Legal Opinion
Haire v. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 12, 2004No. Nos. SC03-446, SC03-552PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.
The primary issue in this case is whether the State, through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department), is acting within permissible constitutional boundaries by destroying privately owned citrus trees that are within 1900 feet of a tree infected with citrus canker, even though the destroyed trees show no outward signs of infection and appear healthy. To resolve this issue, we must address the constitutionality of section 581.184, Florida Statutes (2003) (Citrus Canker Law), which contains the statutory authority for the Department to destroy privately owned citrus…
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