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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve Amended Contract #1904 between the Board of
Collier County Commissioners and Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, for fire protection of forest and wild lands
within Collier County.
OBJECTIVE: For the Board of County Commissioners to approve an amendment to
the contract between the County and the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, to raise the per acre assessment for forest land
and wild land fire protection within Collier County from three cents ($.03) to seven cents
($.07) per acre.
CONSIDERATIONS: Section 125.27, Florida Statutes (2008), provides that each
county shall, under the terms of a joint agreement between the county and the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, be assessed each fiscal year as its
share of the cost of providing such fire protection, a sum in dollars equal to the total
forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the Department, multiplied
by seven cents ($.07).
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds will be paid from 111-144399 MSTD General Fund,
Division of Forestry Services.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency and
is legally sufficiency and is legally sufficient for Board action. -JW
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact
associated with this Executive Summary.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Collier County Commissioners approves
the attached amendment to Contract #1904 dated 08/22/88 to increase the forest and wild
land protection assessment for 401,814 acres in Collier County and authorizes the
Chairman to sign the amended agreement.
Prepared by: Christine Chase, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Emergency Management
Department
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Recommendation to approve Amended Contract #1904 between the Board of Collier County
Commissioners and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of
Forestry, for fire protection of forest and wild lands within Collier County. ($28,126.98)
Prepared By:
Department Date
Bureau of Emergency Services 9/12/2008 3:01:05 PM
Approved By:
Department Approval Date
County Attorney Approved 9/15/2008 12:00 PM
Approved By:
Department Approval Date
Office of
Management Approved 9/15/2008 2:30 PM
and Budget
Approved By:
Department Approval Date
County
Manager's Office Approved 9/15/2008 4:02 PM
ATTACHMENTS:
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Description:
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❑ Executive Summa
Cojn r Amendment_fira
Executive Summary Fire Protection
Executive Summary
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❑ Contest 1904 pdf
Addendum to Contract
Contract
❑ Legislation DOF Con r
Amendment 07 31 08.odf
Legislative Ruling
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Backup Material
b DOF ontrac 1I 988.pdf
1988 Fire Protection Contract
Contract
❑ m n mart fire prof pdf
Fire Protection Contract Amendment
Contract
❑ Letter from Charles Bronson
DOF Contract Amendment_07
Letter from Charles Bronson
Backup Material
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Standard Addendum
FC- 5700 -11
Approved 12/92 Legal
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I a ADDENDUM \, VON
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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT .
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERV169§
DIVISION OF FORESTRY
AND
COLLIER COUNTY
WHEREAS, the parties entered into an agreement as required by Section 125.27, Florida Statues,
dated, Ulog oj i4mg to provide fire protection to the total forest and wildland acreage of Collier
County.
WHEREAS, the parties now desire and intend to amend said agreement.
THEREFORE, this amendment witnesseth:
Paragraphs numbered 1 and 2 of the aforesaid agreement are amended as follows:
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1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 548.006 acres of forest and wild
land within Collier County.
2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement, pay to the Department annually
as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection, 516.440.18 said receipts to
be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State.
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1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 413,259 acres of forest and wild
lands within Collie r County.
2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement, pay to the Department annually
its share of the cost of providing such fire protection 512.397.77. said receipts to be
deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State.
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In all its other terms and conditions the agreement remains unchanged and is hereby reaffirmed.
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER
SERVICE ISIE.STRY
BY:
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF
ADMINISTRATION
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Approved as to form and
legal sufficiencv,
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Assist nt County Attorney
THE BOARD OF? j
COMMISSION
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DATE: � `y' , ,
Attest: ;
Clerk ofth Circu4Rw as t0 Chair -8
signature only.
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- CHAPTER 2068 -107
Committee Substitute for
Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1702
An act relating to agriculture; reenacting s. 20.14(2), F.S., relating to
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; amending s.
