Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5B - Division of Plant Industry › Chapter 5B-43 - PHYTOPHAGOUS SNAILS AND SLUGS › Section 5B-43.001 - Definitions and Purpose

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter, the definitions in Section
				  581.011, F.S., and the following
				  definitions shall apply:
(1)
				Certificate. An official document stipulating compliance with the requirements
				of the division or the United States Department of Agriculture.
(2) Compliance agreement. A written agreement
				entered into by the division or the USDA as one party of the agreement with a
				person growing, collecting, dealing in, or moving regulated articles.
(3) Cut plant material. Vegetative and floral
				aboveground plant parts not intended for propagative purposes.
(4) Host plant. A plant or part thereof
				recognized to harbor or transport a plant-feeding snail in any of its
				stages.
(5) Infested. Actually
				harboring a plant-feeding snail or so exposed to infestation by a plant-feeding
				snail that it is reasonable to believe that an infestation could
				exist.
(6) Inspector. An employee
				of any state or county regulatory agency authorized by said agency to enforce
				plant regulations, conduct inspections, and certify regulated
				articles.
(7) International
				movement. Movement into Florida from any country or area outside the United
				States.
(8) Interstate movement.
				Movement from Florida to another state or from another state to
				Florida.
(9) Intrastate movement.
				Movement within the State of Florida.
(10) Limited permit. An authenticated
				document allowing the movement of specific regulated articles to a specific
				location for treatment, special handling, or utilization.
(11) Master permit. An official document
				issued by the director allowing entry of regulated articles from infested areas
				and defining the articles being moved, as well as specific instructions
				regarding inspection, certification and movement of the articles.
(12) Regulated area. Any state or portion
				thereof and any portion of the State of Florida, any county, precinct, city,
				and other minor civil division thereof, infested with plant-feeding snails or
				exposed to infestation, designated by order of the division or the USDA as a
				regulated area.
(13) Regulated
				articles. Any article capable of transporting or harboring plant-feeding
				snails.
(14) Shipment or shipments.
				The products to be transferred or moved, or the act or process of transferring
				or moving products from one point to another.
(15) Suppressive area. An area where an
				attempt is being made to eradicate or suppress the population of these
				pests.
(16) Snail. A member of the
				biological Phylum Mollusca of the Class Gastropoda characterized by a
				calcarious shell covering the visceral lump.
(17) Live plant material. Plants or plant
				parts with or without roots capable of propagation or
				growth.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1) FS. Law
					 Implemented 581.031 FS.
New 6-15-81, Amended 8-18-85, Formerly 5B-43.01, Amended
					 2-11-87.