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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.70 - Inspection of Records by Department of Agriculture.

601.70 Inspection of records by Department of Agriculture.—The Department of Agriculture or its duly authorized agents have the right to inspect all accounts, records, and memoranda of any citrus fruit dealer required to be kept under this chapter. If any such citrus fruit dealer refuses to permit such inspection, the Department of Agriculture may publish the facts and circumstances and by order suspend the license of the offender until permission to make such inspection is given.
History.—s. 70, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-79; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 53, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.701 - Penalty for Failure to Keep Records.

601.701 Penalty for failure to keep records.—
(1) It is unlawful to fail to keep any records required to be kept under the Florida Citrus Code or required to be kept by any other law or by any rule adopted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Citrus, or to falsify or cause the falsification of any such records or to keep false records.
(2) The violation of any of the provisions of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 61-96; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 626, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 54, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.72 - Penalties for Violations.

601.72 Penalties for violations.—Any person who violates or aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter shall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided further that a person shall be guilty hereunder upon conviction for nonpayment of a debt arising solely out of the purchase or sale of citrus fruits only when criminal fraud is proved. Civil suits against a citrus fruit dealer only, without resort to such dealer’s bond as provided in s. 601.65, and also criminal prosecutions arising by violation of any of the provisions of this chapter as herein provided, may be instituted or prosecuted in the county where the said citrus fruit was received by the dealer or in the county wherein the principal place of business of such dealer is located within the state, or within the county in which the alleged violation occurred; and if such violation occurs in more than one county, then within the county wherein such violation or any part thereof occurred.
History.—s. 72, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-83; s. 627, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.73 - Additional Methods of Enforcement.

601.73 Additional methods of enforcement.—The several circuit courts of the state, sitting in chancery, are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to enjoin and restrain any citrus fruit dealer from violating the provisions of this law, or any rule, regulation, or order made by the Department of Agriculture, in any proceeding brought by the Department of Agriculture in any of said circuit courts; and in any such proceeding it shall not be necessary for the Department of Agriculture to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.
History.—s. 73, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.74 - Fees for Licensing and Analysis of Processing Materials.

601.74 Fees for licensing and analysis of processing materials.—The Department of Agriculture may set fees with respect to the licensing and analysis of materials and composition used on or in the packing of citrus fruits. Fees shall be not less than $30 nor more than $100 for each manufacturer applying to the Department of Agriculture. All such license fees collected under this section shall be paid monthly by the Department of Agriculture into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be appropriated and made available for defraying the expenses incurred in the administration of this law.
History.—s. 74, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; ss. 5, 12, ch. 87-44; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 56, ch. 2012-182; s. 87, ch. 2013-18.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.79 - To Color Grapefruit and Tangerines Prohibited.

601.79 To color grapefruit and tangerines prohibited.—It is unlawful for any person to use on grapefruit or tangerines or apply thereto any coloring matter.
History.—s. 79, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 1-3, ch. 29808, 1955; ss. 1-3, ch. 57-27; ss. 1-3, ch. 59-32; s. 1, ch. 61-89.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.80 - Unlawful to Use Uncertified Coloring Matter.

601.80 Unlawful to use uncertified coloring matter.—It is unlawful for any person to use on oranges or citrus hybrids any coloring matter which has not first received the approval of the Department of Agriculture.
History.—s. 80, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-89; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 17, ch. 71-186; s. 10, ch. 87-44; s. 61, ch. 2012-182; s. 128, ch. 2013-18; s. 39, ch. 2022-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.85 - Standard Shipping Box for Fresh Fruit.

601.85 Standard shipping box for fresh fruit.—The specifications for the standard shipping box, when used as a unit of trade or for reporting purposes, shall be as established by the department, but the unit of a standard-packed box, commonly called 13/5 bushels, shall contain an inside cubical measurement of 3,456 cubic inches.
History.—s. 85, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 62, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.86 - Standard Field Boxes for Fresh Citrus Fruit.