125.27, F.S.; increasing the annual countywide fire control assess-
ment; requiring that certain portions of the assessment be distrib-
uted into the Incidental Trust Fund of the Division of Forestry and
the General Revenue Fund; amending s. 370.07, F.S.; increasing the
annual license tax imposed on wholesale and retail saltwater prod-
ucts dealers; amending s. 487.041, F.S-; increasing the registration
fee imposed on each brand of pesticide that is distributed, sold, or
offered for sale; amending s. 500.12, F.S.; increasing the maximum
amount allowed for a food permit application fee; amending s.
559.928, F.S.; requiring that independent agents pay an annual
registration fee; specifying an amount for such fee; providing for the
deposit and use of moneys obtained from the collection of such fee;
amending a. 576.041, F.S.; increasing the fertilizer inspection fee;
amending s. 580.041, F.S.; increasing the master registration fees
imposed on commercial feed distributors; amending a. 597.004, F.S.;
increasing the registration fee for aquaculture certification; amend-
ing s. 601.15, F.S.; revising the deadline by which the Florida Citrus
Commission sets the annual citrus excise tax rate; deleting a provi-
sion requiring the commission to consider certain projected collec-
tion of taxes in setting the rate; conforming provisions relating to the
season upon which the tax rate applies; amending s. 570.191, F.S.;
providing for money in the Agricultural Emergency Eradication
Trust Fund to be made available under certain circumstances for
specified additional purposes; repealing s. 570.1911, F.S., relating to
notice of certification of an agricultural emergency, repealing s.
585.105, F.S., relatingto the purchase, distribution, and administra-
tion of approved brucella vaccine by the department; providing effec-
tive dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 20.14, Florida Statutes, is reenacted.
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 125.27, Florida Statutes, is amended
to read:
125.27 Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the Division of
Forestry; state funding; county fire control assessments; disposition; equip-
ment donations.—
(1) The Division of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Con-
sumer Services and the board of county commissioners of each county in this
state shall enter into agreements for the establishment and maintenance of
countywide fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county,
with the total cost of such fire protection being funded by state and federal
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funds. Each county shall, under the terms of such agreements, be assessed
each fiscal year, as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection, a
sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county,
as determined by the Division of Forestry, multiplied by 13 cents. The forest
and wild lands acreage included in such agreements shall be reviewed each
year by the contracting parties and the number of forest and wild land acres
and the annual fire control assessment adjusted so as to reflect the current
forest acreage of the county. In the event the division and the county com-
missioners do not agree, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
Trust Fund shall make such acreage determination. All fire control assess-
ments received by the Division of Forestry from the several counties under
agreements made pursuant to this section shall be deposited as follows:
Section 3. Effective October 1, 2008, subsection (2) of section 370.07,
Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
370.07 Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers; regulation. —
(2) LICENSES; AMOUNT, TRUST FUND. —
(a) A resident wholesale county seafood dealer is required to pay an
annual license tax of 400 $380.
(b) A resident wholesale state dealer is required to pay an annual license
tax of 550 $440.
(c) A nonresident wholesale county dealer is required to pay an annual
license tax of 600 $409.
(d) A nonresident wholesale state dealer is required to pay an annual
license tax of $1,100 $009.
(e) An alien wholesale county dealer is required to pay an annual license
tax of $I J00 $1,009.
(fl An alien wholesale state dealer is required to pay an annual license
tax of $1,600 $1-,..500.
(g) A resident retail dealer is required to pay an annual license tax of 75
$25; however, if such a dealer has more than one place of business, the
dealer shall designate one place of business as a central place of business,
shall pay an annual license tax of 75 $25 for such place of business, and
shall pay an annual license tax of 25 $4.0 for each other place of business.
(h) A nonresident retail dealer is required to pay an annual license tax
of 250 $200; however, if such a dealer has more than one place of business,
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(h) One - hundred F4fty dollar annual registration fee.
