Florida Statutes Title XXIX Chapter 404 - Radiation

• 404.011 - Short Title.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Radiation Protection Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 78-373; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 18,...
• 404.022 - Declaration Of Policy.
  It is the responsibility of the State of Florida, for protection of the public health and safety:(1) To institute and maintain a program to permit development...
• 404.031 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:(1) “Agreement materials” means those materials licensed by the state, under agreement with the...
• 404.042 - Designation Of State Radiation Protection Agency.
  The department is hereby designated the state agency to administer a statewide radiation protection program consistent with the provisions of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-373;...
• 404.051 - Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Health.
  For protection of the public health and safety, the department is authorized to:(1) Develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation, determination, and amelioration of hazards...
• 404.056 - Environmental Radiation Standards And Projects; Certification Of Persons Performing Measurement Or Mitigation Services; Mandatory Testing; Notification On Real Estate Documents; Rules.
  (1) STANDARDS.—To preserve and protect the public health, the department is authorized to establish, by rule, environmental radiation standards for buildings, and to conduct programs designed...
• 404.061 - Licensing Of Naturally Occurring, Accelerator-produced, Byproduct, Source, And Special Nuclear Materials.
  (1) The Governor is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Government which provide for discontinuance of certain of the responsibilities of the Federal Government...
• 404.0614 - Licensing Of Commercial Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Facilities.
  (1) Any person desiring to construct, operate, or close a commercial low-level radioactive waste management facility in this state shall file an application with the department...
• 404.0617 - Siting Of Commercial Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Facilities.
  (1) The department, within 30 days of receipt of a complete application for a commercial low-level radioactive waste management license, shall notify the governing body of...
• 404.071 - Inspection, Agreements, And Training Programs.
  (1) Authorized representatives of the department have the authority to enter upon any public or private property at all reasonable times for the purpose of determining...
• 404.081 - Records.
  (1) The department is authorized to require each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to:(a) Maintain appropriate records relating to its receipt, storage,...
• 404.091 - Emergency Orders.
  Whenever the department finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health and safety or the environment, the department may,...
• 404.101 - Impounding Of Sources Of Radiation.
  (1) The department shall have the authority, in the event of an emergency, to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation and the...
• 404.111 - Surety Requirements.
  (1)(a) In addition to the fee provided in s. 404.131(2), the department may require a person possessing a specific license to post a bond. The department...
• 404.121 - Perpetual Care Trust Funds.
  (1) The department may require a licensee to deposit funds quarterly into a trust fund known as the Perpetual Care Trust Fund when it is deemed...
• 404.122 - Radiation Protection Trust Fund.
  (1) The department may use the Radiation Protection Trust Fund to pay for measures to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects from a licensee’s abandonment of...
• 404.131 - Fees.
  (1) The department is authorized to charge and collect reasonable fees for specific and general licenses and for the registration of radiation machines. The fees shall...
• 404.141 - Prohibited Uses.
  It is unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation unless licensed, registered, or...
• 404.161 - Penalties.
  (1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder is guilty of a felony of the third degree,...
• 404.162 - Administrative Penalties; Emergency Orders.
  (1)(a) The department may modify, deny, suspend, or revoke a license or a registration, or impose an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation per...
• 404.163 - Injunctive Relief.
  Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the department may maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other...
• 404.166 - County Or Municipal Regulation Prohibited.
  Notwithstanding any special law or general law of local application to the contrary, a municipality or county may not elect to regulate the possession, use,...
• 404.171 - Construction.
  This chapter is cumulative and is intended to supplement existing laws, and no part shall be construed to repeal any existing law, specifically enacted for...
• 404.20 - Transportation Of Radioactive Materials.
  (1) The department shall adopt reasonable rules governing the transportation of radioactive materials which, in the judgment of the department, will promote the public health, safety,...
• 404.22 - Radiation Machines And Components; Inspection.
  (1) The department and its duly authorized agents may inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any hospital or other health care facility or...
• 404.30 - Southeast Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Compact; Party State.
  The Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the state as a party and is in full...
• 404.31 - Florida Participation.
  The Governor shall appoint two members to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Commission from this state and two alternate members, subject to confirmation...

Last modified: September 23, 2016