Fla. Stat. 388.43
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

(1)

The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, located in Vero Beach, shall be a research and training center for the state under the supervision of the Board of Governors. The laboratory shall be an operational unit of the University of Florida and an integral part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

(2)

The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory shall perform basic and applied research in the biology and control of biting insects and other arthropods of importance as transmitters of disease or as pest annoyances, with special attention to the needs of the various mosquito control organizations, districts, counties, and municipalities of the state. Each quarter, the laboratory shall provide the department with such information as the department shall require to assist it in the performance of its duties with respect to mosquito control under this chapter. The laboratory shall also serve as a center for the training of students and personnel in the entomological aspects of public health, veterinary science, sanitation, mosquito control, drainage and irrigation design, wetlands management, and other areas of service requiring knowledge of medical entomology. Research and training may extend to international programs of the university under appropriate contract and grant arrangements with international, foreign, and federal agencies.

Source: Section 388.43 — Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0388.­43 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

388.011
Definitions 388.021
Creation of mosquito control districts 388.43
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory 388.45
Threat to public or animal health 388.46
Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control 388.101
District boards of commissioners 388.0101
Declaration of legislative intent 388.111
District boards of commissioners 388.121
District boards of commissioners 388.131
Commissioners 388.141
Commissioners 388.151
District boards of commissioners 388.161
District boards of commissioners 388.162
Direction of the program 388.171
Power to perform work 388.181
Power to do all things necessary 388.201
District budgets 388.211
Change in district boundaries 388.221
Tax levy 388.231
Restrictions on use, loan, or rental of equipment 388.241
Board of county commissioners vested with powers and duties of board of commissioners in certain counties 388.251
Delegation of authority to county health department 388.261
State aid to counties and districts for arthropod control 388.271
Prerequisites to participation 388.281
Use of state matching funds 388.291
Source reduction measures 388.301
Payment of state funds 388.311
Carry over of state funds and local funds 388.321
Equipment to become property of the county or district 388.322
Record and inventory of certain property 388.323
Disposal of surplus property 388.341
Reports of expenditures and accomplishments 388.351
Transfer of equipment, personnel, and supplies during an emergency 388.361
Department authority and rules 388.381
Cooperation by counties and district 388.391
Control measures in municipalities and portions of counties located outside boundaries of districts 388.401
Penalty for damage to property or operations 388.3711
Enforcement 388.4111
Public lands

Current through Fall 2025

§ 388.43. Fla. Med. Entomology Laboratory's source at flsenate​.gov