Section 10. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 601.15, Florida
Statutes, is amended to read:
601.15 Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; excise tax; emer-
gency reserve fund; citrus research.—
(3)
(e) The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority of its mem-
bers and by an order entered by it prior to Novem er August 1 of any year,
may set the tax rates up to the maximum rates specified in this subsection
if the Anm-raiggion datel�mLqas that the epeGified tax Fate will rmlalt in GQ11AG
needs, iaGladiag a4i legal obligations. The tax rate shall apply only to the
citrus season which began on August l of the same calendar year immedi
}„ 7.. f 149ws entry r. _ 1 _ e } +; +1......,}„. Such tax rate may be applied
by variety and on the basis of whether the fruit enters the primary channel
of trade for use in fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree
on a box tax rate, the tax rate for the previous year shall remain in effect
until the commission approves a new rate.
Section 11. Section 570.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
-- 570.191 Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. —There is cre-
ated in the office of the commissioner the Agricultural Emergency Eradica-
tion Trust Fund. Funds in the trust fund may be made available for the
Section 12. Section 570.1911, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
Section 13. Section 585.105, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
Section 14. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act
shall take effect July 1, 2008.
Approved by the Governor June 10, 2008.
Filed in Office Secretary of State June 10, 2008.
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2 An act relating to agriculture; reenacting s. 20.14(2),
3 F.S., relating to the Department of Agri-culture and
4 Consumer Services; amending s. 125.27, F.S.; increasing
5 the annual countywide fire control assessment; requiring
6 that certain portions of the assessment be distributed
7 into the Incidental Trust Fund of the Division of Forestry
8 and the General Revenue Fund; amending s. 370.07, F.S.;
9 increasing the annual license tax imposed on wholesale and
10 retail saltwater products dealers; amending s. 487.041,
11 F.S.; increasing the registration fee imposed on each
i2 brand of pesticide that is distributed, sold, or offered
13 for sale; amending s. 500.12, F.S.; increasing the maximum
14 amount allowed for a food permit application fee; amending
15 s. 559.928, F.S.; requiring that independent agents pa_v an
16 annual registration fee; specifying an amount for such
17 fee; providing for the deposit and use of moneys obtained
18 from the collection of such fee; amending s. 576.041,
19 F.S.; increasing the fertilizer inspection fee; amending
20 s. 580.041, F.S.; increasing the master registration fees
21 imposed on commercial feed distributors; amending s.
22 597.004, F.S.; increasing the registration fee for
23 aquaculture certification; amending s. 601.15, F.S.;
24 revising the deadline by which the Florida Citrus
25 Commission sets the annual citrus excise tax. rate;
26 deleting a provision requiring the commission to consider
27 certain projected collection of taxes in setting the rate;
28 conforming provisions relating to the season upon which
29 the tax rate applies; amending s. 570.191, F.S.; providing
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30 for money in the Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust
31 Fund to be made available under certain circumstances for
32 specified additional purposes; repealing s. 570.1911,
33 F.S., relating to notice of certification of an
34 agricultural emergency; repealing s. 585.105, F.S.,
35 relating to the purchase, distribution, and administration
36 of approved brucella vaccine by the department; providing
37 effective dates.
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39 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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41 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 20.14, Florida
42 Statutes, is reenacted.
43 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 125.27, Florida
44 Statutes, is amended to read:
45 125.27 Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the
46 Division of Forestry; state funding; county fire control
47 assessments; disposition; equipment donations.- -
48 (1) The Division of Forestry of the Department of
49 Agriculture and Consumer Services and the board of county
50 commissioners of each county in this state shall enter into
51 agreements for the establishment and maintenance of countywide
52 fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county,
53 with the total cost of such fire protection being funded by state
54 and federal funds. Each county shall, under the terms of such
55 agreements, be assessed each fiscal year, as its share of the
56 cost of providing such fire protection, a sum in dollars equal to
57 the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as
58 determined by the Division of Forestry, multiplied by 7 3 cents.
