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2001 Florida Statutes

Section 576.181, Florida Statutes 2001

576.181  Administration; rules; procedure.--

(1)  This chapter and all rules adopted hereunder shall be administered and enforced by the department.

(2)  The department is authorized, by rule, to implement, make specific, and interpret the provisions of this chapter, and specifically to determine the composition and uses of fertilizer as defined in this chapter, including, without limiting the foregoing general terms, the taking and handling of samples, the establishment of investigational allowances, deficiencies, and penalties where not specifically provided for in this chapter; to prohibit the sale or use in fertilizer of any material proven to be detrimental to agriculture, public health, or the environment, or of questionable value; to provide for the incorporation into fertilizer of such other substances as pesticides and proper labeling of such mixture; and to prescribe the information which shall appear on the label other than specifically set forth in this chapter.

History.--s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 240, ch. 71-377; s. 6, ch. 78-95; ss. 17, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 10, 11, ch. 97-6.