(1) All moneys collected or received by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the Pest Control Trust Fund and, except as provided in subsection (3), shall be used by the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and in the education of the pest control industry.
(2) All expenditures authorized by this chapter shall be paid upon presentation of vouchers approved by the department.
(3) The department may use revenues from administrative fines to support contract research or education in pest control. If revenues are available to support such research or education, the department shall appoint a committee composed of pest control industry members which shall assist the department in establishing research or education priorities, in developing requests for proposals for bids, and in selecting research or education contractors from qualified bidders.
History.—s. 55, ch. 92-203; s. 23, ch. 2002-295; s. 31, ch. 2009-66.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
482.072 - Pest Control Customer Contact Centers.
482.0815 - Permit to Perform Preventive Termite Treatment Services for New Construction Only.
482.091 - Employee Identification Cards.
482.111 - Pest Control Operator’s Certificate.
482.121 - Misuse of Certificate.
482.132 - Qualifications for Examination and Certification.
482.151 - Special Identification Card for Performance of Fumigation.
482.152 - Duties of Certified Operator in Charge of Pest Control Activities of Licensee.
482.155 - Limited Certification for Governmental Pesticide Applicators or Private Applicators.
482.156 - Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Personnel.
482.1562 - Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer Application.
482.157 - Limited Certification for Commercial Wildlife Management Personnel.
482.161 - Disciplinary Grounds and Actions; Reinstatement.
482.163 - Responsibility for Pest Control Activities of Employee.
482.1821 - Closing Pest Control Business Without Providing for Contracts and Liabilities.
482.191 - Violation and Penalty.
482.2265 - Consumer Information; Notice of Application of Pesticide.
482.2267 - Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of the Application of Pesticides.
482.227 - Guarantees and Warranties.
482.231 - Use of Fogging Machines.
482.2401 - Disposition and Use of Revenues From Fees and Fines.