Florida Statutes Title XXXV Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers

• 576.011 - Definitions.
  When used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose...
• 576.021 - Registration And Licensing.
  (1) A company the name and address of which appears upon a label and that guarantees a fertilizer may not distribute that fertilizer to a nonlicensee...
• 576.031 - Labeling.
  (1) Any fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the immediate and outside container a label setting forth in...
• 576.041 - Inspection Fees; Records.
  (1) Every licensee shall pay to the department an inspection fee in the amount of $1 per ton for fertilizer sold in the state, except raw...
• 576.045 - Nitrogen And Phosphorus; Findings And Intent; Fees; Purpose; Best Management Practices; Waiver Of Liability; Compliance; Rules; Exclusions; Expiration.
  (1) FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) The Legislature finds that nitrogen and phosphorus residues have been found in groundwater, surface water, and drinking water in various areas throughout the...
• 576.051 - Inspection, Sampling, Analysis.
  (1) The department is authorized to enter any public or private premise or carrier during regular business hours in the performance of its duties relating to...
• 576.055 - Deconing.
  The department may adopt, by rule, procedures and methods which would require each in-state manufacturer of fertilizer to incorporate specified procedures designed to avoid coning...
• 576.061 - Plant Nutrient Investigational Allowances, Deficiencies, And Penalties.
  (1) A commercial fertilizer is deemed deficient if the analysis of any nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the investigational allowances. The department...
• 576.071 - Commercial Value.
  The commercial value used in assessing penalties for any deficiency shall be determined by surveying the fertilizer industry in the state using annualized plant nutrient...
• 576.085 - Minimum Plant Nutrient Content.
  The department shall establish, by rule, a minimum plant nutrient content.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 76-35; ss. 8,...
• 576.087 - Antisiphon Requirements For Irrigation Systems.
  (1) Any irrigation system used for the application of fertilizer must be equipped with an antisiphon device adequate to protect against contamination of the water supply.(2) It...
• 576.101 - License Denial, Revocation, Or Suspension.
  The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license issued by the department for any violation of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter,...
• 576.111 - Stop-sale, Stop-use, Removal, Or Hold Orders.
  (1) When fertilizer is being offered for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue and enforce a stop-sale,...
• 576.122 - Seizure, Condemnation, And Sale.
  Any lot of fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this law shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the department to the...
• 576.132 - Recovery Of Damages.
  (1) The department may file for penalties due for deficiencies in a court of competent jurisdiction upon 10 days’ notice after the 60 days’ payment period.(2) When...
• 576.141 - Sales Or Exchanges Between Manufacturers Or Licensees.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to sales or exchanges of fertilizers between importers, manufacturers, or licensees.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 15,...
• 576.151 - Prohibited Acts.
  The following acts are prohibited:(1) The dissemination of any false advertisement or advertising matter with reference to the distribution or sale of fertilizer.(2) The refusal to permit...
• 576.161 - Criminal Penalties.
  Whoever knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter by doing anything prohibited or by failing or refusing to do anything herein required to...
• 576.171 - Remedy By Injunction.
  In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department is hereby authorized to...
• 576.181 - Administration; Rules; Procedure.
  (1) This chapter and all rules adopted hereunder shall be administered and enforced by the department.(2) The department may adopt rules to implement, make specific, and interpret...
• 576.191 - Enforcing Official.
  This chapter shall be administered by the department.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 18, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.

Last modified: September 23, 2016