Chapter 388 Mosquito Control
- 388.0101 Declaration of legislative intent.
It is declared to be the public policy of this state to achieve and maintain such levels of arthropod control as will protect human health...
- 388.011 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (1) "Arthropod" means those insects of public health or nuisance importance, including all mosquitoes, midges, sand flies, dog flies, yellow flies,...
- 388.021 Creation of mosquito control districts.
(1) The abatement or suppression of arthropods, whether disease-bearing or merely pestiferous, within any or all counties of this state is advisable and necessary for the...
- 388.101 District boards of commissioners; term of office.
(1) Following the creation of the district, and in the general election each 4 years thereafter, the district board of commissioners shall be elected on a...
- 388.111 District boards of commissioners; vacancies.
In the event of a vacancy due to any cause in any board of commissioners, the same shall be filled by appointment by the Commissioner...
- 388.121 District boards of commissioners; organization.
As soon as practicable after such commissioners have been elected and qualified, they shall meet and organize by the election from among their number of...
- 388.131 Commissioners; bond.
The department may require each commissioner, before he or she assumes office, to give the Commissioner of Agriculture a bond, the cost thereof being borne...
- 388.141 Commissioners; compensation.
(1) Members of the board of commissioners of independent special tax districts may each be paid a salary to be determined by unanimous vote of the...
- 388.151 District boards of commissioners; meetings.
All boards of commissioners shall hold regular monthly meetings, and special meetings as needed, in the courthouse or in the offices of the district. The...
- 388.161 District boards of commissioners; powers and duties.
(1) The board of commissioners may do any and all things necessary for the control and elimination of all species of mosquitoes and other arthropods of...
- 388.162 Direction of the program.
The program shall be administered for the board of commissioners by a qualified person. The department shall establish minimum qualifications for employment of a director...
- 388.171 Power to perform work.
The board of commissioners may have any and all work performed by contract with or without advertisement, or without contract, by machinery, equipment, and labor...
- 388.181 Power to do all things necessary.
The respective districts of the state are hereby fully authorized to do and perform all things necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of...
- 388.191 Power of eminent domain.
The board of commissioners may hold, control, and acquire by gift or purchase for the use of the district, any real or personal property, and...
- 388.201 District budgets; hearing.
(1) The fiscal year of districts operating under the provisions of this chapter shall be the 12-month period extending from October 1 of one year through...
- 388.211 Change in district boundaries.
(1) The board of commissioners of any district formed prior to July 1, 1980, may, for and on behalf of the district or the qualified electors...
- 388.221 Tax levy.
(1) The board of commissioners of such district may levy upon all of the real and personal taxable property in said district a special tax not...
- 388.231 Restrictions on use, loan, or rental of equipment; charges.
(1) Equipment purchased for use in control of mosquitoes and other arthropods and paid for with funds budgeted for arthropod control shall not be used for...
- 388.241 Board of county commissioners vested with powers and duties of board of commissioners in certain counties.
In those counties where there has been no formation of a separate or special board of commissioners, all the rights, powers, and duties of a...
- 388.251 Delegation of authority to county health department.
The board of county commissioners may authorize the county health department to administer and direct arthropod control in the county provided by this chapter, upon...
- 388.261 State aid to counties and districts for arthropod control; distribution priorities and limitations.
(1) A county or district may, without contributing matching funds, receive state funds, supplies, services, or equipment in an amount of no more than $50,000 per...
- 388.271 Prerequisites to participation.
(1) When state funds are involved, it is the duty of the department to guide, review, approve, and coordinate the activities of all county governments and...
- 388.281 Use of state matching funds.
(1) All funds, supplies, and services released to counties and districts hereunder shall be used in accordance with the detailed work plan and certified budget approved...
- 388.291 Source reduction measures; supervision by department.
(1) Any county or district may perform source reduction measures in conformity with good engineering practices in any area, provided that the department cooperating with the...
- 388.301 Payment of state funds; supplies and services.
State funds shall be payable quarterly, in accordance with the rules of the department, upon requisition by the department to the Chief Financial Officer. The...
- 388.311 Carry over of state funds and local funds.
State and local funds budgeted for the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods shall be carried over at the end of the county or district's...
- 388.321 Equipment to become property of the county or district.
All equipment purchased under this chapter with state funds made available directly to the county or district shall become the property of the county or...
- 388.322 Record and inventory of certain property.
A record and inventory of certain property owned by the district shall be maintained in accordance with s. 274.02. History.--s. 2, ch. 63-236. ...
- 388.323 Disposal of surplus property.
Surplus property shall be disposed of according to the provisions set forth in s. 274.05 with the following exceptions: (1) Serviceable equipment no longer needed by...
- 388.341 Reports of expenditures and accomplishments.
Each county and district participating under the provisions of this chapter shall within 30 days after the end of each month submit to the department...
- 388.351 Transfer of equipment, personnel, and supplies during an emergency.
The department, upon notifying a county or district and obtaining its approval, is authorized to transfer equipment, materials, and personnel from one district to another...
- 388.361 Department authority and rules; administration.
(1) This chapter and all rules adopted and promulgated hereunder shall be administered and enforced by the department. (2) The department shall adopt rules to implement the...
- 388.3711 Enforcement.
(1) The department is empowered to enforce this chapter or its rules by commencing and maintaining all proper and necessary actions and proceedings, including, but not...
- 388.381 Cooperation by counties and district.
Any county or district carrying on an arthropod control program may cooperate with another county, district, or municipality in carrying out a program for the...
- 388.391 Control measures in municipalities and portions of counties located outside boundaries of districts.
Any district whose operation is limited to a portion of the county in which it is located may perform any control measures authorized by this...
- 388.401 Penalty for damage to property or operations.
Whoever shall willfully damage any of the property of any county or district created under this or other chapters, or any works constructed, maintained, or...
- 388.4111 Public lands; arthropod control.
(1) It is declared to be in the best interests of the state that certain environmentally sensitive and biologically highly productive public lands owned by the...
- 388.42 John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Arthropod Research Laboratory.
(1) The John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Arthropod Research Laboratory located in Panama City shall be a research laboratory under the administration of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical...
- 388.43 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.
(1) The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, located in Vero Beach, shall be a research and training center for the state under the supervision of the Board...
- 388.45 Threat to public or animal health; declarations.
(1) The State Health Officer has the authority to declare that a threat to public health exists when the Department of Health discovers in the human...
- 388.46 Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control; establishment; membership; organization; responsibilities.
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL; LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is declared to be in the best interest of the state that public agencies responsible for and involved in arthropod...