601.86 Standard field boxes for fresh citrus fruit.—The standard field box or its equivalent, when used as a unit of trade or for reporting purposes, shall be of the uniform standard size of 311/2 inches long, 13 inches high, and 12 inches wide, inside measurements, and shall be divided into two compartments by a center partition of at least three-fourths inch thickness, and each of these compartments thus created shall have a cubical capacity that does not exceed 2,400 cubic inches.
History.—s. 86, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 63, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.88 - Oversized Boxes to Be Stamped.

601.88 Oversized boxes to be stamped.—
(1) It is unlawful to use any field box that exceeds the total capacity of 4,900 cubic inches in the purchase, sale, or handling of oranges, grapefruit, or tangerines by a citrus fruit dealer from or for a grower, unless all field boxes exceeding this dimension shall have plainly stamped on both ends of the box in letters of the dimension of 1 inch in height and width the word “oversize.”
(2) It is unlawful to use any “tractor box” or other bulk harvesting equipment or special type field box that exceeds the total capacity of 4,900 cubic inches in the purchase, sale, or handling of oranges, grapefruit, or tangerines by a citrus fruit dealer from or for a grower, unless such tractor box or other bulk harvesting equipment or special type field box exceeding this dimension shall have plainly stamped on both ends of the tractor box or other bulk harvesting equipment or special type field box in letters of the dimension of 1 inch in height and width the actual content expressed in terms of standard field box equivalent as defined in s. 601.86.
History.—s. 88, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 9, ch. 59-20; s. 1, ch. 63-72.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.89 - Citrus Fruit; When Damaged by Freezing.

601.89 Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.—
(1) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes:
(a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1/2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1/4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any other portions of the fruit.
(b) Internal freeze-related injury, as defined in subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).
(2) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “damaged” by freezing when such freezing causes:
(a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1/4 inch but less than 1/2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1/8 inch but less than 1/4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any portions of the fruit.
(b) Internal freeze-related injury, as defined by subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).
(3) Internal freeze-related injury to citrus fruit, caused by freezing, shall consist of any of the following:
(a) Wet cores or wet segment walls;
(b) Water soaking;
(c) Juice cell breakdown;
(d) Mushy condition;
(e) Honeycomb or open spaces in pulp; or
(f) Other evidence of internal breakdown, decay, or moldy condition.
History.—s. 89, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 81-97.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.91 - Unlawful to Sell, Transport, Prepare, Receive, or Deliver Freeze-Damaged Citrus.

601.91 Unlawful to sell, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver freeze-damaged citrus.—
(1) It is unlawful at any time for any person to sell or offer for sale, to transport, or to prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market, except for canning, concentrating, or byproduct purposes within the state, any citrus fruit seriously damaged by freezing, as defined in s. 601.89. Not more than 15 percent by count of the citrus fruit in any one container or bulk lot may be seriously damaged by freezing injury; but not more than one-third of this tolerance shall be allowed for citrus fruit now or hereafter deemed adulterated by federal law or regulation.
(2) No lot of citrus fruit seriously damaged by freezing may be mixed with other lots of citrus fruit which are free from damage by freezing resulting in concealment of inferior fruit and thereby reducing the percentage of defective fruit in the seriously damaged lot to within the tolerance permitted for error in grading only.
(3) The manner and method of drawing samples and conducting tests under this section shall be prescribed by rules of the Department of Citrus. The inspection in the state of all citrus fruits seriously damaged by freezing and the enforcement of this section and of rules and orders of the department pursuant to and under authority of this section shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of the Department of Agriculture and its duly authorized agents and inspectors who are qualified under existing laws to inspect for grade and maturity, and all citrus fruits that may be found to be seriously damaged by freezing, as defined by s. 601.89, upon inspection and testing shall be seized and may be confiscated and destroyed under the supervision of the citrus fruit inspector at the expense of the owner unless previous disposition is made by the owner or other person who offered the same for inspection, all the provisions of this section being subject to such reasonable rules as may be adopted by the Department of Citrus.
History.—s. 91, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 64, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.92 - Use of Arsenic in Connection With Citrus.

