Plant Inspection
Tom Cruise is asking what he would need to sell his rhubarb plants at flea markets and farmers markets. What does he need?
What is a nursery registration?
Doyle Conner calls the Helpline and is upset because a swarm of bees have taken over his favorite tree on his property. "Help!" he says, "I need these bees removed ASAP!" What piece of information do you need from him before emailing the Honey Bee Removal and Eradication List?
What is his county?
Martha Stewart wants to apply for the Hemp Cultivation License. She's heard the industrial hemp business is booming in Florida. What is her first step before applying?
What is get a background check?
Name the FDACS Division to refer when callers have questions about renewing their A,B,C,D,E,F,G (security or concealed carry) license.
What is Division of Licensing?
What is the current state bird of Florida?
What is the mockingbird? (A few weeks ago, a bill died in the FL Senate that proposed replacing the state bird from a mockingbird to the American flamingo).
John Travolta has a nursery in Clearwater called Grease Plants & More. He's been so busy lately and can't remember whether he renewed his registration this year. What do you use to check if his registration is up to date?
What is PITR?
Beyonce has retired from the entertainment industry and wants to dedicate the rest of her life to beekeeping. She's starting out small and needs to register 1 beehive. What are the 3 steps for becoming a registered beekeeper?
What is: 1) Fill out the apiary registration application 2) Pay the registration fee online and 3) contact the apiary inspector once payment has been made/processed.
The American rapper, Flo Rida has very specific questions about permits for shipping Madagascar hissing cockroaches. What email do you recommend he contact?
What is DPI-Permits@fdacs.gov?
Where does the Florida State Veterinarian work?
What is the name of Bry Ramachandra's award-winning chili she makes for the annual DPI Chili Cookoff?
What is the "Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry’s Two-Time Award Winning, Trevor’s Favorite, and Still Better Than Leroy’s, Thai Red Curry Chili"
Miley Cyrus is moving from California to Florida and wants to bring her favorite Persian lime tree as a houseplant. She asks you what kind of permit/certificate she would need. What do you tell her?
What is citrus plants are prohibited from entering Florida. (ESPECIALLY from California!)
Beyonce has inherited 500 beehives in Monroe County from her late father who had a registered apiary. She wants to transfer ownership into her name. Who does she need to contact?
What is her apiary inspector? (50 bonus points for the inspector's name in Monroe County)
What does NECE stand for?
What is Native Endangered Commercially Exploited?
Oprah wants to open a mobile hot dog business in Gainesville. Who should her people call?
What is the Division of Food Safety?
What is the term for a grouping of pugs?
George Clooney calls the Helpline and wants to know what he needs to bring his favorite satsuma oranges back to California with him. He bought them at Publix and he's flying United Airlines. How would you route this CTS ticket?
What is Resolved? George can have his people call the airlines.
Whoops...it looks like Jennifer Lopez accidentally overpaid for her apiary registration this year. Her last album flopped and she really needs this refund. How do you route this CTS ticket?
What is Apiary: Admin & Billing?
This type of permit is required to import, move, possess and use arthropods and other invertebrates for commercial sale, the pet trade, research, educational displays and other purposes.
What is the Permit for Arthropods/Invertebrates/Plant Pests? Or FDACS-08208.
Which Division oversees the Best Management Practices? Hemp cultivator licensees enroll in this program that provides growers with water quality standards and compliance.
What is the Office of Agricultural Water Policy?
What town is Jeff Lotz from? (At one point, it had the largest population of Holocaust survivors in the U.S.)
What is Skokie, Illinois?
The rapper Pitbull calls the Helpline because he suspects his neighbor is illegally reselling plants from his home in Miami. After getting the neighbor's information, you do not find a stock dealer registration in PITR. How would you route this CTS Ticket?
What is Routing Category is: Plant Inspection: R3 (Region 3) OR give Pitbull the contact info of the area's plant inspector?
As Alex Trebek is enjoying a summer day in his backyard, he spies some feral bees on his neighbor's property. The bees are out of control! He's tried to tell his neighbor to get rid of them, but the neighbor won't budge. He wants to report his neighbor for negligence. What should Alex Trebek do?
What is call Code Enforcement?
Your neighbor, Clive wants to get a Hemp Cultivation License. He's already had his fingerprints done but keeps forgetting to complete the online application. How long does Clive have to submit the application before his fingerprint results expire?
What is 6 months?
Which Division makes sure that the Florida State fair rides are safe?
What is the Division of Consumer Services?
Who was Florida's first Commissioner of Agriculture circa 1888-1900?
Who is Lucius B. Wombwell?