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

(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.