{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-593.20","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 593.20","heading":"Emergency aerial application of pesticides in urban areas; duties of department.","body":"To carry out its duties with respect to emergency responses to plant pest infestations when the eradication programs involve the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall:\n(1) Use a pesticide previously approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for that eradication purpose.\n(2) Provide a system for dissemination of information to the public about infestations of pests that are the subject of such eradication programs. The system shall disseminate information relating to the pest; the pesticide selected to eradicate that pest; the generally accepted effects, if any, of the pesticide on the human population and the environment in the area in which an aerial eradication program will be conducted; recommended safety precautions; and the alternative methods of responding to the pest infestation, if any.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 98-108.","path":["CHAPTER 593 PEST ERADICATION IN URBANIZED AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0593/0593.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:01Z","sha256":"113615e78c335862f31489c01221bd7fb114f6977cd150f2af40e8d22d1fcada","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-591.26","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-593.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}