Florida Statutes Part I - Boll Weevil Eradication (Ss. 593.101-593.117)

• 593.101 - Short Title.
  Sections 593.101-593.117 may be cited as the “Florida Boll Weevil Eradication Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 87-55; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
• 593.102 - Definitions.
  For the purposes of ss. 593.101-593.117, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(2) “Commercial cotton grower” means a person who is engaged in...
• 593.103 - Powers And Duties Of Department.
  The department has the power and duty to:(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of ss. 593.101-593.117.(2) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the...
• 593.104 - Entry Of Premises; Eradication Activities; Inspections.
  The department may enter any cotton field or premise in order to carry out eradication and inspection activities as may be necessary to carry out...
• 593.105 - Reports By Persons Growing Cotton.
  Each person growing cotton in this state shall furnish to the department, on forms supplied by the department, such information as the department may require...
• 593.106 - Quarantine; Regulation Of Articles Within Eradication Zone.
  (1) The department may declare a quarantine against any place or political unit within this state, another state, a territory, a foreign country, or any portion...
• 593.107 - Regulation Of Collection, Transportation, Distribution, And Movement Of Cotton.
  Each grower of cotton shall keep and furnish the department such information as it may, by rule, require regarding the collection, transportation, distribution, and processing...
• 593.108 - Cooperative Programs Authorized.
  The department is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the Federal Government or any state contiguous to this state, any other agency in this...
• 593.109 - Authority To Designate Eradication Zones, Prohibit Planting Of Cotton, And Require Participation In Eradication Program.
  (1) The department shall designate by rule one or more areas of this state as “eradication zones” where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken. The...
• 593.11 - Authority To Regulate Pasturage, Entry, And Honeybee Colonies In Eradication Zones And Other Areas.
  The department may restrict the pasturage of livestock, entry by persons, and location of honeybee colonies in any premises in eradication zones that have been...
• 593.111 - Eligibility For Certification Of Cotton Growers’ Organization.
  (1) To be eligible for certification by the department as the cotton growers’ association, the cotton growers’ organization must:(a) Be a nonprofit organization within the meaning of...
• 593.112 - Certification Of Cotton Growers’ Organization.
  The cotton growers’ organization may be certified by the department for the purpose of entering into agreements with any person, municipality, county, or other department...
• 593.113 - Referendum.
  Upon the request of the certified cotton growers’ organization, the department shall conduct a referendum among all cotton growers in an eradication zone to determine...
• 593.114 - Assessments.
  (1) Assessments shall be collected by the department or its agent and deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Plant Industry Trust Fund....
• 593.1141 - Authority To Enter Agreements With The Farm Service Agency.
  The department is authorized to enter into agreements with the Farm Service Agency, “FSA,” for the purpose of allowing a cotton grower to tender payment...
• 593.1142 - Liens.
  (1)(a) All assessments, penalties, interest, and costs not paid by a cotton grower shall constitute and operate as a lien in favor of the department. The...
• 593.115 - Mandamus Or Injunction.
  The circuit courts of this state shall have the power to enforce any of the provisions of ss. 593.101-593.117, and any rule of the department...
• 593.116 - Penalty For Violation.
  (1) Any person who, except in compliance with ss. 593.101-593.117 or rules of the department, moves any regulated article within the state or into this state...
• 593.117 - Handling Of Moneys Received.
  All moneys received by the department under the provisions of ss. 593.101-593.117, other than appropriated funds and moneys collected as assessments, shall be deposited in...

Last modified: September 23, 2016