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FL Stat § 388.221 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.221 - Tax Levy.

388.221 Tax levy.—(1) The board of commissioners of such district may levy upon all of the real and personal taxable property in said district a special tax not exceeding 10 mills on the dollar during each year as maintenance tax to be used solely for the purposes authorized and prescribed by this chapter. Said board shall by resolution certify to the property appraiser of the county in which the property is situate, timely for the preparation of the tax roll, the tax rate to be applied in determining the amount of the district’s annual maintenance tax. Certified copies of such resolution executed in the name of said board by its chair and secretary and under its corporate seal shall be made and delivered to the property appraiser and the board of county commissioners of the county in which such district is located, and to the Department of Revenue not later than September 30 of such year. The property appraiser of said county shall assess and the tax collector of said county shall collect the amount of taxes so assessed and levied by said board of commissioners of said district upon all of the taxable real and personal property in said district at the rate of taxation adopted by said board for said year and included in said resolution, and said levy shall be included in the warrants of the property appraiser and attached to the assessment roll of taxes for said county each year. The tax collector shall collect such taxes so levied by said board in the same manner as other taxes are collected and shall pay the same within the time and in the manner prescribed by law to the treasurer of said board. The Department of Revenue shall assess and levy on all the railroad lines and railroad property and telegraph and telephone lines and telegraph and telephone property situated in said district in the amount of each such levy as in case of other state and county taxes and shall collect said taxes thereon in the same manner as it is required by law to assess and collect taxes for state and county purposes and remit the same to the treasurer of said board. All such taxes shall be held by said treasurer for the credit of said board and paid out by him or her as ordered by said board.(2) The tax officers of the county are hereby authorized and directed to perform the duties devolving upon them under this chapter and to receive compensation therefor at such rates or charges as are provided by law with respect to similar services or charges.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 7, ch. 86-203; s. 693, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 388.231 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.231 - Restrictions on Use, Loan, or Rental of Equipment; Charges.

388.231 Restrictions on use, loan, or rental of equipment; charges.—(1) Equipment purchased for use in control of mosquitoes and other arthropods and paid for with funds budgeted for arthropod control shall not be used for any private purpose. No county or district shall lend or rent equipment so purchased to any other department within the county, or to another county, district or any public agency or political subdivision of the state without the prior written approval of the department; nor shall it be so lent or rented without making a use or rental charge for the use thereof. The department is authorized to establish a fair use or rental charge on equipment so purchased and may require the maintenance of reasonable and proper records in connection with the loan or rental of such equipment.(2) Any district, county, municipality or public agency using said equipment on a use or rental basis shall send a warrant made payable to the county or district, or to such control fund of the county owning the equipment, for the full payment of such use or rent at the end of each month. All funds received by a county or district from the renting of its equipment shall be deposited promptly by the county or district in their state fund account. Upon failure of any county or district to secure prior written approval from the department before lending or renting its equipment, or upon the failure of the county or district to collect rents due for the use of its equipment at rates established by the department, and to deposit said rents promptly under state funds, the department may immediately remove the equipment and utilize it for arthropod control purposes in any other area of the state.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 161, ch. 77-147; s. 8, ch. 92-203.
FL Stat § 388.241 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.241 - Board of County Commissioners Vested With Powers and Duties of Board of Commissioners in Certain Counties.

388.241 Board of county commissioners vested with powers and duties of board of commissioners in certain counties.—In those counties where there has been no formation of a separate or special board of commissioners, all the rights, powers, and duties of a board of commissioners as conferred in this chapter shall be vested in the board of county commissioners of said county.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 8, ch. 86-203.
FL Stat § 388.251 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.251 - Delegation of Authority to County Health Department.

388.251 Delegation of authority to county health department.—The board of county commissioners may authorize the county health department to administer and direct arthropod control in the county provided by this chapter, upon the following conditions:(1) The county health department shall keep the books and make all reports required by this chapter.(2) All purchases, whether by bid or otherwise, shall be made in accordance with the procedure followed by the board of county commissioners in making other purchases.(3) The county health department shall submit to the board of county commissioners, with supporting vouchers and invoices, monthly itemized statements of expenses incurred in carrying out the control program in the county.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195.
FL Stat § 388.271 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.271 - Prerequisites to Participation.

388.271 Prerequisites to participation.—(1) When state funds are involved, it is the duty of the department to guide, review, approve, and coordinate the activities of all county governments and special districts receiving state funds in furtherance of the goal of integrated arthropod control. Each county or district eligible to participate hereunder may begin participation on October 1 of any year by filing with the department not later than July 15 a tentative work plan and tentative detailed work plan budget providing for the control of arthropods. Following approval of the plan and budget by the department, two copies of the county’s or district’s certified budget based on the approved work plan and detailed work plan budget shall be submitted to the department by September 30 following. State funds, supplies, and services shall be made available to such county or district by and through the department immediately upon release of funds by the Executive Office of the Governor.(2) All purchases of supplies, materials and equipment by counties or districts shall be made in accordance with the laws governing purchases by boards of county commissioners, except that districts with special laws relative to competitive bidding shall make purchases in accordance therewith.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 19, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 163, ch. 77-147; s. 130, ch. 79-190; s. 9, ch. 86-203; s. 6, ch. 2013-226.
FL Stat § 388.281 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.281 - Use of State Matching Funds.

388.281 Use of state matching funds.—(1) All funds, supplies, and services released to counties and districts hereunder shall be used in accordance with the detailed work plan and certified budget approved by both the department and the county or district. The plan and budget may be amended at any time upon prior approval of the department.(2) All funds, supplies, and services released on the dollar-for-dollar matching basis shall be used exclusively for an integrated program that provides a combination of mosquito control, source reduction measures, public education, personnel training and certification, arthropod population surveillance, larvicides, adulticides, equipment, and public alerts as approved by the department. Source reduction measures may include measures to improve management and enhance the ecological integrity of source reduction areas. If source reduction measures require permits, approvals, or agreement by federal, state, regional, or local agencies, such permits, approvals, or agreement shall be obtained prior to commencement of the source reduction project. These measures include sanitary landfills, drainage, diking, filling of arthropod breeding areas, and the purchase, maintenance, and operation of all types of equipment including trucks, dredges, draglines, bulldozers, or any other type of machinery and materials utilized in ditching, ditch lining, ditch construction, diking, filling, hiring personnel, rental of equipment, and payment for contract work awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.(3) In any county or district where the arthropod problem has been eliminated, or reduced to such an extent that it does not constitute a health, comfort, or economic problem as determined by the department, the maximum amount of state funds available under this chapter shall be reduced to the amount necessary to meet actual need.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 164, ch. 77-147; s. 10, ch. 86-203; s. 3, ch. 90-90; s. 10, ch. 92-203; s. 14, ch. 2002-295.
FL Stat § 388.291 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.291 - Source Reduction Measures; Supervision by Department.

388.291 Source reduction measures; supervision by department.—(1) Any county or district may perform source reduction measures in conformity with good engineering practices in any area, provided that the department cooperating with the county or district has approved the operating or construction plan and it has been determined by criteria contained in rule that the area or areas to be controlled would produce arthropods in significant numbers to constitute a health or nuisance problem.(2) The county or district shall manage the detailed business affairs and supervise said work, and the department shall advise the districts as to the best and most effective measures to be used in bringing about better temporary control and the permanent elimination of breeding conditions. The department may at its discretion discontinue any state aid provided hereunder in the event it finds the jointly agreed upon program is not being followed or is not efficiently and effectively administered.(3) Property owners in a developed residential area shall maintain their property in a manner that does not create or maintain any standing freshwater condition capable of breeding mosquitoes or other arthropods in significant numbers so as to constitute a public health, welfare, or nuisance problem. This subsection does not authorize the alteration of permitted stormwater management systems or prohibit maintained fish ponds, Florida-friendly landscaping, or other maintained systems of landscaping or vegetation. If such a condition is found to exist, the local arthropod control agency shall serve notice on the property owner to treat, remove, or abate the condition. Such notice is prima facie evidence of maintaining a nuisance, and upon failure of the property owner to treat, remove, or abate the condition, the local arthropod control agency or any affected citizen may proceed pursuant to s. 60.05 to enjoin the nuisance and may recover costs and attorney’s fees if they prevail in the action.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 165, ch. 77-147; s. 11, ch. 86-203; s. 4, ch. 90-90; s. 26, ch. 2009-243.
FL Stat § 388.301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.301 - Payment of State Funds; Supplies and Services.

388.301 Payment of state funds; supplies and services.—State funds shall be payable quarterly, in accordance with the rules of the department, upon requisition by the department to the Chief Financial Officer. The department is authorized to furnish insecticides, chemicals, materials, equipment, vehicles, and personnel in lieu of state funds where mass purchasing may save funds for the state, or where it would be more practical and economical to use equipment, supplies, and services between two or more counties or districts.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 166, ch. 77-147; s. 11, ch. 92-203; s. 408, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 388.311 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.311 - Carry Over of State Funds and Local Funds.

388.311 Carry over of state funds and local funds.—State and local funds budgeted for the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods shall be carried over at the end of the county or district’s fiscal year, and rebudgeted for such control measures the following fiscal year.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195.
FL Stat § 388.321 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.321 - Equipment to Become Property of the County or District.

388.321 Equipment to become property of the county or district.—All equipment purchased under this chapter with state funds made available directly to the county or district shall become the property of the county or district unless otherwise provided, and may be traded in on other equipment, or sold, when no longer needed by the county or district.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236.
FL Stat § 388.322 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.322 - Record and Inventory of Certain Property.

388.322 Record and inventory of certain property.—A record and inventory of certain property owned by the district shall be maintained in accordance with s. 274.02.History.—s. 2, ch. 63-236.
FL Stat § 388.323 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.323 - Disposal of Surplus Property.

388.323 Disposal of surplus property.—Surplus property shall be disposed of according to the provisions set forth in s. 274.05 with the following exceptions:(1) Serviceable equipment no longer needed by a county or district shall first be offered to any or all other counties or districts engaged in arthropod control at a price established by the board of commissioners owning the equipment.(2) The alternative procedure for disposal of surplus property, as prescribed in s. 274.06, shall be followed if it is determined that no other county or district engaged in arthropod control has need for the equipment.(3) All proceeds from the sale of any real or tangible personal property owned by the county or district shall be deposited in the county’s or district’s state fund account unless otherwise specifically designated by the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 167, ch. 77-147; s. 12, ch. 92-203; s. 23, ch. 94-226; s. 7, ch. 2012-190.
FL Stat § 388.341 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.341 - Reports of Expenditures and Accomplishments.

388.341 Reports of expenditures and accomplishments.—Each county and district participating under the provisions of this chapter shall within 30 days after the end of each month submit to the department a monthly report for the preceding month of expenditures from all funds for arthropod control, and such reports of activities and accomplishments as may be required by the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 168, ch. 77-147; s. 13, ch. 92-203.
FL Stat § 388.351 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.351 - Transfer of Equipment, Personnel, and Supplies During an Emergency.

388.351 Transfer of equipment, personnel, and supplies during an emergency.—The department, upon notifying a county or district and obtaining its approval, is authorized to transfer equipment, materials, and personnel from one district to another in the event of an emergency brought about by an arthropod-borne epidemic or other disaster requiring emergency control.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 169, ch. 77-147; s. 14, ch. 92-203.
FL Stat § 388.3711 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.3711 - Enforcement.

388.3711 Enforcement.—(1) The department is empowered to enforce this chapter or its rules by commencing and maintaining all proper and necessary actions and proceedings, including, but not limited to, application for injunction to the proper circuit court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or from failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder.(2) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license or certification, or the disbursal of state aid, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 120, upon any one or more of the following grounds as may be applicable:(a) Violation of any rule of the department or provision of this chapter.(b) Violation of FIFRA or any relevant EPA rule or regulation pertaining to the use of arthropod control pesticides by the licensee.(c) Failure to give the department, or any authorized representative thereof, true information upon request regarding methods and materials used, work performed, or other information essential to the administration of this chapter.(3) The department may, if it finds a violation is of such nature or circumstances that denial, revocation, or suspension of a certification or license or disbursal of state aid would be detrimental to the public or be unnecessarily harsh under the circumstances, in its discretion, place the offending party on probation for a period of not more than 2 years. If the department determines that the terms of such probation have been violated, it may reinstitute license or certification or state aid denial, suspension, or revocation proceedings.(4) The department, pursuant to chapter 120, in addition to or in lieu of any other remedy provided by state or local law, may impose an administrative fine not exceeding $500, or less than $25, for each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the department’s Aid to Local Governments Arthropod Control Program to be used for arthropod control research.(5) In determining the amount of any penalty authorized by this section, the following factors shall be considered:(a) The severity of the violation, including the probability that death or serious harm to the health or safety of any person or the environment will result or has resulted; the severity of the actual or potential harm; and the extent to which the provisions of this chapter were violated.(b) Actions taken by the licensee or certified operator in charge to correct the violation or to mitigate actual or potential harm.(c) Any previous violations of this chapter.(6) The department shall publish quarterly a list of disciplinary actions taken pursuant to this chapter and shall provide such a list to each licensee.History.—s. 13, ch. 86-203; s. 16, ch. 92-203.
FL Stat § 388.381 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.381 - Cooperation by Counties and District.

388.381 Cooperation by counties and district.—Any county or district carrying on an arthropod control program may cooperate with another county, district, or municipality in carrying out a program for the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods, by agreement as to the program and reimbursement thereof, when approved by the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 171, ch. 77-147; s. 17, ch. 92-203.
FL Stat § 388.391 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.391 - Control Measures in Municipalities and Portions of Counties Located Outside Boundaries of Districts.

388.391 Control measures in municipalities and portions of counties located outside boundaries of districts.—Any district whose operation is limited to a portion of the county in which it is located may perform any control measures authorized by this chapter in any municipality located in the same county or in any portions of the same county, where there is no established district, when requested to do so by the municipality or county, pursuant to s. 388.381.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236.
FL Stat § 388.401 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.401 - Penalty for Damage to Property or Operations.

388.401 Penalty for damage to property or operations.—Whoever shall willfully damage any of the property of any county or district created under this or other chapters, or any works constructed, maintained, or controlled by such county or district, or who shall obstruct or cause to be obstructed any of the operations of such county or district, or who shall knowingly or willfully violate any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by any board of commissioners of any county or district shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; s. 341, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 388.43 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control|388.43 - Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.

388.43 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.—(1) The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, located in Vero Beach, shall be a research and training center for the state under the supervision of the Board of Governors. The laboratory shall be an operational unit of the University of Florida and an integral part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.(2) The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory shall perform basic and applied research in the biology and control of biting insects and other arthropods of importance as transmitters of disease or as pest annoyances, with special attention to the needs of the various mosquito control organizations, districts, counties, and municipalities of the state. Each quarter, the laboratory shall provide the department with such information as the department shall require to assist it in the performance of its duties with respect to mosquito control under this chapter. The laboratory shall also serve as a center for the training of students and personnel in the entomological aspects of public health, veterinary science, sanitation, mosquito control, drainage and irrigation design, wetlands management, and other areas of service requiring knowledge of medical entomology. Research and training may extend to international programs of the university under appropriate contract and grant arrangements with international, foreign, and federal agencies.History.—s. 1, ch. 79-283; s. 242, ch. 81-259; s. 20, ch. 92-203; s. 47, ch. 2007-217.