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 […]
601.36 – Inspection Information Required When Two or More Lots of Fruit Run Simultaneously.
601.36 Inspection information required when two or more lots of fruit run simultaneously.—In the event that any packinghouse packing citrus fruit or canning plant canning citrus fruit or concentrating plant concentrating citrus fruit shall have present therein or shall be packing, canning, or concentrating two or more lots of fruit simultaneously, the manager or other person […]
601.37 – Unlawful Acts of Inspectors.
601.37 Unlawful acts of inspectors.—An authorized inspector may not make or deliver a certificate of inspection and maturity and quality of any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof upon which the inspection fees and advertising assessments have not been paid or the payment thereof guaranteed, or make or issue any false certificate as […]
601.38 – Citrus Inspectors; Authority.
601.38 Citrus inspectors; authority.—For the purpose of enforcing the citrus fruit laws of this state, as well as rules of the department, citrus fruit inspectors may enter into any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant at any hour of day or night and have and demand access and admission to any enclosed portion of such packinghouse, […]
601.39 – Special Inspectors.
601.39 Special inspectors.—In cases of emergency or necessity, when no citrus fruit inspector is available for inspection of a particular lot of citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof, the Department of Agriculture may designate some fit and competent individual to inspect, test, and certify as to such lot of fruit or the canned […]
601.04 – Florida Citrus Commission; Creation and Membership.
601.04 Florida Citrus Commission; creation and membership.— (1)(a) There is created within the department the Florida Citrus Commission, which shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the Governor. Each member must be a resident of this state who is and has been actively engaged in the growing, growing and shipping, or growing and processing of citrus […]
601.041 – The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; Advisory Council.
601.041 The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; advisory council.— (1) The Friends of Florida Citrus Program is established within the department to provide support and assistance for existing and future programs within the department. (a) Through the program, the department shall: 1. Conduct programs and activities related to the protection and enhancement of the quality and reputation of Florida […]
601.045 – Commission Meetings; Report of Department’s Internal Auditor.
601.045 Commission meetings; report of department’s internal auditor.—The commission shall include as an agenda item at each regularly scheduled meeting a report by the department’s internal auditor. History.—s. 2, ch. 2004-36; s. 7, ch. 2012-182.
601.05 – Department of Citrus a Body Corporate.
601.05 Department of Citrus a body corporate.—The department shall be a body corporate, shall have power to contract and be contracted with, and shall have and possess all the powers of a body corporate for all purposes necessary for fully carrying out the provisions and requirements of this chapter. The department shall adopt a corporate seal […]
601.06 – Compensation and Expenses of Commission Members.
601.06 Compensation and expenses of commission members.—Each member of the commission shall receive the sum of $25 per day for each day or fraction thereof spent while en route to or from, or in actual attendance at, regular or special meetings of the commission or meetings of committees of the commission, or in transacting other business […]