Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5B - Division of Plant Industry › Chapter 5B-57 - INTRODUCTION OR RELEASE OF PLANT PESTS, NOXIOUS WEEDS, ARTHROPODS, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS › Section 5B-57.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of this rule chapter, the
				definitions in Section
				581.011, F.S., and following
				definitions shall apply:
(a) Beneficial
				Organisms. Any organism which benefits Florida's native or agricultural plants,
				or benefits one without adversely impacting the other, by improving plant
				health or growth, or which may adversely affect pest species such as
				arthropods, fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes.
(b) Biological Control Agent. Any biological
				agent such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, arthropods, parasitoids, parasites,
				nematodes, and predators that adversely affects pest species.
(c) Contiguous. Two or more plantings of
				non-native plants with a common boundary or a parcel of land that has been
				separated or divided into more than one planting of non-native plants whether
				separated or divided by a roadway or any other area not under cultivation with
				non-native plants.
(d) Department.
				The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(e) International Movement. Movement into
				Florida from any country or area outside the United States.
(f) Interstate Movement. Movement into
				Florida from another state or U.S. possession.
(g) Intrastate Movement. Movement within the
				state of Florida.
(h) Invasive
				Plant. A naturalized plant that disrupts naturally occurring native plant
				communities by altering structure, composition, natural processes or habitat
				quality.
(i) Natural Dispersion.
				Movement of an aquatic plant by meteorological, biological, hydrological, or
				any other natural process.
(j)
				Naturalized Plant. A plant that is reproducing spontaneously outside of
				cultivation and outside its native range.
(k) Nematode. A small unsegmented worm in all
				of its life stages in the Phylum Nematoda.
(l) Non-Native Species. Any non-native
				plants, algae, or blue-green algae, including genetically engineered plants,
				algae, or blue-green algae in plantings greater in size than two contiguous
				acres.
(m) Non-Native Species
				Permit. A permit issued by the Department authorizing a non-native species
				planting.
(n) Non-Native Species
				Planting. The cultivation or production of a nonnative plants, algae, or
				blue-green algae, including a genetically engineered plants, algae, or
				blue-green algae in plantings greater in size than two contiguous
				acres.
(o) Noxious Aquatic Plant.
				As defined in section
				369.25 F.S.
(p) Noxious Weed. Any living stage,
				including, but not limited to, seeds and reproductive parts, of a parasitic or
				other plants of a kind, or subdivision of a kind, which may be a serious
				agricultural threat in Florida, or have a negative impact on the plant species
				protected under section
				581.185, F.S., or if the plant
				is a naturalized plant that disrupts naturally occurring native plant
				communities.
(q) Noxious Weed and
				Invasive Plant Review Committee. A committee appointed by the Department, in
				accordance with Section
				570.0705, F.S., to review the
				Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant List in subsection
				5B-57.010(2),
				F.A.C., as provided for in Section
				581.091(4),
				F.S.
(r) Permit. An official
				document issued by the Department or the USDA allowing, under specific
				conditions, the entry or field release of plant pests, noxious weeds, invasive
				plants, arthropods, and biological control agents, defining the conditions
				under which such activities will be allowed, and containing specific
				instructions for inspection, movement, and containment.
(s) Synonym. A scientific or common name,
				other than the approved name, which applies to the same plant.
(t) USDA. The United States Department of
				Agriculture.