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Pest Eradication in Urbanized Areas (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 593 Agricultural Commodity Insect Control; Part II; ss. 593.20-593.25)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Pesticides Pests/diseases Urban and peri-urban agriculture Plant protection Hazards Disinfection/disinfestation Hygiene/sanitary procedures Public health Capacity building Risk assessment/management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 593 of the Florida Statutes provides for pest eradication in urbanized areas. To carry out its duties with respect to emergency responses to plant pest infestations when the eradication programs involve the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Florida shall use a pesticide previously approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for that eradication purpose; and provide a system for dissemination of information to the public about infestations of pests that are the subject of such eradication programs. During such programs, the Department of Health shall monitor health problems that result from chemical exposure about which complaints are made to physicians and health care facilities. Before the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services begins an emergency response, the department shall notify the public. The Department of Health shall provide physicians and health care facilities in an area in which the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is conducting an emergency response. It will also provide technical assistance to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov