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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.36 - Inspection Information Required When Two or More Lots of Fruit Run Simultaneously.

601.36 Inspection information required when two or more lots of fruit run simultaneously.—In the event that any packinghouse packing citrus fruit or canning plant canning citrus fruit or concentrating plant concentrating citrus fruit shall have present therein or shall be packing, canning, or concentrating two or more lots of fruit simultaneously, the manager or other person in charge of said packinghouse or said canning plant or said concentrating plant shall notify the citrus fruit inspector conducting inspections at said packinghouse or canning plant or concentrating plant of said fact and furnish to said inspector full information as to the source of said several lots of fruit and the number of boxes in each several lots.
History.—s. 36, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.37 - Unlawful Acts of Inspectors.

601.37 Unlawful acts of inspectors.—An authorized inspector may not make or deliver a certificate of inspection and maturity and quality of any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof upon which the inspection fees and advertising assessments have not been paid or the payment thereof guaranteed, or make or issue any false certificate as to inspection, maturity, quality, or payment of inspection fees.
History.—s. 37, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 29, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.38 - Citrus Inspectors; Authority.

601.38 Citrus inspectors; authority.—For the purpose of enforcing the citrus fruit laws of this state, as well as rules of the department, citrus fruit inspectors may enter into any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant at any hour of day or night and have and demand access and admission to any enclosed portion of such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant. Such citrus fruit inspectors may also inspect all packinghouse or canning plant records pertaining to receipts from groves and to details of receiving, handling, running, processing, packing, or canning citrus fruit.
History.—s. 38, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 30, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.39 - Special Inspectors.

601.39 Special inspectors.—In cases of emergency or necessity, when no citrus fruit inspector is available for inspection of a particular lot of citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof, the Department of Agriculture may designate some fit and competent individual to inspect, test, and certify as to such lot of fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof. Certificates made or issued by such designated individual shall be signed by her or him as “Special citrus fruit inspector.” The designated individual shall not be required to give any bond, but shall be subject to the penalties imposed for violation of any of the provisions of the citrus fruit laws.
History.—s. 39, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 974, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.40 - Registration of Citrus Packinghouses, Processing Plants With Department of Agriculture.

601.40 Registration of citrus packinghouses, processing plants with Department of Agriculture.—The owner, manager, or operator of each packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant at which it is intended to pack, can, concentrate, or prepare citrus fruit for market or transportation during the then-present or the next ensuing citrus fruit shipping season shall register such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant and its location, shipping point, and post office with the Department of Agriculture at least 10 days before packing, canning, concentrating, or otherwise preparing any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof for sale or transportation in or at such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant, and she or he shall, in addition to such registration, give the Department of Agriculture at least 7 days’ written notice of the date on which packing, canning, concentrating, or other preparation for sale or transportation of citrus fruit of the then-current or the next ensuing season’s crop will begin. The Department of Agriculture shall issue a certificate of registration to each such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant registering. However, such certificate of registration may not be issued to any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant unless the operator thereof has applied for and received her or his license as a citrus fruit dealer and furnished a bond as such citrus fruit dealer in accordance with law.
History.—s. 40, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 975, ch. 97-103; s. 31, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.41 - Operation Without Registration Unlawful.

601.41 Operation without registration unlawful.—It is unlawful for any person to operate a citrus fruit packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant, or to pack or otherwise prepare for sale or transportation any citrus fruit at such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant without having previously registered said packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant and given the notice required in s. 601.40 and having received and still having unrevoked from the Department of Agriculture a certificate; provided, that no certificate of inspection and maturity of any fruit shall be issued by any authorized inspector except to a person who has registered with the Department of Agriculture during the then-current year and has an unrevoked certificate of registration and has given to said Department of Agriculture the notice required.
History.—s. 41, 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 › 601.42 - Revocation of Registration.

