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The Conference Committee on CS for CS for SB 1702 recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 20.14, Florida

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Statutes, is reenacted.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 125.27, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     125.27  Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the

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Division of Forestry; state funding; county fire control

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assessments; disposition; equipment donations.--

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     (1)  The Division of Forestry of the Department of

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Agriculture and Consumer Services and the board of county

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commissioners of each county in this state shall enter into

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agreements for the establishment and maintenance of countywide

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fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county,

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with the total cost of such fire protection being funded by state

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and federal funds. Each county shall, under the terms of such

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agreements, be assessed each fiscal year, as its share of the

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cost of providing such fire protection, a sum in dollars equal to

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the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as

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determined by the Division of Forestry, multiplied by 7 3 cents.

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The forest and wild lands acreage included in such agreements

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shall be reviewed each year by the contracting parties and the

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number of forest and wild land acres and the annual fire control

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assessment adjusted so as to reflect the current forest acreage

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of the county. In the event the division and the county

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commissioners do not agree, the Board of Trustees of the Internal

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Improvement Trust Fund shall make such acreage determination. All

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fire control assessments received by the Division of Forestry

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from the several counties under agreements made pursuant to this

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section shall be deposited as follows:

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     (a) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land

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acreage of the counties, multiplied by 4 cents, shall be

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distributed to the Incidental Trust Fund of the Division of

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Forestry; and

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     (b) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land

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acreage of the counties, multiplied by 3 cents, shall be

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distributed to into the General Revenue Fund.

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     Section 3.  Effective October 1, 2008, subsection (2) of

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section 370.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     370.07  Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers;

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regulation.--

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     (2)  LICENSES; AMOUNT, TRUST FUND.--

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     (a)  A resident wholesale county seafood dealer is required

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to pay an annual license tax of $400 $300.

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     (b)  A resident wholesale state dealer is required to pay an

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annual license tax of $550 $450.

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     (c)  A nonresident wholesale county dealer is required to

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pay an annual license tax of $600 $500.

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     (d)  A nonresident wholesale state dealer is required to pay

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an annual license tax of $1,100 $1,000.

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     (e)  An alien wholesale county dealer is required to pay an

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annual license tax of $1,100 $1,000.

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     (f)  An alien wholesale state dealer is required to pay an

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annual license tax of $1,600 $1,500.

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     (g)  A resident retail dealer is required to pay an annual

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license tax of $75 $25; however, if such a dealer has more than

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one place of business, the dealer shall designate one place of

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business as a central place of business, shall pay an annual

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license tax of $75 $25 for such place of business, and shall pay

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an annual license tax of $25 $10 for each other place of

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business.

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     (h)  A nonresident retail dealer is required to pay an

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annual license tax of $250 $200; however, if such a dealer has

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more than one place of business, the dealer shall designate one

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place of business as a central place of business, shall pay an

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annual license tax of $250 $200 for such place of business, and

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shall pay an annual license tax of $40 $25 for each other place

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of business.

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     (i)  An alien retail dealer is required to pay an annual

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license tax of $300 $250; however, if such a dealer has more than

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one place of business, the dealer shall designate one place of

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business as a central place of business, shall pay an annual

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license tax of $300 $250 for such place of business, and shall

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pay an annual license tax of $65 $50 for each other place of

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business.

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     (j)  License or privilege taxes, together with any other

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funds derived from the Federal Government or from any other

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source, shall be deposited in a Florida Saltwater Products

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Promotion Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of

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Agriculture and Consumer Services for the sole purpose of

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promoting all fish and saltwater products produced in this state,

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except that 4 percent of the total wholesale and retail saltwater

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products dealer's license fees collected shall be deposited into

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the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund administered by the

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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purpose of

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processing wholesale and retail saltwater products dealer's

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licenses.

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     Section 4.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph

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(c) of subsection (2) of section 487.041, Florida Statutes, are

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amended to read:

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     487.041  Registration.--

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     (1)

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     (b)  For the purpose of defraying expenses of the department

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in connection with carrying out the provisions of this part, each

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person shall pay an annual registration fee of $350 $250 for each

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registered brand of pesticide. The annual registration fee for

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each special local need label and experimental use permit is

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$100. All registrations expire on December 31 of each year. If

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the renewal of a brand of pesticide, including the special local

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need label and experimental use permit, is not filed by January

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31 of the renewal year, an additional fee of $25 per brand of

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pesticide shall be assessed per month and added to the original

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fee. This additional fee may not exceed $250 per brand of

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pesticide. The additional fee must be paid by the registrant

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before the renewal certificate for the registration of the brand

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of pesticide is issued.

