504.012 – Label Marking Permitted; Removal Prohibited.
504.012 Label marking permitted; removal prohibited.— (1) All producers, growers, and shippers of fresh fruits and vegetables and bee pollen and honey in this state shall be permitted to mark each individual fruit or vegetable, package of bee pollen, or package of honey in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the […]
504.013 – Penalties.
504.013 Penalties.—Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of the retail vending of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, bee pollen, or honey who willfully and knowingly removes any labels or identifying marks from fruits, vegetables, bee pollen, or honey so labeled is guilty of a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3) and upon conviction […]
504.014 – Enforcement.
504.014 Enforcement.—The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter. History.—s. 5, ch. 79-121; s. 3, ch. 90-322; s. 92, ch. 2004-5.
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 […]
502.053 – Permits and Fees; Requirements; Exemptions; Temporary Permits.
502.053 Permits and fees; requirements; exemptions; temporary permits.— (1) PERMITS.— (a) Each Grade “A” milk plant, whether located in the state or outside the state, and each manufacturing milk plant, milk producer, milk hauler, milk hauling service, washing station operator, milk plant operator, milk distributor, single-service-container manufacturer, receiving station, and transfer station in the state shall apply to […]
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 […]
502.054 – Inspection and Reinspection.
502.054 Inspection and reinspection.— (1) The department shall establish a schedule for inspections which shall require routine inspections in accordance with the minimum requirements contained in the Grade “A” pasteurized milk ordinance and more frequent inspections or reinspections for permitholders with serious or repeated violations. (2) The department shall inspect frozen desserts and frozen dessert plants that handle […]
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 […]