Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) For the
purpose of this rule chapter, the definitions in Section
581.011, F.S., and the following
definitions shall apply:
(a) Commercial
shipments. Shipments of Regulated articles intended for public or private sale
or distribution within the state.
(b) Firewood. Cut wood products intended for
burning.
(c) Infected. Regulated
articles found with plant disease pathogens.
(d) Infested. Regulated articles found with
plant pests.
(e) Master Permit for
Firewood and Unprocessed Wood Products. A permit issued by the Department to
the state of origin allowing the movement of Regulated Articles into and within
the state and specifying the conditions under which the regulated articles are
allowed to be moved.
(f) Plant
disease pathogen. Any organism that can infect plants and cause plant
disease.
(g) Producers. Individuals
or companies responsible for cutting, packing or distributing regulated
articles into or within the state.
(h) Regulated articles. Firewood or
Unprocessed Wood Products including palm products and cut Christmas
trees.
(i) Shippers. Individuals or
companies responsible for sending or transporting Regulated articles into or
within the state.
(j) Unprocessed
wood products. Bark, trunks, limbs, stumps or other woody plant material that
results from yard waste, tree trimming, tree removal including wood,
incorporated into the construction of furniture, handicrafts, planting
containers or other products that have not been treated, processed or finished
to eliminate Plant disease pathogens, Wood boring pests, and Wood inhabiting
pests as defined in subsections
5B-65.002(1)(f), (k) and
(l), F.A.C.
(k) Wood boring pest. Any organism that
physically bores into or through the woody part of a plant, including either
the outer bark, the inner bark, and/or the stem wood.
(l) Wood inhabiting pest. Any organism that
spends part of its life cycle within the woody part of a plant, including
either the outer bark, the inner bark, and/or the stem
wood.
(2) The purpose of
this rule chapter is to establish procedures to prevent the introduction of
Wood boring pests, Wood inhabiting pests, Plant pests, and Plant disease
pathogens into the state, and prevent the spread of these pests and disease
pathogens within the state by regulating the movement of Firewood and
Unprocessed Wood Products that can harbor Wood boring pests, Wood inhabiting
pests, Plant pests, and Plant disease pathogens.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1), (4), (5), (7)
FS. Law Implemented 570.07(2), (13), 581.031(1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (20)
FS.
New 8-10-10, Amended
10-7-21.