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     (2)

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     (c)  Each registration issued by the department to a

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registrant for a period beginning in an odd-numbered year shall

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be assessed a fee of $700 $500 per brand of pesticide and a fee

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of $200 for each special local need label and experimental use

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permit, and the registration shall expire on December 31 of the

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following year. Each registration issued by the department to a

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registrant for a period beginning in an even-numbered year shall

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be assessed a fee of $350 $250 per brand of pesticide and fee of

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$100 for each special local need label and experimental use

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permit, and the registration shall expire on December 31 of that

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year.

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     Section 5.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

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500.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     500.12  Food permits; building permits.--

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     (1)

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     (b)  An application for a food permit from the department

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must be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by

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department rule, which may not exceed $650 $500 and shall be used

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solely for the recovery of costs for the services provided,

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except that the fee accompanying an application for a food permit

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for operating a bottled water plant may not exceed $1,000 and the

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fee accompanying an application for a food permit for operating a

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packaged ice plant may not exceed $250. The fee for operating a

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bottled water plant or a packaged ice plant shall be set by rule

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of the department. Food permits must be renewed annually on or

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before January 1. If an application for renewal of a food permit

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is not received by the department within 30 days after its due

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date, a late fee, in an amount not exceeding $100, must be paid

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in addition to the food permit fee before the department may

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issue the food permit. The moneys collected shall be deposited in

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the General Inspection Trust Fund.

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     Section 6.  Subsection (3) of section 559.928, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     559.928  Registration.--

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     (3)  Each independent agent shall annually file an affidavit

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with the department prior to engaging in business in this state.

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This affidavit must include the independent agent's full name,

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legal business or trade name, mailing address, business address,

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telephone number, social security number, and the name or names

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and addresses of each seller of travel represented by the

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independent agent. A letter evidencing proof of filing must be

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issued by the department and must be prominently displayed in the

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independent agent's primary place of business. Each independent

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agent must also submit an annual registration fee of $50. All

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moneys collected pursuant to the imposition of the fee shall be

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deposited by the Chief Financial Officer into the General

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Inspection Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and

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Consumer Services for the sole purpose of administrating this

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part. As used in this subsection, the term "independent agent"

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means a person who represents a seller of travel by soliciting

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persons on its behalf; who has a written contract with a seller

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of travel which is operating in compliance with this part and any

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rules adopted thereunder; who does not receive a fee, commission,

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or other valuable consideration directly from the purchaser for

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the seller of travel; who does not at any time have any unissued

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ticket stock or travel documents in his or her possession; and

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who does not have the ability to issue tickets, vacation

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certificates, or any other travel document. The term "independent

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agent" does not include an affiliate of the seller of travel, as

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that term is used in s. 559.935(3), or the employees of the

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seller of travel or of such affiliates.

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     Section 7.  Subsection (1) of section 576.041, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     576.041  Inspection fees; records; bond.--

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     (1)  Every licensee shall pay to the department an

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inspection fee in the amount of $1 75 cents per ton for

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fertilizer sold in the state, except raw ground phosphate rock,

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soft phosphate, colloidal phosphate, phosphatic clays and all

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other untreated phosphatic materials, gypsum, hydrated lime,

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limestone, and dolomite when sold or used for agricultural

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purposes, on which the inspection fee shall be 30 cents per ton.

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All fees paid to the department under this section shall be

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deposited into the State Treasury to be placed in the General

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Inspection Trust Fund to be used for the sole purpose of funding

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the fertilizer inspection program.

