Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 By Senator Truenow 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 1 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and 2 Consumer Services; amending s. 110.205, F.S.; 3 providing that certain positions in the department are 4 exempt from the Career Service System; amending s. 5 186.801, F.S.; requiring an electric utility to submit 6 a 10-year site plan for a proposed power plant on 7 certain lands to the county commission where such 8 proposed power plant is located; requiring a county 9 commission receiving such site plans to fulfill 10 certain requirements; amending s. 193.461, F.S.; 11 revising requirements for land to be classified as 12 agricultural; amending s. 201.25, F.S.; conforming a 13 provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 14 330.41, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting a person 15 from knowingly or willfully performing certain actions 16 on lands classified as agricultural; providing 17 criminal penalties; providing applicability; 18 prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully 19 performing certain actions on private property, state 20 wildlife management lands, or a sport shooting and 21 training range; providing criminal penalties; 22 providing applicability; creating s. 366.20, F.S.; 23 requiring that certain lands acquired by an electric 24 utility be offered for sale for less than fee simple 25 acquisition of development rights by the state; 26 requiring that certain lands owned by an electric 27 utility be offered for sale for less than fee simple 28 acquisition of development rights by this state before 29

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 2 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. certain circumstances; providing retroactive 30 applicability; amending s. 366.94, F.S.; defining the 31 term “electric vehicle charging station”; authorizing 32 the department to adopt rules; requiring local 33 governmental entities to issue permits for electric 34 vehicle charging stations based on specified standards 35 and provisions of law; requiring an electric vehicle 36 charger to register with the department before being 37 placed into service for use by the public; providing 38 the department with certain authority relating to 39 electric vehicle charging stations; providing a 40 penalty; authorizing the department to issue an 41 immediate final order to an electric vehicle charging 42 station under certain circumstances; providing that 43 the department may bring an action to enjoin a 44 violation of specified provisions or rules; requiring 45 the court to issue a temporary or permanent injunction 46 under certain circumstances; amending s. 388.011, 47 F.S.; revising the definition of “board of 48 commissioners”; defining the term “program”; amending 49 s. 388.021, F.S.; making a technical change; amending 50 s. 388.181, F.S.; authorizing programs to perform 51 specified actions; amending s. 388.201, F.S.; 52 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 53 requiring that the tentative work plan budget covering 54 the proposed operations and requirements for arthropod 55 control measures show the estimated amount to be 56 raised by county, municipality, or district taxes; 57 requiring that county commissioners’ or a similar 58

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 3 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. governing body’s mosquito control budget be made and 59 adopted pursuant to specified provisions and requiring 60 that

summary figures be incorporated into the county 61 budgets as prescribed by the department; amending s. 62 388.241, F.S.; providing that certain rights, powers, 63 and duties be vested in the board of county 64 commissioners or similar governing body of a county, 65 city, or town; amending s. 388.261, F.S.; increasing 66 the amount of state funds, supplies, services, or 67 equipment for a certain number of years for any new 68 program for the control of mosquitos and other 69 arthropods which serves an area not previously served 70 by a county, municipality, or district; conforming a 71 provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 72 388.271, F.S.; requiring each program participating in 73 arthropod control activities to file a tentative 74 integrated arthropod management plan with the 75 department by a specified date; conforming provisions 76 with changes made by the act; amending s. 388.281, 77 F.S.; requiring that all funds, supplies, and services 78 released to programs be used in accordance with the 79 integrated arthropod management plan and certified 80 budget; requiring that such integrated arthropod 81 management plan and certified budget be approved by 82 both the board of county commissioners and appropriate 83 representative; conforming provisions to changes made 84 by the act; amending s. 388.291, F.S.; providing that 85 a program may perform certain source reduction 86 measures in any area providing that the department has 87

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 4 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. approved the operating or construction plan as 88 outlined in the integrated arthropod management plan; 89 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 90 amending s. 388.301, F.S.; revising the

schedule by 91 which state funds for the control of mosquitos and 92 other arthropods may be paid; conforming provisions to 93 changes made by the act; amending s. 388.311, F.S.; 94 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 95 amending s. 388.321, F.S.; conforming provisions to 96 changes made by the act; amending s. 388.322, F.S.; 97 requiring the department to maintain a record and 98 inventory of certain property purchased with state 99 funds for arthropod control use; conforming provisions 100 to changes made by the act; amending s. 388.323, F.S.; 101 providing that certain equipment no longer needed by a 102 program be first offered for sale to other programs 103 engaged in arthropod control at a specified price; 104 requiring that all proceeds from the sale of certain 105 property owned by a program and purchased using state 106 funds be deposited in the program’s state fund 107 account; conforming provisions to changes made by the 108 act; amending s. 388.341, F.S.; requiring a program 109 receiving state aid to submit a monthly report of all 110 expenditures from all funds for arthropod control by a 111 specified timeframe as may be required by the 112 department; conforming provisions to changes made by 113 the act; amending s. 388.351, F.S.; conforming 114 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 115 388.361, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 116

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 5 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. by the act; amending s. 388.3711, F.S.; revising the 117 department’s enforcement powers; amending s. 388.381, 118 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 119 act; amending s. 388.391, F.S.; conforming provisions 120 to changes made by the act; amending s. 388.401, F.S.; 121 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 122 amending s. 388.46, F.S.; revising the composition of 123 the Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control; 124 amending s. 403.067, F.S.; providing an exception for 125 inspection requirements for certain agricultural 126 producers; authorizing the department to adopt rules 127 establishing an enrollment in best management 128 practices by rule process; authorizing the department 129 to identify best management practices for specified 130 landowners; requiring the department to annually 131 perform onsite inspections of a certain percentage of 132 all enrollments that meet specified qualifications 133 within a specified area; providing requirements for 134 such inspections; requiring agricultural producers 135 enrolled by rule in a best management practice to 136 annually submit nutrient records to the department; 137 requiring the department to collect and retain such 138 records; amending s. 403.852, F.S.; defining the term 139 “water quality additive”; amending s. 403.859, F.S.; 140 providing that the use of certain additives in a water 141 system which do not meet the definition of water 142 quality additive or certain other additives is 143 prohibited and violates specified provisions; amending 144 s. 482.111, F.S.; revising requirements for the 145

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 6 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. renewal of a pest control operator’s certificate; 146 authorizing a third-party vendor to collect and retain 147 a convenience fee; amending s. 482.141, F.S.; 148 requiring the department to provide in-person and 149 remote testing for the examination through a third-150 party vendor for an individual seeking pest control 151 operator certification; authorizing a third-party 152 vendor to collect and retain a convenience fee; 153 amending s. 482.155, F.S.; requiring the department to 154 provide in-person and remote testing for the 155 examination through a third-party vendor for an 156 individual seeking limited certification for a 157 governmental pesticide applicator or a private 158 applicator; authorizing a third-party vendor to 159 collect and retain a convenience fee; deleting 160 provisions requiring the department to make such 161 examination readily accessible and available to all 162 applicants on a specified schedule; amending s. 163 482.156, F.S.; requiring the department to provide in-164 person and remote testing for the examination through 165 a third-party vendor for an individual seeking a 166 limited certification for commercial landscape 167 maintenance; authorizing a third-party vendor to 168 collect and retain a convenience fee; deleting 169 provisions requiring the department to make such 170 examination readily accessible and available to all 171 applicants on a specified schedule; amending s. 172 482.157, F.S.; revising requirements for issuance of a 173 limited certification for commercial wildlife 174

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 7 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. management personnel; authorizing a third-party vendor 175 to collect and retain a convenience fee; deleting 176 provisions requiring the department to make an 177 examination readily accessible and available to all 178 applicants on a specified schedule; amending s. 179 482.161, F.S.; authorizing the department to take 180 specified disciplinary action upon the issuance of a 181 final order imposing civil penalties or a criminal 182 conviction pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 183 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; amending s. 487.044, 184 F.S.; requiring the department to provide in-person 185 and remote testing through a third-party vendor for 186 the examination of an individual seeking a limited 187 certification for pesticide application; authorizing a 188 third-party vendor to collect and retain a convenience 189 fee; amending s. 487.175, F.S.; providing that the 190 department may suspend, revoke, or deny licensure of a 191 pesticide applicator upon issuance of a final order to 192 a licensee which imposes civil penalties or a criminal 193 conviction under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 194 and Rodenticide Act; amending s. 496.404, F.S.; 195 defining the terms “foreign country of concern” and 196 “foreign source of concern”; amending s. 496.405, 197 F.S.; revising which documents a charitable 198 organization or sponsor must file before engaging in 199 specified activities; requiring that any changes to 200 such documents be reported to the department on a 201 specified form in a specified timeframe; revising the 202 requirements of the charitable organization’s initial 203

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 8 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. registration statement; authorizing the department to 204 investigate or refer to the Florida Elections 205 Commission certain violations of the charitable 206 organization or sponsor; amending s. 496.415, F.S.; 207 prohibiting specified persons from soliciting or 208 accepting anything of value from a foreign source of 209 concern; amending s. 496.417, F.S.; authorizing the 210 department to investigate or refer to the Florida 211 Elections Commission certain violations of a 212 charitable organization or sponsor; amending s. 213 496.419, F.S.; prohibiting a charitable organization 214 or sponsor from registering as a charitable 215 organization for a specified timeframe if the 216 charitable organization or sponsor submits a false 217 attestation; prohibiting specified persons from 218 serving in any capacity in the charitable organization 219 for a specified timeframe if such person was serving 220 in such charitable organization at the time the 221 charitable organization submitted a false attestation; 222 creating s. 496.431, F.S.; requiring the department to 223 create the Honest Service Registry to provide 224 residents with information relating to charitable 225 organizations; requiring a charitable organization 226 included in the Honest Services Registry to submit an 227 attestation statement to the department; requiring the 228 department to publish the Honest Services Registry on 229 the department’s website; requiring the department to 230 adopt rules; amending s. 500.03, F.S.; revising the 231 definition of the term “cottage food product”; 232

