(1) The department, in cooperation with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, shall:
(a) Provide training and testing programs in urban landscape best management practices and may issue certificates demonstrating satisfactory completion of the training.
(b) Approve training and testing programs that are equivalent to or more comprehensive than the training provided by the department under paragraph (a). Such programs must be reviewed and reapproved by the department if significant changes are made.
(2) After receiving a certificate demonstrating successful completion of a department or department-approved training program under this section, a person may apply to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to receive a limited certification for urban landscape commercial fertilizer application under s. 482.1562. A person possessing such certification is not subject to additional local testing.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2009-199; s. 96, ch. 2014-17.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 403 - Environmental Control
Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 403.90-403.9339)
403.90 - Judicial review relating to permits and licenses.
403.905 - Removal of fill on sovereignty lands.
403.927 - Use of water in farming and forestry activities.
403.928 - Assessment of water resources and conservation lands.
403.9301 - Wastewater services projections.
403.9302 - Stormwater management projections.
403.9322 - Legislative findings.
403.9323 - Legislative intent.
403.9324 - Mangrove protection rule; delegation of mangrove protection to local governments.
403.93271 - Applicability to multifamily residential units.
403.9328 - Alteration and trimming of mangroves; permit requirement.
403.9329 - Professional mangrove trimmers.
403.9331 - Applicability; rules and policies.
403.9332 - Mitigation and enforcement.
403.9334 - Effect of ch. 96-206.
403.93345 - Coral reef protection.
403.9336 - Legislative findings.
403.9337 - Model Ordinance for Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes.
403.9339 - Golf course best management practices certification.