Florida Administrative Code
5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
5B - Division of Plant Industry
Chapter 5B-67 - GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL
Section 5B-67.003 - Quarantine Area
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) A minimum of a 0.5 mile radius area around a giant African land snail detection shall be quarantined upon finding an active population of two or more live snails in any life stage.
(2) The geographical boundaries of a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department's website at www.freshfromflorida.com/pi.
(3) It shall be unlawful to move the giant African land snail or a regulated article within, through or from a quarantine area unless in accordance with Rule 5B-67.004, F.A.C.
(4) A list of regulated articles likely to be present in a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department's website at www.freshfromflorida.com/pi.
(5) An area shall be released from quarantine following a declaration that the giant African land snail has been eradicated in accordance with subsection 5B-67.006(4), F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), (24), 581.031(1), (5), (7), (17) FS. Law Implemented 570.32(5), (6), 581.031(6), (7), (9), (15), (17), (20), (26), (30), 581.101, 581.161, 581.181 FS.
New 10-9-13.
