Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5E - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services › Chapter 5E-13 - MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 5E-13.0371 - Mosquito Control Aircraft Registration, Inspection, Security, Storage, Transactions, Recordkeeping, Area-of-Application Information and Forms

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Registration. Each mosquito control
				aircraft used for aerial pesticide application, must be annually registered
				with the department. Application for registration shall be on the form entitled
				"Application for Aircraft Registration" (FDACS-13354, Rev. 10/13), as adopted
				in Rule 5E-9.036, F.A.C. The completed
				registration form shall be submitted to the Bureau of Licensing and
				Enforcement, Pesticide Certification Office, 3125 Conner Blvd., Bldg. 8,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650. The registration shall be submitted to the
				Department on or before June 30 of each year.
(2) Inspection. Authorized department
				representatives may inspect mosquito control aircraft required to be registered
				with the department as to equipment relating to aerial pesticide application
				under this rule during normal working hours without prior notification or as
				determined necessary when an emergency has been declared as contained in
				subsection (7), herein.
(3)
				Security. Each mosquito control aircraft used for aerial application of any
				pesticide shall be secured when not in use. Secured storage shall include the
				aircraft being: within a locked building, locked in place securely,
				mechanically disabled from flying, or any other reasonable method which would
				prevent or deter theft or unauthorized use.
(4) Transactions. Any purchase, sale, rental,
				leasing, or transfer of ownership of a mosquito control aircraft required to be
				registered with the department pursuant to subsection (1), above, shall be
				transmitted to the department on the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal
				Aviation Administration form entitled "Aircraft Bill of Sale" AC Form 8050-2
				(01/12), which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available
				online at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03552
or the form entitled "Report of Aircraft Transaction" (FDACS-13355, Rev.
				10/13), as adopted in Rule
				5E-9.036, F.A.C., within 24
				hours of the transaction. The completed forms shall be submitted to the Bureau
				of Licensing and Enforcement, Pesticide Certification Office, 3125 Conner
				Blvd., Bldg. 8, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650.
(5) Recordkeeping. Aerial mosquito control
				applicators shall maintain records relating to each application of pesticide
				during a declared emergency. Such records generated during the emergency shall
				be retained and maintained for a period of two (2) years as outlined in
				paragraphs (a) through (g). Such information shall be provided to the
				department or its authorized representative upon request for a period of two
				(2) years and shall be maintained in a manner that is accessible by the
				department upon request. Mosquito control aircraft operating as public aircraft
				not regulated by the FAA are exempt from the records referencing FAA numbers.
(a) Name and FAA license number of the
				licensee responsible for the pesticide application;
(b) Date and time of treatment;
(c) Location of treatment area, which may be
				recorded using any of the following designations:
1. County, range, township and
				section;
2. An identification
				system utilizing maps and/or written descriptions which accurately identify the
				location and distinguish the treatment area from other sites;
3. The legal property description;
				or
4. Global Positioning Satellite
				(GPS) coordinates or Longitude/Latitude points which delineate the treated
				area.
(d) Name of the
				person requesting or authorizing the application;
(e) Aircraft manufacturer, make and
				model;
(f) FAA aircraft
				registration number; and
(g)
				Originating airport/airstrip.