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 […]
601.31 – Citrus Inspectors; Employment.
601.31 Citrus inspectors; employment.—The Department of Agriculture may annually employ as many citrus fruit inspectors for a period not to exceed 1 year as the Department of Agriculture deems necessary for the effective enforcement of the citrus fruit laws of this state. All persons authorized to inspect and certify the maturity and grade of citrus fruit […]
601.32 – Compensation of Inspectors.
601.32 Compensation of inspectors.—The salaries of the chief citrus inspector, the chief laboratory inspector, the district supervising inspectors, the junior and senior inspectors, and all other necessary inspectors shall be in the amount as determined and fixed by the Department of Agriculture, and in addition thereto, each such inspector shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as […]
601.33 – Interference With Inspectors.
601.33 Interference with inspectors.—A person may not obstruct, hinder, resist, interfere with, or attempt to obstruct, hinder, resist, or interfere with any authorized inspector in the discharge of any duty imposed upon or required of her or him by the provisions of law or by any rule adopted by the Department of Citrus or the Department […]
601.34 – Duties of Law Enforcement Officers.
601.34 Duties of law enforcement officers.—Each state or county law enforcement officer shall make arrests for violations of the citrus fruit laws of this state or of any rule or order of the commission or the Department of Agriculture under authority of law when notified of such violation by the Department of Agriculture or its duly […]
601.35 – Disputes as to Quality, etc.; Procedure.
601.35 Disputes as to quality, etc.; procedure.—When any dispute as to quality, grade, or condition of citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof arises, the shipper or any financially interested person may call in at his, her, or its expense an inspector licensed or certified only by the United States Department of Agriculture to […]