of a rule proposed pursuant
12 to this paragraph. Implementation, in accordance with rules
13 adopted under this paragraph, of practices that have been
14 initially verified to be effective, or verified to be
15 effective by monitoring at representative sites, by the
16 department, shall provide a presumption of compliance with
17 state water quality standards and release from the provisions
18 of s. 376.307(5) for those pollutants addressed by the
19 practices, and the department is not authorized to institute
20 proceedings against the owner of the source of pollution to
21 recover costs or damages associated with the contamination of
22 surface water or groundwater caused by those pollutants.
23 Research projects funded by the department, a water management
24 district, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
25 Services to develop or demonstrate interim measures or best
26 management practices shall be granted a presumption of
27 compliance with state water quality standards and a release
28 from the provisions of s. 376.307(5). The presumption of
29 compliance and release shall be limited to the research site
30 and only for those pollutants addressed by the interim
31 measures or best management practices. Eligibility for the
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1 presumption of compliance and release shall be limited to
2 research projects on sites where the owner or operator of the
3 research site and the department, a water management district,
4 or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have
5 entered into a contract or other agreement that, at a minimum,
6 specifies the research objectives, the cost-share
7 responsibilities of the parties, and a schedule that details
8 the beginning and ending dates of the project.
9 4. Where water quality problems are demonstrated,
10 despite the appropriate implementation, operation, and
11 maintenance of best management practices and other measures
12 according to rules adopted under this paragraph, the
13 department, a water management district, or the Department of
14 Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with the
15 department, shall institute a reevaluation of the best
16 management practice or other measure. Should the reevaluation
17 determine that the best management practice or other measure
18 requires modification, the department, a water management
19 district, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
20 Services, as appropriate, shall revise the rule to require
21 implementation of the modified practice within a reasonable
22 time period as specified in the rule.
23 5. Individual agricultural records relating to
24 processes or methods of production, or relating to costs of
25 production, profits, or other financial information which are
26 otherwise not public records, which are reported to the
27 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to
28 subparagraphs 3. and 4. or pursuant to any rule adopted
29 pursuant to subparagraph 2. shall be confidential and exempt
30 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
31 Constitution. Upon request of the department or any water
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1 management district, the Department of Agriculture and
2 Consumer Services shall make such individual agricultural
3 records available to that agency, provided that the
4 confidentiality specified by this subparagraph for such
5 records is maintained. This subparagraph is subject to the
6 Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with
7 s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless
8 reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
9 Legislature.
10 6. The provisions of subparagraphs 1. and 2. shall not
11 preclude the department or water management district from
12 requiring compliance with water quality standards or with
13 current best management practice requirements set forth in any
14 applicable regulatory program authorized by law for the
15 purpose of protecting water quality. Additionally,
16 subparagraphs 1. and 2. are applicable only to the extent that
17 they do not conflict with any rules adopted by the department
18 that are necessary to maintain a federally delegated or
19 approved program.
20 (11) IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.--
21 (a) The department shall not implement, without prior
22 legislative approval, any additional regulatory authority
23 pursuant to s. 303(d) of the Clean Water Act or 40 C.F.R. part
24 130, if such implementation would result in water quality
25 discharge regulation of activities not currently subject to
26 regulation.
27 (b) Interim measures, best management practices, or
28 other measures may be developed and voluntarily implemented
29 pursuant to paragraph subparagraphs (7)(c)1. and 2. for any
30 water body or segment for which a total maximum daily load or
31 allocation has not been established. The implementation of
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1 such pollution control programs may be considered by the
2 department in the determination made pursuant to subsection
3 (4).
4 Section 11. Austin Dewey Gay Agricultural Inspection
5 Station designated; department to erect suitable markers.--
6 (1) The agricultural inspection station located at or
7 near mile marker 1 on Interstate Highway 10 in Escambia County
8 is designated as "Austin Dewey Gay Memorial Agricultural
9 Inspection Station."
10 (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
11 Services is directed to erect suitable markers designating the
12 Austin Dewey Gay Memorial Agricultural Inspection Station as
13 described in subsection (1).
14 Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
15 500.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 500.12 Food permits; building permits.--
17 (1)(a) A food permit from the department is required
18 of any person who operates a food establishment or retail food
19 store, except:
20 1. Persons operating minor food outlets, including,
21 but not limited to, video stores, that sell commercially
22 prepackaged, nonpotentially hazardous candy, chewing gum,
23 soda, or popcorn, provided the shelf space for those items
24 does not exceed 12 linear feet and no other food is sold by
25 the minor food outlet.
26 2. Persons subject to continuous, onsite federal or
27 state inspection.
28 3. Persons selling only legumes in the shell, either
29 parched, roasted, or boiled.
30 4. Persons selling sugar cane or sorghum syrup that
31 has been boiled and bottled on a premise located within the
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1 state. Such bottles must contain a label listing the
2 producer's name and street address, all added ingredients, the
3 net weight or volume of product, and a statement that reads
4 "This product has not been produced in a facility permitted by
5 the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services."
