601.9911 – Fruit May Be Sold or Transported Direct From Producer.
601.9911 Fruit may be sold or transported direct from producer.—Any citrus producer may transport her or his own citrus fruit or any citrus fruit may be sold or purchased and transported in interstate or intrastate commerce in truckload lots direct from a producer, and any such fruit so sold, purchased, or transported need not be processed, […]
601.9912 – Penalties.
601.9912 Penalties.—Any person violating any provisions of this chapter or of the rules or regulations of the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 112, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 629, […]
601.9918 – Rules Related to Issuance and Use of Symbols.
601.9918 Rules related to issuance and use of symbols.—In rules related to the issuance and voluntary use of symbols, certification marks, service marks, or trademarks, the commission may make general references to national or state requirements that the license applicant would be compelled to meet regardless of the department’s issuance of the license applied for. History.—s. […]
601.992 – Collection of Dues and Other Payments on Behalf of Certain Nonprofit Corporations Engaged in Market News and Grower Education.
601.992 Collection of dues and other payments on behalf of certain nonprofit corporations engaged in market news and grower education.—The Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture or their successors may collect or compel the entities regulated by the Department of Citrus to collect dues, contributions, or any other financial payment upon request by, and […]
601.88 – Oversized Boxes to Be Stamped.
601.88 Oversized boxes to be stamped.— (1) It is unlawful to use any field box that exceeds the total capacity of 4,900 cubic inches in the purchase, sale, or handling of oranges, grapefruit, or tangerines by a citrus fruit dealer from or for a grower, unless all field boxes exceeding this dimension shall have plainly stamped on […]
601.9904 – Frozen Citrus Juices; Rules of Department of Citrus.
601.9904 Frozen citrus juices; rules of Department of Citrus.—The department shall adopt and enforce rules concerning the contents, preparation, concentrating, other processing, and keeping or storing of frozen concentrated fresh citrus juices, and such rules may govern, but are not limited to, the sanitary conditions under which such product is prepared, the type of equipment and […]
601.89 – Citrus Fruit; When Damaged by Freezing.
601.89 Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.— (1) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes: (a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1/2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1/4 inch at the stem end; or […]
601.9908 – Canned Tangerine Juice; Standards; Labeling.
601.9908 Canned tangerine juice; standards; labeling.—No canned tangerine juice shall be sold or offered for sale or shipped or offered for shipment which: (1) Is prepared from raw juice containing before the addition of any additive less than 9 percent total soluble solids; (2) When canned, contains less than 10 percent total soluble solids; or (3) Has a ratio […]
601.91 – Unlawful to Sell, Transport, Prepare, Receive, or Deliver Freeze-Damaged Citrus.
601.91 Unlawful to sell, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver freeze-damaged citrus.— (1) It is unlawful at any time for any person to sell or offer for sale, to transport, or to prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market, except for canning, concentrating, or byproduct purposes within the state, any citrus fruit seriously damaged by freezing, as […]
601.9910 – Legislative Findings of Fact; Strict Enforcement of Maturity Standard in Public Interest.
601.9910 Legislative findings of fact; strict enforcement of maturity standard in public interest.— (1) FINDINGS.— (a) The Legislature finds and determines and so declares that, for many years past, the shipment of raw, immature citrus fruit, generally designated as “green fruit,” from the state to consuming markets has caused the loss of millions of dollars to the citrus […]