601.99035 – Annual Travel Report of Department of Citrus.
601.99035 Annual travel report of Department of Citrus.—The department shall, at the end of each fiscal year, publish an annual travel report that states, for each department staff member and each commission member who has traveled during that year, the name of the person, the person’s position title, the date on which a claim for reimbursement […]
601.86 – Standard Field Boxes for Fresh Citrus Fruit.
601.86 Standard field boxes for fresh citrus fruit.—The standard field box or its equivalent, when used as a unit of trade or for reporting purposes, shall be of the uniform standard size of 311/2 inches long, 13 inches high, and 12 inches wide, inside measurements, and shall be divided into two compartments by a center partition […]
601.99036 – Approval of Specified Salary Changes.
601.99036 Approval of specified salary changes.—Any change in the annual salary of an employee of the department who earns $100,000 or more must be approved by a majority of the commission before the salary adjustment is made. History.—s. 2, ch. 2003-144; s. 69, ch. 2012-182.
601.88 – Oversized Boxes to Be Stamped.
601.88 Oversized boxes to be stamped.— (1) It is unlawful to use any field box that exceeds the total capacity of 4,900 cubic inches in the purchase, sale, or handling of oranges, grapefruit, or tangerines by a citrus fruit dealer from or for a grower, unless all field boxes exceeding this dimension shall have plainly stamped on […]
601.9904 – Frozen Citrus Juices; Rules of Department of Citrus.
601.9904 Frozen citrus juices; rules of Department of Citrus.—The department shall adopt and enforce rules concerning the contents, preparation, concentrating, other processing, and keeping or storing of frozen concentrated fresh citrus juices, and such rules may govern, but are not limited to, the sanitary conditions under which such product is prepared, the type of equipment and […]
601.89 – Citrus Fruit; When Damaged by Freezing.
601.89 Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.— (1) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes: (a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1/2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1/4 inch at the stem end; or […]
601.9908 – Canned Tangerine Juice; Standards; Labeling.
601.9908 Canned tangerine juice; standards; labeling.—No canned tangerine juice shall be sold or offered for sale or shipped or offered for shipment which: (1) Is prepared from raw juice containing before the addition of any additive less than 9 percent total soluble solids; (2) When canned, contains less than 10 percent total soluble solids; or (3) Has a ratio […]
601.91 – Unlawful to Sell, Transport, Prepare, Receive, or Deliver Freeze-Damaged Citrus.
601.91 Unlawful to sell, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver freeze-damaged citrus.— (1) It is unlawful at any time for any person to sell or offer for sale, to transport, or to prepare, receive, or deliver for transportation or market, except for canning, concentrating, or byproduct purposes within the state, any citrus fruit seriously damaged by freezing, as […]
601.9910 – Legislative Findings of Fact; Strict Enforcement of Maturity Standard in Public Interest.
601.9910 Legislative findings of fact; strict enforcement of maturity standard in public interest.— (1) FINDINGS.— (a) The Legislature finds and determines and so declares that, for many years past, the shipment of raw, immature citrus fruit, generally designated as “green fruit,” from the state to consuming markets has caused the loss of millions of dollars to the citrus […]
601.92 – Use of Arsenic in Connection With Citrus.
601.92 Use of arsenic in connection with citrus.—Persons owning, managing, or tending and cultivating citrus groves or trees shall not use arsenic or any of its derivatives, or any combination, compound, or preparation containing arsenic as a fertilizer or spray on bearing citrus trees, except grapefruit trees. History.—s. 92, ch. 25149, 1949.