Florida Statutes
Part II - Pest Eradication in Urbanized Areas (Ss. 593.20-593.25)
593.20 - Emergency aerial application of pesticides in urban areas; duties of department.


(1) Use a pesticide previously approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for that eradication purpose.
(2) Provide a system for dissemination of information to the public about infestations of pests that are the subject of such eradication programs. The system shall disseminate information relating to the pest; the pesticide selected to eradicate that pest; the generally accepted effects, if any, of the pesticide on the human population and the environment in the area in which an aerial eradication program will be conducted; recommended safety precautions; and the alternative methods of responding to the pest infestation, if any.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-108.