Bill Text: FL S1032 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Florida Statutes
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-02-25 - Chapter No. 2016-9 [S1032 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S1032-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2016 Legislature CS for SB 1032 20161032er 1 2 An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss. 3 487.064, 487.071, 570.921, 573.1201, 583.181, and 4 593.107, F.S., to conform to the directive of the 5 Legislature in section 9 of chapter 2012-116, Laws of 6 Florida, codified as section 11.242(5)(j), Florida 7 Statutes, to prepare a reviser’s bill to omit all 8 statutes and laws, or parts thereof, which grant 9 duplicative, redundant, or unused rulemaking 10 authority; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 487.064, Florida 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 16 487.064 Antisiphon requirements for irrigation systems.— 17(3) The department may establish by rule specific18requirements for antisiphon devices and for sites where19pesticide mixing-loading occurs.20 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 21 487.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 22 487.071 Enforcement, inspection, sampling, and analysis.— 23 (7) 24 (b) The department shall establishby rulea fee schedule 25 for pesticide samples analyzed upon request. The fees shall be 26 sufficient to cover the costs to the department for taking the 27 samples and performing the analysis. However, no fee shall 28 exceed $400 per test. 29 Section 3. Section 570.921, Florida Statutes, is amended to 30 read: 31 570.921 Environmental Stewardship Certification Program. 32 The department may, by rule,establish the Environmental 33 Stewardship Certification Program consistent with this section. 34A rule adopted under this section must be developed in35consultation with state universities, agricultural36organizations, and other interested parties.37 (1) The program must: 38 (a) Be integrated, to the maximum extent practicable, with 39 programs that are sponsored by agricultural organizations or 40 state universities. 41 (b) Be designed to recognize and promote agricultural 42 operations or homeowner practices that demonstrate exemplary 43 resource management that is related to environmental 44 stewardship. 45 (c) Include a process to periodically review a 46 certification to ensure compliance with the program 47 requirements, including implementation by the certificateholder. 48 (d) Require periodic continuing education in relevant 49 environmental stewardship issues in order to maintain 50 certification. 51 (2) The department shall provide an agricultural 52 certification under this program for implementation of one or 53 more of the following criteria: 54 (a) A voluntary agreement between an agency and an 55 agricultural producer for environmental improvement or water 56 resource protection. 57 (b) A conservation plan that meets or exceeds the 58 requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture. 59 (c) Best management practices adoptedby rulepursuant to 60 s. 403.067(7)(c) or s. 570.93(1)(b). 61 (3) The Soil and Water Conservation Council created by s. 62 582.06 may develop and recommend to the department for adoption 63 additional criteria for receipt of an agricultural certification 64 which may include, but not be limited to: 65 (a) Comprehensive management of all on-farm resources. 66 (b) Promotion of environmental awareness and responsible 67 resource stewardship in agricultural or urban communities. 68 (c) Completion of a curriculum of study that is related to 69 environmental issues and regulation. 70 (4) If needed, the department and the Institute of Food and 71 Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida may jointly 72 develop a curriculum that provides instruction concerning 73 environmental issues pertinent to agricultural certification and 74 deliver such curriculum to, and certify its completion by, any 75 person seeking certification or to maintain certification. 76 (5) The department may enter into agreements with third 77 party providers to administer or implement all or part of the 78 program. 79 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 573.1201, Florida 80 Statutes, is amended to read: 81 573.1201 Certificates of exemption.— 82(1) The department may adopt procedures pursuant to which83certificates of exemption will be issued to producers or84handlers.85 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 86 583.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 87 583.181 Disposal of dead poultry and hatchery residue; 88 inspection and quarantine; penalties.— 89 (3) POWERS AND DUTIES.—In the discharge of its duties under 90 this section, the department has the power: 91 (a) To prescribepromulgate rules prescribingsatisfactory 92 facilities and equipment for the handling, destruction, and 93 disposal of dead birds and hatchery residue so as to prevent the 94 spread or dissemination of diseases of poultry. 95 Section 6. Section 593.107, Florida Statutes, is amended to 96 read: 97 593.107 Regulation of collection, transportation, 98 distribution, and movement of cotton.—Each grower of cotton 99 shall keep and furnish the department such information as it 100 may, by rule,require regarding the collection, transportation, 101 distribution, and processing of cotton for the purpose of 102 determining if the cotton is infested with the boll weevil. 103 Further, each such grower is required to keep and maintain 104 sanitary at all times her or his vehicles used in the 105 collection, transportation, and distribution of cottonunder106such rulesas may be required by the department. The department 107 may governpromulgate rules governingthe movement of regulated 108 articles within the state and from another state, or portion 109 thereof, into an eradication zone when that state is known to be 110 infested with the boll weevil. 111 Reviser’s note.—Amends or repeals provisions of the Florida 112 Statutes pursuant to the directive of the Legislature in s. 113 9, ch. 2012-116, Laws of Florida, codified as s. 114 11.242(5)(j), Florida Statutes, to prepare a reviser’s bill 115 to omit all statutes and laws, or parts thereof, which 116 grant duplicative, redundant, or unused rulemaking 117 authority. 118 Section 7. This act shall take effect on the 60th day after 119 adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which 120 enacted.