601.92 Use of arsenic in connection with citrus.—Persons owning, managing, or tending and cultivating citrus groves or trees shall not use arsenic or any of its derivatives, or any combination, compound, or preparation containing arsenic as a fertilizer or spray on bearing citrus trees, except grapefruit trees.
History.—s. 92, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.93 - Sale of Citrus Containing Arsenic.

601.93 Sale of citrus containing arsenic.—No person shall sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, secure, or deliver for transportation or market any fruit of any variety except grapefruit which contains any arsenic or any compound or derivative of arsenic.
History.—s. 93, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.94 - Fruit Containing Arsenic; Powers of Inspection.

601.94 Fruit containing arsenic; powers of inspection.—Citrus fruit inspectors are authorized:
(1) To inspect citrus fruit, except grapefruit, for arsenic content at any packinghouse, canning plant, concentrating plant, or other place where citrus fruit, except grapefruit, is being received or prepared for sale or transportation, and
(2) To enforce the provisions of these arsenic laws under the direction and supervision of the Department of Agriculture in accordance with the law and rules and regulations prescribed by the said Department of Agriculture.
History.—s. 94, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.95 - Seizure of Citrus Fruit Containing Arsenic.

601.95 Seizure of citrus fruit containing arsenic.—Whenever any citrus fruit inspector shall find citrus fruit, except grapefruit, at any packinghouse, canning plant, concentrating plant, or other place that the same is being received or prepared for sale or transportation which citrus fruit shall, when tested, show an abnormal and excessively high ratio of total soluble solids of the juice thereof to the anhydrous citric acid thereof indicating the presence of arsenic therein, said inspector shall at once seize and take possession of said citrus fruit, except grapefruit, pending the procuring of the chemical analysis provided for in this chapter notifying the manager or other person in charge of said packinghouse, canning plant, concentrating plant, or other place where the said fruit is being received of such seizure. It is unlawful for the manager of said packinghouse, canning plant, concentrating plant, or other place where the fruit is being received, or the owner of said citrus fruit, or any person whomsoever to sell, transport, or in any way move or dispose of any of said fruit from the time of seizure thereof until after the making of said chemical analysis and the receipt of the chemist’s report thereon; provided that no citrus fruit so seized may be held by any inspector more than 96 hours after the time of seizure thereof unless the same shall be shown by the chemist’s analysis to contain arsenic.
History.—s. 95, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.96 - Seized Fruit; Taking Samples for Analysis.

601.96 Seized fruit; taking samples for analysis.—Upon the making of seizure of any citrus fruit as provided in s. 601.95, the inspector making said seizure shall immediately draw samples therefrom, as shall be provided for by regulations to be issued by the Department of Agriculture, drawing said samples either from the packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant bins, or elsewhere in the packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant, or from field boxes or vehicles delivering said citrus fruit to said packinghouse. Such samples so drawn by said inspector shall be transported with all possible haste to such chemist as may be designated by the Department of Agriculture for the making by such chemist of a chemical analysis thereof to determine whether or not the said citrus fruit contains arsenic. Said chemist shall make said analysis with all the proper haste and report by the quickest means available the result of said analysis as soon as the same is completed to the inspector making the seizure. If the said analysis shall show that the said citrus fruit contains no arsenic, the inspector shall release the fruit from seizure as soon as she or he receives the report of the chemist thereon.
History.—s. 96, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 987, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.97 - Destruction of Certain Fruit Containing Arsenic.

601.97 Destruction of certain fruit containing arsenic.—All citrus fruit, except grapefruit, prepared for sale or transportation, or which is being prepared for such purpose, or which has been or is being delivered for sale or transportation that may be shown by the chemical analysis provided for in s. 601.96 to contain arsenic, or any compound or derivative of arsenic, shall be destroyed by the inspector making seizure of the same, or by any citrus fruit inspector, or by the sheriff of the county where found, as may be provided by regulations prescribed by the Department of Agriculture. Regulations for the application and enforcement of ss. 601.92-601.97, inclusive, shall be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture.
History.—s. 97, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.98 - Shipment, Sale, or Offer of Imported Citrus Fruit or Citrus Products.

