502.181 – Prohibited Acts.
502.181 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful for any person in this state to: (1) Engage in the business of producing, hauling, transferring, receiving, processing, packaging, or distributing milk, milk products, or frozen desserts or operating a washing station, manufacturing single-service containers, manufacturing imitation or substitute milk or milk products, or testing for milkfat content, without first obtaining a […]
502.231 – Penalty and Injunction.
502.231 Penalty and injunction.— (1) The department may enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties against any person who violates any provision of this chapter: (a) Issuance of a warning letter that relates to the class of the violation. (b) Imposition of an administrative fine: 1. In the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for […]
502.232 – Local Regulations Superseded.
502.232 Local regulations superseded.—All special or local acts, general laws of limited application, county ordinances or resolutions, municipal ordinances or resolutions, and municipal charter provisions that authorize the regulation of milk or milk products, or frozen desserts for wholesale, are superseded by this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. History.—s. 2, ch. 74-370; […]
502.301 – Dairy Industry Technical Council.
502.301 Dairy Industry Technical Council.— (1) COMPOSITION.—The Dairy Industry Technical Council is created within the department and shall be composed of seven members as follows: (a) Two citizens of the state, one of whom shall be associated with the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Florida and the other with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
504.011 – Short Title.
504.011 Short title.—This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Produce Labeling Act of 1979.” History.—s. 1, ch. 79-121; s. 2, ch. 90-322; s. 91, ch. 2004-5.
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 […]
501.971 – Fictitious Name Act not abrogated.
501.971 Fictitious Name Act not abrogated.—This act is not intended to abrogate or modify the Fictitious Name Act, s. 865.09. Any person who acts in accordance with the requirements of s. 865.09 is not in violation of s. 501.97, as created by this act, without actual misrepresentation as contemplated under this chapter. History.—s. 2, ch. 99-232.