Florida Administrative Code
5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
5B - Division of Plant Industry
Chapter 5B-62 - CITRUS NURSERY STOCK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Section 5B-62.025 - Fees
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
Source Tree Registration (includes seed source) |
$5 per tree per year |
Biological greenhouse testing |
$50 per test |
Laboratory PCR testing |
$25 per test |
Annual scion tree testing |
$5 per tree |
Parent tree indexing |
$200 per tree |
Shoot-tip grafting |
$500 per selection |
Budwood1 |
25 cents/eye, $5.00 minimum |
Cut from foundation trees Tip cuttings (6 inches) |
$1.00 each |
Tip cuttings (6 inches) |
$2.00 each (Out-of-State) |
New Division of Plant Industry releases |
$1.00/eye (first year) |
Budwood shipment |
$2.00/eye, plus a $100 processing fee (Out-of-State/Foreign) |
Citrus seed |
$100 per quart |
Shipping and handling fee for budwood and seed in Florida |
Actual cost |
1Requests for budwood are submitted on a Budwood Order Form, FDACS-08218, Revised 05/12, as incorporated in rule 5B-62.005, F.A.C.
(1) Fees shall be paid prior to obtaining a Certificate of Source Tree Registration, FDACS-08072, Revised 03/14, as incorporated in Rule 5B-62.005, F.A.C., and annually thereafter on the anniversary date of the certificate.
(2) Fees not paid within 30 days of billing shall be considered past-due. A penalty of $10.00 or 20 percent of the unpaid balance, whichever is greater, shall be assessed on all past-due fees.
(3) Cooperating research agencies whose registered citrus trees are used exclusively for planting on government property are exempt from payment of an annual registration fee for the first 100 trees.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1), (3), (8) FS. Law Implemented 570.07(2), (13), 581.031(1), (14), (17), (23), 581.1843(3), (4) FS.
New 12-26-06, Amended 2-25-15.