601.98 Shipment, sale, or offer of imported citrus fruit or citrus products.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person to quote, offer for sale, sell, ship, or invoice in or from Florida any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof grown and canned or concentrated in any other state or country other than Florida in such manner as to indicate in any form whatsoever that the citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof were produced and canned in Florida.
(2) Every such person in Florida shall specifically advise and notify the buyer of any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated product thereof produced and canned or concentrated in any state or country other than Florida which is being sold, quoted, offered for sale, or shipped to such buyer that the citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof were not produced in Florida; and the failure to so notify and advise such buyer will be construed as a violation of this section.
History.—s. 98, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.99 - Unlawful to Misbrand Wrappers or Packages Containing Citrus Fruit.

601.99 Unlawful to misbrand wrappers or packages containing citrus fruit.—It is unlawful for any person to misbrand any package or any wrapper containing citrus fruits or any container of the canned or concentrated products thereof, and all citrus fruits and the canned or concentrated products thereof shall be deemed misbranded if the package or the wrapper or the container thereof shall bear any statement, design, or device regarding the fruit therein contained which is false or misleading either as to the name, size, quality, or brand of such fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof or as to the locality in which it was grown.
History.—s. 99, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9901 - Certificates of Inspection; Form.

601.9901 Certificates of inspection; form.—All certificates of inspection prescribed by this chapter shall be of such number, form, size, and character as the department may by rule prescribe and shall be used in such manner as to identify the fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof to which they relate.
History.—s. 100, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 65, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0100.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9902 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses; Department of Citrus.

601.9902 Payment of salaries and expenses; Department of Citrus.—All salaries, costs, and expenses incurred by the department in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and in the performance of the department’s duties and the exercise of its powers under the laws of this state shall be proratably paid from the moneys derived from the citrus advertising assessments imposed on the various types of citrus fruit in such proportion as the department may find each respective type affected by such expenditures.
History.—s. 101, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 59-20; s. 20, ch. 71-186; s. 66, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0101.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9903 - Annual Report of Department of Citrus.

601.9903 Annual report of Department of Citrus.—The department shall submit an annual report to the Governor concerning the work of the department. The department shall also submit such special reports concerning any phase of the department’s work as may be requested by the Governor or the Legislature or either house thereof.
History.—s. 102, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 67, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0102.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.99035 - Annual Travel Report of Department of Citrus.

601.99035 Annual travel report of Department of Citrus.—The department shall, at the end of each fiscal year, publish an annual travel report that states, for each department staff member and each commission member who has traveled during that year, the name of the person, the person’s position title, the date on which a claim for reimbursement was submitted, the dates of travel, the destinations, the purpose of the travel, and all expenditures that resulted from the travel.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2003-144; s. 68, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.99036 - Approval of Specified Salary Changes.

601.99036 Approval of specified salary changes.—Any change in the annual salary of an employee of the department who earns $100,000 or more must be approved by a majority of the commission before the salary adjustment is made.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2003-144; s. 69, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9904 - Frozen Citrus Juices; Rules of Department of Citrus.

601.9904 Frozen citrus juices; rules of Department of Citrus.—The department shall adopt and enforce rules concerning the contents, preparation, concentrating, other processing, and keeping or storing of frozen concentrated fresh citrus juices, and such rules may govern, but are not limited to, the sanitary conditions under which such product is prepared, the type of equipment and machinery used therein, the manner and method of storage within this state, and the manner and method of shipment.
History.—s. 103, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 70, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9908 - Canned Tangerine Juice; Standards; Labeling.

