Florida Statutes
Part I - Florida Pesticide Law (Ss. 487.011-487.175)
487.161 - Exemptions, nonagricultural pest control and research.


(1) Any person duly licensed or certified under chapter 482, or under the supervision of chapter 388, is exempted from the licensing provisions of this part.
(2) The use of the antibiotic oxytetracycline hydrochloride for the purpose of controlling lethal yellowing is exempted from the licensing provisions of this part.
(3) The personnel of governmental, university, or industrial research agencies are exempted from the provisions of this part when doing applied research within a laboratory, but shall comply with all the provisions of this part when applying restricted-use pesticides to experimental or demonstration plots.
History.—s. 12, ch. 74-247; s. 6, ch. 75-178; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 14, ch. 79-210; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 15, ch. 82-167; ss. 30, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 23, ch. 94-233; s. 30, ch. 2000-154; s. 42, ch. 2004-64.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations

Chapter 487 - Pesticide Regulation and Safety

Part I - Florida Pesticide Law (Ss. 487.011-487.175)

487.011 - Popular name; administration.

487.012 - Declaration of purpose.

487.021 - Definitions.

487.025 - Misbranding.

487.031 - Prohibited acts.

487.041 - Registration.

487.042 - Restricted-use pesticides; designation.

487.0435 - License classification.

487.0437 - Direct infusion of chlorine gas.

487.044 - Certification; examination.

487.045 - Fees.

487.046 - Application; licensure.

487.047 - Nonresident license; reciprocal agreement; authorized purchase.

487.048 - Dealer’s license; records.

487.049 - Renewal; late fee; recertification.

487.051 - Administration; rules; procedure.

487.064 - Antisiphon requirements for irrigation systems.

487.071 - Enforcement, inspection, sampling, and analysis.

487.081 - Exemptions.

487.091 - Tolerances, deficiencies, and penalties.

487.101 - Stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold orders.

487.111 - Seizure, condemnation, and sale.

487.13 - Cooperation.

487.15 - Reclamation, reimbursement, and disposal.

487.156 - Governmental agencies.

487.1585 - Duties of licensee with respect to unlicensed applicators and mixer-loaders and field workers.

487.159 - Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury.

487.160 - Records.

487.161 - Exemptions, nonagricultural pest control and research.

487.163 - Information; interagency cooperation.

487.171 - Classification of antifouling paint containing organotin compounds as restricted-use pesticides; prohibition of distribution and sale.

487.175 - Penalties; administrative fine; injunction.