Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services v. Polk
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
EHRLICH, Justice.
We have on appeal a case which the Second District Court of Appeal certified as being of great public importance and requiring immediate resolution by this Court. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(5), Fla. Const.
In September 1984, a bacterial disease was discovered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department) in Ward’s Citrus Nursery in Polk County. On September 10, 1985; lesions similar to those found at Ward’s nursery were found on the leaves of newly budded citrus trees in Block E of the Richard Polk Nursery (Polk). Polk is a field nursery…
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