601.42 Revocation of registration.—Whenever the Department of Agriculture shall issue a certificate of registration to any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant for the purpose of processing citrus fruit or citrus products, as provided by s. 601.40, and said Department of Agriculture shall thereafter revoke or suspend the license of any citrus fruit dealer who may own, operate, or have any proprietary or ownership interest in any such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant aforesaid, the certificate of registration as provided for in s. 601.40 shall automatically and without further proceedings stand suspended or revoked during the entire period of the suspension or revocation of the citrus fruit dealer’s license.
History.—s. 42, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 59-18; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 6, ch. 78-95.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.43 - Immature and Unfit Citrus Fruit; Individual Sampling.

601.43 Immature and unfit citrus fruit; individual sampling.—Any oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and citrus hybrids not conforming to the minimum maturity requirements set forth in department rules are deemed and held to be immature and unfit for human consumption. In the testing of fruit to determine whether the same conforms to such requirements, any inspector has the right and authority to test the individual fruit in any given sample of fruit drawn in the number and by the manner as prescribed by department rules. If, upon testing the juice of individual fruit in any sample, more than 10 percent of such individual fruit fail by more than one-half percentage point to meet the minimum ratio of total soluble solids to anhydrous citric acid that is required for such fruit, all of the fruit in the lot from which the sample was drawn is deemed and shall be held to be immature and unfit for human consumption.
History.—s. 43, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 15, ch. 71-186; s. 32, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.44 - Destruction of Immature Fruit.

601.44 Destruction of immature fruit.—All citrus fruit or processed citrus products prepared for sale or transportation, that are being prepared for such purpose, or that have been or are being delivered for sale or transportation that may be found immature or otherwise unfit for human consumption upon inspection and testing shall be seized and destroyed by a citrus fruit inspector or the sheriff of the county where found as may be provided by department rules. Such determination of immaturity or unfitness for human consumption may be made by a citrus fruit inspector at any place where such citrus fruit may be found after severance from the tree, and such seizure and destruction may likewise occur at any such place. However, in the event of seizure of citrus fruit upon the grounds that such citrus fruit fails to show a break in color required by this chapter or department rules for that particular variety of citrus fruit, the owner or person in charge of such citrus fruit shall be allowed to separate and retain for subsequent use, in accordance with this chapter or department rules, that portion of such citrus fruit which shows a break in color required by this chapter or department rules for that particular variety, and in such case, only that portion thereof which fails to show a break in color for such variety, as required by this chapter or department rules, shall be destroyed by a citrus fruit inspector or the sheriff of the county, as may be prescribed by department rules.
History.—s. 44, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 16, ch. 71-186; s. 33, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.45 - Grading of Fresh Citrus Fruit.

601.45 Grading of fresh citrus fruit.—
(1) All citrus fruit, except as provided in s. 601.50, sold or shipped, or offered for sale or shipment, for consumption in fresh form shall be graded in a registered packinghouse in this state according to standards established by the department, and the grade of such fruit shall be indicated as provided in this section.
(2) Fresh citrus fruit being transported in bulk form shall have stamped upon such fruit, subject to department rules:
(a) The actual grade thereof; or
(b) Brands or trademarks properly registered with the department to represent state or U.S. grades, as provided in subsection (4).
(3) For fresh citrus fruit being transported when packed in a closed container approved or otherwise authorized by the department, it shall be sufficient if the closed container has the grade indicated thereon, in accordance with department rules, by:
(a) Stamping the grade of the fruit on the container; or
(b) Use of labels, brands, or trademarks properly registered with the department to represent state or U.S. grades, as provided in subsection (4).
(4) In accordance with such rules as the department may prescribe, licensed citrus fruit dealers in this state are entitled to register labels, brands, or trademarks for grade identification purposes. The department shall maintain a record of all labels, brands, or trademarks registered for grade identification purposes, which record may be purged as necessary.
History.—s. 45, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 57-29; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 1, ch. 77-4; s. 34, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.46 - Condition Precedent to Sale of Citrus Fruit.

