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FL Stat § 586.025 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.025 - Unlawful Acts.

586.025 Unlawful acts.—It shall be unlawful to:(1) Introduce into this state any honeybee pest or an unwanted race of honeybees, except under special permit issued by the department, which shall be the sole issuing agency for such special permits.(2) Use the terms “certified honey,” “certified,” “registered,” or “inspected” or any other term to convey or imply to the purchaser that the honey is certified honey, unless the honey has been certified by the department.(3) Label, represent, advertise, or offer honey for sale unless it meets the definition provided in this chapter.(4) Knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute any honeybee, any unwanted race of honeybee, or any regulated article infested or infected with any honeybee pest declared by rule of the department to be a nuisance or threat to the state’s apiary industry.(5) Knowingly conceal, or willfully withhold information regarding, honeybees, honeybee pests, unwanted races of honeybees, or regulated articles from the department.(6) Knowingly receive honeybees, honeybee pests, honeybee products, beekeeping equipment, or other articles for distribution within this state that are not in compliance with this chapter without immediately informing the department and isolating and holding the honeybees, honeybee pests, honeybee products, beekeeping equipment, or other articles unopened or unused until action is taken by the department.History.—s. 3, ch. 86-62; s. 66, ch. 93-169.
FL Stat § 586.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.03 - Certification and Labeling of Florida-Produced Honey.

586.03 Certification and labeling of Florida-produced honey.—(1) Any beekeeper or his or her representative managing honeybees in this state may make application to the department for inspection and sample analysis on which qualification for “certified honey,” or for special certification, shall be based.(2) When requested by beekeepers, honeybee products processors, or other interested parties, the department may provide special certifications based on special inspections, special laboratory analyses, special investigations, or other honeybee regulatory activities when or where feasible and not otherwise specifically provided for in these statutes.(3) The department may fix, assess, and collect fees not to exceed actual expenses incurred for certifying honey, including fees for special certification.History.—s. 2, ch. 28167, 1953; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 86-62; s. 67, ch. 93-169; s. 940, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 586.045 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.045 - Certificates of Registration and Inspection.

586.045 Certificates of registration and inspection.—(1) Each beekeeper having honeybee colonies within the state shall apply to the department, on forms supplied by the department, for certificates of inspection and registration, and for annual renewal on the anniversary date of the registration. An application for renewal postmarked after the anniversary date shall be accompanied by a $10 late filing fee.(2) Each application shall be accompanied by a registration fee as set by department rule, based on the cost of the honeybee inspection program.(3) Neither the registration fee nor the annual renewal fee shall exceed $100. The department may exempt from the payment of a registration fee those governmental agencies having honeybee colonies for experimental or educational purposes.(4) The department shall provide to each person subject to this section written notice and renewal forms 60 days prior to the annual renewal date informing the person of the certificate of registration renewal date and the application fee.(5) Upon application prior to the renewal date, the department may, for good cause, such as natural disasters, hardship cases, or unusual circumstances, supported by written documentation, extend the renewal date without penalty for up to 90 days.(6) The certificate of registration shall be renewed if the registrant has complied with the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of the applicable fee, and the rules of the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 89-56; s. 8, ch. 92-147; s. 69, ch. 93-169; s. 10, ch. 95-317.
FL Stat § 586.055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.055 - Location of Apiaries.

586.055 Location of apiaries.—An apiary may be located on land classified as agricultural under s. 193.461 or on land that is integral to a beekeeping operation.History.—s. 8, ch. 2012-83.
FL Stat § 586.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.11 - Certificate of Inspection to Accompany Interstate Shipments; Enforcement.