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59 The forest and wild lands acreage included in such agreements
60 shall be reviewed each year by the contracting parties and the
61 number of forest and wild land acres and the annual fire control
62 assessment adjusted so as to reflect the current forest acreage
63 of the county. In the event the division and the county
64 commissioners do not agree, the Board of Trustees of the Internal
65 Improvement Trust Fund shall make such acreage determination. All
66 fire control assessments received by the Division of Forestry
67 from the several counties under agreements made pursuant to this
68 section shall be deposited as follows:
69 (a) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land
70 acreage of the counties, multiplied by 4 cents, shall be
71 distributed to the Incidental Trust Fund of the Division of
72 Forestry; and
73 (b) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land
74 acreage of the counties, multiplied by 3 cents, shall be
75 distributed to 4eee the General Revenue Fund.
76 Section 3. Effective October 1, 2008, subsection (2) of
77 section 370.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
78 370.07 Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers;
79 regulation.- -
80 (2) LICENSES; AMOUNT, TRUST FUND.- -
81 (a) A resident wholesale county seafood dealer is required
82 to pay an annual license tax of $400 $398.
83 (b) A resident wholesale state dealer is required to pay an
84 annual license tax of $550 58.
85 (c) A nonresident wholesale county dealer is required to
86� pay an annual license tax of $$600 $999.
87� (d) A nonresident wholesale state dealer is required to pay
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88 an annual license tax of $1,100
89 (e) An alien wholesale county dealer is required to pay an
90 annual license tax of $1,100 $1,,999.
91 (f) An alien wholesale state dealer is required to pay an
92 annual license tax of $1,600 $1,599.
93 (g) A resident retail dealer is required to pay an annual
94 license tax of $75; however, if such a dealer has more than
95 one place of business, the dealer shall designate one place of
96 business as a central place of business, shall pay an annual
97 license tax of $75 ` S for such place of business, and shall pay
98 an annual license tax of $25 S-- for each other place of
99 business.
100 (h) A nonresident retail dealer is required to pay an
101 annual license tax of $250 5299; however, if such a dealer has
102 more than one place of business, the dealer shall designate one
103 place of business as a central place of business, shall pay an
104 annual license tax of $250 $2-99 for such place of business, and
105 shall pay an annual license tax of $40 52§ for each other place
106 of business.
107 (i) An alien retail dealer is required to pay an annual
108 license tax of $300 52159; however, if such a dealer has more than
109 one place of business, the dealer shall designate one place of
110 business as a central place of business, shall pay an annual
111 license tax of $300 �9 for such place of business, and shall
112 pay an annual license tax of $65 4-5-9. for each other place of
113 business.
114 (j) License or privilege taxes, together with any other
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funds derived
from the Federal
Government or from
any other
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source, shall
be deposited in
a Florida Saltwater
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117 Promotion Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of
118 Agriculture and Consumer Services for the sole purpose of
119 promoting all fish and saltwater products produced in this state,
120 except that 4 percent of the total wholesale and retail saltwater
121 products dealer's license fees collected shall be deposited into
122 the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund administered by the
123 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purpose of
124 processing wholesale and retail saltwater products dealer's
125 licenses.
126 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
127 (c) of subsection (2) of sect_on 487.041, Florida Statutes, are
128 amended to read:
129 487.041 Registration.- -
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131 (b) For the purpose of defraying expenses of the department
132 in connection with carrying out the provisions of this part, each
133 person shall pay an annual registration fee of $350 �2SG for each
134 registered brand of pesticide. The annual registration fee for
135 each special local need label and experimental use permit is
136 $100. All registrations expire on December 31 of each year. If
137 the renewal of a brand of pesticide, including the special local
138 reed label and experimental use permit, is not filed by January
139 31 of the renewal year, an additional fee of $25 per brand of
140 pesticide shall be assessed per month and added to the original
141 fee. This additional fee may not exceed $250 per brand of
142 pesticide. The additional fee must be paid by the registrant
143 before the renewal certificate for the registration of the brand
144 of pesticide is issued.
145 (2)
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146 (c) Each registration issued by the department to a
147 registrant for a period beginning in an odd - numbered year shall
148 be assessed a fee of $700 $589 per brand of pesticide and a fee
149 of $200 for each special local need label and experimental use
150 permit, and the registration shall expire on December 31 of the
151 following year. Each registration issued by the department to a
152 registrant for a period beginning in an even - numbered year shall
153 be assessed a fee of $350 $269 per brand of pesticide and fee of
154 $100 for each special local need label and experimental use
155 permit, and the registration .shall expire on December 31 of that
156 year.
157 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
158 500.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
159 500.12 Food permits; building permits.- -
160 (1)
161 (b) An application for a food permit from the department
162 must be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by
163 department rule, which may not exceed $650 $599 and shall be used
164 solely for the recovery of costs for the services provided,
165 except that the fee accompanying an application for a food permit
166 for operating a bottled water plant may not exceed $1,000 and the
167 fee accompanying an application for a food permit for operating a
168 packaged ice plant may not exceed $250. The fee for operating a
169 bottled water plant or a packaged ice plant shall be set by rule
170 of the department. Food permits must be renewed annually on or
171 before January 1. If an application for renewal of a food permit
172 is not received by the department within 30 days after its due
173 date, a late fee, in an amount not exceeding $100, must be paid
174 in addition to the food permit fee before the department may
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175 issue the food permit. The moneys collected shall be deposited in
176 the General Inspection Trust Fund.
177 Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 559.928, Florida
178 Statutes, is amended to read:
179 559.928 Registration.- -
180 (3) Each independent agent shall annually file an affidavit
181 with the department prior to engaging in business in this state.
182 This affidavit must include the independent agent's full name,
183 legal business or trade name, mailing address, business address,
189 telephone number, social security number, and the name or names
185 and addresses of each seller of travel represented by the
186 independent agent. A letter evidencing proof of filing must be
187 issued by the department and must be prominently displayed in the
188 independent agent's primary place of business. Each independent
189 agent must also submit an annual registration fee of $50. All
190 monevs collected pursuant to the imposition of the fee shall be
191 deposited by the Chief Financial Officer into the General
192 Inspection Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and
193 Consumer Services for the sole purpose of administrating this
19d part. As used in this subsection, the term "independent agent"
195 means a person who represents a seller of travel by soliciting
196 persons on its behalf; who has a written contract with a seller
197 of travel which is operating in compliance with this part and any
198 rules adopted thereunder; who does not receive a fee, commission,
199 or other valuable consideration directly from the purchaser for
200 the seller of travel; who does not at any time have any unissued
201 ticket stock or travel documents in his or her nossession; and
202 who does not have the ability to issue tickets, vacation
203 certificates, or any other travel document. The term "independent
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204 agent" does not include an affiliate of the seller of travel, as
205 that term is used in s. 559.935(3), or the employees of the
206 seller of travel or of such affiliates.
207 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 576.041, Florida
208 Statutes, is amended to read:
209 576.041 Inspection fees; records; bond.- -
210 (1) Every licensee shall pay to the department an
211 inspection fee in the amount of $1 :�g eeRte per ton for
212 fertilizer sold in the state, except raw ground phosphate rock,
213 soft phosphate, colloidal phosphate, phosphatic clays and all
214 other untreated phosphatic materials, gypsum, hydrated lime,
215 limestone, and dolomite when sold or used for agricultural
216 purposes, on which the inspection fee shall be 30 cents per ton.
217 All fees paid to the department under this section shall be
218 deposited into the State Treasury to be placed in the General
219 Inspection Trust Fund to be used for the sole purpose of funding
220 the fertilizer inspection program.
221 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
222 580.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
223 580.041 Master registration; fee; refusal or cancellation
224 of registration.- -
225 (1)
226 (b) The registration form shall be accompanied by a fee
227 that shall be based on tons of feed distributed in this state
228 during the previous year. If a distributor has been in business
229 less than 1 year, the tonnage shall be estimated by the
230 distributor for the first year and based on actual tonnage
231 thereafter. These fees shall be as follows:
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233 SALES IN TONS FEE
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235 Zero, up to and including 25....$40 42L&
236 More than 25, up to and including 50....$75 559
237 More than 50, up to and including 100....$150 $199
238 More than 100, up to and including 300....$375 $399
239 More than 300, up to and including 600....$600 $SOO
240 More than 600, up to and including 1,000....$900 Sa-59
241 More than 1,000, up to and including 2,000....$1,250 $1,999
242 More than 2,000, up to and including 5,000....$2,000 552a
243 More than 5,000....$3,500 C2,,500
244 Section 9. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
245 597.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
246 597.004 Aquaculture certificate of registration.- -
247 (1) CERTIFICATION.- -Any person engaging in aquaculture must
248 be certified by the department. The applicant for a certificate
249 of registration shall submit the following to the department:
250 (h) One- hundred may dollar annual registration fee.