601.46 Condition precedent to sale of citrus fruit.—
(1) It is unlawful, except as provided in s. 601.50, for any person to sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market any citrus fruit in fresh form unless such fruit has matured in accordance with the maturity standards and is accompanied by a certificate of inspection and maturity thereof issued by a duly authorized citrus fruit inspector of the Department of Agriculture. However, the Department of Citrus may adopt rules providing that, in lieu of the accompaniment of such shipment by a certificate of inspection and maturity, the fact of such inspection may be shown by appropriate means on the manifest or bill of lading covering such shipment.
(2) Inspection for maturity may be made at any time, anywhere, after the fruit is severed from the tree until the shipment, after inspection and certification, is accepted by common carrier or until it has been transported beyond the state lines where being transported other than by a common carrier.
(3) Shipments in bulk, either by common carrier or otherwise, to a packinghouse for repacking in Florida must be reinspected and certified before final delivery to a carrier. However, only one inspection fee shall be paid by the shipper.
(4) It shall be unlawful at any time for any person to sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market any citrus fruit which is immature or otherwise unfit for human consumption, or for any person to receive any such citrus fruit under a contract of sale, or for the purpose of sale, offering for sale, transportation, or delivery for transportation thereof. However, these provisions shall not apply to sale of citrus fruit “on the trees” or to common carriers or their agents when the fruit accepted for transportation or transported by any common carrier is accompanied by proper proof of inspection, maturity, and grade.
History.—s. 46, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 73-11; s. 35, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.461 - Falsification of Weights; Penalty.

601.461 Falsification of weights; penalty.—
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to falsify or alter any certificate, slip, or other document evidencing or pretending to evidence the weight of citrus fruit bought by weight or knowingly to make, utter, or deliver any such certificate, slip, or document which shall be false or to counsel, assist in, or procure any such act.
(2) Any person, firm, association, or corporation convicted of the violation of any provision of this section 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, ch. 29814, 1955; s. 624, ch. 71-136.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.47 - Condition Precedent to Processing Citrus.

601.47 Condition precedent to processing citrus.—It is unlawful for any person to can any citrus fruits or to can or concentrate the juices thereof unless such fruit is mature in accordance with the maturity standards and is accompanied by a certificate of inspection and maturity thereof issued by a duly authorized citrus fruit inspector of the Department of Agriculture. Inspection for maturity shall be made at the canning or concentrating plant with the further proviso that shipments either by common carrier or otherwise to a canning plant or a concentrating plant in Florida must be reinspected and recertified before use by the canner or concentrator.
History.—s. 47, 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 › 601.471 - Definition of “Canned or Concentrated Citrus Fruit Products” Expanded.

601.471 Definition of “canned or concentrated citrus fruit products” expanded.—The term “canned or concentrated citrus fruit products” when used in ss. 601.48-601.54 shall include chilled citrus juice, chilled citrus sections, or otherwise processed products of citrus fruit.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-72.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.48 - Grading Processed Citrus Products.

601.48 Grading processed citrus products.—
(1) If processed citrus products meet the requirements of the two highest grades as established by the Department of Citrus or, at the option of the processor, the two highest grades established by the United States Department of Agriculture, the processor shall have the privilege of using labels, brands, or trademarks properly registered with the Department of Citrus, as provided in subsection (2), to represent state or U.S. grades.
(2) In accordance with such rules as the Department of Citrus may prescribe, licensed citrus fruit dealers in this state shall be entitled to register labels, brands, or trademarks for grade identification purposes. The department shall maintain a record of all labels, brands, and trademarks registered for grade identification purposes, which record may be purged as necessary.
(3) The grade labeling requirements of this section shall not apply to intrastate shipments of processed citrus products between licensed citrus fruit dealers who are operators of processing plants duly registered under s. 601.40.
History.—s. 48, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 71-78; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 1, ch. 77-5; s. 52, ch. 2001-279; s. 97, ch. 2004-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.49 - Condition Precedent to Selling Processed Citrus Products.

601.49 Condition precedent to selling processed citrus products.—A person, except as provided in s. 601.50, may not sell or offer for sale, transport, receive, or deliver for transportation or market any canned or concentrated products of citrus fruits unless such products have been inspected and are accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by a duly authorized inspector of the Department of Agriculture. However, in lieu of a certificate of inspection, proof of such inspection may be shown, pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Citrus, by appropriate means on the manifest or bill of lading covering such shipment.
History.—s. 49, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 17, ch. 26492, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 36, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.50 - Exemptions; Sale or Shipment of Citrus or Citrus Products for Certain Purposes.

