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Fla. Stat. Title XXIX, Ch. 403, Part IV, § 403.7033 Departmental analysis of particular recyclable materials (ReMA note: tasked the DEP with reporting to the Legislature by 02/01/10 on auxiliary containers, preempts local or state regulatory action until Legislature acts)
- Metal Scrap Law (as amended by 2023 Florida SB 306, effective July 1, 2023)
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch. 860; § 860.147 Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters.
- Fla. Stat. Title XXXIII, Ch. 538, Part II Secondary Metals Recyclers; § 538.18 to § 538.28
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch, 812; § 812.145 Theft of copper or other nonferrous metals
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch. 812; § 812.146 Civil liability of owner of metal property
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch. 860; § 860.142 Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act
- ReMA Summary of Florida Metal Scrap Statute (August 30, 2023)
- Fla. Stat. Title XXVI Public Transportation
- Ch. 339, § 339.241 Florida Junkyard Control Law.
- Ch. 348, Part 1: Greater Miami Expressway Agency, § 348.0311 Acquisition of lands and property (as created by 2019 Florida HB 385, effective July 1, 2019) (ReMA note: includes acquisition for the purposes of screening, relocation, removal, or disposal of junkyards and scrap metal processing facilities)
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch. 812; § 812.055 Physical inspection of junkyards, scrap metal processing plants, salvage yards, licensed motor vehicle or vessel dealers, repair shops, parking lots, public garages, towing and storage facilities.
- Fla. State. Title XXIX, Ch. 403 Environmental Control
- Part I, § 403.413 Florida Litter Law
- Part IV Resource Recovery and Management.
- Fla. Stat. Title XXVIII, Ch. 376 Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Removal; § 376.30 to § 376.317
- Fla. Stat. Title XXIX, Ch. 403, Part 1, § 403.141 Civil liability; joint and several liability
- Fla. Stat. Title XXIX, Ch. 403, Part IV, § 403.727 Violations; defenses, penalties, and remedies; subsec. (4) to (8)
- Fla. Stat. § 403.727(8) exempts from liability under § 376.308 and this section “a person who sells, transfers, or arranges for the transfer of recycled and recovered materials [as defined] to a facility owned or operated by another person for the purpose of reclamation, recycling, manufacturing, or reuse of such materials”
- Fla. Stat. Title XIV, Ch. 213 State Revenue Laws: General Provisions.
- Fla. Stat. Title XXVI, Ch. 336, § 336.044 Use of recyclable materials in construction. (ReMA note: allows rubberized asphalt demonstration projects)
- Fla. Stat. Title XXVIII, Ch. 373, Part VIII, § 373.807 Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs (ReMA note: includes requirement to identify urban and sports turf fertilizers)
- Fla. State. Title XXIX, Ch. 403 Environmental Control
- Part I, § 403.413 Florida Litter Law. (ReMA note: “litter” includes tires)
- Part IV Resource Recovery and Management.
- § 403.703 Definitions. (ReMA note: “special wastes” includes tires)
- § 403.7061 Requirements for review of new waste-to-energy facility capability by the Department of Environmental Protection.
- § 403.709 Solid Waste Management Trust Fund; use of waste tire fees.
- § 403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.
- § 403.717 Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements.
- § 403.718 Waste tire fees.
- § 403.727 Violations; defenses, penalties, and remedies.
- Fla. Stat. Title XXIII, Ch. 319 Tile Certificates
- § 319.29 Lost or Destroyed Certificates
- § 319.30 Definitions; dismantling, destruction, change of identity of motor vehicle or mobile home; salvage. (as amended by 2019 Florida HB 1057, effective Oct 1, 2019)
- § 319.41 Title history database
- Fla. Stat. Title XXII, Ch. 320. Motor Vehicle Licenses
- § 320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; International Registration Plan (as amended by 2019 Florida HB 1057, effective Oct 1, 2019) (ReMA note: sets requirements for entities to act as authorized electronic filing system agents)
- § 320.27 Motor Vehicle Dealers
- Fla. Stat. Title XLVI, Ch. 812; § 812.055 Physical inspection of junkyards, scrap metal processing plants, salvage yards, licensed motor vehicle or vessel dealers, repair shops, parking lots, public garages, towing and storage facilities.