601.9908 Canned tangerine juice; standards; labeling.—No canned tangerine juice shall be sold or offered for sale or shipped or offered for shipment which:
(1) Is prepared from raw juice containing before the addition of any additive less than 9 percent total soluble solids;
(2) When canned, contains less than 10 percent total soluble solids; or
(3) Has a ratio of total soluble solids to anhydrous citric acid of less than 9 to 1;
(4) Contains less than 0.55 percent or more than 1.60 percent anhydrous citric acid;
(5) Contains more than 0.050 percent recoverable oil; or
(6) Does not meet requirements to be established by the department regarding color, absence of defects, taste, and flavor; unless the immediate container thereof shall be labeled in accordance with regulations of the department and there shall appear on such label the word “substandard” in bold type not less than 1/4 inch high printed or stamped diagonally thereon.
History.—s. 107, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 71, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0107.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9911 - Fruit May Be Sold or Transported Direct From Producer.

601.9911 Fruit may be sold or transported direct from producer.—Any citrus producer may transport her or his own citrus fruit or any citrus fruit may be sold or purchased and transported in interstate or intrastate commerce in truckload lots direct from a producer, and any such fruit so sold, purchased, or transported need not be processed, handled by any packinghouse, washed, polished, graded, stamped, labeled, branded, placed in containers, or otherwise prepared for market as provided in this chapter. Such fruit shall be certified at the time of inspection as tree run grade of fruit but shall otherwise remain subject to the maturity standards and all other conditions, restrictions, emergency quality assurance orders, and other requirements of this chapter and shall be inspected for such compliance as all other fruit is inspected at such convenient locations as may be determined by the Department of Agriculture. Any such fruit violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted by the department under this chapter, but not inconsistent with this section, may be seized, condemned, and destroyed as provided in this chapter. At the time of such inspection, all fees and assessments provided in this chapter shall be paid and collected at the same rate as paid by all other fresh fruit growers or shippers.
History.—s. 1091/2, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 3, ch. 90-195; s. 989, ch. 97-103; s. 73, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 601.0110.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9912 - Penalties.

601.9912 Penalties.—Any person violating any provisions of this chapter or of the rules or regulations of the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 112, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 629, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186.
Note.—Former s. 601.0111.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.9918 - Rules Related to Issuance and Use of Symbols.

601.9918 Rules related to issuance and use of symbols.—In rules related to the issuance and voluntary use of symbols, certification marks, service marks, or trademarks, the commission may make general references to national or state requirements that the license applicant would be compelled to meet regardless of the department’s issuance of the license applied for.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-41; s. 74, ch. 2012-182; s. 2, ch. 2013-230.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.992 - Collection of Dues and Other Payments on Behalf of Certain Nonprofit Corporations Engaged in Market News and Grower Education.

601.992 Collection of dues and other payments on behalf of certain nonprofit corporations engaged in market news and grower education.—The Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture or their successors may collect or compel the entities regulated by the Department of Citrus to collect dues, contributions, or any other financial payment upon request by, and on behalf of, any not-for-profit corporation and its related not-for-profit corporations located in this state that receive payments or dues from their members. Such not-for-profit corporation must be engaged, to the exclusion of agricultural commodities other than citrus, in market news and grower education solely for citrus growers and must have at least 2,500 members who are engaged in growing citrus in this state for commercial sale. The Department of Citrus may adopt rules to administer this section. The rules may establish indemnity requirements for the requesting corporation and for fees to be charged to the corporation that are sufficient but do not exceed the amount necessary to ensure that any direct costs incurred by the Department of Citrus in implementing this section are borne by the requesting corporation and not by the Department of Citrus.
History.—s. 39, ch. 2001-201; s. 53, ch. 2001-279; s. 9, ch. 2006-255; s. 17, ch. 2006-289; s. 75, ch. 2012-182; s. 3, ch. 2013-230; s. 5, ch. 2022-117.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.011 - Fruit and vegetable inspection fees; penalty.

