500.511 – Fees; Enforcement; Preemption.
500.511 Fees; enforcement; preemption.— (1) FEES.—All fees collected under s. 500.459 shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be accounted for separately and used for the sole purpose of administering the provisions of such section. (2) ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.—In addition to the provisions contained in s. 500.459, the department may enforce s. 500.459 in […]
500.149 – Employment of Help; Expenses and Salaries.
500.149 Employment of help; expenses and salaries.—The department may employ all help necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to foods and may designate any employee of the department to perform any duties necessary to carry out such provisions. All expenses and salaries shall be paid out of the General Inspection […]
500.60 – Regulation of Meat Preempted to State.
500.60 Regulation of meat preempted to state.—Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance to the contrary and to ensure uniform health and safety standards, the regulation, identification, and packaging of meat, poultry, and fish is preempted to the state and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. History.—s. 54, ch. 2004-350.
500.165 – Transporting Shipments of Food Items; Rules; Penalty.
500.165 Transporting shipments of food items; rules; penalty.— (1) It is unlawful for a carrier to transport food items in a vehicle or rail car that has been or is being used to transport solid waste, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, biohazardous wastes, or any substance that may pose a threat to human health. (2) The department may by […]
500.70 – Tomato Food Safety Standards; Inspections; Penalties; Tomato Good Agricultural Practices; Tomato Best Management Practices.
500.70 Tomato food safety standards; inspections; penalties; tomato good agricultural practices; tomato best management practices.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Field packing” means the packing of tomatoes on a tomato farm or in a tomato greenhouse into containers for sale for human consumption without transporting the tomatoes to a packinghouse. (b) “Packing” or “repacking” means […]
500.166 – Records of Interstate Shipment.
500.166 Records of interstate shipment.—For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, carriers engaged in interstate commerce and persons receiving food in interstate commerce shall, upon the request by an officer or employee duly designated by the department, permit the officer or employee to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in interstate […]
500.80 – Cottage Food Operations.
500.80 Cottage food operations.— (1)(a) A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the cottage food operation complies with this section and has annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000. (b) For purposes of this subsection, a […]
500.167 – Carriers in Interstate Commerce; Exception.
500.167 Carriers in interstate commerce; exception.—Carriers engaged in interstate commerce are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except ss. 500.165 and 500.166. History.—s. 12, ch. 59-302; s. 23, ch. 82-225; s. 15, ch. 87-388; s. 16, ch. 92-180. Note.—Former s. 500.40.
500.169 – Enforcement of Federal Act.
500.169 Enforcement of federal act.—The department may exercise the enforcement powers granted by, and subject to the limitations of, 21 U.S.C. s. 337(b). History.—s. 16, ch. 94-180.
500.171 – Injunction to Restrain Violation.
500.171 Injunction to restrain violation.—In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter, or rule adopted under this chapter, in the circuit court of the county in […]