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 9 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. amending s. 500.12, F.S.; providing that the 233 department requires a food permit from any person or 234 business that operates a food establishment; revising 235 exceptions; revising the

schedule for renewing certain 236 food permits; authorizing the department to establish 237 a single permit renewal date for certain food 238 establishments; amending s. 500.166, F.S.; requiring 239 certain persons engaged in interstate commerce to 240 retain all records that show certain information for a 241 specified timeframe; amending s. 500.172, F.S.; 242 authorizing the department to facilitate the 243 destruction of certain articles that violate specified 244 provisions; prohibiting certain persons from certain 245 actions without permission from, or in accord with a 246 written agreement with, the department; creating s. 247 500.75, F.S.; providing that it is unlawful to import, 248 sell, offer for sale, furnish, or give away certain 249 spores or mycelium; providing a penalty for 250 violations; creating s. 500.93, F.S.; defining terms; 251 requiring the department to adopt rules to enforce the 252 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’

s) standard of 253 identity for milk to prohibit the sale of plant-based 254 products mislabeled as milk; providing a contingent 255 effective date; requiring the department to adopt 256 rules to enforce the FDA’s standard of identity for 257 meat, poultry, and poultry products to prohibit the 258 sale of plant-based products mislabeled as meat; 259 providing a contingent effective date; requiring the 260 department to adopt rules; providing construction; 261

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 10 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. repealing s. 501.135, F.S., relating to consumer unit 262 pricing; amending s. 501.912, F.S.; revising the 263 definition of “antifreeze”; creating s. 525.19, F.S.; 264 requiring the department to create an annual petroleum 265 registration program for petroleum owners or operators 266 who own and operate vehicles for transporting 267 petroleum; requiring the department to adopt rules for 268 such registration which include specified information; 269 requiring that the registration program be free for 270 all registrants; authorizing the department to require 271 registrants to provide certain information during a 272 state of emergency; creating s. 526.147, F.S.; 273 creating the Florida Retail Fuel Transfer Switch 274 Modernization Grant Program within the department; 275 requiring the grant program to provide funds up to a 276 certain amount to be used for installation and 277 equipment costs related to installing or modernizing 278 transfer switch infrastructure at retail fuel 279 facilities; requiring the department to award funds 280 based on specified criteria; requiring retail fuel 281 facilities awarded grant funds to comply with 282 specified provisions; requiring such facilities to 283 install a transfer switch with specified capabilities; 284 requiring retail fuel facilities to provide specified 285 documentation before being awarded funding; 286 prohibiting certain facilities from being awarded 287 funding; requiring the department, in consultation 288 with the Division of Emergency Management, to adopt 289 rules; requiring that such rules include specified 290

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 11 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. information; amending s. 531.48, F.S.; requiring that 291 certain packages bear specified information on the 292 outside of the package; amending s. 531.49, F.S.; 293 revising requirements for the advertising of a 294 packaged commodity; amending s. 570.07, F.S.; 295 requiring the department to foster and encourage the 296 employment and retention of qualified veterinary 297 pathologists; providing that the department may 298 reimburse the educational expenses of certain 299 veterinary pathologists who enter into a certain 300 agreement with the department; requiring the 301 department to administer rules; requiring the 302 department to extend certain opportunities to public 303 school students enrolled in agricultural education to 304 support Future Farmers of America programming; 305 amending s. 570.544, F.S.; revising which provisions 306 the director of the Division of Consumer Services must 307 enforce; creating s. 570.546, F.S.; authorizing the 308 department to create a process for the bulk renewal of 309 licenses; authorizing the department to create a 310 process that will allow licensees to align the 311 expiration dates of licenses within a specified 312 program; authorizing the department to change the 313 expiration date for current licenses for a certain 314 purpose; requiring the department to pro-rate the 315 licensing fee for certain licenses; requiring the 316 department to adopt rules; amending s. 570.822, F.S.; 317 defining the term “declared emergency”; revising the 318 definition of the term “program”; providing that loan 319

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 12 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. funds from the department may be used to restock 320 aquaculture; authorizing the department to renew a 321 loan application under certain circumstances; 322 authorizing the department to defer or waive loan 323 payments under certain circumstances; conforming 324 provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 325 570.823, F.S.; defining terms; establishing the 326 silviculture emergency recovery program within the 327 department to administer a grant program to assist 328 certain timber landowners; requiring that such grants 329 be used for certain purposes; requiring that only 330 timber lands located on agricultural property are 331 eligible for the program; requiring the department to 332 coordinate with state agencies to provide financial 333 assistance to timber landowners after a specified 334 declared emergency; providing construction; 335 authorizing the department to adopt rules to implement 336 this section; providing construction; amending s. 337 581.1843, F.S.; deleting provisions that exclude 338 certain citrus nurseries from certain requirements; 339 deleting provisions relating to regulated areas around 340 the perimeter of commercial citrus nurseries; 341 repealing ss. 593.101, 593.102, 593.103, 593.104, 342 593.105, 593.106, 593.107, 593.108, 593.109, 593.11, 343 593.111, 593.112, 593.113, 593.114, 593.1141, 344 593.1142, 593.115, 593.116, and 593.117, F.S., 345 relating to the Florida Boll Weevil Eradication Law; 346

definitions; powers and duties of Department of 347 Agriculture and Consumer Services; the entry of 348

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 13 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. premises to carry out boll weevil eradication 349 activities and inspections; reports by persons growing 350 cotton; quarantine areas and the regulation of 351 articles within a boll weevil eradication zone; the 352 regulation of collection, transportation, 353 distribution, and movement of cotton; cooperative 354 programs for persons engaged in growing, processing, 355 marketing, or handling cotton; the department’s 356 authority to designate eradication zones, prohibit 357 planting of cotton, and require participation in 358 eradication program; regulation of the pasturage of 359 livestock, entry by persons, and location of honeybee 360 colonies in eradication zones and other areas; 361 eligibility for certification of cotton growers’ 362 organization; the certification of cotton growers’ 363 organization; a referendum; an assessment; the 364 department’s authority to enter agreements with the 365 Farm Service Agency; liens; mandamus or injunction; 366 penalty for violation; and the handling of moneys 367 received, respectively; amending s. 595.404, F.S.; 368 revising the department’s powers and duties regarding 369 school nutrition programs; amending s. 599.002, F.S.; 370 renaming the Viticulture Advisory Council as the 371 Florida Wine Advisory Council; revising the membership 372 of the Florida Wine Advisory council; conforming 373 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 374 599.003, F.S.; renaming the State Viticulture Plan as 375 the State Wine Plan; conforming provisions to changes 376 made by the act; amending s. 599.004, F.S.; making 377

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 14 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. technical changes; providing that wineries that fail 378 to recertify annually or pay a specified licensing fee 379 are subject to certain actions and costs; conforming 380 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 381 599.012, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 382 by the act; amending s. 616.12, F.S.; deleting 383 provisions requiring a person who operates a minstrel 384 show in connection with any certain public fairs to 385 pay specified license taxes; deleting a provision that 386 exempts such person from paying specified taxes; 387 creating s. 687.16, F.S.; providing a short tile; 388 defining terms; prohibiting a financial institution 389 from discriminating in the provision of financial 390 services to an agricultural producer based on an ESG 391 factor; providing an inference with regard to a 392 certain violation; providing that the financial 393 institution may overcome the inference by making 394 certain demonstrations regarding its denial or 395 restriction of financial services to an agricultural 396 producer; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce 397 specified provisions; providing that a violation of 398 specified provisions constitutes an unfair and 399 deceptive trade practice; authorizing the Attorney 400 General to investigate and seek remedies for such 401 unfair trade practices; authorizing an aggrieved party 402 to seek an action for damages; amending s. 741.0305, 403 F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 404 790.06, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which 405 the department may temporarily suspend a person’s 406

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 15 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. license to carry a concealed weapon or concealed 407 firearm or the processing of an application for such 408 license; requiring the department to notify certain 409 licensees or applicants of his or her right to a 410 hearing; requiring that the hearing regarding such 411 suspension of license be for a limited purpose; 412 requiring the department to issue an order lifting the 413 suspension of an applicant’s license upon a certain 414 disposition of the criminal case; requiring that the 415 suspension remain in effect upon a certain disposition 416 of the criminal case; providing construction; 417 providing legislative findings; revising the duties of 418 the department after the date of receipt of a 419 completed application for a license to carry a 420 concealed weapon or concealed firearm; requiring that 421 a license issued under this

section be temporarily 422 suspended or revoked if the license was issued in 423 error or if the licensee commits certain actions; 424 amending s. 790.33, F.S.; specifying requirements for 425 the assessment of certain civil fines and attorney 426 fees and costs; amending s. 812.0151, F.S.; revising 427 the elements of third degree and second degree felony 428 retail fuel theft; creating s. 812.136, F.S.; defining 429 terms; providing elements for the crime of mail theft; 430 providing elements of theft of or unauthorized 431 reproduction of a mail depository key or lock; 432 providing criminal penalties; creating s. 1013.373, 433 F.S.; prohibiting a local government from adopting any 434 measure to limit the activities of public educational 435

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 16 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. facilities or auxiliary facilities constructed by 436 certain organizations; requiring that lands used for 437 agricultural education or for the Future Farmers of 438 America or 4-H activities be considered agricultural 439 lands; reenacting s. 295.07(5)(a), F.S., relating to 440 preference in appointment and retention, to 441 incorporate the amendment made to s. 110.205, F.S., in 442 references thereto; reenacting ss. 125.01(1)(r), 443 163.3162(3)(a)-(d), 163.3163(3)(c), 163.3164(4), 444 163.3194(5), 170.01(4), 193.052(2), 193.4615, 445 212.08(5)(

a) and (19)(a), 373.406(2), 403.182(11)(a), 446 403.9337(4), 472.029(2)(d), 474.2021(5), 447 474.2165(4)(d), 487.081(6), 570.85(1), 570.87(1), 448 570.94(3), 582.19(1)(a), 586.055, 604.50(2)(

a) and 449 (d), 604.73(3)(b), 692.201(1), 741.30(5)(

a) and 450 (6)(a), 810.011(5)(a), and 823.14(6), F.S., relating 451 to powers and duties; agricultural lands and 452 practices; applications for development permits; 453 community planning act; legal status of comprehensive 454 plan; authority for providing improvements and levying 455 and collecting special assessments against property 456 benefited; preparation and serving of returns; 457 assessment of obsolete agricultural equipment; storage 458 tax; exemptions; local pollution control programs; the 459 Model Ordinance for Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on 460 Urban Landscapes; authorization to enter lands of 461 third parties; veterinary telehealth; ownership and 462 control of veterinary medical patient records; 463 exemptions; agritourism; agritourism participation 464

