601.28 – Inspection Fees.
601.28 Inspection fees.— (1) There is hereby levied upon citrus fruit and processed citrus products the following inspection fees: (a) Upon each standard-packed box or equivalent, including hourly rate equivalent, thereof of citrus fruit inspected and certified for shipment in fresh form other than fruit on which a fee is imposed by paragraph (b), such fee, to be […]
601.281 – Road Guard Fees.
601.281 Road guard fees.—There is hereby levied upon all citrus fruit upon which inspection fees are imposed by s. 601.28 an additional fee in the amount of 1 mill per standard-packed box or the equivalent thereof. This additional fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as citrus inspection fees imposed […]
601.29 – Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
601.29 Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.—The powers of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or its authorized representative include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To enter and inspect any place within the state where citrus fruit is being prepared, colored, packed, loaded, or stored for shipment, either in fresh or […]
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 […]
601.10 – Powers of the Department of Citrus.
601.10 Powers of the Department of Citrus.—The department shall have and shall exercise such general and specific powers as are delegated to it by this chapter and other statutes of the state, which powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To adopt and periodically alter, rescind, modify, or amend all proper and necessary […]
601.101 – Ownership of Rights Under Patent and Trademark Laws Developed or Acquired Under This Chapter.
601.101 Ownership of rights under patent and trademark laws developed or acquired under this chapter.—Notwithstanding chapter 286, the legal title and every right, interest, claim, or demand of any kind in and to any patent, trademark, copyright, certification mark, or other right acquired under the patent and trademark laws of the United States, this state, or […]
601.11 – Department of Citrus; Power to Establish Standards; Rulemaking Authority.
601.11 Department of Citrus; power to establish standards; rulemaking authority.— (1) The department shall have the power to: (a) Establish state grades and minimum maturity and quality standards not inconsistent with existing laws for citrus fruits and food products thereof containing 20 percent or more citrus or citrus juice, whether canned, concentrated, or otherwise processed, including standards for […]
600.051 – Marketing Agreements; Powers of Department.
600.051 Marketing agreements; powers of department.— (1) In order to effectuate the declared policy and purposes of this act, the department shall have the power to enter into, administer, and enforce marketing agreements with handlers and distributors engaged in any one or more of the citrus districts established in and by s. 601.09, in the handling and […]
601.111 – Maturity Standards; Modification by Emergency Rule.
601.111 Maturity standards; modification by emergency rule.— (1) The Legislature finds that emergencies creating abnormal conditions in the state’s citrus industry, which may include, but are not limited to, unusual climatic conditions that produce unusual growing conditions of citrus fruit, freezes and hurricanes, or other acts of God that may affect a substantial part of the citrus […]