604.09 – Limited Agricultural Association; Purpose of Law.
604.09 Limited agricultural association; purpose of law.—In order to promote, foster and encourage more efficient and progressive agriculture and to enable the farmers and growers of Florida to enjoy the manifold benefits of joint and collective effort without personal liability and without the expense and technical involvements incident to corporate structure, this chapter is enacted. History.—s. […]
604.10 – Limited Agricultural Association; Powers, Membership.
604.10 Limited agricultural association; powers, membership.—Any three or more persons engaged in agricultural pursuits may form a limited agricultural association under the provisions of this law, and such association shall have and may exercise all the powers granted by the laws of this state to persons, partnerships and corporations for profit and not for profit, so […]
604.11 – Limited Agricultural Association; Formation, Fees.
604.11 Limited agricultural association; formation, fees.— (1) The articles of association shall be subscribed by the original members and acknowledged by one of them before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments and administer oaths. (2) Two copies of the proposed articles of association, together with a certificate of the Department of State […]
604.12 – Limited Agricultural Association; Articles of Association, Name.
604.12 Limited agricultural association; articles of association, name.— (1) The articles of association shall be subscribed by three or more persons, and shall set forth: (a) The name of the association and the location of the principal place of business. (b) The purpose for which the association is formed. (c) The term for which the association is to exist. (d) By […]
604.13 – Limited Agricultural Association; Bylaws.
604.13 Limited agricultural association; bylaws.—Each association organized hereunder shall, by a majority vote of its members, within 30 days after its organization, adopt for its government and management a code of bylaws, which shall be taken and deemed to be the law of the association. The bylaws shall provide for such matters as may be pertinent […]
604.14 – Limited Agricultural Association; Dissolution; Conversion to a Corporation Not for Profit.
604.14 Limited agricultural association; dissolution; conversion to a corporation not for profit.— (1) A limited agricultural association may be dissolved upon the presentation by its members of a petition for dissolution to a circuit judge of the circuit in which the association’s principal place of business is located. The judge may issue any orders necessary for preservation […]
604.15 – Dealers in Agricultural Products; Definitions.
604.15 Dealers in agricultural products; definitions.—For the purpose of ss. 604.15-604.34, the following words and terms, when used, shall be construed to mean: (1) “Agricultural products” means the natural products of the farm, nursery, grove, orchard, vineyard, garden, and apiary (raw or manufactured); sod; horticulture; hay; livestock; milk and milk products; poultry and poultry products; the fruit […]
604.151 – Purpose.
604.151 Purpose.—The Legislature recognizes that the recovery of agricultural products is impractical because of the speed with which such products move through commerce and because of the difficulty of identification and that, because recovery is impractical, producers are subject to the possibility of serious economic harm in the event an agricultural products dealer defaults. Therefore, it […]
604.16 – Exceptions to Provisions of Ss. 604.15-604.34.
604.16 Exceptions to provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34.—Except for s. 604.22(2), the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 do not apply to: (1) Farmers or groups of farmers in the sale of agricultural products grown by themselves. (2) A dealer in agricultural products who pays at the time of purchase with United States cash currency or a cash equivalent, such as […]
604.17 – License Required.
604.17 License required.—It shall be unlawful for any dealer in agricultural products who comes within the terms of this law to engage in such business in this state without a state license issued by the department. History.—s. 3, ch. 20678, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, […]