601.50 Exemptions; sale or shipment of citrus or citrus products for certain purposes.—
(1) Notwithstanding ss. 601.45, 601.46, 601.48, 601.49, 601.51, and 601.52, the department may adopt such precautionary rules that it deems expedient to permit the sale or shipment of citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof without the issuance of and filing of an inspection certificate and without the grade being shown on the container thereof, of:
(a) Intrastate shipments of fresh citrus fruit for consumption or use within the state.
(b) Shipments to be used for charitable or unemployment relief purposes.
(c) Shipments to the United States Government or any of its agencies and interstate shipments to any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrate plant for commercial processing, as may be defined by the department, or to fresh fruit juice distributors outside the state.
(d) Shipments by any method of transportation by “gift fruit shippers,” as defined by the department, but such shipments shall not be for the purpose of resale by the consignee thereof.
(2) However, any such rule adopted under this section may not permit or allow the sale or shipment of citrus fruit deemed by this section to be immature and unfit for human consumption or of canned or concentrated products thereof prepared or made from citrus fruit deemed by this law to be immature and unfit for human consumption. In addition, shipments under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d) must meet such minimum grade standards as may periodically be established by the department, and such rules must provide for the due collection of any advertising assessments and inspection fees that may be due thereon.
History.—s. 50, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 18, ch. 26492, 1951; s. 1, ch. 59-41; s. 1, ch. 63-100; s. 1, ch. 67-24; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 37, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.501 - Charitable Shipments Exempt From Assessments.

601.501 Charitable shipments exempt from assessments.—Shipments of citrus fruit when permitted under s. 601.50 for charitable purposes are exempt from all advertising assessments.
History.—s. 3, ch. 28197, 1953; s. 38, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.51 - Certification Required for Shipment of Citrus Fruit or Products.

601.51 Certification required for shipment of citrus fruit or products.—
(1) A person, including a common carrier or other carrier, may not:
(a) Except as provided in s. 601.50, accept for shipment, ship, or transport any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof until a grade certificate is issued showing the grade thereof, which certificate or a duplicate thereof must be filed with the carrier at the point of shipment.
(b) Accept for shipment or ship any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof where written notice has been given to such person, common carrier, or other carrier, or her or his representative or agent, by the Department of Agriculture or its authorized agent, employee, or inspector that such citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof do not comply with the provisions of law or rules adopted by the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture.
(2)(a) A shipper or handler of such citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof has the privilege of repacking or remarking, and if or when such citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof are repacked or remarked to conform to the provisions of law or rules or orders of the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture or its authorized inspector or agent shall notify such person, common carrier, or other carrier, or her or his agent, that such citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof may be accepted for shipment, and such shipper or handler is not considered as having violated this chapter or such rules or orders.
(b) If a shipper conforms to the rules adopted by the Department of Citrus under s. 601.49, the shipper is deemed to have complied with this section.
History.—s. 51, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26492, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 976, ch. 97-103; s. 39, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.52 - Carriers Not to Accept Fruit Without Evidence of Payment of Assessments and Fees.

601.52 Carriers not to accept fruit without evidence of payment of assessments and fees.—A common carrier or other carrier or person, except as provided in s. 601.50, may not accept for shipment, ship, or transport any citrus fruit or processed citrus products unless the grade certificate, manifest, or bill of lading covering such citrus fruit or processed citrus products bears evidence of the payment, as provided by law, of the assessments and fees imposed by this chapter.
History.—s. 52, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 20, ch. 26492, 1951; s. 3, ch. 71-187; s. 40, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.53 - Unlawful to Process Unwholesome Citrus.

601.53 Unlawful to process unwholesome citrus.—It is unlawful for any person to can or concentrate, or buy for canning or concentrating purposes, or sell for canning or concentrating purposes in Florida any citrus fruit that is unwholesome or decomposed so that it is unfit for canning or concentrating purposes.
History.—s. 53, ch. 25149, 1949.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.54 - Seizure of Unwholesome Fruit by Department of Agriculture’s Agents.

