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Senator Dean and Alexander moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 474

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and insert:

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     Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 205.064, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     205.064  Farm, aquacultural, grove, horticultural,

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floricultural, tropical piscicultural, and tropical fish farm

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products; certain exemptions.--

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     (1)  A local business tax receipt is not required of any

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natural person for the privilege of engaging in the selling of

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farm, aquacultural, grove, horticultural, floricultural, tropical

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piscicultural, or tropical fish farm products, or products

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manufactured therefrom, except intoxicating liquors, wine, or

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beer, when such products were grown or produced by such natural

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person in the state.

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     Section 3.  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 line(s) 2-35

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and insert:

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An act relating to agriculture; creating s. 570.345, F.S.,

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the Pest Control Compact; providing for enactment of the

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compact; requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to

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administer the compact; requiring that an application for

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assistance under the compact be made by the commissioner;

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providing for crediting of funds to appropriate accounts

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of a state treasury under certain circumstances; providing

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findings with respect to the need for all states to

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cooperate in pest-eradication and control programs;

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providing definitions; providing for the establishment of

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the Pest Control Insurance Fund for the purpose of

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financing pest-control operations under the compact;

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specifying sources of funds deposited into the Pest

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Control Insurance Fund and any conditions that may be

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placed on such funds; providing for the Pest Control

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Insurance Fund to be administered by a Governing Board and

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Executive Committee; providing for the internal operations

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and management of the Governing Board; requiring an annual

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report to the Governor and Legislature of each state that

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is a party to the compact; providing for the

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administration of the compact and the Pest Control

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Insurance Fund; providing procedures for applying for an

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expenditure from the fund; providing for a determination

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with respect to expenditures from the fund and for the

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review thereof; authorizing the Governing Board to

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establish advisory and technical committees; providing for

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an application for assistance from the fund on behalf of a

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nonparty state; providing requirements for the fund with

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respect to preparing budgets and maintaining financial

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assets; prohibiting a pledge of the assets of a state that

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is a party to the compact; providing for the compact to

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enter into force upon its enactment by five or more

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states; providing a procedure for a state to withdraw from

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the compact; providing for construction and severability;

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amending s. 205.064, F.S.; expanding the applicability of

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an exemption from a local business tax receipt for the

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privilege of selling specified products;

5/1/2008  11:55:00 AM     AG.3.09420