251 Section 10. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section
252 601.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
253 601.15 Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; excise
254 tax; emergency reserve fund; citrus research.- -
255 (3)
256 (e) The commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority
257 of its members and by an order entered by it prior to November
256 1 of any year, may set the tax rates up to the maximum
259 rates specified in this subsection =ftae ee� ssien
260 tl at _Iie speei 'e,,4 ;-a3E -ate ba ' 1 -e 4 E n eezlqeEiee —e` ` fid
261 g the eFi-eing ei `rus ee-see, e hreln p -ems =eds,
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#He =g all legate ''gat =�. The tax rate shall apply only to
the citrus season which began on August 1 of the same calendar
year imfftediately fe—'-
ef 4 tih der s ,_ng the _u�e.
Such tax rate may be applied by variety and on the basis of
whether the fruit enters the primary channel of trade for use in
fresh or processed form. If the commission cannot agree on a box
tax rate, the tax rate for the previous year shall remain in
effect until the commission approves a new rate.
Section 11. Section 570.191, Florida Statutes, is amended
to read:
570.191 Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust
Fund. - -There is created in the office of the commissioner the
Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. Funds in the trust
fund may be made available for the promotion, advancement, and
protection of agriculture in this state, including maintaining or
increasing market share and suppressing or eradicating wildfire,
animal or plant disease, insect infestation, or a plant or pest
that endangers or threatens agriculture epen eeEt;�'ieatdmen lay tie
,.y,
plant disease, inseefi-- }n €estat en,
t'.qLealeH_nj he . vtieeltuial, urul, -e2 ether
Section 12. Section 570.1911, Florida Statutes, is
repealed.
Section 13. Section 585.105, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
Section 19. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND CONSUMER SERVICES
DIVISION OF FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION BUREAU
3125 Conner Blvd. Suite A, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1650
PHONE: 850.488.6111 1 FAX: 850.488.4445
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For:
Fax number: i a 6a 0 C)
From:
Fax number:
Date:
Regarding: ell,
Number
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Number of pages: 3
Comments:
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
DIVISION OF FORESTRY
AND
The County of Collier , in the State of Florida
587,306 Acres Land
THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day
of July , 1988 , by and between the State of Florida, Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, hereinafter called
the "Department," and the county of
hereinafter called the "County."
Collier
of the State of Florida,
WHEREAS, Section 125,27, Florida Statutes, provides that the Division of
Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall enter into
agreements with the Board of County Commissioners of each county in the State
for the establishment and maintenance of countywide fire protection of all for-
est and wild lands within said county, and
WHEREAS, Section 125,27, Florida Statues, also provides that each county
shall, under the terms of this agreement, be assessed each fiscal year as its
share of the cost of providing such fire protection a sum in dollars equal to
the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the
Department, multiplied by three cents (3c).
NOW, THEREFORE, this Cooperative Agreement shall be in full force and
effect on and after July 1 , 1288_, and shall continue in full
force and effect until superseded by a new agreement or cancelled by the Florida
Statutes.
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1. The Department shall provide fire protection for
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587,306 acres
of forest and wild lands within Collier County.
2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement, pay to the
Department annually as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection
$ 17,619.18 , said receipts to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund
of the State.
3. No amendment, addendum, or changes in this agreement shall be valid
and binding upon the parties hereto unless such amendment, addendum, or change
be reduced to writing and executed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be
executed the day and year first above written.
