§ 2-14-60. Findings of fact.

As a result of adverse impacts to Manatee County waters caused by excessive nutrients resulting from improper landscape maintenance practices and the incorrect or unnecessary application of fertilizers containing phosphorus and/or nitrogen, the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners has determined that the lands and waters of Manatee County are at particularly high risk for adverse effects to surface and ground water from such fertilizer containing phosphorus and/or nitrogen, particularly when not applied in accordance with best management practices established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).

(Ord. No. 14-41, § 37, 10-7-14)