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 17 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. impact on land classification; best management 465 practices for wildlife; qualifications and tenure of 466 supervisors; location of apiaries; nonresidential farm 467 buildings; urban agriculture pilot projects; 468

definitions;

definitions; domestic violence; and the 469 Florida Right to Farm Act, respectively, to 470 incorporate the amendment made to s. 193.461, F.S., in 471 references thereto; reenacting ss. 189.062(1)(

a) and 472 388.261(7), F.S., relating to special procedures for 473 inactive districts and state aid to counties and 474 districts for arthropod control, respectively, to 475 incorporate the amendment made to s. 388.271, F.S., in 476 references thereto; reenacting ss. 482.072(3)(

b) and 477 482.163, relating to pest control customer contact 478 centers and responsibility for pest control activities 479 of employee, respectively, to incorporate the 480 amendment made to s. 482.161, F.S., in references 481 thereto; reenacting s. 487.156, F.S., relating to 482 governmental agencies, to incorporate the amendment 483 made to s. 487.044, F.S., in a reference thereto; 484 reenacting ss. 496.4055(2) and 496.406(2) and (4), 485 F.S., relating to charitable organization or sponsor 486 board duties and exemption from registration, 487 respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 488 496.405, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s. 489 500.80(1)(a), F.S., relating to cottage food 490 operations, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 491 500.12, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 492 500.121(6), F.S., relating to disciplinary procedures, 493

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 18 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. to incorporate the amendment made to s. 500.172, F.S., 494 in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 790.061, F.S., 495 relating to judges and justices, to incorporate the 496 amendment made to s. 790.06, F.S., in a reference 497 thereto; providing an effective date. 498 499 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 500 501

Section 1. Paragraph (

m) of subsection (2) of

section 502 110.205, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 503 110.205 Career service; exemptions.— 504

(2) EXEMPT POSITIONS.—The exempt positions that are not 505 covered by this

part include the following: 506 (

m) All assistant division director, deputy division 507 director, and bureau chief positions in any department, and 508 those positions determined by the department to have managerial 509 responsibilities comparable to such positions, which include, 510 but are not limited to: 511 1. Positions in the Department of Health and the Department 512 of Children and Families which are assigned primary duties of 513 serving as the superintendent or assistant superintendent of an 514 institution. 515 2.

Positions in the Department of Corrections which are 516 assigned primary duties of serving as the warden, assistant 517 warden, colonel, or major of an institution or that are assigned 518 primary duties of serving as the circuit administrator or deputy 519 circuit administrator. 520 3. Positions in the Department of Transportation which are 521 assigned primary duties of serving as regional toll managers and 522

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b) and (4)(c). 523 4. Positions in the Department of Environmental Protection 524 which are assigned the duty of an Environmental Administrator or 525 program administrator. 526 5. Positions in the Department of Health which are assigned 527 the duties of Environmental Administrator, Assistant County 528 Health Department Director, and County Health Department 529 Financial Administrator. 530 6. Positions in the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 531 Vehicles which are assigned primary duties of serving as 532 captains in the Florida Highway Patrol. 533 7.

Positions in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 534 Services which are assigned primary duties of serving as 535 captains or majors in the Office of Agricultural Law 536 Enforcement. 537 538 Unless otherwise fixed by law, the department shall set the 539 salary and benefits of the positions listed in this paragraph in 540 accordance with the rules established for the Selected Exempt 541 Service. 542

Section 2. Present subsections (3) and (4) of

section 543 186.801, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) 544 and (5), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that 545 section, and subsection (1) of that

section is amended, to read: 546 186.801 Ten-year site plans.— 547

(1) Each electric utility shall submit to the Public 548 Service Commission a 10-year site plan which shall estimate its 549 power-generating needs and the general location of its proposed 550 power plant sites. If the proposed power plant site is located 551

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 20 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. on land that has, at any time during the previous 5 years, been 552 classified as agricultural lands pursuant to s. 193.461, the 553 electric utility must submit the plan to the county commission 554 of the county in which the proposed site is located. The county 555 commission shall comply with subsection (3). The 10-year plan 556 shall be reviewed and submitted not less frequently than every 2 557 years. 558

(3) A county commission that receives 10-year site plans 559 from electric utilities pursuant to subsection (1) must do all 560 of the following: 561 (

a) Adhere to the same processes and procedures provided in 562 this

section for the Public Service Commission. 563 (

b) Provide the Public Service Commission with the county 564 commission’s findings upon completion of the preliminary study 565 of the proposed plan. 566

Section 3. Paragraph (

b) of subsection (3) of

section 567 193.461, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 568 193.461 Agricultural lands; classification and assessment; 569 mandated eradication or quarantine program; natural disasters.— 570 (3) 571 (

b) Subject to the restrictions specified in this section, 572 only lands that are used primarily for bona fide agricultural 573 purposes shall be classified agricultural. The term “bona fide 574 agricultural purposes” means good faith commercial agricultural 575 use of the land. 576 1. In determining whether the use of the land for 577 agricultural purposes is bona fide, the following factors may be 578 taken into consideration: 579 a. The length of time the land has been so used. 580

Florida Senate - 2025 SB 700 13-00671B-25 2025700__ Page 21 of 127 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. b. Whether the use has been continuous. 581 c. The purchase price paid. 582 d. Size, as it relates to specific agricultural use, but a 583 minimum acreage may not be required for agricultural assessment. 584 e.

Whether an indicated effort has been made to care 585 sufficiently and adequately for the land in accordance with 586 accepted commercial agricultural practices, including, without 587 limitation, fertilizing, liming, tilling, mowing, reforesting, 588 and other accepted agricultural practices. 589 f. Whether the land is under lease and, if so, the 590 effective length, terms, and conditions of the lease. 591 g. Such other factors as may become applicable. 592 2.

Offering property for sale does not constitute a primary 593 use of land and may not be the basis for denying an agricultural 594 classification if the land continues to be used primarily for 595 bona fide agricultural purposes while it is being offered for 596 sale. 597 3. Lands owned or leased by an electric utility as defined 598 in s. 361.11(2) which may also be the site of solar energy 599 systems as defined in s. 212.02(26) and bona fide agricultural 600 uses of the land, and which comply with all other provisions of 601 this section, must be classified agricultural by the property 602 appraiser. 603

Section 4. Subsection (3) of

section 201.25, Florida 604 Statutes, is amended to read: 605 201.25 Tax exemptions for certain loans.—There shall be 606 exempt from all taxes imposed by this chapter: 607

(3) Any loan made by the Agriculture and Aquaculture 608 Producers Emergency Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program 609

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Section 5. Present paragraphs (

a) through (

d) and (

e) of 611 subsection (2) and subsection (6) of

section 330.41, Florida 612 Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (

b) through (

e) and (j) 613 of subsection (2) and subsection (8), respectively, new 614 paragraphs (

a) and (

f) and paragraphs (g), (h), and (

i) are 615 added to subsection (2) and new subsection (6) and subsection 616 (7) are added to that section, and paragraph (

d) of subsection 617 (4) of that

section is amended, to read: 618 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.— 619

(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 620 (a) “Commercial property” means real property other than 621 residential property. The term includes, but is not limited to, 622 a property zoned multifamily residential which is composed of 623 five or more dwelling units, and real property used for 624 commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes. 625 (f) “Private property” means any residential or commercial 626 property. 627 (g) “Property owner” means the owner or owners of record of 628 real property.

The term includes real property held in trust for 629 the benefit of one or more individuals, in which case the 630 individual or individuals may be considered as the property 631 owner or owners, provided that the trustee provides written 632 consent. The term does not include persons renting, using, 633 living, or otherwise occupying real property. 634 (h) “Residential property” means real property zoned as 635 residential or multifamily residential and composed of four or 636 fewer dwelling units. 637 (i) “Sport shooting and training range” has the same 638

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(4) PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.— 640 (

d) This subsection and paragraph (2)(b) paragraph (2)(a) 641 shall sunset 60 days after the date that a process pursuant to 642 s. 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016 643 becomes effective. 644

(6) PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS.— 645 (

a) A person may not knowingly or willfully do any of the 646 following on lands classified as agricultural lands pursuant to 647 s. 193.461: 648 1. Operate a drone. 649 2. Allow a drone to make contact with any person or object 650 on the premises of or within the boundaries of such lands. 651 3. Allow a drone to come within close enough distance of 652 such lands to interfere with or cause a disturbance to 653 agricultural production. 654 (

b) A person who violates paragraph (

a) commits a 655 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 656 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who commits a second or 657 subsequent violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 658 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 659 (

c) This subsection does not apply to actions identified in 660 paragraph (

a) which are committed by: 661 1. The owner of the agricultural lands, or a person acting 662 under the prior written consent of the owner of the agricultural 663 lands. 664 2. A law enforcement agency that is in compliance with s. 665 934.50 or a person under contract with or otherwise acting under 666 the direction of such law enforcement agency. 667

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(7) PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AND STATE HUNTING 671 LANDS.— 672 (

a) A person may not knowingly or willfully do any of the 673 following on private property, state wildlife management lands, 674 or a sport shooting and training range: 675 1. Operate a drone. 676 2. Allow a drone to make contact with such property or any 677 person or object on the premises of or within such property with 678 the intent to harass. 679 (

b) A person who violates paragraph (

a) commits a 680 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 681 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who commits a second or 682 subsequent violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 683 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 684 (

c) A person who violates paragraph (

a) and records video 685 of the private property, state wildlife management lands, or 686 sport shooting and training range, including any person or 687 object on the premises of or within the private property, state 688 wildlife management lands, or sport shooting and training range, 689 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 690 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who commits a 691 second or subsequent violation commits a felony of the third 692 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 693 775.084. 694 (

d) This subsection does not apply to actions identified in 695 paragraph (

a) which are committed by: 696

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Section 366.20, Florida Statutes, is created to 706 read: 707 366.20 Sale and management of lands owned by electric 708 utilities.— 709

(1) Lands acquired by an electric utility as defined in s. 710 361.11(2) which have been classified as agricultural lands 711 pursuant to s. 193.461 at any time in the 5 years preceding the 712 acquisition of the land by the electric utility, must be offered 713 for less than fee simple acquisition of development rights by 714 the state. 715