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES,
DIVISION OF FORESTRY Collier County, Florida
By' 6 Waw_-00�__
mmiss aner of Agriculture
Date: JlUG 7..2 14N8
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Evi. � �
Chairman of Board Acl' (i$ y�
Date
A3AMES
• GILES, C ARK
•crest
Clerk off Circuit Court
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Item # 16F8
September 23, 20
0 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services PIM6022 of 25
CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner FDACS CONTRACT
The Capitol - Tallahassee, FL 32399 -0800
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CONTRACT AMENDMENT 00 190 4
Plewe Respond To: Division of Forestry
Forest Protection Bureau
3125 Conner Blvd. Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1650
July 31, 2008
Collier County
RE: Amendment of Contract # 1904 dated 08/22188.
This letter, upon execution by both parties and attachment to the original contract shall
serve to amend said contract. The contract shall be amended as follows:
The third recital paragraph and paragraphs 1 & 2, are amended as follows:
FROM
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statute, also provides that each county shall, under the terms of
this agreement, be assessed each fiscal year as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection a
sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the
Department, multiplied by three cents ($.03).
1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 413,259 acres of forest and wildlands within
County.
2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement; pay to the Department annually as its share of
the cost of providing such fire protection, $12,397.77, said receipts to be deposited in the General
Revenue Fund of the State.
TO
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statute, also provides that each county shall, under the terns of
this agreement, be assessed each fiscal year as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection a
sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the
Department, multiplied by seven cents ($.07).
1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 401,814 acres of forest and wild lands within
County.
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Florida Agriculture and Forest Products
$ 97 Billion for Florida's Economy
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner
The Capitol - Tallahassee, FL 32399 -0800
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Item # 16F8
September 23, 20
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2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement; pay to the Department annually its share of
the cost of providing such fire protection $28,126.98, said receipts to be deposited as prescribed by
Florida Statute.
NO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE AMENDED OR OTHERWISE
ALTERED BY THIS AMEND ENT.
/y
Mike Gresham
Director of Admnistration
Department of Agriculture
and Consum Services
s;
(Date)
DACS-010186 Rev 09/07
(Signature)
(Title)
(Company)
(Date)
Florida Agriculture and Forest Products
$ 97 Billion for Florida's Economy
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to
be executed by their undersigned officials as duly authorized.
Recipient: COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Date:
Tom Henning, Chairman
FEID# 59- 60000558
Item # 16F8
September 23, 2
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ATTEST: Dwight E. Brock, Clerk Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency
By' BY:
Deputy Clerk Jeff . \ rig t, Assistant County Attorney
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
By:
Name and Title: Mike Gresham. Director of Administration
Division of Emergency Management
Date:
Florida Department of A�6(Allture and Consumer Services
CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner
The Capitol • Tallahassee, FL 32399 -0800
ww",Aoacs.st ate. fl. Lis
July 9, 2008
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
3301 E. Tamiami Trl, F -1
Naples, FL 34112
Dear County Manager:
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Please respond to
Division of Forestry
10941 Palm Beach Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 690 -3500
Your county's fire control assessment for fiscal year 2008 -2009 is shown below. We are forwarding
you this information so that you can take this into consideration in planning your budget.
Fire Control Assessment - 401,814 acres x $0.07 $28,126.98
You will receive an invoice from this office during the month of September for the above.
The statutory language for the recent legislative change to Florida Statute 125.27 increasing the
per acre charge from $0.03 /acre to $0.07 /acre is also attached. This is the first change in rate since the
inception of the agreement. This statute change as well as the updated acreage change will require an
addendum to our agreement. You will receive that addendum for signature in July.
If for any reason you have questions concerning this program, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
CHARLES BRONSON
COTI!rIKONER OF AG
/tCULTURE
Hank Graham
Center Mangaer
Caloosahatchee Forestry Center
Attachment
Cc: Ira Jolly, Chief Forest Protection
David Core, Assistant Director, Division of Forestry
tI&Ida,
Florida Agriculture and Forest Products
$97 Killion for Florida's Fcononly