Terms Used In Florida Statutes 388.381

  • Arthropod: means those insects of public health or nuisance importance, including all mosquitoes, midges, sand flies, dog flies, yellow flies, and house flies. See Florida Statutes 388.011
  • County: means a political subdivision of the state administered by a board of county commissioners. See Florida Statutes 388.011
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 388.011
  • District: means any mosquito control district established in this state by law for the express purpose of controlling arthropods within boundaries of said districts. See Florida Statutes 388.011
Any county or district carrying on an arthropod control program may cooperate with another county, district, or municipality in carrying out a program for the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods, by agreement as to the program and reimbursement thereof, when approved by the department.