506.19 – Protection of Owners of Marked or Branded Field Boxes or Other Specified Containers; Recordation.
506.19 Protection of owners of marked or branded field boxes or other specified containers; recordation.—Any person who owns field boxes, pallets, crates, containers, or receptacles used in the general production, harvesting, packing, transportation, or marketing of fruits or vegetables or their byproducts or used for the storage or transport of agricultural or other commercial goods in […]
506.20 – Filing and Recording of Marks and Brands on Field Boxes.
506.20 Filing and recording of marks and brands on field boxes.—Any person desiring to avail herself or himself of the benefits of ss. 506.19-506.28, may make application to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and shall file with such department a true copy and description of such identifying mark or brand, which, if entitled thereto […]
506.21 – Filing Fee; Issuance of Certificate of Recordation.
506.21 Filing fee; issuance of certificate of recordation.—The application for filing and recording shall be accompanied by a fee of $2 and thereupon, if consistent with the provisions of s. 506.20 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall issue to the person applying for registration and recordation of such mark or brand a certificate of […]
506.22 – Transfer, Release, or Sale of Registered Mark or Brand.
506.22 Transfer, release, or sale of registered mark or brand.—The owner of any such registered mark or brand may transfer, release, or sell the same by an instrument in writing evidencing such transfer, release, or sale, and upon application to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services where such mark or brand is registered for the […]
506.23 – Application of Law.
506.23 Application of law.—The provisions of ss. 506.19-506.28 shall not be construed to apply when fruits, vegetables, or their byproducts, are wrapped or packed in such accepted or prescribed standard containers as are prescribed and designated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and are used only as receptacles or containers for fruits, vegetables, or […]
506.24 – Unauthorized Possession of Field Boxes or Other Specified Containers; Penalty.
506.24 Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers; penalty.— (1) Any person who shall have in his or her unauthorized possession any field box, pallet, crate, receptacle, or container marked or branded with any mark or brand registered under the provisions of ss. 506.19-506.28, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable […]
506.25 – Alteration or Obliteration of Marks or Brands on Field Boxes or Other Specified Containers.
506.25 Alteration or obliteration of marks or brands on field boxes or other specified containers.—If any person shall alter, change, remove or obliterate the registered mark or brand on any field box, pallet, crate, container, or receptacle other than his or her own or shall cause or procure the same to be done, with intent to […]