603.161 – Sales certificates, work orders to accompany certain fruit.
603.161 Sales certificates, work orders to accompany certain fruit.— (1) This section applies to tropical or subtropical fruit. “Tropical or subtropical fruit” means avocados, bananas, calamondins, carambolas, guavas, kumquats, limes, longans, loquats, lychees, mameys, mangoes, papayas, passion fruit, sapodillas, and fruit that must be grown in tropical or semitropical regions, except citrus fruit as defined in s. […]
603.201 – Short title.
603.201 Short title.—This act may be cited as the “Florida Tropical Fruit Policy Act.” History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 90-277; s. 45, ch. 91-201; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
603.202 – Legislative declarations and findings.
603.202 Legislative declarations and findings.— (1) The Legislature declares that the production and utilization of tropical fruits is an underdeveloped agricultural commodity enterprise in this state. The Legislature recognizes that Florida possesses many resources and geographic advantages, particularly a marine subtropical climate, that favor the expansion and growth of present-day tropical fruits into a broad-based industry. The […]
603.204 – South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.
603.204 South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.—The Commissioner of Agriculture shall develop and update a South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan, which shall identify problems and constraints of the tropical fruit industry, propose possible solutions to such problems, and develop planning mechanisms for orderly growth of the industry, including: (1) Criteria for tropical fruit research, service, and management priorities. […]
601.9911 – Fruit May Be Sold or Transported Direct From Producer.
601.9911 Fruit may be sold or transported direct from producer.—Any citrus producer may transport her or his own citrus fruit or any citrus fruit may be sold or purchased and transported in interstate or intrastate commerce in truckload lots direct from a producer, and any such fruit so sold, purchased, or transported need not be processed, […]
603.211 – Identification of sellers or handlers of tropical or subtropical fruit and vegetables; containers specified; penalties.
603.211 Identification of sellers or handlers of tropical or subtropical fruit and vegetables; containers specified; penalties.— (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be known and cited as the “Florida Tropical or Subtropical Fruit and Vegetables Sales Law.” (2) ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—This section shall be administered by the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement and may be enforced by any law enforcement […]
601.9912 – Penalties.
601.9912 Penalties.—Any person violating any provisions of this chapter or of the rules or regulations of the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 112, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 629, […]
604.001 – Public Policy With Respect to Agricultural Production.
604.001 Public policy with respect to agricultural production.—The Legislature declares that: (1) It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of this act to achieve and maintain the production of agricultural commodities for food and fiber as an essential element for the survival of mankind. (2) The production of agricultural commodities in this state is […]
601.9918 – Rules Related to Issuance and Use of Symbols.
601.9918 Rules related to issuance and use of symbols.—In rules related to the issuance and voluntary use of symbols, certification marks, service marks, or trademarks, the commission may make general references to national or state requirements that the license applicant would be compelled to meet regardless of the department’s issuance of the license applied for. History.—s. […]
604.01 – Statewide Soil Survey and Mapping; Declaration of Policy.
604.01 Statewide soil survey and mapping; declaration of policy.—A thorough and careful survey and mapping of the soils of Florida is hereby declared as a matter of legislative policy, basic to: (1) The development of intelligent research programs on the agricultural potentialities of the soils of the state; (2) The organization of effective soil conservation and land use […]