601.54 Seizure of unwholesome fruit by Department of Agriculture’s agents.—
(1) The Department of Agriculture or its duly authorized inspectors shall seize and destroy all citrus fruit found by the Department of Agriculture or inspectors to be unwholesome or decomposed so that it is unfit for canning or concentrating purposes as defined by law or by any rule adopted by the Department of Citrus under this chapter, and in the event any inspector finds that any canner or concentrator is canning or concentrating fruit prohibited to be used, she or he may seize and destroy not only such fresh fruit found in the canning or concentrating plant but also citrus fruit or juice in the process of being canned or concentrated or that has been canned or concentrated from the same lot or shipment wherein the fresh fruit is found by such inspector to be subject to seizure under this section.
(2) Whenever any inspector finds citrus fruit in the canning or concentrating plant which should be destroyed under the provisions of this law, the operator, manager, or other person in charge of the canning or concentrating plant shall make known to the inspector the code number or other manner of identifying any fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof that has been canned or concentrated from the same lot or shipment wherein is found the said fruit subject to be seized.
History.—s. 54, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 977, ch. 97-103; s. 41, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.55 - Citrus Fruit Dealer; License Required.

601.55 Citrus fruit dealer; license required.—
(1) No person shall act as a citrus fruit dealer in this state without first having applied for and obtained the issuance of a current license for each shipping season, or portion thereof.
(2) An application for a citrus fruit dealer’s license shall be within one of the following classifications, and any license that may be issued upon such application shall have an effective date as herein prescribed.
(a) A “repeat application” is defined as an application filed by a dealer who held a valid license during the season immediately preceding that for which application is made; and, if the application is approved on or before August 1, such license shall be in effect for the period August 1 through July 31 of the shipping season applied for. Any license issued upon approval of such application, if approval is granted after August 1, shall be effective from the date of license issuance through July 31 of the shipping season applied for.
(b) Any application filed by an applicant who was not licensed during the immediately preceding shipping season for which the license application is made shall be considered a “new application.” Any license subsequently issued upon approval of such application shall be effective from the date of license issuance through July 31 of the shipping season applied for.
The termination dates of citrus fruit dealers’ licenses as set forth above shall not apply to a temporary license approved and issued in accordance with s. 601.57(3).
(3) An applicant is limited to the filing of one application for each citrus shipping season, which application may be amended if necessary to comply with the requirements of this chapter and department rules.
History.—s. 55, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-12; s. 1, ch. 80-6; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 7, ch. 82-29; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 42, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.58 - Application Approval or Disapproval.

601.58 Application approval or disapproval.—
(1) Each citrus fruit dealer’s license application that is approved, or approved subject to conditions, shall be forwarded immediately to the Department of Agriculture, which shall, upon satisfaction of the stated conditions, if any are endorsed thereon, issue to the applicant an appropriate license as prescribed in s. 601.60.
(2) Each temporary license granted under s. 601.57(3), license with conditions approved by the commission under s. 601.57(2), or conditional license issued upon interim staff approval under s. 601.57(7) shall clearly and conspicuously show thereon the specific conditions, or the temporary or conditional nature, thereof.
(3) No license shall be issued to any applicant whose application has been finally disapproved by the commission. Once an application has been finally disapproved by the commission, the application shall remain disapproved for the remainder of the subject shipping season.
History.—s. 58, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 1, ch. 73-250; s. 10, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 7, ch. 82-29; s. 52, ch. 83-216; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 54, ch. 92-291; s. 11, ch. 97-220; s. 45, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.59 - Dealer’s License Fee; Agent’s Registration Fee.

601.59 Dealer’s license fee; agent’s registration fee.—
(1) Each applicant who qualifies for a citrus fruit dealer’s license shall pay to the Department of Agriculture, prior to issuance of such license, a license fee of $25 per shipping season or portion thereof covered by the license.
(2) A registration fee of $10 per shipping season or portion thereof covered by the dealer’s license shall be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the registration of each agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer.
(3) All license and registration fees imposed and collected under the provisions of this section shall be paid to the State Treasury on or before the 15th day of each month. Such moneys shall be deposited in the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund and are hereby appropriated in the manner provided by s. 601.28(3)(b).
History.—s. 59, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 1, ch. 65-80; s. 1, ch. 67-104; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 4, 7, ch. 71-185; s. 1, ch. 76-25; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 83-142; 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 › 601.60 - Issuance of Dealers’ Licenses.