586.11 Certificate of inspection to accompany interstate shipments; enforcement.—(1) All honeybees, except bees in combless packages, and used beekeeping equipment shipped or moved into this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by the state of origin.(2)(a) The certificate shall certify that the apiaries owned or operated by the beekeeper or his or her agents or representatives have been inspected annually in the state of origin at a time when the bees are actively rearing brood, and that the honeybees meet the entry requirements of the department concerning honeybee pests and unwanted races of honeybees.(b) The certificate described in paragraph (a) shall not be valid to allow honeybees and used beekeeping equipment to be shipped or moved into this state unless the certificate is issued by a state which has standards of inspection which are adequate to ensure the health and safety of Florida honeybees and which are at least equal to the standards established by the department.(3) Bees in combless packages must be accompanied by a certificate of inspection from the state of origin and an affidavit that no honey is used in the feed.(4) It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and officers of the Florida Highway Patrol to enforce the provisions relating to the movement of bees and used beekeeping equipment into the state, as well as such movement within the state.History.—s. 2, ch. 61-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 83-168; s. 8, ch. 86-62; s. 4, ch. 89-56; s. 1, ch. 91-21; s. 72, ch. 93-169; s. 942, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 586.112 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.112 - Stop-Sale or Stop-Movement Notice.

586.112 Stop-sale or stop-movement notice.—The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale or stop-movement notice to the owner or custodian of any honeybees, honeybee products, or honeybee equipment found or suspected to be in violation of this chapter or any department rules promulgated thereunder. The notice shall prohibit further sale, barter, exchange, or distribution of such items until the department has issued a written release confirming compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any department rule promulgated thereunder.History.—s. 11, ch. 95-317.
FL Stat § 586.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.13 - Removal, Destruction, or Treatment of Infested or Infected Honeybees or Beekeeping Equipment.

586.13 Removal, destruction, or treatment of infested or infected honeybees or beekeeping equipment.—(1) If the department finds any honeybees, honeybee products, or used beekeeping equipment or other articles infested or infected with honeybee pests or an unwanted race of honeybees, notification shall be given in writing to the owner or person having charge of the apiary to that effect. The owner or person in charge shall, under the supervision of the department and within 48 hours after notice, cause the infested and infected honeybees, honeybee products, or beekeeping equipment or other article to be removed from this state or destroyed if the problem cannot be successfully treated, as determined by the department. If successful treatment is possible, the owner or person in charge shall, under the supervision of the department, follow the treatment as prescribed in the notice of the department.(2) No damages shall be awarded to the owner for the destruction of unwanted races of honeybees or infested or infected honeybees, honeybee products, or beekeeping equipment or other articles except as provided under the provisions of this chapter.(3) If the owner or person in charge refuses or neglects to comply with the terms of the notice within 10 days after receiving it, the department may treat or destroy or cause to be treated or destroyed the infested or infected honeybees, beekeeping equipment, honeybee products, honeybee pests or unwanted races of honeybees. The expenses shall be assessed, collected, and enforced against the owner by the department.History.—s. 4, ch. 61-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 10, ch. 86-62; s. 3, ch. 87-17; s. 74, ch. 93-169.
FL Stat § 586.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.14 - Compensation for Beekeeping Equipment and Honeybees Contained Therein Destroyed Due to Infection With American Foulbrood.

586.14 Compensation for beekeeping equipment and honeybees contained therein destroyed due to infection with American foulbrood.—Upon destruction of honeybees or honeybee equipment infected with American foulbrood, Bacillus larvae, Florida resident owners of honeybees and beekeeping equipment may receive compensation from the department. This compensation shall be up to 50 percent of the appraised value of the destroyed property, providing funds are available for this purpose; however, compensation shall not exceed $30 per colony.History.—s. 5, ch. 61-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 75-213; s. 2, ch. 80-113; s. 418, ch. 81-259; s. 11, ch. 86-62; s. 75, ch. 93-169.
FL Stat § 586.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.15 - Penalty for Violation.

586.15 Penalty for violation.—(1) A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 for the first offense, and commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084 for a second or subsequent offense.(2)(a) The department may, after notice and hearing, impose an administrative fine in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter upon any person. The fine, when paid, shall be deposited in the Plant Industry Trust Fund. The imposition of a fine pursuant to this subsection may be in addition to or in lieu of the suspension or revocation of a permit or a certificate of inspection or registration.(b) Any administrative order made and entered by the department imposing a fine upon any person pursuant to this subsection shall specify the amount of the fine and the time limit, which shall not exceed 15 days, for payment thereof. Upon failure to pay the fine within the time limit, the permit or the certificate of inspection or registration of the person may be suspended or revoked without further hearing. An additional fine of $100 per day may be imposed until the order is complied with.(3) In addition to the penalties provided in this section and chapter 500, the department may collect costs related to enforcing prohibitions against the adulteration or misbranding of honey. Such collections shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund.History.—s. 6, ch. 61-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 611, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 80-113; s. 12, ch. 86-62; s. 76, ch. 93-169; s. 19, ch. 2013-226; s. 142, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 586.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.16 - Handling of Money Received.

586.16 Handling of money received.—All money received by the department as fees and penalties under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Plant Industry Trust Fund and shall be used by the department to defray its expenses in carrying out the duties imposed on it by this chapter.History.—s. 13, ch. 86-62; s. 77, ch. 93-169.
FL Stat § 586.161 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 586 - Honey Certification and Honeybees|586.161 - Honeybee Technical Council.

586.161 Honeybee Technical Council.—(1) COMPOSITION.—The Honeybee Technical Council is created in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and shall be composed of seven members to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture of which there shall be five representatives of the honeybee industry, one representative of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and one representative of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services who shall serve as secretary of the council.(2) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members shall be appointed to 4-year staggered terms. Effective July 1, 1993, two members shall be appointed to a term of 4 years, two members shall be appointed to a term of 3 years, two members shall be appointed to a term of 2 years, and one member shall be appointed to a term of 1 year.(3) MEETINGS; POWERS AND DUTIES; PROCEDURES; RECORDS.—The meetings, powers and duties, procedures, and recordkeeping of the Honeybee Technical Council shall be pursuant to s. 570.232.History.—s. 14, ch. 86-62; s. 1, ch. 87-50; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 78, ch. 93-169; s. 28, ch. 94-335; s. 53, ch. 2011-206; s. 143, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 588.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.01 - Requirements of General Fence.

588.01 Requirements of general fence.—All fences or enclosures of land shall be substantially constructed, whether with rails, logs, post and railing, iron, steel, or other material, and not less than 5 feet high; to the extent of 2 feet from the ground there shall not be a space between the material used in the construction of any fence greater than 4 inches; provided, that when any fence or enclosure shall be made with a trench or a ditch, the same shall be 4 feet wide; and in that case the fence shall be 5 feet high from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the fence.History.—RS 875; s. 1, ch. 5038, 1901; GS 1233; RGS 2364; CGL 3773.
FL Stat § 588.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.011 - Legal Fence; Requirements.

588.011 Legal fence; requirements.—(1) Any fence or enclosure at least 3 feet in height made of barbed or other soft wire consisting of not less than three strands of wire stretched securely on posts, trees, or other supports, standing not more than 20 feet apart; or when using battens, up to 60 feet apart for nonelectric and 150 feet apart for electric, if constructed with high tensile wire in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, shall be considered as a legal fence.(2) Any fence or enclosure made of any other material which meets substantially the minimum requirements or specifications mentioned in subsection (1) shall be considered as a legal fence.(3) Legal fences may include gateways or openings therein provided:(a) That any such gateways shall be equipped with gates which are so constructed as to meet the minimum requirements or specifications of a legal fence; or(b) That any such opening shall be equipped with a cattle or livestock guard at least 6 feet in width extending to each end of the opening.(4) The requirements of s. 588.01, shall constitute and be a legal fence to prevent the intrusion of swine where the running at large of swine is not prohibited by law.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 8, ch. 25357, 1949; s. 14, ch. 99-391.
FL Stat § 588.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.09 - Legally Enclosed Land; Fenced and Posted.

588.09 Legally enclosed land; fenced and posted.—(1) Land shall be legally enclosed land, or posted land, when enclosed by a legal fence, and when there shall be placed along the boundary of said land in the manner herein provided posted notices to the public; provided that it shall not be necessary to erect any fence along any portion of the boundaries of the land formed by any ocean, gulf, bay, river, creek, or lake.(2) The fences, enclosures, and the posted notices, when erected, placed, and maintained as herein required shall be notice to the public that the land enclosed thereby is private property upon which unauthorized entry for any purpose is prohibited and shall constitute a warning to unauthorized persons to remain off of or to depart from said land.History.—ss. 4, 6, ch. 25357, 1949.
FL Stat § 588.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.10 - Posted Notices; Requirement.

