(1) When the department under the provisions of this chapter declares a quarantine against any place, nursery, grove, orchard, or county of this state, another state, a territory, or a foreign country as to a plant pest or noxious weed or genetically engineered plant or plant pest organism, or an arthropod, it is unlawful, until the quarantine is removed, for any person to introduce into this state, or to move or dispose of within this state, any plant, plant product, or other thing included in the quarantine, except as allowed by rules of the department.
(2) Any plant, plant product, or other thing included under a quarantine which is moved or disposed of within the state in violation of this section, and any plant propagated from such plant, plant product, or other thing, is contraband and shall be confiscated and destroyed by the department without compensation.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to remove from any plant or plant product any official quarantine tag or certificate of the department, or to destroy or disguise any such tag or certificate, without prior authorization from an authorized representative of the department.
History.—s. 9, ch. 12291, 1927; CGL 3838; s. 10, ch. 59-261; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 70-49; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 244, ch. 71-377; s. 1, ch. 77-98; s. 1, ch. 77-386; s. 5, ch. 79-158; s. 4, ch. 84-355; s. 4, ch. 88-31; s. 4, ch. 90-155; s. 47, ch. 93-169.
Note.—Former s. 581.07.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
581.021 - Continuance of Powers, Duties, and Jurisdiction in Department; Privileges.
581.031 - Department; Powers and Duties.
581.035 - Preemption of Regulatory Authority Over Nurseries.
581.041 - Director of Division of Plant Industry; Powers and Duties.
581.071 - Principal Responsible for Actions of Employees.
581.121 - Nursery Stock; Prohibited Conduct.
581.122 - Nursery Stock; Thefts and Trespass.
581.131 - Certificate of Registration.
581.141 - Certificate of Registration or of Inspection; Revocation and Suspension; Fines.
581.142 - Viable Nursery Stock; Requirements for Sale.
581.145 - Aquatic Plant Nursery Registration; Special Permit Requirements.
581.151 - Control of Spreading Decline.
581.161 - Fumigation or Treatment of Plants and Plant Products.
581.181 - Notice of Infection of Plants; Destruction.
581.183 - New Citrus Varieties.
581.184 - Adoption of Rules; Citrus Disease Management.
581.185 - Preservation of Native Flora of Florida.
581.186 - Endangered Plant Advisory Council; Organization; Meetings; Powers and Duties.
581.187 - Exemptions From S. 581.185.
581.199 - Confidential Business Information.
581.211 - Penalties for Violations.