601.60 Issuance of dealers’ licenses.—
(1) Whenever an application bears the approved endorsement of the Department of Citrus and satisfactions of conditions of approval, if any, and the applicant has paid the prescribed fee, the Department of Agriculture shall issue to such applicant a license, as approved by the Department of Citrus, which shall entitle the licensee to do business as a citrus fruit dealer during the effective term of such license in accordance with s. 601.55 or, if applicable, until such license is suspended or revoked by the Department of Agriculture in accordance with law. The Department of Agriculture may issue a provisional license for a period of no longer than 1 year to an applicant who is under investigation for an action that would constitute a violation of this chapter or has pending against such applicant an administrative or civil proceeding that alleges an action that would constitute a violation of this chapter. The department shall establish by rule requirements for renewal of a provisional license. When the investigation is complete or the pending proceeding has been disposed of, the Department of Agriculture may issue a regular license under this section.
(2) If, during the effective term of such license, there is any change in the ownership, officers, managership, or stockholders of any copartnership, association, corporation, or other business unit to which a license has been issued, the licensee shall immediately notify the Department of Citrus in writing specifying the change in detail. The Department of Citrus may receive, and the licensee must promptly furnish, such additional information as if the licensee were applying for a new license. If, after investigating the facts and applying the standards prescribed for the issuance of new licenses, the commission finds that the licensee is not entitled to a citrus fruit dealer’s license, the commission shall recommend to the Department of Agriculture that such existing license be suspended or revoked, and upon such recommendation, the Department of Agriculture shall immediately take necessary steps to suspend or revoke such existing license.
History.—s. 60, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-81; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 1, ch. 76-11; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 97-220; s. 46, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.601 - Registration of Dealers’ Agents.

601.601 Registration of dealers’ agents.—Each licensed citrus fruit dealer shall:
(1) Register with the Department of Agriculture each agent as defined in s. 601.03 who is authorized to represent such dealer; apply for registration of such agent or agents on a form approved by the Department of Agriculture and filed with the Department of Agriculture at least 5 days before the active participation of the agent or agents on behalf of such dealer in any transaction described in s. 601.03; and be held fully liable for and legally bound by all contracts and agreements, verbal or written, involving the consignment, purchase, or sale of citrus fruit executed by a duly registered agent on the dealer’s behalf during the entire period of valid registration of such agent the same as though such contracts or agreements were executed by the dealer. Registration of each agent shall be for the entire shipping season for which the applying dealer’s license is issued; however, a licensed dealer may cancel the registration of any agent registered by her or him by returning the agent’s identification card to the Department of Agriculture and giving formal written notice to the Department of Agriculture of at least 10 days. In addition, such dealer shall make every effort to alert the public to the fact that the agent is no longer authorized to represent her or him. An agent may be registered by more than one licensed dealer for the same shipping season, provided that each licensed dealer applies individually for registration of the agent and further provided that written consent is given by each and every dealer under whose license the agent has valid prior registration.
(2) When the requirements of subsection (1) and such additional requirements set forth by rules adopted by the Department of Citrus for registration of an agent are met and the fee required by s. 601.59(2) is paid, the Department of Agriculture shall duly register the agent and issue an identification card certifying such registration. The identification card, among other things, shall show in a prominent manner:
(a) The name and address of the agent.
(b) The authorizing dealer’s name, address, and license number.
(c) The effective date and season for which registration is made.
(d)1. A space for signature of the agent.
2. A space to be countersigned by the licensed dealer.
3. A statement providing that the card is not valid unless so signed and countersigned.
The department may periodically adopt, as necessary, additional requirements or conditions relating to the registration of agents.
History.—s. 1, ch. 63-75; s. 1, ch. 65-86; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 83-142; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 978, ch. 97-103; s. 47, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.611 - Applicable Law in Event Ch. 61-389 Held Invalid.