6 Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 570.249, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 570.249 Agricultural Economic Development Program
9 disaster loans and grants and aid.--
10 (1) USE OF LOAN FUNDS.--
11 (a) Loan funds to agricultural producers who have
12 experienced crop losses from a natural disaster or a
13 socioeconomic condition or event may be used to:
14 1. Restore or replace essential physical property or
15 remove debris from essential physical property., such as
16 animals, fences, equipment, structural production facilities,
17 and orchard trees;
18 2. Pay all or part of production costs associated with
19 the disaster year.;
20 3. Pay essential family living expenses.; and
21 4. Restructure farm debts.
22 (b) To be eligible, agricultural producers must have a
23 parcel or parcels of land in production not exceeding 300
24 acres.
25 (c) Funds may be issued as direct loans, or as loan
26 guarantees for up to 90 percent of the total loan, in amounts
27 not less than $30,000 nor more than $300,000 $250,000.
28 Applicants must provide at least 10 percent equity.
29 (d) For purposes of this subsection, the term:
30 1. "Losses" means loss or damage to crops,
31 agricultural products, agricultural facilities,
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1 infrastructure, or farmworker housing.
2 2. "Essential physical property" means fences,
3 equipment, structural production facilities such as shade
4 houses and greenhouses, other agricultural facilities,
5 infrastructure, or farmworker housing.
6 Section 14. Paragraph (h) is added to subsection (2)
7 of section 810.09, Florida Statutes, to read:
8 810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or
9 conveyance.--
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11 (h) The offender commits a felony of the third degree,
12 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
13 775.084, if the property trespassed upon is an agricultural
14 chemicals manufacturing facility that is legally posted and
15 identified in substantially the following manner: "THIS AREA
16 IS A DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING FACILITY,
17 AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY."
18 Section 15. Subsection (12) is added to section
19 810.011, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 810.011 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
21 (12) "Agricultural chemicals manufacturing facility"
22 means any facility, and any properties or structures
23 associated with the facility, used for the manufacture,
24 processing, or storage of agricultural chemicals classified in
25 Industry Group 287 contained in the Standard Industrial
26 Classification Manual, 1987, as published by the Office of
27 Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President.
28 Section 16. Assessment of obsolete agricultural
29 equipment.--
30 (1) For purposes of ad valorem property taxation,
31 agricultural equipment that is located on property classified
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1 as agricultural under s. 193.461, Florida Statutes, and that
2 is no longer usable for its intended purpose shall be deemed
3 to have a market value no greater than its value for salvage.
4 (2) This section shall take effect January 1, 2007.
5 Section 17. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
6 this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
11 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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13 and insert:
14 A bill to be entitled
15 An act relating to the Department of
16 Agriculture and Consumer Services; amending s.
17 482.021, F.S.; revising the definitions of the
18 terms "employee" and "independent contractor"
19 for purposes of pest control regulation;
20 amending s. 482.051, F.S.; revising certain
21 requirements of the department to adopt rules
22 relating to the use of pesticides for
23 preventing subterranean termites in new
24 construction; amending s. 482.091, F.S.;
25 clarifying provisions governing the performance
26 of pest control services; amending s. 482.156,
27 F.S.; requiring certification of individual
28 commercial landscape maintenance personnel;
29 revising the types of materials such personnel
30 may use; removing obsolete provisions relating
31 to fees; revising criteria for eligibility to
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1 take the commercial landscape maintenance
2 personnel examination; clarifying requirements
3 relating to proof of education and insurance;
4 amending s. 482.211, F.S.; clarifying exemption
5 of certain mosquito-control activities from
6 regulation; amending s. 500.033, F.S.; renaming
7 the Florida Food Safety and Food Security
8 Advisory Council as the Florida Food Safety and
9 Food Defense Advisory Council and revising
10 duties accordingly; creating s. 570.954, F.S.;
11 creating the Farm-to-Fuel Initiative; providing
12 the purpose of the initiative and authorizing
13 the department to conduct an education program;
14 providing for coordination between the
15 department and the Department of Environmental
16 Protection; amending s. 582.06, F.S.; revising
17 the membership of the Soil and Water
18 Conservation Council; amending s. 828.30, F.S.;
19 updating references to the Rabies Vaccination
20 Certificate; amending s. 403.067, F.S.;
21 clarifying rules adopted by the department
22 relating to best-management practices;
23 clarifying the authority for certain measures
24 to be implemented by the Department of
25 Environmental Protection for certain water
26 bodies; limiting eligibility for presumption of
27 compliance and release; designating the "Austin
28 Dewey Gay Agricultural Inspection Station" in
29 Escambia County; amending s. 500.12, F.S.;
30 exempting certain producers of sugar cane or
31 sorghum syrup from permitting requirements;
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1 amending s. 570.249, F.S.; expanding the
2 conditions under which loan funds to certain
3 agricultural producers may be granted;
4 increasing the maximum amount of a loan;
5 providing definitions; amending s. 810.09,
6 F.S.; providing criminal penalties for
7 trespassing on certain property; requiring
8 warning signage; amending s. 810.011, F.S.;
9 defining the term "agricultural chemicals
10 manufacturing facility"; providing for certain
11 ad valorem taxation for agricultural equipment
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