603.011 Fruit and vegetable inspection fees; penalty.—
(1)(a) Each person receiving inspection services pursuant to s. 570.48 shall pay to the department an inspection fee. This fee shall cover the cost of providing the inspection service and shall be set annually by the department by rule.
(b) All fees collected by the department to cover the cost of providing the inspection service for farms or greenhouses growing tomatoes or for tomato packinghouses and repackers shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be used for tomato-related inspections, education, and research.
(2) All fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund, except that fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) and s. 570.48(3) shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund.
(3) The department may terminate inspection services upon a 3-day written notice if inspection fees are not paid.
History.—s. 10, ch. 92-151; s. 26, ch. 93-169; s. 13, ch. 2007-67; s. 90, ch. 2014-150; s. 38, ch. 2022-5.
Note.—Former s. 570.481.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.11 - Grades of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products.

603.11 Grades of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products.—
(1) The standard grades of all fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products shall be the same as those of the United States grades as now promulgated or which may be promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to establish by rule Florida grades and Florida sizes on any fruits or vegetables in this state. However, this subsection shall not apply to citrus.
History.—s. 1, ch. 12292, 1927; CGL 2006; s. 1, ch. 67-259; s. 1, ch. 80-12.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.12 - Inspection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products; certificates.

603.12 Inspection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products; certificates.—The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture, shall, when requested by the shipper, furnish carlot inspection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and other agricultural products at shipping point, furnishing certificates in conformity with those used by the United States Department of Agriculture in shipping point inspection. The expense or charge of such inspection shall be paid by the shipper.
History.—s. 2, ch. 12292, 1927; CGL 2007; s. 1, ch. 23677, 1947; s. 2, ch. 67-259; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.13 - Fees for inspections.

603.13 Fees for inspections.—All fees for inspection performed under the preceding section shall be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services which shall deposit the same in the State Treasury in the General Inspection Trust Fund from which all expenses for inspection services performed and other expenses incurred under the provisions of s. 603.12 shall be paid upon the approval and at the direction of the state department, but the expenditures from the General Inspection Trust Fund for all such expenses shall not exceed the amount of fees charged and collected as authorized and provided by said s. 603.12 of this chapter. Any amount of fees so charged and collected in excess of the requirements for paying all expenses for inspection services shall be held in the State Treasury in the General Inspection Trust Fund, subject to any contract or agreement entered into by and between the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the United States Department of Agriculture for carrying out the provisions of s. 603.12.
History.—s. 3, ch. 12292, 1927; CGL 2008; s. 1, ch. 17948, 1937; s. 2, ch. 23677, 1947; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.14 - Cooperative certificates as evidence.

603.14 Cooperative certificates as evidence.—All such cooperative government certificates shall be accepted as prima facie evidence in the courts of Florida.
History.—s. 4, ch. 12292, 1927; CGL 2009.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.15 - United States inspection certificates as evidence.

603.15 United States inspection certificates as evidence.—
(1) Any inspection certificate issued by any licensed inspector of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, of the United States Department of Agriculture under the laws of the United States or the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, showing the grade, quality, condition or the size, pack or method of loading for shipment of any agricultural, horticultural or citricultural products shall be received as competent evidence in all proceedings in any of the courts of this state, except when offered in behalf of the state in criminal prosecutions.
(2) Every such certificate when offered in evidence shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all matters and things set forth therein.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 12056, 1927; CGL 2011; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.151 - Enforcement of Federal Marketing Agreement Act by state as to certain vegetables.