(2) Lands owned by an electric utility as defined in s. 716 361.11(2) which were classified as agricultural lands pursuant 717 to s. 193.461 at any time in the 5 years preceding the date of 718 acquisition of the land by the electric utility must be offered 719 for less than fee simple acquisition of development rights by 720 this state before offering for sale or transferring the land to 721 a private individual or entity. 722

(3) This

section is retroactive to January 1, 2024. 723

Section 7. Present paragraphs (3) and (4) of

section 724 366.94, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) 725

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section is amended, to read: 727 366.94 Electric vehicle charging.— 728 (2)(

a) As used in this section, the term “electric vehicle 729 charging station” means the area in the immediate vicinity of 730 electric vehicle supply equipment and includes the electric 731 vehicle supply equipment, supporting equipment, and associated 732 parking spaces. The regulation of electric vehicle charging 733 stations is preempted to the state. 734 (b)(

a) A local governmental entity may not enact or enforce 735 an ordinance or regulation related to electric vehicle charging 736 stations. 737 (3)(a)(

b) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer 738 Services shall adopt rules to implement this subsection and to 739 provide requirements for electric vehicle charging stations to 740 allow for consistency for consumers and the industry. 741 (

b) The department may adopt rules to protect the public 742 health, safety, and welfare and establish standards for the 743 placement, design, installation, maintenance, and operation of 744 electric vehicle charging stations. 745 (

c) Local governmental entities shall issue permits for 746 electric vehicle charging stations based solely upon standards 747 established by department rule and other applicable provisions 748 of state law. The department shall prescribe by rule the time 749 period for approving or denying permit applications. 750 (

d) Before a charger at an electric vehicle charging 751 station is placed into service for use by the public, the 752 charger must be registered with the department on a form 753 prescribed by department rule. 754

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e) The department shall have the authority to inspect 755 electric vehicle charging stations, conduct investigations, and 756 enforce the provisions of this subsection and any rules adopted 757 under this subsection. The department may impose one or more of 758 the following penalties against a person who violates this 759 subsection or any rule adopted under this subsection: 760 1. Issuance of a warning letter. 761 2. Imposition of an administrative fine in the Class II 762 category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation. 763 (

f) If the department determines that an electric vehicle 764 charging station or any associated equipment presents a threat 765 to the public health, safety, or welfare, the department may 766 issue an immediate final order prohibiting the use of the 767 electric vehicle charging station or any portion thereof. 768 (

g) In addition to the remedies provided in this 769 subsection, and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate 770 remedy at law, the department may bring an action to enjoin a 771 violation of this subsection or rules adopted under this 772 subsection in the circuit court of the county in which the 773 violation occurs or is about to occur. Upon demonstration of 774 competent and substantial evidence by the department to the 775 court of the violation or threatened violation, the court shall 776 immediately issue the temporary or permanent injunction sought 777 by the department. The injunction shall be issued without bond. 778

Section 8. Present subsections (10) and (11) of

section 779 388.011, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (11) 780 and (12), respectively, a new subsection (10) is added to that 781 section, and subsections (2) and (5) of that

section are 782 amended, to read: 783

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Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 784 (2) “Board of commissioners” means the governing body of 785 any mosquito control programs district, and may include boards 786 of county commissioners, city councils, municipalities, or other 787 similar governing bodies when context so indicates. 788 (5) “District” means any mosquito control special district 789 established in this state by law for the express purpose of 790 controlling arthropods within boundaries of said districts. 791 (10) “Program” means any governmental jurisdiction that 792 conducts mosquito control, whether it be a special district, 793 county, or municipality. 794

Section

Section 388.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to 795 read: 796 388.021 Creation of mosquito control special districts.— 797

(1) The abatement or suppression of arthropods, whether 798 disease-bearing or merely pestiferous, within any or all 799 counties of this state is advisable and necessary for the 800 maintenance and betterment of the comfort, health, and welfare 801 of the people thereof and is found and declared to be for public 802 purposes. Areas where arthropods incubate, hatch, or occur in 803 significant numbers so as to constitute a public health, 804 welfare, or nuisance problem may be controlled or abated as 805 provided in this

chapter or the rules promulgated hereunder. 806 Therefore, any municipality city, town, or county, or any 807 portion or portions thereof, whether such portion or portions 808 include incorporated territory or portions of two or more 809 counties in the state, may be created into a special taxing 810 district for the control of arthropods under the provisions of 811 this chapter. 812

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(2) It is the legislative intent that those mosquito 813 control districts established prior to July 1, 1980, pursuant to 814 the petition process contained in former s. 388.031, may 815 continue to operate as outlined in this chapter. However, on and 816 after that date, no mosquito control districts may be created 817 except pursuant to s. 125.01. 818

Section

Section 388.181, Florida Statutes, is amended 819 to read: 820 388.181 Power to do all things necessary.—The respective 821 programs districts of the state are hereby fully authorized to 822 do and perform all things necessary to carry out the intent and 823 purposes of this law. 824

Section 11. Subsections (1), (2), (4), and (5) of

section 825 388.201, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 826 388.201 Program District budgets; hearing.— 827

(1) The fiscal year of programs districts operating under 828 the provisions of this

chapter shall be the 12-month period 829 extending from October 1 of one year through September 30 of the 830 following year. The governing board of the programs district 831 shall before July 15 of each year complete the preparation of a 832 tentative detailed work plan budget covering its proposed 833 operations and requirements for arthropod control measures 834 during the ensuing fiscal year and, for the purpose of 835 determining eligibility for state aid, shall submit copies as 836 may be required to the department for review and approval.

The 837 tentative detailed work plan budget shall set forth, classified 838 by account number, title and program items, and by fund from 839 which to be paid, the proposed expenditures of the program 840 district for construction, for acquisition of land, and other 841

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(2) The tentative detailed work plan budget shall also show 845 the estimated amount which will appear at the beginning of the 846 fiscal year as obligated upon commitments made but uncompleted. 847 There shall be shown the estimated unobligated or net balance 848 which will be on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year and 849 the estimated amount to be raised by county, municipality, or 850 district taxes and from any and all other sources for meeting 851 the program’s the district’s requirements. 852

(4) The governing board: 853 (

a) Shall consider objections filed against adoption of the 854 tentative detailed work plan budget and in its discretion may 855 amend, modify, or change such budget; and 856 (

b) Shall by September 30 adopt and execute on a form 857 furnished by the department a certified budget for the programs 858 district which shall be the operating and fiscal guide for the 859 program district. Certified copies of this budget shall be 860 submitted by September 30 to the department for approval. 861

(5) County commissioners’ mosquito and arthropod control 862 budgets or the budgets of or similar governing body of said 863 county, city, or town’s shall be made and adopted as prescribed 864 by subsections (1) and (2);

summary figures shall be 865 incorporated into the county budgets as prescribed by the 866 Department of Financial Services. 867

Section

Section 388.241, Florida Statutes, is amended 868 to read: 869 388.241 Board of county commissioners vested with powers 870

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chapter shall be vested in the board of county 875 commissioners or similar governing body of said county or city. 876

Section 13. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) through (8) of 877

section 388.261, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 878 388.261 State aid to counties, municipalities, and 879 districts for arthropod control; distribution priorities and 880 limitations.— 881

(1) A county or district may, without contributing matching 882 funds, receive state funds, supplies, services, or equipment in 883 an amount of no more than $75,000 $50,000 per year for up to 3 884 years for any new program for the control of mosquitoes and 885 other arthropods which serves an area not previously served by 886 the county, municipality, or district. These funds may be 887 expended for any and all types of control measures approved by 888 the department. 889

(2) Every county, municipality, or district budgeting local 890 funds to be used exclusively for the control of mosquitoes and 891 other arthropods, under a plan submitted by the county, 892 municipality, or district and approved by the department, is 893 eligible to receive state funds and supplies, services, and 894 equipment on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis to the amount of 895 local funds budgeted. If state funds appropriated by the 896 Legislature are insufficient to grant each county, municipality, 897 or district state funds on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis to 898 the amount budgeted in local funds, the department shall 899

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The remaining funds shall be distributed as 906 prescribed by rule among the remaining counties to support 907 mosquito control and to support research, education, and 908 outreach. 909

(5) If more than one program local mosquito control agency 910 exists in a county or municipality, the funds shall be prorated 911 between the programs agencies based on the population served by 912 each program agency. 913

(6) The Commissioner of Agriculture may exempt counties, 914 municipalities, or districts from the requirements in subsection 915 (1), subsection (2), or subsection (3) when the department 916 determines state funds, supplies, services, or equipment are 917 necessary for the immediate control of mosquitoes and other 918 arthropods that pose a threat to human or animal health. 919

(7) The department may use state funds appropriated for a 920 county, municipality, or district under subsection (1) or 921 subsection (2) to provide state mosquito or other arthropod 922 control equipment, supplies, or services when requested by a 923 county, municipality, or district eligible to receive state 924 funds under s. 388.271. 925

(8) The department is authorized to use up to 5 percent of 926 the funds appropriated annually by the Legislature under this 927

section to provide technical assistance to the counties, 928

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Section 14. Subsections (1) and (2) of

section 388.271, 932 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 933 388.271 Prerequisites to participation.— 934

(1) When state funds are involved, it is the duty of the 935 department to guide, review, approve, and coordinate the 936 activities of all county and municipal governments and special 937 districts receiving state funds in furtherance of the goal of 938 integrated arthropod control. Each program county eligible to 939 participate may, and each district must, begin participation on 940 October 1 of any year by filing with the department not later 941 than July 15 a tentative integrated arthropod management plan 942 work plan and tentative detailed work plan budget providing for 943 the control of arthropods.

