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.
601.93 – Sale of Citrus Containing Arsenic.
601.93 Sale of citrus containing arsenic.—No person shall sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, secure, or deliver for transportation or market any fruit of any variety except grapefruit which contains any arsenic or any compound or derivative of arsenic. History.—s. 93, ch. 25149, 1949.
601.69 – Records to Be Kept by Citrus Fruit Dealers.
601.69 Records to be kept by citrus fruit dealers.—Every citrus fruit dealer shall make and keep a correct record showing in detail the following with reference to the purchase, handling, sale, and accounting of sale of citrus fruit handled by her or him, namely: (1) The name and address of the producers or other persons from whom […]
601.70 – Inspection of Records by Department of Agriculture.
601.70 Inspection of records by Department of Agriculture.—The Department of Agriculture or its duly authorized agents have the right to inspect all accounts, records, and memoranda of any citrus fruit dealer required to be kept under this chapter. If any such citrus fruit dealer refuses to permit such inspection, the Department of Agriculture may publish the […]
601.701 – Penalty for Failure to Keep Records.
601.701 Penalty for failure to keep records.— (1) It is unlawful to fail to keep any records required to be kept under the Florida Citrus Code or required to be kept by any other law or by any rule adopted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Citrus, or to falsify or cause the falsification […]
601.72 – Penalties for Violations.
601.72 Penalties for violations.—Any person who violates or aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter shall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided further that a person shall be guilty hereunder upon conviction for nonpayment of […]
601.73 – Additional Methods of Enforcement.
601.73 Additional methods of enforcement.—The several circuit courts of the state, sitting in chancery, are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to enjoin and restrain any citrus fruit dealer from violating the provisions of this law, or any rule, regulation, or order made by the Department of Agriculture, in any proceeding brought by the Department […]