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FL Stat § 574.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 574 - Sale of Leaf Tobacco|574.131 - Injunction Proceedings.

574.131 Injunction proceedings.—In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department is authorized to make application for injunction to a circuit court or circuit judge, and such circuit court or circuit judge shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule duly adopted by the department, such injunction to be issued without bond.History.—s. 7, ch. 72-188; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 4, ch. 83-9; s. 1, ch. 93-6.
FL Stat § 574.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 574 - Sale of Leaf Tobacco|574.14 - Rules.

574.14 Rules.—The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History.—s. 8, ch. 72-188; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 4, ch. 83-9; s. 1, ch. 93-6; s. 190, ch. 98-200.
FL Stat § 576.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.021 - Registration and Licensing.

576.021 Registration and licensing.—(1) A company the name and address of which appears upon a label and that guarantees a fertilizer may not distribute that fertilizer to a nonlicensee until a license to distribute has been obtained by the company from the department upon payment of a $100 fee. All licenses shall expire on June 30 each year. An application for license shall include the following information:(a) The name and address of the applicant.(b) The name and address of the distribution point. The name and address shown on the license shall be shown on all labels, pertinent invoices, and storage facilities for fertilizer distributed by the licensee in this state.(2)(a) A company the name and address of which appears upon a label and that guarantees a fertilizer may not distribute a specialty fertilizer in this state until it is registered with the department. An application for registration of each brand and grade of specialty fertilizer shall be filed with the department by using a form prescribed by the department or by using the department’s website and shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $100 for each specialty fertilizer that is registered. All specialty fertilizer registrations expire June 30 each year. All licensing and registration fees paid to the department under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury to be placed in the General Inspection Trust Fund to be used for the sole purpose of funding the fertilizer inspection program.(b) Labels for each brand and product grade shall accompany the application and shall include the following information:1. The brand and grade.2. The guaranteed analysis.3. The name and address of the licensee.4. The net weight.5. The sources from which the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are derived.6. The sources of secondary plant nutrients and micro plant nutrients if guaranteed, claimed, or advertised.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 76-35; s. 2, ch. 87-170; ss. 2, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 2, 11, ch. 97-6; s. 41, ch. 2009-66; s. 120, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 576.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.031 - Labeling.

576.031 Labeling.—(1) Any fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the immediate and outside container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:(a) The brand and grade.(b) The guaranteed analysis.(c) The name and address of the licensee.(d) The net weight.(e) The sources from which the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are derived.(f) The sources of secondary plant nutrients and micro plant nutrients if guaranteed, claimed, or advertised.(2) If distributed in bulk, two labels containing the information required in paragraphs (1)(a)-(f) shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery with the delivery ticket, which shall show the certified net weight.(3) Each label of fertilizer shall bear the Florida license number.(4) The form of the label shall be prescribed by rule.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 3, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 3, 11, ch. 97-6; s. 121, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 576.041 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.041 - Inspection Fees; Records.

576.041 Inspection fees; records.—(1) Every licensee shall pay to the department an inspection fee in the amount of $1 per ton for fertilizer sold in the state, except raw ground phosphate rock, soft phosphate, colloidal phosphate, phosphatic clays and all other untreated phosphatic materials, gypsum, hydrated lime, limestone, and dolomite when sold or used for agricultural purposes, on which the inspection fee shall be 30 cents per ton. All fees paid to the department under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury to be placed in the General Inspection Trust Fund to be used for the sole purpose of funding the fertilizer inspection program.(2) Each licensee shall report to the department quarterly the tonnage of fertilizer sold in the state and pay the inspection fee. The continuance of a license is conditioned upon the applicant’s:(a) Maintaining records and a bookkeeping system that will accurately indicate the tonnage of fertilizer sold by the licensee; and(b) Consent to examination of the business records and books by the department to verify the correctness of tonnage reports and the payment of inspection fees. Tonnage reports and payment of inspection fees shall be made quarterly through the department’s website or on forms provided by the department and submitted within 30 days after the close of the reporting period.(3) In addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter, a licensee who fails to timely pay the inspection fee shall be assessed a penalty of 1.5 percent for each month or part of a month that the fee or portion of the fee is not paid.(4) If the report is not filed and the inspection fee is not paid on the date due, or if the report of tonnage is false, the amount of the inspection fee due is subject to a penalty of 10 percent or $25, whichever is greater.(5) Failure to make an accurate statement of tonnage or to pay the inspection fee or comply as provided herein shall constitute sufficient cause for revocation of the license and also for cancellation of all registrations on file for the licensee.(6) In order to obtain information that will facilitate the collection of inspection fees and serve other useful purposes relating to fertilizer, the department may, by rule, require licensees, manufacturers, registrants, and dealers to report movements of fertilizer.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-213; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 85-172; s. 3, ch. 87-170; ss. 4, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6; s. 7, ch. 2008-107; s. 122, ch. 2014-150; s. 19, ch. 2016-61.
FL Stat § 576.055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.055 - Deconing.

576.055 Deconing.—The department may adopt, by rule, procedures and methods which would require each in-state manufacturer of fertilizer to incorporate specified procedures designed to avoid coning during the loading of bulk mixed fertilizer into transport vehicles to reduce separation and segregation of fertilizer components intended for delivery to a purchaser.History.—s. 2, ch. 79-204; s. 3, ch. 83-202; ss. 6, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.071 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.071 - Commercial Value.

576.071 Commercial value.—The commercial value used in assessing penalties for any deficiency shall be determined by surveying the fertilizer industry in the state using annualized plant nutrient values contained in one or more generally recognized journals.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; s. 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 6, 11, ch. 97-6; s. 27, ch. 2012-190; s. 125, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 576.085 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.085 - Minimum Plant Nutrient Content.

576.085 Minimum plant nutrient content.—The department shall establish, by rule, a minimum plant nutrient content.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 76-35; ss. 8, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.087 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.087 - Antisiphon Requirements for Irrigation Systems.

576.087 Antisiphon requirements for irrigation systems.—(1) Any irrigation system used for the application of fertilizer must be equipped with an antisiphon device adequate to protect against contamination of the water supply.(2) It is unlawful for any person to apply fertilizer through an irrigation system which is not equipped with an antisiphon device as required by this section.History.—ss. 9, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6; s. 126, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 576.101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.101 - License Denial, Revocation, or Suspension.

576.101 License denial, revocation, or suspension.—The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license issued by the department for any violation of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, or any lawful order of the department.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 5, ch. 83-202; ss. 11, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 8, 11, ch. 97-6; s. 127, ch. 2014-150.
FL Stat § 576.111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.111 - Stop-Sale, Stop-Use, Removal, or Hold Orders.

576.111 Stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold orders.—(1) When fertilizer is being offered for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue and enforce a stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold order to the owner or custodian of the fertilizer ordering it to be held at a designated place until compliance has been met and the fertilizer is released in writing by the department or the violation has been the subject of a court order.(2) Such written or printed notice is notice and warning to all persons, including, but not limited to, the owner or custodian thereof or her or his agents or employees, to scrupulously refrain from moving, bothering, altering, or interfering with the fertilizer or from altering, defacing, or in anywise interfering with the notice itself or permitting the same to be done.(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully violate any of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.(4) The department shall release the fertilizer so withdrawn when the provisions of this law have been complied with.(5) The owner or custodian, with the authorization, direction, and supervision of the department, may relabel the fertilizer so that the label will conform to the product, or transfer and return the product to the licensee or supplier for the purpose of bringing the product in compliance with the law.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; s. 4, ch. 67-213; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 12, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6; s. 910, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 576.122 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.122 - Seizure, Condemnation, and Sale.

576.122 Seizure, condemnation, and sale.—Any lot of fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this law shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the department to the circuit court in the county in which the fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the fertilizer to be in violation of this law and orders it condemned, it shall be disposed of as the court may direct; provided, that in no instance shall the disposition of the fertilizer be ordered by the court without first giving the owner or custodian an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the fertilizer or for permission to process or relabel it to bring it into compliance with this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 13, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.132 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.132 - Recovery of Damages.

576.132 Recovery of damages.—(1) The department may file for penalties due for deficiencies in a court of competent jurisdiction upon 10 days’ notice after the 60 days’ payment period.(2) When penalties are due and unpaid by a nonresident licensee, dealer, or agent, the department may proceed by attachment as provided by law. In the case of nonresident and absconding debtors, the department may proceed against any fertilizer, credits of the licensee, dealer, or agent wherever found within the limits of this state.(3) When fertilizer in lots of one or more tons is delivered in the same car, boat or other form of transport and consigned to more than one purchaser, analysis of one sample shall be considered representative of all the fertilizer and shall entitle each purchaser to the remedies provided by this chapter.(4) All fertilizer analysis reports, when properly verified, shall be competent evidence in any court of law or equity in this state.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 14, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.141 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.141 - Sales or Exchanges Between Manufacturers or Licensees.

576.141 Sales or exchanges between manufacturers or licensees.—Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to sales or exchanges of fertilizers between importers, manufacturers, or licensees.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 15, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.151 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.151 - Prohibited Acts.

