§ 369.20 Florida Aquatic Weed Control Act
§ 369.22 Aquatic plant management
§ 369.25 Aquatic plants; definitions; permits; powers of department; penalties
§ 369.251 Invasive nonnative plants; prohibitions; study; removal; rules
§ 369.252 Invasive plant control on public lands
§ 369.255 Green utility ordinances for funding greenspace management and exotic plant control

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 369 > Part I - Aquatic Plant Control

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