603.151 Enforcement of Federal Marketing Agreement Act by state as to certain vegetables.—
(1) During the period of time in each year that tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados, or limes are subject to any regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States pursuant to an order issued by said Secretary of Agriculture under the authority and provisions of the Act of Congress known as the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, (48 Stat. s. 1, as amended; 7 U.S.C. ss. 601 et seq.), it shall be unlawful for any producer, shipper, forwarding company, private carrier, or common carrier, to ship or transport outside the production area defined in said regulations and order of the Secretary of Agriculture, any lot or cargo of tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados or limes subject to the provisions of any such existing regulations, unless the same has been inspected by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or its authorized inspectors or agents, and a certificate of such inspection obtained.
(2) Failure to have at all times a copy of such inspection certificate present with such lot or cargo of tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados or limes being shipped or transported outside the production area as defined in said regulations or order of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be prima facie evidence of violation of the provisions of subsection (1).
(3) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hereby authorized to make such rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this section, and such rules, regulations, and orders issued by the department shall have the force and effect of law when not inconsistent therewith.
(4) Whoever violates the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, chs. 59-501, 59-502, 59-503; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 630, ch. 71-136.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part I - Inspection (Ss. 603.011-603.161) › 603.161 - Sales certificates, work orders to accompany certain fruit.

603.161 Sales certificates, work orders to accompany certain fruit.—
(1) This section applies to tropical or subtropical fruit. “Tropical or subtropical fruit” means avocados, bananas, calamondins, carambolas, guavas, kumquats, limes, longans, loquats, lychees, mameys, mangoes, papayas, passion fruit, sapodillas, and fruit that must be grown in tropical or semitropical regions, except citrus fruit as defined in s. 601.03.
(2) Every purchaser of more than one bushel or crate of tropical or semitropical fruit at the point of growth shall obtain a sales certificate from the grower who shall prepare and furnish such certificates. The sales certificate shall accompany the fruit from the point of growth to the final processor or wholesaler who will offer for retail sale and such processor or wholesaler shall keep the sales certificate for inspection upon request by a peace officer for 1 year from date of purchase.
(3) The sales certificate shall indicate the name, address and telephone number of the grower from whom the fruit was purchased; the species, variety and amount purchased; and for the purchaser and each subsequent purchaser, her or his name, address and telephone number, date of purchase and driver license number; if the fruit is transported by other than the owner, the name of the transporting company and the make, type and license number of the vehicle transporting the fruit. The grower shall keep a copy of the sales certificate for 1 year from date of the purchase. The Commissioner of Agriculture, according to requirements of this section, shall prescribe the form of sales certificates.
(4) All firms or individuals transporting fruit for handlers, packinghouses or processors shall obtain a work order from the dispatcher of the named organizations which must remain in the possession of the driver to the point of pickup and thereafter with the fruit until delivered. The form of the work order shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and shall indicate the name of firm or individual transporting fruit, date, grove destination, time for pickup, truck number, number of crates, variety of fruit, name of packinghouse or other place where fruit is to be delivered, driver’s name, driver license number and the name of the truck dispatcher.
(5) Violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 67-494; s. 830, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 72-252; s. 990, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 98-123; s. 76, ch. 2012-182.
Note.—Former s. 811.271.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part II - Florida Tropical Fruit Policy Act (Ss. 603.201-603.211) › 603.201 - Short title.

603.201 Short title.—This act may be cited as the “Florida Tropical Fruit Policy Act.”
History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 90-277; s. 45, ch. 91-201; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part II - Florida Tropical Fruit Policy Act (Ss. 603.201-603.211) › 603.202 - Legislative declarations and findings.

603.202 Legislative declarations and findings.—
(1) The Legislature declares that the production and utilization of tropical fruits is an underdeveloped agricultural commodity enterprise in this state. The Legislature recognizes that Florida possesses many resources and geographic advantages, particularly a marine subtropical climate, that favor the expansion and growth of present-day tropical fruits into a broad-based industry. The growth potential of the present industry offers good opportunities for local economic development and supply trade. Development of tropical fruits is compatible with the economies, lifestyles, and interests of both rural and urban Florida.
(2) Further, the Legislature finds that factors, such as minimal new tropical fruit cultivar development, lack of printed production and processing information, minimal understanding of tropical fruit processing requirements, lack of fresh fruit handling and processing technology, lack of quality standards for fresh fruit, lack of assistance and printed information for overall business planning and marketing, and lack of coordination of the many diverse interests and expertise which could contribute to the further development of tropical fruit in the state are inhibitory to the future development of the tropical fruit industry.
(3) The Legislature further declares that, in order to effectively support the efficient and expeditious development and growth of tropical fruit into a broad-based, economically sound industry, there is a need for leadership and a South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.
(4) The Legislature further declares that the term “tropical fruit” as used in this act does not include citrus fruit as defined in s. 601.03, limes, or avocados.
History.—ss. 2, 5, ch. 90-277; s. 45, ch. 91-201; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 603 - Fruits and Vegetables › Part II - Florida Tropical Fruit Policy Act (Ss. 603.201-603.211) › 603.204 - South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.