576.151 Prohibited acts.—The following acts are prohibited:(1) The dissemination of any false advertisement or advertising matter with reference to the distribution or sale of fertilizer.(2) The refusal to permit entry or inspection or the taking of samples.(3) The removal or disposal of a detained or “stop-sale” lot of fertilizer or the stop-sale order.(4) The detaching, altering, defacing or destruction, in whole or in part, of any label or labeling provided for in this law or rules adopted hereunder.(5) The placing or causing to be placed on labels any false advertisement or misleading statement.(6) The misbranding of fertilizer.(7) The forging, counterfeiting, simulating, falsely representing, or improper use of any label authorized or required by s. 576.031, or any rule or regulation.(8) The sale of any material as a fertilizer or as an ingredient of any mixed fertilizer showing an activity of water-insoluble nitrogen less than prescribed by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Fertilizer not defined by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials may be distributed as fertilizer, provided the licensee furnishes an acceptable definition, Association of Official Analytical Chemists analysis, or other appropriate method of analysis and provides efficacy studies with appropriate controls that have been generated in accordance with good scientific practices whose results have been peer reviewed and published in a generally available scientific journal or have been reviewed and recognized by the research department of an accredited agricultural college or university. The data must clearly quantify and demonstrate a beneficial plant growth response attributable to the fertilizer material when it is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s or distributor’s recommendations.(9) The failure or refusal to do or perform any affirmative provision or the doing or performing of any prohibited provision of this chapter or of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; s. 7, ch. 76-35; ss. 16, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 9, 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.161 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.161 - Criminal Penalties.

576.161 Criminal penalties.—Whoever knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter by doing anything prohibited or by failing or refusing to do anything herein required to be done shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; s. 595, ch. 71-136; s. 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.171 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.171 - Remedy by Injunction.

576.171 Remedy by injunction.—In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department is hereby authorized to make application for injunction to a circuit court and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations hereunder and such injunction shall be issued without bond. A single act in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be sufficient to authorize the issuance of an injunction.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 576.181 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.181 - Administration; Rules; Procedure.

576.181 Administration; rules; procedure.—(1) This chapter and all rules adopted hereunder shall be administered and enforced by the department.(2) The department may adopt rules to implement, make specific, and interpret the provisions of this chapter, and specifically to determine the composition and uses of fertilizer as defined in this chapter, including, but not limited to, the taking and handling of samples, the establishment of investigational allowances, deficiencies, matching criteria for referee analysis, and penalties where not specifically provided for in this chapter; to prohibit the sale or use in fertilizer of any material proven to be detrimental to agriculture, public health, or the environment, or of questionable value; to provide for the incorporation into fertilizer of such other substances as pesticides and proper labeling of such mixture; and to prescribe the information which shall appear on the label other than specifically set forth in this chapter.(3) The department may establish by rule requirements governing aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers, including requirements for recordkeeping, annual aircraft registration, secure storage when not in use, area-of-application information, and reporting any sale, lease, purchase, rental, or transfer of such aircraft to another person.(4) The department may establish by rule requirements governing the secure storage of fertilizers used by aerial fertilizer applicators.(5)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the department has exclusive authority to regulate the sale, composition, packaging, labeling, wholesale and retail distribution, and formulation, including nutrient content level and release rates, of fertilizer. This subsection expressly preempts such regulation of fertilizer to the state.(b) An ordinance regulating the sale of fertilizer adopted by a county or municipal government before July 1, 2011, is exempt from this subsection, and the county or municipal government may enforce such ordinance within its respective jurisdiction.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 240, ch. 71-377; s. 6, ch. 78-95; ss. 17, 19, ch. 92-143; ss. 10, 11, ch. 97-6; s. 3, ch. 2001-360; s. 33, ch. 2011-206; s. 16, ch. 2013-226.
FL Stat § 576.191 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Fertilizers|576.191 - Enforcing Official.

576.191 Enforcing official.—This chapter shall be administered by the department.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 18, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
FL Stat § 578.001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 578 - Seed|578.001 - Short Title.

578.001 Short title.—This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Florida Seed Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 20251, 1941; s. 1, ch. 21942, 1943; s. 1, ch. 22694, 1945; s. 2, ch. 88-75.Note.—Former s. 578.20.
FL Stat § 578.012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry|Chapter 578 - Seed|578.012 - Preemption.

578.012 Preemption.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to eliminate duplication of regulation of seed. As such, this chapter is intended as comprehensive and exclusive and occupies the whole field of regulation of seed.(2) The authority to regulate seed or matters relating to seed in this state is preempted to the state. A local government or political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates seed, including the power to assess any penalties provided for violation of this chapter.History.—s. 40, ch. 2018-84.