604.73 – Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects; Local Regulation of Urban Agriculture.
604.73 Urban agriculture pilot projects; local regulation of urban agriculture.— (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Urban Agriculture Pilot Project Act.” (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds that, due to the application of laws relating to agricultural activities, it is necessary to distinguish between farms on traditional rural farm land […]
604.22 – Dealers to Keep Records; Contents.
604.22 Dealers to keep records; contents.— (1)(a) Each licensee, while acting as agent for a producer, shall make and preserve for at least 1 year a record of each transaction, specifying the name and address of the producer for whom she or he acts as agent; the date of receipt; the kind, quality, and quantity of agricultural […]
604.23 – Examination of Records, Sales, Accounts, Books, and Other Documents.
604.23 Examination of records, sales, accounts, books, and other documents.—The department shall have power to investigate, upon complaint of any interested person or upon its own initiative, the record of any dealer in agricultural products or any transaction involving the solicitation, receipt, sale or attempted sale of agricultural products, the failure to make proper and true […]
604.25 – Refusal to Grant, or Suspension or Revocation Of, License.
604.25 Refusal to grant, or suspension or revocation of, license.— (1) The department may decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted if the applicant or licensee has: (a) Suffered a monetary judgment entered against the applicant or licensee upon which execution has been returned unsatisfied; (b) Made false charges for handling or […]
604.27 – Rules.
604.27 Rules.—The department shall adopt rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 and enforce same. History.—s. 14, ch. 20678, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 85-36; ss. 9, 10, ch. 90-161; […]
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 […]