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 […]
604.16 – Exceptions to Provisions of Ss. 604.15-604.34.
604.16 Exceptions to provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34.—Except for s. 604.22(2), the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 do not apply to: (1) Farmers or groups of farmers in the sale of agricultural products grown by themselves. (2) A dealer in agricultural products who pays at the time of purchase with United States cash currency or a cash equivalent, such as […]
604.17 – License Required.
604.17 License required.—It shall be unlawful for any dealer in agricultural products who comes within the terms of this law to engage in such business in this state without a state license issued by the department. History.—s. 3, ch. 20678, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, […]
604.18 – Application; Form; Contents.
604.18 Application; form; contents.—Every dealer in agricultural products desiring to transact business within the state directly with a Florida producer, a producer’s agent or representative, or a negotiating broker shall, prior to transacting any business as such, file an application for such license with the department. The license shall be renewed annually on its anniversary date. […]
604.04 – Administration of Law.
604.04 Administration of law.—The agricultural experiment station of the University of Florida shall administer this law and shall be responsible for the general supervision of this cooperative enterprise between and among federal, state, county and local agencies, and that it be charged with the duty of developing an energetic soil survey program for the state accordingly […]
604.19 – License; Fee; Bond; Certificate of Deposit; Penalty.
604.19 License; fee; bond; certificate of deposit; penalty.—Unless the department refuses the application on one or more of the grounds provided in this section, it shall issue to an applicant, upon the payment of required fees and the execution and delivery of a bond or certificate of deposit as provided in this section, a state license […]
604.05 – Standard Procedure to Be Used; Cooperation With Federal and Other Agencies.
604.05 Standard procedure to be used; cooperation with federal and other agencies.—The methods used in the survey shall be the standard procedures developed by the United States Department of Agriculture now in common use; all correlation work shall be carried out jointly by the regular soil survey inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture in […]
604.20 – Bond or Certificate of Deposit Prerequisite; Amount; Form.
604.20 Bond or certificate of deposit prerequisite; amount; form.— (1) Before any license is issued, the applicant therefor shall make and deliver to the department a surety bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of at least $5,000 or in such greater amount as the department may determine. No bond or certificate of deposit may be […]