Following approval of the plan and 944 budget by the department, a copy two copies of the program’s 945 county’s or district’s certified budget based on the approved 946 integrated arthropod management work plan and detailed work plan 947 budget shall be submitted to the department by September 30 948 following. State funds, supplies, and services shall be made 949 available to such program county or district by and through the 950 department immediately upon release of funds by the Executive 951 Office of the Governor. 952

(2) All purchases of supplies, materials, and equipment by 953 programs counties or districts shall be made in accordance with 954 the laws governing purchases by boards of county commissioners 955 or similar governing bodies, except that programs districts with 956 special laws relative to competitive bidding shall make 957

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Section 15. Subsections (1) and (3) of

section 388.281, 959 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 960 388.281 Use of state matching funds.— 961

(1) All funds, supplies, and services released to programs 962 counties and districts hereunder shall be used in accordance 963 with the integrated arthropod management detailed work plan and 964 certified budget approved by both the board of commissioners and 965 appropriate representative department and the county or 966 district. The integrated arthropod management plan and budget 967 may be amended at any time upon prior approval of the 968 department. 969

(3) In any program county or district where the arthropod 970 problem has been eliminated, or reduced to such an extent that 971 it does not constitute a health, comfort, or economic problem as 972 determined by the department, the maximum amount of state funds 973 available under this

chapter shall be reduced to the amount 974 necessary to meet actual need. 975

Section 16. Subsections (1) and (2) of

section 388.291, 976 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 977 388.291 Source reduction measures; supervision by 978 department.— 979

(1) Any program county or district may perform source 980 reduction measures in conformity with good engineering practices 981 in any area, provided that the department cooperating with the 982 county, municipality, or district has approved the operating or 983 construction plan as outlined in the integrated arthropod 984 management plan and it has been determined by criteria contained 985 in rule that the area or areas to be controlled would produce 986

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(2) The program county or district shall manage the 989 detailed business affairs and supervise said work, and the 990 department shall advise the programs districts as to the best 991 and most effective measures to be used in bringing about better 992 temporary control and the permanent elimination of breeding 993 conditions. The department may at its discretion discontinue any 994 state aid provided hereunder in the event it finds the jointly 995 agreed upon program is not being followed or is not efficiently 996 and effectively administered. 997

Section

Section 388.301, Florida Statutes, is amended 998 to read: 999 388.301 Payment of state funds; supplies and services.—1000 State funds shall be payable quarterly, in accordance with the 1001 rules of the department, upon requisition by the department to 1002 the Chief Financial Officer. The department is authorized to 1003 furnish insecticides, chemicals, materials, equipment, vehicles, 1004 and personnel in lieu of state funds where mass purchasing may 1005 save funds for the state, or where it would be more practical 1006 and economical to use equipment, supplies, and services between 1007 two or more programs counties or districts. 1008

Section

Section 388.311, Florida Statutes, is amended 1009 to read: 1010 388.311 Carry over of state funds and local funds.—State 1011 and local funds budgeted for the control of mosquitoes and other 1012 arthropods shall be carried over at the end of the program’s 1013 county or district’s fiscal year, and rebudgeted for such 1014 control measures the following fiscal year. 1015

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Section 388.321, Florida Statutes, is amended 1016 to read: 1017 388.321 Equipment to become property of a program the 1018 county or district.—All equipment purchased under this

chapter 1019 with state funds made available directly to a program the county 1020 or district shall become the property of the program county or 1021 district unless otherwise provided, and may be traded in on 1022 other equipment, or sold, when no longer needed by the program 1023 county or district. 1024

Section

Section 388.322, Florida Statutes, is amended 1025 to read: 1026 388.322 Record and inventory of certain property.—A record 1027 and inventory of certain property purchased with state funds for 1028 arthropod control use owned by the program district shall be 1029 maintained in accordance with s. 274.02. 1030

Section

Section 388.323, Florida Statutes, is amended 1031 to read: 1032 388.323 Disposal of surplus property.—Surplus property 1033 shall be disposed of according to the provisions set forth in s. 1034 274.05 with the following exceptions: 1035

(1) Serviceable equipment purchased using state funds for 1036 arthropod control use no longer needed by a program county or 1037 district shall first be offered to any or all other programs 1038 counties or districts engaged in arthropod control at a price 1039 established by the board of commissioners owning the equipment. 1040

(2) The alternative procedure for disposal of surplus 1041 property, as prescribed in s. 274.06, shall be followed if it is 1042 determined that no other programs county or district engaged in 1043 arthropod control has need for the equipment. 1044

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(3) All proceeds from the sale of any real or tangible 1045 personal property owned by the program county or district and 1046 purchased using state funds shall be deposited in the program’s 1047 county’s or district’s state fund account unless otherwise 1048 specifically designated by the department. 1049

Section

Section 388.341, Florida Statutes, is amended 1050 to read: 1051 388.341 Reports of expenditures and accomplishments.—Each 1052 program receiving state aid county and district participating 1053 under the provisions of this

chapter shall within 30 days after 1054 the end of each month submit to the department a monthly report 1055 for the preceding month of expenditures from all funds for 1056 arthropod control, and each program participating under this 1057

chapter shall provide such reports of activities and 1058 accomplishments as may be required by the department. 1059

Section

Section 388.351, Florida Statutes, is amended 1060 to read: 1061 388.351 Transfer of equipment, personnel, and supplies 1062 during an emergency.—The department, upon notifying a program 1063 county or district and obtaining its approval, is authorized to 1064 transfer equipment, materials, and personnel from one program 1065 district to another in the event of an emergency brought about 1066 by an arthropod-borne epidemic or other disaster requiring 1067 emergency control. 1068

Section 24. Subsection (7) of

section 388.361, Florida 1069 Statutes, is amended to read: 1070 388.361 Department authority and rules; administration.— 1071

(7) The department shall have the authority to collect, 1072 detect, suppress, and control mosquitoes and other arthropods 1073

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Prior to the 1078 start of treatments for the control of mosquitoes or other 1079 arthropods, the department shall consult with the mosquito 1080 control programs districts in the proposed treatment areas, the 1081 Department of Health, the Department of Environmental 1082 Protection, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 1083 regarding the proposed locations, dates, and methods to be used. 1084

Section 25. Subsections (2) and (3) of

section 388.3711, 1085 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1086 388.3711 Enforcement.— 1087

(2) The department may issue a written warning, impose a 1088 fine; deny, suspend, or revoke any license or certification, or 1089 the disbursal of state aid; or deny participation, in accordance 1090 with the provisions of

chapter 120, upon any one or more of the 1091 following grounds as may be applicable: 1092 (

a) Violation of any rule of the department or provision of 1093 this chapter. 1094 (

b) Violation of FIFRA or any relevant EPA rule or 1095 regulation pertaining to the use of arthropod control pesticides 1096 by the licensee. 1097 (

c) Failure to give the department, or any authorized 1098 representative thereof, true information upon request regarding 1099 methods and materials used, work performed, or other information 1100 essential to the administration of this chapter. 1101

(3) The department may, if it finds a violation is of such 1102

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Section

Section 388.381, Florida Statutes, is amended 1112 to read: 1113 388.381 Cooperation by programs counties and district.—Any 1114 program conducting county or district carrying on an arthropod 1115 control program may cooperate with another county, district, or 1116 municipality in carrying out work a program for the control of 1117 mosquitoes and other arthropods, by agreement as to the program 1118 and reimbursement thereof, when approved by the department. 1119

Section

Section 388.391, Florida Statutes, is amended 1120 to read: 1121 388.391 Control measures in municipalities and portions of 1122 counties located outside boundaries of programs districts.—Any 1123 program district whose operation is limited to a portion of the 1124 county in which it is located may perform any control measures 1125 authorized by this

chapter in any municipality located in the 1126 same county or in any portions of the same county, where there 1127 is no established program district, when requested to do so by 1128 the municipality or county, pursuant to s. 388.381. 1129

Section

Section 388.401, Florida Statutes, is amended 1130 to read: 1131

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chapter or any rule or 1139 regulation promulgated by any board of commissioners of any 1140 program, commits county or district shall be guilty of a 1141 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 1142 775.082 or s. 775.083. 1143

Section 29. Paragraph (

a) of subsection (2) of

section 1144 388.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1145 388.46 Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control; 1146 establishment; membership; organization; responsibilities.— 1147

(2) MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 1148 (

a) Membership.—The Florida Coordinating Council on 1149 Mosquito Control shall be comprised of the following 1150 representatives or their authorized designees: 1151 1. The Secretary of Environmental Protection. 1152 2. The State Surgeon General. 1153 3. The executive director of the Fish and Wildlife 1154 Conservation Commission. 1155 4. The state epidemiologist. 1156 5. The Commissioner of Agriculture. 1157 6. The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust 1158 Fund. 1159 7. Representatives from: 1160

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Four Two mosquito control directors to be nominated by 1169 the Florida Mosquito Control Association, two representatives of 1170 Florida environmental groups, and two private citizens who are 1171 property owners whose lands are regularly subject to mosquito 1172 control operations, to be appointed to 4-year terms by the 1173 Commissioner of Agriculture and serve until his or her successor 1174 is appointed. 1175

Section 30. Paragraph (

d) of subsection (7) of

section 1176 403.067, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1177 403.067 Establishment and implementation of total maximum 1178 daily loads.— 1179

(7) DEVELOPMENT OF BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS AND 1180 IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS.— 1181 (

d) Enforcement and verification of basin management action 1182 plans and management strategies.— 1183 1. Basin management action plans are enforceable pursuant 1184 to this

section and ss. 403.121, 403.141, and 403.161. 1185 Management strategies, including best management practices and 1186 water quality monitoring, are enforceable under this chapter. 1187 2. No later than January 1, 2017: 1188 a. The department, in consultation with the water 1189

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The department, in consultation with the water 1195 management districts and the Department of Agriculture and 1196 Consumer Services, shall initiate rulemaking to adopt procedures 1197 to verify implementation of nonagricultural interim measures, 1198 best management practices, or other measures adopted by rule 1199 pursuant to subparagraph (c)1.; and 1200 c.

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in 1201 consultation with the water management districts and the 1202 department, shall initiate rulemaking to adopt procedures to 1203 verify implementation of agricultural interim measures, best 1204 management practices, or other measures adopted by rule pursuant 1205 to subparagraph (c)2. 1206 1207 The rules required under this subparagraph shall include 1208 enforcement procedures applicable to the landowner, discharger, 1209 or other responsible person required to implement applicable 1210 management strategies, including best management practices or 1211 water quality monitoring as a result of noncompliance. 1212 3.

