601.44 – Destruction of Immature Fruit.
601.44 Destruction of immature fruit.—All citrus fruit or processed citrus products prepared for sale or transportation, that are being prepared for such purpose, or that have been or are being delivered for sale or transportation that may be found immature or otherwise unfit for human consumption upon inspection and testing shall be seized and destroyed by […]
601.57 – Examination of Application; Approval of Dealers’ Licenses.
601.57 Examination of application; approval of dealers’ licenses.— (1) The department shall, within a reasonable time, examine the application and consider the information submitted therewith, including the applicant’s financial statement and the reputation of the applicant as shown by applicant’s past and current history and activities, including applicant’s method and manner of doing business. The department shall […]
601.45 – Grading of Fresh Citrus Fruit.
601.45 Grading of fresh citrus fruit.— (1) All citrus fruit, except as provided in s. 601.50, sold or shipped, or offered for sale or shipment, for consumption in fresh form shall be graded in a registered packinghouse in this state according to standards established by the department, and the grade of such fruit shall be indicated as […]
601.58 – Application Approval or Disapproval.
601.58 Application approval or disapproval.— (1) Each citrus fruit dealer’s license application that is approved, or approved subject to conditions, shall be forwarded immediately to the Department of Agriculture, which shall, upon satisfaction of the stated conditions, if any are endorsed thereon, issue to the applicant an appropriate license as prescribed in s. 601.60. (2) Each temporary license […]
601.46 – Condition Precedent to Sale of Citrus Fruit.
601.46 Condition precedent to sale of citrus fruit.— (1) It is unlawful, except as provided in s. 601.50, for any person to sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market any citrus fruit in fresh form unless such fruit has matured in accordance with the maturity standards and is accompanied by […]
601.59 – Dealer’s License Fee; Agent’s Registration Fee.
601.59 Dealer’s license fee; agent’s registration fee.— (1) Each applicant who qualifies for a citrus fruit dealer’s license shall pay to the Department of Agriculture, prior to issuance of such license, a license fee of $25 per shipping season or portion thereof covered by the license. (2) A registration fee of $10 per shipping season or portion thereof […]
601.461 – Falsification of Weights; Penalty.
601.461 Falsification of weights; penalty.— (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to falsify or alter any certificate, slip, or other document evidencing or pretending to evidence the weight of citrus fruit bought by weight or knowingly to make, utter, or deliver any such certificate, slip, or document which shall be false […]
601.60 – Issuance of Dealers’ Licenses.
601.60 Issuance of dealers’ licenses.— (1) Whenever an application bears the approved endorsement of the Department of Citrus and satisfactions of conditions of approval, if any, and the applicant has paid the prescribed fee, the Department of Agriculture shall issue to such applicant a license, as approved by the Department of Citrus, which shall entitle the licensee […]
601.47 – Condition Precedent to Processing Citrus.
601.47 Condition precedent to processing citrus.—It is unlawful for any person to can any citrus fruits or to can or concentrate the juices thereof unless such fruit is mature in accordance with the maturity standards and is accompanied by a certificate of inspection and maturity thereof issued by a duly authorized citrus fruit inspector of the […]
601.471 – Definition of “Canned or Concentrated Citrus Fruit Products” Expanded.
601.471 Definition of “canned or concentrated citrus fruit products” expanded.—The term “canned or concentrated citrus fruit products” when used in ss. 601.48-601.54 shall include chilled citrus juice, chilled citrus sections, or otherwise processed products of citrus fruit. History.—s. 1, ch. 65-72.