601.611 Applicable law in event ch. 61-389 held invalid.—If any of the provisions of s. 601.61 be held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, or if any such court shall find or declare that no applicant shall be required to furnish the bond required by this act, then and in that event this entire act, including s. 5 thereof, shall be ineffective for any and all purposes, and the Laws of Florida in effect on August 1, 1961, which are amended or repealed by this act shall not be deemed to be amended or repealed by this act but shall instead remain in full force and effect, it being the intention of the Legislature that in that event this entire act shall be ineffective for any and all purposes and the Laws of Florida in effect on August 1, 1961, including chapter 61-45, which are amended or repealed by this act shall not be deemed to be amended or repealed by this act but shall instead remain in full force and effect.
History.—s. 4, ch. 61-389; 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 › 601.64 - Citrus Fruit Dealers; Unlawful Acts.

601.64 Citrus fruit dealers; unlawful acts.—It is unlawful in, or in connection with, any transaction relative to the purchase, handling, sale, and accounting of sales of citrus fruit:
(1) For any citrus fruit dealer to make or exact any fraudulent charge to or from any person;
(2) For any citrus fruit dealer to reject or fail to deliver in accordance with the terms of the contract without reasonable cause any citrus fruit bought, sold, or contracted to be bought or sold by such citrus fruit dealer;
(3) For any citrus fruit dealer to discard, dump, or destroy without reasonable cause any citrus fruit received by such citrus fruit dealer;
(4) For any citrus fruit dealer to make, for a fraudulent purpose, any false or misleading statement concerning the condition, quality, quantity, or disposition of, or the condition of the market for, any citrus fruit which is received by such citrus fruit dealer or bought or sold or contracted to be bought or sold by such citrus fruit dealer; or the purchase or sale of which is negotiated by such citrus fruit dealer; or to fail or refuse truly and correctly to account and make full payment promptly in respect of any such transaction in any such citrus fruit to the person with whom such transaction is had, or to fail or refuse on such account to make full payment of such amounts as may be due thereon, or to fail without reasonable cause to perform any specification or duty express or implied arising out of any undertaking in connection with any such transaction;
(5) For any citrus fruit dealer to knowingly buy, sell, receive, process, or handle stolen citrus fruit;
(6) For any citrus fruit dealer to violate, or aid or abet in the violation of, any law of Florida governing or applicable to citrus fruit dealers, including any of the provisions of this chapter not herein specifically set forth;
(7) For any citrus fruit dealer to violate or aid or abet in the violation of any rule adopted by the department.
History.—s. 64, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 1, ch. 65-82; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 49, ch. 2012-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.641 - Fraudulent Representations, Penalties.

601.641 Fraudulent representations, penalties.—
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to claim or represent to be a licensed citrus fruit dealer, licensed and bonded citrus dealer, or agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer unless such person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed, licensed and bonded, or a registered agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer under the Laws of Florida.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to advertise or in any way represent falsely as to her or his status as a seller of citrus fruit, to make any false claim as to the status of such seller of citrus fruit, or to make any false claim as to the condition, grade, quality, quantity, grove origin, or producer’s name and address of any citrus fruit sold by any such person, firm, association, or corporation.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed under this chapter to advertise or to use on her or his letterhead, or on any advertising material, or in any way pretend to be a bonded shipper unless said person, firm, association, or corporation has filed and had approved a performance bond in addition to the bond required under this chapter.
(4) This section is supplemental, making provisions in addition to any other provisions of law and shall be construed liberally.
(5) Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Such criminal penalties shall be in addition to any other penalties provided by law. If the violator be a licensed citrus fruit dealer, then such license may be revoked or suspended in the manner provided by s. 601.67.
History.—ss. 1-5, ch. 57-4; s. 1, ch. 61-92; s. 1, ch. 65-84; s. 625, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 980, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.65 - Liability of Citrus Fruit Dealers.