At least every 2 years, the Department of Agriculture 1213 and Consumer Services shall perform onsite inspections of each 1214 agricultural producer that enrolls in a best management 1215 practice, except those enrolled by rule in subparagraph 4., to 1216 ensure that such practice is being properly implemented. Such 1217 verification must include a collection and review of the best 1218

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The 1223 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall initially 1224 prioritize the inspection of agricultural producers located in 1225 the basin management action plans for Lake Okeechobee, the 1226 Indian River Lagoon, the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary, and 1227 Silver Springs. 1228 4. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is 1229 authorized to adopt rules establishing an enrollment in best 1230 management practices by rule process that agricultural pollutant 1231 sources and agricultural producers may utilize in lieu of the 1232 best management practices adopted in paragraph (

c) and identify 1233 best management practices for landowners of parcels which meet 1234 the following requirements: 1235 a. A parcel not be less than 25 acres in size; 1236 b. A parcel designated as agricultural land use by the 1237 county in which it is located or the parcel is granted 1238 agricultural tax classification by the county property appraiser 1239 of the county in which it is located; 1240 c. A parcel with water use not exceeding 100,000 gallons 1241 per day on average unless the entire use is met using recycled 1242 water from wet detention treatment ponds or reuse water; 1243 d.

A parcel where the agricultural activity on the parcel 1244 is not vegetable crop, agronomic crop, a nursery, or a dairy 1245 operation; 1246 e. A parcel not abutting an impaired water body identified 1247

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The Department of Agriculture and 1256 Consumer Services is authorized to adopt additional eligibility 1257 criteria for landowners or producers to utilize enrollment by 1258 rule and to revoke enrollment by rule. 1259 5.

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 1260 shall annually perform onsite inspections of twenty percent for 1261 all enrollments that meet the qualifications pursuant to 1262 subparagraph 4. by rule within basin management action plan 1263 areas, to ensure that practices are being properly implemented. 1264 Such inspection must include a collection and review of the 1265 identified best management practice documentation from the 1266 previous two years required by rules adopted pursuant to 1267 subparagraph (c)2.

All agricultural producers enrolled by rule 1268 in a best management practice must annually submit nutrient 1269 records, including nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer 1270 application records for the previous calendar year, to the 1271 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as required by 1272 rules adopted pursuant to subparagraph (c)2. The Department of 1273 Agriculture and Consumer Services shall collect and retain these 1274 nutrient records pursuant to subparagraphs (c)3., 4., and 6. 1275

Section 31. Subsection (19) is added to

section 403.852, 1276

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Definitions; ss. 403.850-403.864.—As used in ss. 1278 403.850-403.864: 1279 (19) “Water quality additive” means any chemical or 1280 additive which is used in a public water system for the purpose 1281 of removing contaminants or increasing water quality. The term 1282 does not include additives used for health-related purposes. 1283

Section 32. Subsection (8) is added to

section 403.859, 1284 Florida Statutes, to read: 1285 403.859 Prohibited acts.—The following acts and the causing 1286 thereof are prohibited and are violations of this act: 1287

(8) The use of any additives in a public water system which 1288 do not meet the definition of a water quality additive as 1289 defined in s. 403.852, or the use of any additives included 1290 primarily for health-related purposes. 1291

Section 33. Subsection (10) of

section 482.111, Florida 1292 Statutes, is amended to read: 1293 482.111 Pest control operator’s certificate.— 1294

(10) In order to renew a certificate, the certificateholder 1295 must complete 2 hours of approved continuing education on 1296 legislation, safety, pesticide labeling, and integrated pest 1297 management and 2 hours of approved continuing education in each 1298 category of her or his certificate or must pass an examination 1299 that the department shall provide in person and remotely through 1300 a third-party vendor. The third-party vendor may collect and 1301 retain a convenience fee given by the department. The department 1302 may not renew a certificate if the continuing education or 1303 examination requirement is not met. 1304 (

a) Courses or programs, to be considered for credit, must 1305

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Current accepted industry practices in the conducting of 1314 fumigation, termites and other wood-destroying organisms pest 1315 control, lawn and ornamental pest control, and household pest 1316 control. 1317 5. How to read labels, a review of current state and 1318 federal laws on labeling, and a review of changes in or 1319 additions to labels used in pest control. 1320 6. Integrated pest management. 1321 (

b) The certificateholder must submit with her or his 1322 application for renewal a statement certifying that she or he 1323 has completed the required number of hours of continuing 1324 education. The statement must be on a form prescribed by the 1325 department and must identify at least the date, location, 1326 provider, and subject of the training and must provide such 1327 other information as required by the department. 1328 (

c) The department shall charge the same fee for 1329 examination as provided in s. 482.141(2). 1330

Section 34. Subsection (1) of

section 482.141, Florida 1331 Statutes, is amended to read: 1332 482.141 Examinations.— 1333

(1) Each individual seeking certification must 1334

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Section 35. Paragraph (

b) of subsection (1) of

section 1341 482.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1342 482.155 Limited certification for governmental pesticide 1343 applicators or private applicators.— 1344 (1) 1345 (

b) A person seeking limited certification under this 1346 subsection must pass an examination that the department shall 1347 provide in person and remotely through a third-party vendor. The 1348 third-party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee 1349 given or approved by the department. Each application for 1350 examination must be accompanied by an examination fee set by the 1351 department, in an amount of not more than $150 or less than $50; 1352 and a recertification fee of $25 every 4 years. Until rules 1353 setting these fees are adopted by the department, the 1354 examination fee is $50.

Application for recertification must be 1355 accompanied by proof of having completed 4 classroom hours of 1356 acceptable continuing education. The limited certificate expires 1357 4 years after the date of issuance. If the certificateholder 1358 fails to renew his or her certificate and provide proof of 1359 completion of the required continuing education units within 60 1360 days after the expiration date, the certificateholder may be 1361 recertified only after reexamination. The department shall make 1362 available provide the appropriate reference material and make 1363

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Section 36. Subsection (2) of

section 482.156, Florida 1366 Statutes, is amended to read: 1367 482.156 Limited certification for commercial landscape 1368 maintenance personnel.— 1369 (2)(

a) A person seeking limited certification under this 1370

section must pass an examination that the department shall 1371 provide in person and remotely through a third-party vendor. The 1372 third-party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee 1373 given by the department.

Each application for examination must 1374 be accompanied by an examination fee set by rule of the 1375 department, in an amount of not more than $150 or less than $50. 1376 Before the department issues a limited certification under this 1377 section, each person applying for the certification must furnish 1378 proof of having a certificate of insurance which states that the 1379 employer meets the requirements for minimum financial 1380 responsibility for bodily injury and property damage required by 1381 s. 482.071(4). 1382 (

b) The department shall make available provide the 1383 appropriate reference materials for the examination and provide 1384 in-person and remote testing through a third-party vendor. A 1385 third-party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee make 1386 the examination readily accessible and available to applicants 1387 at least quarterly or as necessary in each county. 1388

Section 37. Subsection (2) of

section 482.157, Florida 1389 Statutes, is amended to read: 1390 482.157 Limited certification for commercial wildlife 1391 management personnel.— 1392

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(2) The department shall issue a limited certificate to an 1393 applicant who: 1394 (

a) Submits an application and examination fee of at least 1395 $150, but not more than $300, as prescribed by the department by 1396 rule; 1397 (

b) Passes an examination that the department shall provide 1398 in person and remotely through a third-party vendor. The third-1399 party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee 1400 administered by the department. The department shall make 1401 available provide the appropriate study materials for the 1402 examination and make the examination readily available to 1403 applicants in each county as necessary, but not less frequently 1404 than quarterly; and 1405 (

c) Provides proof, including a certificate of insurance, 1406 that the applicant has met the minimum bodily injury and 1407 property damage insurance requirements in s. 482.071(4). 1408

Section 38. Paragraph (

m) is added to subsection (1) of 1409

section 482.161, Florida Statutes, to read: 1410 482.161 Disciplinary grounds and actions; reinstatement.— 1411

(1) The department may issue a written warning to or impose 1412 a fine against, or deny the application for licensure or 1413 licensure renewal of, a licensee, certified operator, limited 1414 certificateholder, identification cardholder, or special 1415 identification cardholder or any other person, or may suspend, 1416 revoke, or deny the issuance or renewal of any license, 1417 certificate, limited certificate, identification card, or 1418 special identification card that is within the scope of this 1419 chapter, in accordance with

chapter 120, upon any of the 1420 following grounds: 1421

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m) Upon the issuance of a final order imposing civil 1422 penalties under subsection 14(

a) of the Federal Insecticide, 1423 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or a criminal conviction 1424 under subsection 14(b), of FIFRA. 1425

Section 39. Subsection (2) of

section 487.044, Florida 1426 Statutes, is amended to read: 1427 487.044 Certification; examination.— 1428

(2) The department shall require each applicant for a 1429 certified applicator’s license to demonstrate competence by a 1430 written or oral examination in which the applicant must 1431 demonstrate adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and 1432 application of restricted-use pesticides in each classification 1433 for which application for license is made. The department shall 1434 provide in-person and remote testing through a third-party 1435 vendor. A third-party vendor may collect and retain a 1436 convenience fee. The examination may be prepared, administered, 1437 and evaluated by the department.

