Section 5B-62.021 - Requirements for Soil Pit Approval(1) Upon the request of the owner of a soil pit, the department shall use sampling for establishing the absence or presence of nematodes of citrus. All host plants within a minimum distance of 100 feet of a proposed soil pit must be sampled and found free of any injurious nematodes of citrus as described in Rule 5B-62.003, F.A.C. Minimum distances shall be measured from the dripline of host plants and from the edge of rights-of-way of any public or private thoroughfare.(2) The soil pit shall be at least the minimum distances specified as follows: (a) One hundred feet maintained free of hosts from known infestations of any injurious nematodes of citrus as described in Rule 5B-62.003, F.A.C.(b) Fifty feet maintained free of hosts from land planted or previously planted to host plants and from all rights-of-way or public thoroughfares with a negative sampling.(3) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of an approved soil pit to maintain adequate security around the approved soil pit to prevent the entry of non-certified regulated articles.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5B-62.021
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1) FS. Law Implemented 581.031(1), (6) FS.
New 12-26-06, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 027, February 10 effective 2/25/2015.New 12-26-06, Amended 2-25-15.