Ordinance 72-06October 13, 1972
Mr. Ben D. Driver
Fiscal Officer
Board of County Commissioners
Collier County Courthouse
Naples, Florida 33940
Dear Mr. Driver:
Pursuant to the Provisions of ~nFdf.~25.66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge your letter of<h_o~da~_~ and v, vo copies of Collter
County Emergency Ordinance No. 72~i~h..was--~.ec.~lved in this
offlcc on October 13, 1972, The copy,~ii-h0ut the seal,,~showing the
filing date is being returned for your rec ,~:rrd~~-----~
As requested, we are enclosing copies of Collier County Ordin-
ances Nos. 72-4 and 72-$, which were filed in this office on August 31,
1972.
.. Kindest regards.
NK/eh
Cordially,
RICHARD (DICK) STONE
Secretary of State
Acting Chief, Bureau of I. mws
Enclosures
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NO. __ 72-6
n TEMPORARY EMEROENOY COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANOE
PROHIBITING ~{E TRANSPORTINO OF NURSERY PLANT
MATERIAL TO OR TH~OUOH COLLIE~ 00UNTY, FLORIDA
FROM OR T}~OUOH MONROE, DADE OR BROWARD OOUNTY
FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR APPEAL, PROVIDING FOR
EFFEOTIVE DATE.
WHERF~S, there exists a virus within 8outheast Florida
~hat suddenly kills coconut palm trees that has infected sig-
nificant numbers of such trees throughout Dads County, Florida,
and Eastern Monroe County and is now continuing to spread to
other trees and nursery plants, and,
e
WHEREAS, the coconut palm trees and other plant matter
of similar nature are a valuable asset to Collier County, its
industry, citizens, residents, and visitors, and,
WHEREAS, this disease is known to sprea~ in epidemic
proportions to devastate approximately 75% of the coconut
palms in an area and there is no known cure, and,
WHEREAS, this vir~s or disease known as "Lethal Yellowing"
and its infestation of trees and nurser~ plants and plant
materials is not detectible by normal means, and,
WHEREAS, this vir~s or disease is transmitted or vcctored
from one palm or other plant material to another by insects or
otherwise, and es yet no such infestation is identified as
present in Collier County,
WHER ORE mS .D UPO FACTS TO
ORDAINED BY ~E ~A~ OF O0~ OO~SSION~ OF CO~~O~,
SECTION I: . ~ _~
1. It shall be ~lawful for any person to cause a~
nursery plant, or plant material, to be transported from, or
t~rou~h; Monroe, Daae or Bro~ara Counties into or through
Collier County~ Florida.
2. Any person, firm or corporation agrieved by this ordi-
nance shall file an appeal, with the Collier Oounty Agricultural
Agent, to the Board of County Commissioners with a request list-
ing the quantity and species of plants, points of origin, and
destination, time, routs, means and vel~cle license number
of and by which plants are proposed to be transported in con-
trovention of this ordinance, a~d precautions.against spread
of "Lethal Yellowing" taken.
SECTION II:
1. The County Agricultural Agent is hereby instructed
to continue to accumulate and analyze current information and
continue to inform this ~oard of facts that Justify cancellation
or extension 6f this Ordinance and to refer any appeals and re-
quests to this Board.
SECTION III:
1. The Clerk is instructed to forward a certified copy
of this Ordinance duly executed to the Department of State
as soon as practicable by United States Registered Mail Special
Delivery; and to cause the Title and Sections I, II, and VI
hereof to be published.
SECTION IV:
1. Should any word, phrase, clause or section of this
Ordinance be held invalid it shall be severed and shall not
invalidate any other word, phrase, clause or section.
SECTION V:
1. Should this ordinance conflict with other law the
more restrictive shall apply.
SECTION VI:
1. Be it unanimously declared with one member absent,
that an emergency exists and the immediate enactment of this
Ordinance is necessary, therefore, notice requirements are
waived and this Ordinance shall take effect lmmcdiately upon
mailing to the Secretary of State, until April 1~, 1973, or
such other date as later established by Ordinance.
DONE TH~S 10th day of October, 1972.
UNANIMOUSLY ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMNISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA;