§ 582.01 Definitions
§ 582.02 Legislative policy and findings; purpose of districts
§ 582.055 Powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; rules
§ 582.06 Soil and Water Conservation Council; powers and duties
§ 582.10 Creation of soil and water conservation districts
§ 582.11 Hearing upon question of creation; notice, etc
§ 582.12 Referendum for creation
§ 582.13 Expenses of referendum
§ 582.14 Results of referendum; publication, etc
§ 582.15 Organization of district, etc
§ 582.16 Change of district boundaries
§ 582.18 Election of supervisors of each district
§ 582.19 Qualifications and tenure of supervisors
§ 582.195 Mandatory meeting of supervisors
§ 582.20 Powers of districts and supervisors
§ 582.28 Cooperation between districts
§ 582.29 State agencies to cooperate
§ 582.295 Automatic dissolution of districts
§ 582.30 Discontinuance of districts; referendum; commissioner’s authority
§ 582.31 Certification of results of referendum; dissolution
§ 582.32 Effect of dissolution

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 582 - Soil and Water Conservation

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Council: means the Soil and Water Conservation Council. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • district: when used in this chapter means and includes a "soil and water conservation district. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • group life insurance policy: include plans of self-insurance providing death benefits. See Florida Statutes 627.551
  • insurance: include the death benefits provided under a plan of self-insurance. See Florida Statutes 627.551
  • Insurer: includes any person or governmental unit providing a plan of self-insurance. See Florida Statutes 627.551
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • soil and water conservation district: means a governmental subdivision of this state and a body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose, with the powers, and subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Supervisor: means a member of the governing body of a district who is elected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Florida Statutes 582.01
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01