Each applicant for a certified 1438 applicator’s license shall demonstrate minimum competence as to: 1439 (

a) The proper use of the equipment. 1440 (

b) The environmental hazards that may be involved in 1441 applying restricted-use pesticides. 1442 (

c) Calculating the concentration of restricted-use 1443 pesticides to be used in particular circumstances. 1444 (

d) Identification of common pests to be controlled and the 1445 damages caused by such pests. 1446 (

e) Protective clothing and respiratory equipment required 1447 during the handling and application of restricted-use 1448 pesticides. 1449 (

f) General precautions to be followed in the disposal of 1450

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g) Applicable state and federal pesticide laws, rules, and 1453 regulations. 1454 (

h) General safety precautions. 1455

Section 40. Subsection (6) is added to

section 487.175, 1456 Florida Statutes, to read: 1457 487.175 Penalties; administrative fine; injunction.— 1458

(6) Licensure may be suspended, revoked, or denied by the 1459 department, upon the issuance of a final order to a licensee 1460 imposing civil penalties under subsection 14(

a) of the Federal 1461 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or a 1462 criminal conviction under subsection 14(

b) of FIFRA. 1463

Section 41. Subsections (13) through (28) of

section 1464 496.404, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (15) 1465 through (30), respectively, and subsections (13) and (14) are 1466 added to that section, to read: 1467 496.404

Definitions.—As used in ss. 496.401-496.424, the 1468 term: 1469 (13) “Foreign country of concern” means the People’s 1470 Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic 1471 of Iran, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian 1472 Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity under 1473 significant control of such foreign country of concern. 1474 (14) “Foreign source of concern” means any of the 1475 following: 1476 (

a) The government or any official of the government of a 1477 foreign country of concern; 1478 (

b) A political party or member of a political party or any 1479

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c) A partnership, an association, a corporation, an 1482 organization, or other combination of persons organized under 1483 the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 1484 foreign country of concern, or a subsidiary of such entity; 1485 (

d) Any person who is domiciled in a foreign country of 1486 concern and is not a citizen or lawful permanent citizen of the 1487 United States; 1488 (

e) An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a 1489 foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source of 1490 concern; or 1491 (

f) An entity in which a person, entity, or collection of 1492 persons or entities described in paragraphs (a)–(

e) has a 1493 controlling interest. As used in this paragraph, the term 1494 “controlling interest” means the possession of the power to 1495 direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of 1496 an entity, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, 1497 or otherwise. A person or an entity that directly or indirectly 1498 has the right to vote 25 percent or more of the voting interest 1499 of the company or is entitled to 25 percent or more of its 1500 profits is presumed to possess a controlling interest. 1501

Section 42. Present paragraphs (

d) through (

g) of 1502 subsection (2) of

section 496.405, Florida Statutes, are 1503 redesignated as paragraphs (

f) through (i), respectively, new 1504 paragraphs (

d) and (

e) are added to that subsection, subsection 1505 (11) is added to that section, and paragraph (

b) of subsection 1506 (1) and paragraph (

b) of subsection (7) of that

section are 1507 amended, to read: 1508

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(1) A charitable organization or sponsor, unless exempted 1511 pursuant to s. 496.406, which intends to solicit contributions 1512 in or from this state by any means or have funds solicited on 1513 its behalf by any other person, charitable organization, 1514 sponsor, commercial co-venturer, or professional solicitor, or 1515 that participates in a charitable sales promotion or sponsor 1516 sales promotion, must, before engaging in any of these 1517 activities, file an initial registration statement, which 1518 includes an attestation statement, and a renewal statement 1519 annually thereafter, with the department. 1520 (

b) Any changes to the information submitted to the 1521 department pursuant to paragraph (2)(f) (2)(

d) on the initial 1522 registration statement, which includes an attestation statement, 1523 or the last renewal statement must be reported to the department 1524 on a form prescribed by the department within 10 days after the 1525 change occurs. 1526

(2) The initial registration statement must be submitted on 1527 a form prescribed by the department, signed by an authorized 1528 official of the charitable organization or sponsor who shall 1529 certify that the registration statement is true and correct, and 1530 include the following information or material: 1531 (

d) An attestation statement, which must be submitted on a 1532 form prescribed by the department and signed by an authorized 1533 official of the charitable organization, who shall certify and 1534 attest that the charitable organization, if engaged in 1535 activities that would require registration pursuant to

chapter 1536 106 is registered with the Department of State, pursuant to 1537

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chapter 106. 1538 (

e) An attestation statement on a form prescribed by the 1539 department, signed by an authorized official of the charitable 1540 organization, who shall certify and attest that the charitable 1541 organization, if prohibited by applicable federal or state law, 1542 is not engaged in activities that would require registration 1543 with the Department of State pursuant to

chapter 106. 1544 (7) 1545 (

b) If a charitable organization or sponsor discloses 1546 information specified in subparagraphs (2)(f)2.-7. (2)(d)2.-7. 1547 in the initial registration statement or annual renewal 1548 statement, the time limits set forth in paragraph (

a) are 1549 waived, and the department shall process such initial 1550 registration statement or annual renewal statement in accordance 1551 with the time limits set forth in

chapter 120. The registration 1552 of a charitable organization or sponsor shall be automatically 1553 suspended for failure to disclose any information specified in 1554 subparagraphs (2)(f)2.-7. (2)(d)2.-7. until such time as the 1555 required information is submitted to the department. 1556

(11) The department may investigate and refer the 1557 charitable organization or sponsor to the Florida Elections 1558 Commission for investigation of violations pursuant to chapters 1559 104 and 106. 1560

Section 43. Subsection (20) is added to

section 496.415, 1561 Florida Statutes, to read: 1562 496.415 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful for any person in 1563 connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any 1564 solicitation or charitable or sponsor sales promotion to: 1565

(20) Solicit or accept contributions or anything of value 1566

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Section

Section 496.417, Florida Statutes, is amended 1568 to read: 1569 496.417 Criminal penalties.—Except as otherwise provided in 1570 ss. 496.401-496.424, and in addition to any administrative or 1571 civil penalties, any person who willfully and knowingly violates 1572 ss. 496.401-496.424 commits a felony of the third degree, 1573 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 1574 For a second or subsequent conviction, such violation 1575 constitutes a felony of the second degree, punishable as 1576 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

The 1577 department may also investigate and refer the charitable 1578 organization or sponsor to the Florida Elections Commission for 1579 investigation of violations pursuant to chapters 104 and 106. 1580

Section 45. Subsection (11) is added to

section 496.419, 1581 Florida Statutes, to read: 1582 496.419 Powers of the department.— 1583 (11)(

a) A charitable organization or sponsor whose 1584 registration is denied or revoked for submitting a false 1585 attestation required pursuant to s. 496.405(2)(

d) or s. 1586 496.405(2)(

e) may not register as a charitable organization or 1587 sponsor for 5 years for an initial violation, and may not 1588 register as a charitable organization or sponsor following any 1589 subsequent violations. 1590 (

b) A person serving as a board member, executive 1591 leadership team member, or registering agent of a charitable 1592 organization at the time in which the charitable organization is 1593 found to have submitted a false attestation as required by s. 1594 496.405(2)(

d) or (

e) may not serve in any capacity with a 1595

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Section

Section 496.431, Florida Statutes, is created 1599 to read: 1600 496.431 Honest Service Registry.— 1601

(1) The department shall create the Honest Services 1602 Registry to provide the residents of this state with the 1603 information necessary to make an informed choice when deciding 1604 which charitable organizations to support. 1605

(2) To be included on the Honest Services Registry, a 1606 charitable organization must, at a minimum, submit to the 1607 department an attestation statement on a form prescribed by the 1608 department, verified as provided in s. 92.525, attesting to all 1609 of the following: 1610 (

a) That the organization does not solicit or accept, 1611 directly or indirectly, contributions, funding, support, or 1612 services from a foreign source of concern. 1613 (

b) That the organization’s messaging and content are not 1614 directly or indirectly produced or influenced by a foreign 1615 source of concern. 1616

(3) The department shall publish the Honest Services 1617 Registry on the department’s website. 1618

(4) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 1619 section. 1620

Section 47. Paragraph (

j) of subsection (1) of

section 1621 500.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1622 500.03

Definitions; construction; applicability.— 1623

(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the term: 1624

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Section 48. Paragraphs (

a) and (

b) of subsection (1) of 1629

section 500.12, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1630 500.12 Food permits; building permits.— 1631 (1)(

a) A food permit from the department is required of any 1632 person or business that who operates a food establishment, 1633 except: 1634 1. Persons or businesses operating minor food outlets that 1635 sell food that is commercially prepackaged, not potentially 1636 hazardous, not age restricted, and not time or temperature 1637 controlled for safety, if the shelf space for those items does 1638 not exceed 12 total linear feet and no other food is sold by the 1639 person or business minor food outlet. 1640 2. Persons subject to continuous, onsite federal or state 1641 inspection. 1642 3.

Persons selling only legumes in the shell, either 1643 parched, roasted, or boiled. 1644 4. Persons selling sugar cane or sorghum syrup that has 1645 been boiled and bottled on a premise located within this state. 1646 Such bottles must contain a label listing the producer’s name 1647 and street address, all added ingredients, the net weight or 1648 volume of the product, and a statement that reads, “This product 1649 has not been produced in a facility permitted by the Florida 1650 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.” 1651 (

b) Each food establishment regulated under this

chapter 1652 must apply for and receive a food permit before operation 1653

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schedule 1656 of fees to be paid by each food establishment as a condition of 1657 issuance or renewal of a food permit. Such fees may not exceed 1658 $650 and must be used solely for the recovery of costs for the 1659 services provided, except that the fee accompanying an 1660 application for a food permit for operating a bottled water 1661 plant may not exceed $1,000 and the fee accompanying an 1662 application for a food permit for operating a packaged ice plant 1663 may not exceed $250.

The fee for operating a bottled water plant 1664 or a packaged ice plant must be set by rule of the department. 1665 Food permits are not transferable from one person or physical 1666 location to another. Food permits must be renewed in accordance 1667 with subparagraphs 1.-3. If an application for renewal of a food 1668 permit is not received by the department on or before its due 1669 date, a late fee not exceeding $100 must be paid in addition to 1670 the food permit fee before the department may issue the food 1671 permit.

The moneys collected must be deposited in the General 1672 Inspection Trust Fund. 1673 1. A food permit issued to a new food establishment on or 1674 after September 1, 2023, is valid for 1 calendar year after the 1675 date of issuance and must be renewed annually on or before that 1676 date thereafter. 1677 2. Effective January 1, 2024, A food permit issued before 1678 September 1, 2023, expires on the month and day the initial 1679 permit was issued to the food establishment and must be renewed 1680 annually on or before that date thereafter.

