(1) A minimum 81-square mile area around a Fruit fly detection shall be quarantined upon finding:

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    (a) Two adults within three miles of each other within a life cycle; or
    (b) One gravid female; or
    (c) A larva; or
    (d) A pupa.
    (2) The geographical boundaries of a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department’s website at http://www.FDACS.gov/PI.
    (3) It shall be unlawful to move a Host of the Fruit fly species detected or a regulated article into, within, through or from a quarantine area unless in accordance with Fl. Admin. Code R. 5B-66.004
    (4) A list of Hosts most likely to be present in a quarantine area shall be published in a major newspaper of general distribution in the quarantine area, provided to affected industry groups, and published on the Department’s website at http://www.FDACS.gov/PI.
    (5) An area shall be released from quarantine following a declaration that the fruit fly has been eradicated in accordance with subsection 5B-66.006(5), F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), (24), 581.031(1), (5), (7), (17) FS. Law Implemented 570.32(5), (6), 581.031(6), (7), (9), (15), (17), (20), (26), (30), 581.101, 581.161, 581.181 FS. History-New 12-8-11, Amended 10-7-21.