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 […]
604.06 – Determination of Soils to Be Surveyed.
604.06 Determination of soils to be surveyed.—The successive selection of units to be surveyed shall be by type areas well distributed over the state, just as far as possible or practicable, especially during the early stages of the program, though determination shall naturally depend, too, on the feeling of need by the people in the area […]
604.21 – Complaint; Investigation; Hearing.
604.21 Complaint; investigation; hearing.— (1)(a) Any person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity claiming to be damaged by any breach of the conditions of a bond or certificate of deposit assignment or agreement given by a dealer in agricultural products as hereinbefore provided may enter complaint thereof against the dealer and against the surety company, if any, […]
604.07 – Analyses of Type Materials.
604.07 Analyses of type materials.—Suitable physical, chemical and other analyses of type materials associated with the work of the survey shall be carried out in the laboratories of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station or of the proper bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture. History.—s. 7, ch. 20454, 1941.