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     Section 8.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

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580.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     580.041  Master registration; fee; refusal or cancellation

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of registration.--

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     (b)  The registration form shall be accompanied by a fee

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that shall be based on tons of feed distributed in this state

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during the previous year. If a distributor has been in business

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less than 1 year, the tonnage shall be estimated by the

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distributor for the first year and based on actual tonnage

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thereafter. These fees shall be as follows:

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     SALES IN TONS                              FEE

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     Zero, up to and including 25....$40 $25

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     More than 25, up to and including 50....$75 $50

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     More than 50, up to and including 100....$150 $100

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     More than 100, up to and including 300....$375 $300

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     More than 300, up to and including 600....$600 $500

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     More than 600, up to and including 1,000....$900 $750

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     More than 1,000, up to and including 2,000....$1,250 $1,000

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     More than 2,000, up to and including 5,000....$2,000 $1,500

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     More than 5,000....$3,500 $2,500

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     Section 9.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section

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597.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     597.004  Aquaculture certificate of registration.--

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     (1)  CERTIFICATION.--Any person engaging in aquaculture must

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be certified by the department. The applicant for a certificate

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of registration shall submit the following to the department:

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     (h) One-hundred Fifty dollar annual registration fee.

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     Section 10.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section

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601.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     601.15  Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; excise

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tax; emergency reserve fund; citrus research.--

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     (e)  The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority

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of its members and by an order entered by it prior to November

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August 1 of any year, may set the tax rates up to the maximum

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rates specified in this subsection if the commission determines

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that the specified tax rate will result in collection of funds,

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during the ensuing citrus season, which exceed projected needs,

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including all legal obligations. The tax rate shall apply only to

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the citrus season which began on August 1 of the same calendar

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year immediately follows entry of the order setting the rate.

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Such tax rate may be applied by variety and on the basis of

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whether the fruit enters the primary channel of trade for use in

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fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree on a box

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tax rate, the tax rate for the previous year shall remain in

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effect until the commission approves a new rate.

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     Section 11.  Section 570.191, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     570.191  Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust

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Fund.--There is created in the office of the commissioner the

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Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. Funds in the trust

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fund may be made available for the promotion, advancement, and

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protection of agriculture in this state, including maintaining or

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increasing market share and suppressing or eradicating wildfire,

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animal or plant disease, insect infestation, or a plant or pest

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that endangers or threatens agriculture upon certification by the

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commissioner that an agricultural emergency exists and that funds

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specifically appropriated for the emergency's purpose are

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exhausted or insufficient to eliminate the agricultural

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emergency. The term "agricultural emergency" means an animal or

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plant disease, insect infestation, or plant or pest endangering

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or threatening the horticultural, aquacultural, or other

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agricultural interests in this state.

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     Section 12. Section 570.1911, Florida Statutes, is

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repealed.

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     Section 13. Section 585.105, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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     Section 14.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this

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act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to agriculture; reenacting s. 20.14(2),

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F.S., relating to the Department of Agriculture and

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Consumer Services; amending s. 125.27, F.S.; increasing

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the annual countywide fire control assessment; requiring

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that certain portions of the assessment be distributed

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into the Incidental Trust Fund of the Division of Forestry

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and the General Revenue Fund; amending s. 370.07, F.S.;

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increasing the annual license tax imposed on wholesale and

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retail saltwater products dealers; amending s. 487.041,

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F.S.; increasing the registration fee imposed on each

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brand of pesticide that is distributed, sold, or offered

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for sale; amending s. 500.12, F.S.; increasing the maximum

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amount allowed for a food permit application fee; amending

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s. 559.928, F.S.; requiring that independent agents pay an

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annual registration fee; specifying an amount for such

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fee; providing for the deposit and use of moneys obtained

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from the collection of such fee; amending s. 576.041,

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F.S.; increasing the fertilizer inspection fee; amending

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s. 580.041, F.S.; increasing the master registration fees

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imposed on commercial feed distributors; amending s.

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597.004, F.S.; increasing the registration fee for

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aquaculture certification; amending s. 601.15, F.S.;

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revising the deadline by which the Florida Citrus

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Commission sets the annual citrus excise tax rate;

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deleting a provision requiring the commission to consider

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certain projected collection of taxes in setting the rate;

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conforming provisions relating to the season upon which

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the tax rate applies; amending s. 570.191, F.S.; providing

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for money in the Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust

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Fund to be made available under certain circumstances for

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specified additional purposes; repealing s. 570.1911,

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F.S., relating to notice of certification of an

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agricultural emergency; repealing s. 585.105, F.S.,

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relating to the purchase, distribution, and administration

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of approved brucella vaccine by the department; providing

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effective dates.

4/28/2008  3:56:00 PM     625-08802C-08