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Chapter 601

Fla. Stat. ch. 601

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601.01Short title 601.02Purposes 601.03Definitions 601.04Florida Citrus Commission; creation and membership 601.05Department of Citrus a body corporate 601.06Compensation and expenses of commission members 601.07Location of executive offices 601.08Authenticated copies of commission records as evidence 601.09Citrus districts 601.091Florida SunRidge, Indian River, and Gulf production areas, boundaries and designation 601.10Powers of the Department of Citrus 601.101Ownership of rights under patent and trademark laws developed or acquired pursuant to the authorities of this chapter 601.11Power of Department of Citrus to establish standards 601.111Department of Citrus authorized to lower maturity standards 601.13Citrus research; administration by Department of Citrus; appropriation 601.15Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; excise tax; emergency reserve fund; citrus research 601.152Special marketing orders 601.154Citrus Stabilization Act of Florida 601.155Equalizing excise tax; credit; exemption 601.16Grapefruit maturity standards; fresh and processed 601.17Grapefruit; minimum ratios of solids to acid 601.18Grapefruit; minimum juice content 601.19Oranges; maturity standards 601.20Oranges; minimum ratios of solids to acid 601.21Tangerine maturity standards 601.22Tangerines; minimum ratios of solids to acid 601.24Department of Citrus to prescribe methods of testing and grading 601.25Determination of soluble solids and acid 601.27Department of Agriculture; citrus inspectors 601.28Inspection fees 601.281Road guard fees 601.29Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 601.31Citrus inspectors; employment 601.32Compensation of inspectors 601.33Interference with inspectors 601.34Duties of law enforcement officers 601.35Disputes as to quality, etc.; procedure 601.36Inspection information required when two or more lots of fruit run simultaneously 601.37Unlawful acts of inspectors 601.38Citrus inspectors; authority 601.39Special inspectors 601.40Registration of citrus packinghouses, processing plants with department 601.41Operation without registration unlawful 601.42Revocation of registration 601.43Immature and unfit citrus fruit; individual sampling 601.44Destruction of immature fruit 601.45Grading of fresh citrus fruit 601.46Condition precedent to sale of citrus fruit 601.461Falsification of weights; penalty 601.47Condition precedent to processing citrus 601.471Definition of "canned or concentrated citrus fruit products" expanded 601.48Grading processed citrus products 601.49Condition precedent to selling processed citrus products 601.50Exemptions; sale or shipment of citrus or citrus products for certain purposes 601.501Charitable shipments tax exempt 601.51Certification required for shipment of citrus fruit or products 601.52Carriers not to accept fruit unless same bears evidence of payment of excise taxes 601.53Unlawful to process unwholesome citrus 601.54Seizure of unwholesome fruit by Department of Agriculture's agents 601.55Citrus fruit dealer; license required 601.56Application for dealers' licenses; requirements 601.57Examination of application; approval of dealers' licenses 601.58Application approval or disapproval 601.59Dealer's license fee; agent's registration fee 601.60Issuance of dealers' licenses 601.601Registration of dealers' agents 601.61Bond requirements of citrus fruit dealers 601.611Applicable law in event ch. 61-389 held invalid 601.64Citrus fruit dealers; unlawful acts 601.641Fraudulent representations, penalties 601.65Liability of citrus fruit dealers 601.66Complaints of violations by citrus fruit dealers; procedure; bond distribution; court action on bond 601.67Disciplinary action by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services against citrus fruit dealers 601.671Appropriation of fines collected 601.68Investigation of violations 601.69Records to be kept by citrus fruit dealers 601.70Inspection of records by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 601.701Penalty for failure to keep records 601.72Penalties for violations 601.73Additional methods of enforcement 601.731Transporting citrus on highways; name and dealer designation on vehicles; load identification; penalty 601.74Adoption of rules; fees for licensing and analysis of processing materials 601.75Dyes and coloring matter for citrus fruit to be certified prior to use 601.76Manufacturer to furnish formula and other information 601.77Subsequent analysis of coloring matter; inspection of packinghouses for application 601.78Manufacturer to post bond 601.79To color grapefruit and tangerines prohibited 601.80Unlawful to use uncertified coloring matter 601.85Standard shipping box for fresh fruit 601.86Standard field boxes for fresh citrus fruit 601.87Use of cleats on boxes 601.88Oversized boxes to be stamped 601.89Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing 601.90Freeze-damaged citrus fruit; power of commission 601.901Use of freeze-damaged fruit in frozen concentrated citrus products 601.91Unlawful to sell, transport, prepare, receive, or deliver freeze-damaged citrus 601.92Use of arsenic in connection with citrus 601.93Sale of citrus containing arsenic 601.94Fruit containing arsenic; powers of inspection 601.95Seizure of citrus fruit containing arsenic 601.96Seized fruit; taking samples for analysis 601.97Destruction of certain fruit containing arsenic 601.98Shipment, sale, or offer of imported citrus fruit or citrus products 601.981Permits for export to foreign countries 601.99Unlawful to misbrand wrappers or packages containing citrus fruit 601.9901Certificates of inspection; form 601.9902Payment of salaries and expenses; Department of Citrus 601.9903Annual report of Department of Citrus 601.9904Rules and regulations; frozen citrus juices 601.9905Canned orange juice; standards; labeling 601.9906Processed grapefruit juice products; standards 601.9907Canned blended juice; standards; labeling 601.9908Canned tangerine juice; standards; labeling 601.9909Frozen concentrated orange juice; requirements; labeling 601.9910Legislative findings of fact; strict enforcement of maturity standard in public interest 601.9911Fruit may be sold or transported direct from producer 601.9912Penalties 601.9913High-density frozen concentrated orange juice; standards; labeling 601.9914Commission authorized to modify standards by rule 601.9916Addition of optional nutritive sweetening ingredients to concentrated orange juice; rules 601.9918Rules related to issuance and use of symbols