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Senators Dean and Alexander moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 474

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and insert:

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     Section 2.  Section 500.70, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     500.70 Food safety practices relating to tomatoes.--A

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tomato farmer, packer, repacker, or handler that implements

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applicable good agricultural practices and best-management

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practices in accordance with rules adopted by the department is

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considered to have acted in good faith, with reasonable care, and

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in compliance with state food safety microbial standards or

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guidelines unless a violation of, or noncompliance with, such

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measures can be shown through inspections.

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     Section 3.  Subsection (10) of section 570.07, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     570.07  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;

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functions, powers, and duties.--The department shall have and

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exercise the following functions, powers, and duties:

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     (10)  To act as adviser to producers and distributors, when

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requested, and to assist them in the economical and efficient

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distribution of their agricultural products and to encourage

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cooperative effort among producers to gain economical and

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efficient production of agricultural products. The department may

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adopt by rule, pursuant to s. 120.536(1) and s. 120.54,

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comprehensive best-management practices for agricultural

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production and food safety.

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     Section 4.  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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establishing the Pest Control Compact; providing for

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enactment of the compact; requiring the Commissioner of

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Agriculture to administer the compact; requiring that an

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application for assistance under the compact be made by

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the commissioner; providing for crediting of funds to

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appropriate accounts of a state treasury under certain

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circumstances; providing findings with respect to the need

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for all states to cooperate in pest-eradication and

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control programs; providing definitions; providing for the

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establishment of the Pest Control Insurance Fund for the

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purpose of financing pest-control operations under the

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compact; specifying sources of funds deposited into the

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Pest 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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creating s. 500.70, F.S.; providing that a tomato farmer,

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packer, repacker, or handler that implements certain

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practices is considered to be acting in good faith;

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amending s. 570.07, F.S.; authorizing the Department of

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Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules relating

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to best-management practices for agricultural production

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and food safety;

4/30/2008  9:50:00 PM     3-09315-08