588.10 Posted notices; requirement.—Posted notices to the public as required by s. 588.09 shall be signs upon which there shall appear prominently, in letters of not less than 2 inches in height, the word “posted,” and in addition thereto there shall appear the name of the owner, lessee, or occupant of said land. Said posted notices shall be placed along, on, or close within the boundaries of any legally enclosed or posted land in a manner and in such position as to be clearly noticeable from the outside of the enclosure, and said notices shall be placed not farther than 500 feet apart along, and at each corner, of the boundaries of the land, and also at each gateway or opening of the fence enclosing the same. Said notices shall be placed along all boundaries formed by the waters mentioned herein on trees or posts close to the banks of said waters in position so as they may be noticeable to persons approaching the boundary formed by said waters.History.—s. 5, ch. 25357, 1949.
FL Stat § 588.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.11 - Owner to Maintain Fences and Notices.

588.11 Owner to maintain fences and notices.—The owner of legally enclosed land shall maintain in reasonable good condition the fence or enclosure around such land and shall maintain in legible condition any and all posted notices as required by ss. 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective compliance with the provisions of ss. 588.011, 588.09, 588.10, disregarding minor or inconsequential differences in the size, shape, or condition thereof, shall be sufficient for the purpose of evidencing the legal enclosure of said land.History.—s. 7, ch. 25357, 1949.
FL Stat § 588.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.12 - Livestock at Large; Legislative Findings.

588.12 Livestock at large; legislative findings.—There is hereby found and declared a necessity for a statewide livestock law embracing all lands of the state and necessity that its application be uniform throughout the state, except as hereinafter provided.History.—s. 1, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 30, ch. 99-391.
FL Stat § 588.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.13 - Definitions.

588.13 Definitions.—In construing ss. 588.12-588.25 the following words, phrases, or terms shall be held to mean:(1) “Livestock” shall include all animals of the equine, bovine, or swine class, including goats, sheep, mules, horses, hogs, cattle, ostriches, and other grazing animals.(2) “Owner” shall include any person, association, firm, or corporation, natural or artificial, owning or having custody of or in charge of livestock.(3) Livestock “running at large” or “straying” shall mean any livestock found or being on any public land, or land belonging to a person other than the owner of the livestock, without the landowner’s permission, and posing a threat to public safety.(4) “Public roads” as used herein shall mean those roads within the state which are, or may be, maintained by the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a municipality, including the full width of the right-of-way, except those maintained, and expressly exempted from provisions of this chapter, by ordinance of the county or municipality having jurisdiction.History.—s. 2, ch. 25236, 1949; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 77-200; s. 230, ch. 79-400; s. 3, ch. 92-206; s. 31, ch. 99-391.
FL Stat § 588.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.15 - Liability of Owner.

588.15 Liability of owner.—Every owner of livestock who intentionally, willfully, carelessly, or negligently suffers or permits such livestock to run at large upon or stray upon the public roads of this state shall be liable in damages for all injury and property damage sustained by any person by reason thereof.History.—s. 4, ch. 25236, 1949.
FL Stat § 588.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.16 - Authority to Impound Livestock Running at Large or Strays.

588.16 Authority to impound livestock running at large or strays.—It shall be the duty of the sheriff or her or his deputies or designees, or any other law enforcement officer of the county, the county animal control center, or state highway patrol officers, where livestock is found to be running at large or straying, to take up, confine, hold, and impound any such livestock, to be disposed of as hereinafter provided.History.—s. 5, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 2, ch. 77-200; s. 944, ch. 97-103; s. 33, ch. 99-391.
FL Stat § 588.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large|588.18 - Livestock at Large; Fees.

588.18 Livestock at large; fees.—The fees allowed for impounding, serving notice, care and feeding, advertising, and disposing of impounded animals shall be determined by the sheriff or the county animal control center of each county. Damages done by the sheriff or the county animal control center in pursuit or in the capture, handling, or care of the livestock are the sole responsibility of the sheriff or the county animal control center.History.—s. 7, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 1, ch. 74-54; s. 1, ch. 83-90; s. 35, ch. 99-391; s. 2, ch. 2015-18.