601.65 Liability of citrus fruit dealers.—If any licensed citrus fruit dealer violates any provision of this chapter, such dealer shall be liable to the person allegedly injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation. Such liability may be enforced either by proceeding in an administrative action to and before the Department of Agriculture and pursuing such action to its ultimate termination if desired or by filing of a judicial suit at law in a court of competent jurisdiction; however, in such court suit the bond of such citrus fruit dealer theretofore posted with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to s. 601.61 shall not be amenable or subject to any judgment or other legal process issuing out of or from such court in connection with such law suit, whether cash bond or surety company bond, but such bonds shall be amenable to and enforceable only by and through administrative proceedings before the Department of Agriculture, it being the intent and purpose of the Legislature that such citrus dealer’s bond so posted with the Department of Agriculture shall be applicable and liable only for the payment of claims duly adjudicated by order of the Department of Agriculture and the determination of such adjudicated claim if and in the event such order is appealed by any aggrieved party to the administrative proceeding.
History.—s. 65, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-76; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 157, ch. 71-355; s. 6, ch. 78-95; 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 › 601.671 - Appropriation of Fines Collected.

601.671 Appropriation of fines collected.—All fines imposed and collected by the Department of Agriculture under the provisions of this chapter are hereby appropriated in the manner provided by s. 601.28(3)(b).
History.—s. 5, 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 › 601.68 - Investigation of Violations.

601.68 Investigation of violations.—The Department of Agriculture may instigate and make investigation of any citrus fruit dealer who it has reason to believe has violated any law of this state governing and applicable to citrus fruit dealers, and, whenever the Department of Agriculture determines that any citrus fruit dealer has violated any law of the state governing and applicable to citrus fruit dealers, it may publish the facts and circumstances of such violation and suspend the license of such offender for a specific period or revoke the same or make such other appropriate order as it may deem just and proper, and any such order shall specify the effective date thereof and any order other than one suspending or revoking a license shall automatically suspend such license until said order is complied with. Any administrative order of the Department of Agriculture issued under the provisions of ss. 601.66-601.68 or s. 601.70 shall be deemed to have been issued in the county wherein the licensee has her or his main office, as disclosed in the licensee’s application for citrus dealer’s license.
History.—s. 68, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 35, ch. 63-512; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 983, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry › Chapter 601 - Florida Citrus Code › 601.69 - Records to Be Kept by Citrus Fruit Dealers.

601.69 Records to be kept by citrus fruit dealers.—Every citrus fruit dealer shall make and keep a correct record showing in detail the following with reference to the purchase, handling, sale, and accounting of sale of citrus fruit handled by her or him, namely:
(1) The name and address of the producers or other persons from whom the citrus fruit was procured, and, if same was procured from some person other than a licensed citrus fruit dealer, the name and address of the producer of said fruit;
(2) The date citrus fruit is received, the amount thereof, and the purchase price paid therefor if purchased for the purpose of resale;
(3) The condition of such citrus fruit upon receipt by the citrus fruit dealer;
(4) If the citrus fruit is handled on consignment for the account of the producer, the date of sale and the selling price;
(5) An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the producer in connection with any sale;
(6) A detailed statement of all claims made by producers against the citrus fruit dealer, a copy of each when received to be certified and filed with the Department of Agriculture;
(7) A copy of the record and account of sale of citrus fruit handled on consignment or commission shall be delivered to the producer upon the consummation of the sale, together with all moneys received by the citrus fruit dealer in payment for such transaction made upon account of the producer, less the agreed commission and other charges which must be separately itemized, and said payment and accounting must be made by said citrus fruit dealer to the producer within 15 days after said citrus fruit dealer receives the money in payment of said citrus fruit unless otherwise specified in contract between citrus fruit dealers and producer;
(8) A detailed statement and record of the resale or commercial disposition of citrus fruit so purchased by the dealer for purpose of resale or other commercial disposition, showing the number of boxes resold, the moneys received by such dealer upon such resale of the fruit, the person or dealer and address thereof to whom sold, the date of such resale, and how delivered to such purchaser;
(9) Any other record or account required to be kept and maintained by such dealer by rule adopted by the department.
History.—s. 69, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-78; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; 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. 984, ch. 97-103; s. 52, ch. 2012-182.