580.091 – Inspection; Sampling; Analysis; Exemption.
580.091 Inspection; sampling; analysis; exemption.— (1)(a) The department may inspect, sample, or analyze commercial feed and feedstuff to ascertain compliance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) The department is authorized to enter upon any public or business premises and any transport vehicle during regular business hours in order to have access to commercial […]
580.111 – Detained Commercial Feed and Feedstuff.
580.111 Detained commercial feed and feedstuff.— (1) STOP-SALE, STOP-USE, REMOVAL, OR HOLD ORDERS.—When the department has cause to believe any lot of commercial feed or feedstuff is being distributed in violation of this chapter or of any of the prescribed rules under this chapter, it may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or […]
580.112 – Certain Acts Prohibited.
580.112 Certain acts prohibited.—The following acts, or the causing thereof knowingly, within the state are prohibited: (1) The distribution of any commercial feed or feedstuff that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed or feedstuff. (3) The distribution of commercial feed or feedstuff that has not been sampled or analyzed by a department-certified […]
580.121 – Penalties; Duties of Law Enforcement Officers; Injunctive Relief.
580.121 Penalties; duties of law enforcement officers; injunctive relief.— (1) The department may impose one or more of the following penalties against any person who violates any provision of this chapter: (a) Issuance of a warning letter. (b) Imposition of an administrative fine in the Class I category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each occurrence. (c) Revocation or suspension of […]
580.131 – Penalty Payable to Consumer.
580.131 Penalty payable to consumer.— (1) Any consumer who purchases without notice a commercial feed or feedstuff that is distributed in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter shall, in any legal or administrative action that may be instituted, recover penalties as follows: (a) If a certified laboratory analysis shows that any feed bearing a […]
578.27 – Seed Investigation and Conciliation Council; Composition; Purpose; Meetings; Duties; Expenses.
578.27 Seed investigation and conciliation council; composition; purpose; meetings; duties; expenses.— (1) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint a seed investigation and conciliation council composed of seven members, one member to be appointed upon the recommendation of each of the following: the deans of extension and research, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida; the […]
578.29 – Prohibited Noxious Weed Seed.
578.29 Prohibited noxious weed seed.—Seeds meeting the definition of prohibited noxious weed seed under s. 578.011 may not be present in agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, or shrub seed offered or exposed for sale in this state. History.—s. 54, ch. 2018-84.
578.012 – Preemption.
578.012 Preemption.— (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to eliminate duplication of regulation of seed. As such, this chapter is intended as comprehensive and exclusive and occupies the whole field of regulation of seed. (2) The authority to regulate seed or matters relating to seed in this state is preempted to the state. A local government […]
580.011 – Title.
580.011 Title.—This chapter shall be known as the “Florida Commercial Feed Law.” History.—s. 1, ch. 29755, 1955; s. 33, ch. 92-143; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-90; s. 16, ch. 94-282.
578.08 – Registrations.
578.08 Registrations.— (1) Every person, except as provided in subsection (4), before selling, distributing for sale, offering for sale, exposing for sale, handling for sale, or soliciting orders for the purchase of any agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, or shrub seed or mixture thereof, shall first register with the department as a seed dealer. The application for registration […]