The department may 1681 charge a prorated permit fee for purposes of this subparagraph. 1682

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Section

Section 500.166, Florida Statutes, is amended 1688 to read: 1689 500.166 Records of interstate shipment.—For the purpose of 1690 enforcing this chapter, carriers engaged in interstate commerce 1691 and persons receiving food in interstate commerce shall retain 1692 all records for 3 years from the date of the record showing the 1693 movement in interstate commerce of any food, and the quantity, 1694 shipper and consignee thereof and, upon the request by an 1695 officer or employee duly designated by the department, permit 1696 the officer or employee to have access to and to copy all 1697 records showing the movement in interstate commerce of any food, 1698 and the quantity, shipper, and consignee thereof. 1699

Section 50. Subsection (1) of

section 500.172, Florida 1700 Statutes, is amended to read: 1701 500.172 Embargoing, detaining, destroying of food, food 1702 processing equipment, or areas that are in violation.— 1703

(1) When the department, or its duly authorized agent who 1704 has received appropriate education and training regarding the 1705 legal requirements of this chapter, finds or has probable cause 1706 to believe that any food, food processing equipment, food 1707 processing area, or food storage area is in violation of this 1708

chapter or any rule adopted under this

chapter so as to be 1709 dangerous, unwholesome, mislabeled, fraudulent, or insanitary 1710 within the meaning of this chapter, an agent of the department 1711

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The department 1719 is authorized to enter into a written agreement with the owner 1720 of such food, food processing equipment, food processing area, 1721 or food storage area, or otherwise facilitate the destruction of 1722 any

article found or suspected by the department to be in 1723 violation of this section. A person may not remove, use, or 1724 dispose of such detained or embargoed article, processing 1725 equipment, processing area, or storage area by sale or otherwise 1726 without such permission from or in accordance with a written 1727 agreement with the department. 1728

Section

Section 500.75, Florida Statutes, is created to 1729 read: 1730 500.75 Mushrooms spores and mycelium; offenses.—It is 1731 unlawful to transport, import, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or 1732 give away spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or 1733 other material which will contain a controlled substance, 1734 including psilocybin or psilocyn, during its lifecycle.

Every 1735 person who transports, imports into this state, sells, offers 1736 for sale, furnishes, gives away, or offers to transport, import 1737 into this state, sell, furnish, or give away any spores or 1738 mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material which 1739 will contain a controlled substance commits a misdemeanor of the 1740

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Section 500.93, Florida Statutes, is created to 1743 read: 1744 500.93 Mislabeling of plant-based products as milk, meat, 1745 or poultry.— 1746

(1) As used in this section, the term: 1747 (a) “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug 1748 Administration. 1749 (b) “Meat” has the same meaning as in 9 C.F.R. s. 301.2 and 1750 the Federal Meat Inspection Act. 1751 (c) “Milk” has the same meaning as in 21 C.F.R. s. 131.110 1752 and the Grade “A” pasteurized milk ordinance. 1753 (d) “Poultry” or “Poultry Product” has the same meaning as 1754 in 9 C.F.R. s. 381.1 and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. 1755 (2)(

a) In accordance with the established standard of 1756 identity for milk defined in 21 C.F.R. s. 131.110 and the Grade 1757 “A” pasteurized milk ordinance, the department shall adopt rules 1758 to enforce the FDA’s standard of identity for milk, as adopted 1759 in state law, to prohibit the sale of plant-based products 1760 mislabeled as milk in this state. 1761 (

b) This subsection is effective upon the enactment into 1762 law of a mandatory labeling requirement to prohibit the sale of 1763 plant-based products mislabeled as milk that is consistent with 1764 this

section by any 11 of the group of 14 states composed of 1765 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 1766 Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 1767 Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 1768 (3)(

a) In accordance with the established standard of 1769

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b) This subsection is effective upon the enactment into 1778 law of a mandatory labeling requirement to prohibit the sale of 1779 plant-based products mislabeled as meat, poultry, or poultry 1780 products which is consistent with this

section by any 11 of the 1781 group of 14 states composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, 1782 Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, 1783 South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 1784

(4) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 1785 shall notify the Division of Law Revision upon the enactment 1786 into law by any 11 of the group of 14 states composed of 1787 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 1788 Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 1789 Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia of the mandatory labeling 1790 requirements pursuant to subsections (2) and (3). 1791

(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 1792 section. 1793

(6) This

section may not be construed to limit the 1794 department’s authority to enforce its laws and regulations. 1795

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Section 501.135, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 1796

Section 54. Subsection (1) of

section 501.912, Florida 1797 Statutes, is amended to read: 1798

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Definitions.—As used in ss. 501.91-501.923: 1799 (1) “Antifreeze” means any substance or preparation, 1800 including, but not limited to, coolant, antifreeze-coolant, 1801 antifreeze and summer coolant, or summer coolant, that is sold, 1802 distributed, or intended for use: 1803 (

a) As the cooling liquid, or to be added to the cooling 1804 liquid, in the cooling system of internal combustion engines of 1805 motor vehicles to prevent freezing of the cooling liquid or to 1806 lower its freezing point; or 1807 (

b) To raise the boiling point of water, aid in vehicle 1808 component cooling, or for the prevention of engine overheating, 1809 whether or not the liquid is used as a year-round cooling system 1810 fluid. 1811

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Section 525.19, Florida Statutes, is created to 1812 read: 1813 525.19 Petroleum registration.— 1814

(1) The department shall create an annual petroleum 1815 registration program for petroleum owners or operators that own 1816 and operate vehicles for transporting petroleum products and 1817 shall adopt rules detailing the requirements for such 1818 registration that include, at minimum: 1819 (

a) Name of the petroleum owner or operator; 1820 (

b) Address of the petroleum owner or operator; 1821 (

c) Phone number of the petroleum owner or operator; 1822 (

d) E-mail address of the petroleum owner or operator; 1823 (

e) Requirements for the transfer switch; 1824 (

f) Fuel and petroleum infrastructure; and 1825 (

g) Fuel and petroleum inventory and delivery information. 1826

(2) The registration program must be free for all 1827

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(3) The department has the authority to require registrants 1829 to provide updates related to the status of infrastructure, 1830 inventory, and delivery information during a state of emergency 1831 as declared by an executive order issued by the Governor. 1832

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Section 526.147, Florida Statutes, is created 1833 to read: 1834 526.147 Florida Retail Fuel Transfer Switch Modernization 1835 Grant Program.— 1836 (1)(

a) There is created, subject to appropriation, the 1837 Florida Retail Fuel Transfer Switch Modernization Grant Program 1838 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 1839 (

b) The grant program shall provide grant funds, not to 1840 exceed $10,000 per retail fuel facility, to be used for 1841 installation and equipment costs related to installing or 1842 modernizing transfer switch infrastructure at retail fuel 1843 facilities to allow for the continuity of fueling operations 1844 under generated power. 1845 (

c) The department shall award funds based upon the 1846 following criteria: 1847 1. Up to $10,000, of costs for transfer switch purchase and 1848 installation for retail fuel locations in fiscally constrained 1849 counties, as defined in s. 218.67. 1850 2. Up to $5,000, of costs for transfer switch purchase and 1851 installation for all other retail fuel locations. 1852 (

d) Retail fuel facilities which are awarded grant funds 1853 must comply with s. 526.143 and must install a transfer switch 1854 capable of operating all fuel pumps, dispensing equipment, life 1855 safety systems, and payment acceptance equipment using an 1856

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e) Before being awarded funding from the department, 1858 retail fuel facilities must provide documentation on transfer 1859 switch installation and required generator sizing to the 1860 department. 1861 (

f) Marinas and fueling facilities with fewer than 4 1862 fueling positions are excluded from being awarded funding 1863 through this program. 1864 (

g) Fueling facilities subject to s. 526.143(2) are 1865 excluded from being awarded funding through this program. 1866

(2) The department, in consultation with the Division of 1867 Emergency Management, shall adopt rules to implement and 1868 administer this section, including establishing grant 1869 application processes for the Florida Retail Fuel Transfer 1870 Switch Modernization Grant Program. The rules must include 1871 application deadlines and establish the supporting documentation 1872 necessary to be provided to the department. 1873

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Section 531.48, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1874 read: 1875 531.48 Declarations of unit price on random packages.—In 1876 addition to the declarations required by s. 531.47, any package 1877 being one of a lot containing random weights of the same 1878 commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package 1879 shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous 1880 declaration of the price per single unit of weight and the total 1881 retail price of the package, as defined by department rule. 1882

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Section 531.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1883 read: 1884 531.49 Advertising packages for sale.—Whenever A packaged 1885

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Section 59. Present subsections (44), (45), and (46) of 1890

section 570.07, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 1891 subsections (46), (47), and (48), respectively, and new 1892 subsections (44) and (45) are added to that section, to read: 1893 570.07 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 1894 functions, powers, and duties.—The department shall have and 1895 exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: 1896 (44)(

a) To foster and encourage the employment and 1897 retention of qualified veterinary pathologists. The department 1898 may reimburse the educational expenses of qualified veterinary 1899 pathologists who enter into an agreement with the department to 1900 retain employment for a specified period of time. 1901 (

b) The department shall adopt rules to administer this 1902 subsection. 1903

(45) Subject to appropriation, to extend state and national 1904 Future Farmers of America opportunities to any public school 1905 student enrolled in agricultural education, at little or no cost 1906 to the student or school district, and to support statewide 1907 Future Farmers of America programming that helps such students 1908 develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, 1909 and career success. 1910

Section 60. Subsection (2) of

section 570.544, Florida 1911 Statutes, is amended to read: 1912 570.544 Division of Consumer Services; director; powers; 1913 processing of complaints; records.— 1914

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(2) The director shall supervise, direct, and coordinate 1915 the activities of the division and shall, under the direction of 1916 the department, enforce the provisions of ss. 366.94 and ss. 1917 604.15-604.34 and chapters 171, 472, 496, 501, 507, 525, 526, 1918 527, 531, 534, 535, 539, 559, 616, 692, 817, and 849. 1919

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Section 570.546, Florida Statutes, is created 1920 to read: 1921 570.546 Licensing.— 1922

(1) The department is authorized to: 1923 (

a) Create a process for the bulk renewal of licenses which 1924 will allow licensees the ability, upon request, to submit all 1925 license applications of the same type, notwithstanding any 1926 provisions of law applicable to each application process. 1927 (

b) Create a process that will allow licensees, upon 1928 request, to align the expiration dates of licenses within a 1929 statutory program. 1930 (

c) Change the expiration dates for current licensees for 1931 the purpose of reducing large numbers of license expirations 1932 that occur during the same month. 1933

(2) The department shall prorate any licensing fee for 1934 which the term of the license was reduced for the purposes of 1935 alignment. 1936

(3) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 1937 section. 1938

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Section 570.822, Florida Statutes, is amended 1939 to read: 1940 570.822 Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency 1941 Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program.— 1942

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 1943

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