Florida Statutes Part I - Florida Pesticide Law (Ss. 487.011-487.175)
- 487.011 - Popular Name; Administration.
This part shall be known by the popular name the “Florida Pesticide Law” and shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.History.—s....
- 487.012 - Declaration Of Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to regulate the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, except as provided in chapters 388 and 482, and to...
- 487.021 - Definitions.
For the purpose of this part:(1) “Acceptable release rate” means a measured release rate not exceeding 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day at steady state...
- 487.025 - Misbranding.
(1) A pesticide or device is misbranded if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation which is false or misleading in any particular.(2) A pesticide...
- 487.031 - Prohibited Acts.
It is unlawful:(1) For any person to engage in the application of restricted-use pesticides, except as defined in chapters 388 and 482, without a certified applicator’s...
- 487.041 - Registration.
(1)(a) Effective January 1, 2009, each brand of pesticide, as defined in s. 487.021, which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale, except as provided in...
- 487.042 - Restricted-use Pesticides; Designation.
The department may designate by rule a pesticide, or a pesticide applied under certain conditions or for a certain purpose, as a “restricted-use pesticide” if...
- 487.0435 - License Classification.
The department shall issue certified applicator licenses in the following classifications: certified public applicator; certified private applicator; and certified commercial applicator. In addition, separate classifications...
- 487.0437 - Direct Infusion Of Chlorine Gas.
The department shall create, within the commercial applicator classification, a category for the direct infusion of chlorine gas in residential swimming pools by a portable...
- 487.044 - Certification; Examination.
(1) The department may independently, or through the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, develop a certification program, including an optional training session of at least...
- 487.045 - Fees.
(1) The department shall establish applicable fees by rule. The fees shall not exceed $250 for commercial applicators or $100 for private applicators and public applicators,...
- 487.046 - Application; Licensure.
(1) Application for license shall be filed with the department by using a form prescribed by the department or by using the department’s website. Each application...
- 487.047 - Nonresident License; Reciprocal Agreement; Authorized Purchase.
(1) The department may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in this part on a reciprocal basis with any other state or...
- 487.048 - Dealer’s License; Records.
(1) Each person holding or offering for sale, selling, or distributing restricted-use pesticides must obtain a dealer’s license from the department. Application for the license shall...
- 487.049 - Renewal; Late Fee; Recertification.
(1) The department shall require renewal of a certified applicator’s license at 4-year intervals from the date of issuance. If the application for renewal of any...
- 487.051 - Administration; Rules; Procedure.
(1) The department may by rule:(a) Declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, humans, domestic animals,...
- 487.064 - Antisiphon Requirements For Irrigation Systems.
(1) Any irrigation system used for the application of pesticides must be equipped with an antisiphon device adequate to protect against contamination of the water supply....
- 487.071 - Enforcement, Inspection, Sampling, And Analysis.
(1) The department is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carrier where pesticides are known or thought to be distributed, sold, offered...
- 487.081 - Exemptions.
(1) The penalties provided for violations of s. 487.031(2) shall not apply to:(a) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state, if such...
- 487.091 - Tolerances, Deficiencies, And Penalties.
(1) No deficiency will exist in connection with the analysis or report on the analysis of any sample of a pesticide unless the deficiency is greater...
- 487.101 - Stop-sale, Stop-use, Removal, Or Hold Orders.
(1) When a pesticide or device is being offered or exposed for sale, used, or held in violation of any of the provisions of this part,...
- 487.111 - Seizure, Condemnation, And Sale.
(1) Any lot of pesticide or device not in compliance with the provisions of this part is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to...
- 487.13 - Cooperation.
The department is authorized and empowered to cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency of this state, the United States Department of...
- 487.15 - Reclamation, Reimbursement, And Disposal.
(1) When the use of any pesticide registered or otherwise approved for use in this state is suspended or canceled to prevent harm to the public...
- 487.156 - Governmental Agencies.
All governmental agencies shall be subject to the provisions of this part and rules adopted under this part. Public applicators using or supervising the use...
- 487.1585 - Duties Of Licensee With Respect To Unlicensed Applicators And Mixer-loaders And Field Workers.
(1) Each licensed applicator shall provide to each unlicensed applicator or mixer-loader working under his or her direct supervision adequate instruction and training so that the...
- 487.159 - Damage Or Injury To Property, Animal, Or Person; Mandatory Report Of Damage Or Injury.
(1) A licensee shall report unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or damage or injury to human beings, animals, plants, or other property as the result...
- 487.160 - Records.
Licensed private applicators, licensed public applicators, and licensed commercial applicators shall maintain records as the department may determine by rule with respect to the application...
- 487.161 - Exemptions, Nonagricultural Pest Control And Research.
(1) Any person duly licensed or certified under chapter 482, or under the supervision of chapter 388, is exempted from the licensing provisions of this part.(2) The...
- 487.163 - Information; Interagency Cooperation.
(1) The department may, in cooperation with the University of Florida or other agencies of government, publish information and conduct short courses of instruction in the...
- 487.171 - Classification Of Antifouling Paint Containing Organotin Compounds As Restricted-use Pesticides; Prohibition Of Distribution And Sale.
(1) The department shall classify antifouling paints containing organotin compounds having an acceptable release rate as restricted-use pesticides subject to the requirements of this part. Antifouling...
- 487.175 - Penalties; Administrative Fine; Injunction.
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided in this part, when the department finds any person, applicant, or licensee has violated any provision of this...
Last modified: September 23, 2016