603.204 South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.—The Commissioner of Agriculture shall develop and update a South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan, which shall identify problems and constraints of the tropical fruit industry, propose possible solutions to such problems, and develop planning mechanisms for orderly growth of the industry, including:
(1) Criteria for tropical fruit research, service, and management priorities.
(2) Proposed legislation that may be required.
(3) Plans relating to other tropical fruit programs and related disciplines in the State University System.
(4) Potential tropical fruit products in terms of market and needs for development.
(5) Evaluation of production and fresh fruit policy alternatives, including, but not limited to, setting minimum grades and standards, promotion and advertising, development of production and marketing strategies, and setting minimum standards on types and quality of nursery plants.
(6) Evaluation of policy alternatives for processed tropical fruit products, including, but not limited to, setting minimum quality standards and development of production and marketing strategies.
(7) Research and service priorities for further development of the tropical fruit industry.
(8) Identification of state agencies and public and private institutions concerned with research, education, extension, services, planning, promotion, and marketing functions related to tropical fruit development, and delineation of contributions and responsibilities. The recommendations in the plan relating to education or research shall be submitted to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
(9) Business planning, investment potential, financial risks, and economics of production and use.
History.—ss. 4, 5, ch. 90-277; s. 45, ch. 91-201; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 992, ch. 97-103; s. 157, ch. 2010-102; s. 23, ch. 2020-144.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 604 - General Agricultural Laws › 604.001 - Public Policy With Respect to Agricultural Production.

604.001 Public policy with respect to agricultural production.—The Legislature declares that:
(1) It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of this act to achieve and maintain the production of agricultural commodities for food and fiber as an essential element for the survival of mankind.
(2) The production of agricultural commodities in this state is a large and basic industry that is important to the health and welfare of the people and to the economy of the state.
(3) A sound agricultural industry in this state requires the efficient and profitable use of water and energy and many other natural, commercial, and industrial resources.
(4) The efficient and profitable use of energy and water resources in agricultural production in this state is often difficult to achieve because of problems that are not well known or fully understood by the people, such as weather, climatic changes, and market conditions.
(5) It is important to the health and welfare of the people of this state and to the economy of the state that additional problems are not created for growers and ranchers engaged in the Florida agricultural industry by laws and regulations that cause, or tend to cause, agricultural production to become inefficient or unprofitable.
(6) The laws and regulations that have caused problems for agricultural production in this state have been due primarily to a lack of adequate and informed consideration of the adverse impact such laws and regulations would have on efficient and profitable agricultural production in this state.
History.—s. 12, ch. 83-310.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 604 - General Agricultural Laws › 604.01 - Statewide Soil Survey and Mapping; Declaration of Policy.

604.01 Statewide soil survey and mapping; declaration of policy.—A thorough and careful survey and mapping of the soils of Florida is hereby declared as a matter of legislative policy, basic to:
(1) The development of intelligent research programs on the agricultural potentialities of the soils of the state;
(2) The organization of effective soil conservation and land use planning programs;
(3) Agricultural extension and home demonstration work;
(4) Highway and secondary road planning;
(5) Establishment of equitable land tax assessments;
(6) Agricultural teaching;
(7) The development of a sound body of helpful agricultural information for nationwide distribution to prospective landowners; and
(8) A number of other social and agricultural enterprises of broad public interest.
History.—s. 1, ch. 20454, 1941.