The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

earlier than November 1st of any
year nor shall it be extended fur
Their than November Goth of any
year: and if said date is changed
by resolution, the Commissioner shall
limit or continue his maturity in
specuon service in accordance there
with. In such cases of limitation or
extension of maturity inspection
season. all provisions of this Act
shall be applicable to such citrus
fruit canned or received for canning
during such shortened or extended
maturity season including the re-
Quirement of the payment of the
maturity inspection fee.
Sec IL The citrus fruit prepared
for canning or which is being pre-
pared for such purposes or which
canning that may be found immature
or otherwise unfit for human con-
sumption as defined in this Act, up
on inspection and testing, shall be
seized and destroyed by a citrus fruit
inspector or the sheriff of the county
where found, as ma be provided by
regulations prescribed by the Flor
ida Citrus Commission, provided that
said determination of immaturity or
unfitness for human consumption
NAV be made by a citrus fruit in
SpCCIOI at dIly WuCIC
citrus fruit may be found after sew
erance from the tree and such
seizure and destruction may like
wise occur at any such place, pro-
vided. further. that in the event of
seizure of citrus fruit upon the
grounds that more than ten U0
percent thereof fails to show a break
in color caused solely by nature.
the owner or person in charge of
such citrus fruit shall be allowed
to separate and to retain for subse-
quent use. in accordance with the
provisions of this law, that por-
ton of such citrus fruits which
shows a break in color caused. sole
lv by nature, and in such case only
that portion which fails to show a
break in color caused solely by ma
ture shall be destroyed by a citrus
fruit inspector or the sheriff of the
county. as may be prescribed by
regulations of the Florida Citrus
Commission
Sec. IL That the Commissioner
of Agriculture may in each year
employ as many citrus fruit inSpec-
tors for such period or periods, not
exceeding one ID year, as said Com
missioner shall deem necessary for
the effective enforcement of this
Act.
All persons authorized under the
provisions of this Act to inspect and
certify to the maturity of citrus
fruit shall be governed in the dis
charge of their duties as such in
spectors by the provisions of this
Act and by the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Florida Citrus
Commission as herein authorized,
and shall perform their duties I'M
der the direction and supervision of
the Commissioner of Agriculture
Sec. Is. The salary of each of the
inspectors shall be at the rate of not
more than One Hundred and Fifty
$15O.0O Dollars per month, and in
addition thereto. each inspector shall
receive his or her necessary travel
ing and other expenses incurred by
him in the discharge of his Or her
duties as such inspector, which shall
therefor by the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture. The Commissioner is
hereby authorized and empowered to
employ such additional field and
other agents and clerical assistants,
at such times and for such periods,
and to incur and pay any other ex-
penses. including travelling expenses
of the Commissioner of Agriculture,
during the citrus fruit season as may
be necessary for the effective en-
forcement of this Act, and to insure
the payment of the inspection fees
hereby imposed under the authority
of this Act.
In cases of emergency or neces-
sity when no citrus fruit inspector
is available for inspection of a par
ticular lot of citrus fruit. the Com
missioner may designated some fit
and competent individual to inspect,
test and certify as to such lot of
fruit. Certificates made or issued
by such designated individuals shall
be signed by him or her as Spec
ial Citrus Fruit Inspector" He or
she shall not be required to give
any bond. but shall be subject to the
penalties imposed by this Act for
violation of any of the provisions
thereof.
Sec. IA. The Florida Citrus Com
mission. shall. with the advice of
the Advisory Committee of Grape
fruit Gamers created under Chapter
1880 Laws of Florida, Acts of 1897,
to be expedient and necessary, make
and promulgate rules and regulations
for carrying out the provisions and
regulations of this Act.
Sec. 10. For the purpose of en-
forcing the provisions of this Act,
as well as the regulations of the
Florida Citrus Commission. to be
issued hereunder, citrus fruit inspec-
tors are hereby empowered and au-
thorized to enter into any canning
plant at any reasonable hour of day
or night and to have and demand
access and, admission to any enclosed
portion of said canning Plant. Said
citrus fruit inspectors are likewise
empowered and authorized to inspect
all canning plant records pertaining
to receipts from groves and to
details of canning.
Sec. 16. In the event that any
canning plant canning citrus fruit
during the inspection season shall
have present therein or shall be
processing or canning two or more
lots of fruit simultaneously. it shall
be the duty of the manager or other
person in charge of said canning
plant to notify the citrus fruit in
spector conducting inspections at
said canning plant of said fact and
to furnish to said inspector full in
formation as to the source of said
several lots of fruits and the num-
Der of boxes in each several lot
Sec. II. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to obstruct, hinder, re-
sist. interfere with, or attempt to
obstruct. hinder, resist or interfere
with any authorized inspector in the
discharge of any duty imposed upon
or required of him or her by the
provisions of law or by any rule or
regulation prescribed by the Florida
Citrus Commission herein authoriZ-
ed or to change or attempt to change
any instrument. substance, article or
fluid used by such inspector or emer-
gene inspector in making tests of
citrus fruit.
Sec. 49, Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
Act. or do or commit any such act
herein declared to be unlawful, or
shall violate any reasonable rule or
regulation made and promulgated by
the Florida Citrus Commission in
pursuance of the authority therefor