Title XXXV, Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry

The department by rule may design, determine, and adopt seals of quality for use in publicizing, advertising, and promoting agricultural products; prescribe minimum standards of quality and grade of agricultural products with which a seal of quality may be used; name and define m…

(1) Application for license to reproduce or use a seal of quality shall be made to the department on application forms supplied by the department. Anyone making application and payment of license fee in the amount of $10 and meeting other qualifications required under this part a…

The department, after finding that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this part or rules adopted hereunder, may revoke the license of any licensee or suspend such license for not more than 1 year.History.—s. 1, ch. 63-378; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s.…

It is unlawful for any person:(1) To remove or dispose of any hold order or any detained agricultural product or article by sale or otherwise without permission of the department or by order of court.(2) To reproduce or use any seal of quality without license or in violation of t…

Any person violating any of the provisions of this part or rules adopted hereunder shall for the first offense be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and for each succeeding offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of …

In addition to the remedies provided in this part and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department is authorized to make application for injunction to a circuit judge, and such circuit judge shall have jurisdiction upon a hearing and for cause shown…

(1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may impose an administrative fine in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 against any dealer, as defined in s. 583.01(4), in violation of the guidelines for the Florida seal of quality for eggs or poultry programs. A…

This part may be cited as the “Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Act.”History.—s. 16, ch. 90-323.

The Legislature finds that there is a need for a Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign to increase consumer awareness and expand the market for Florida’s agricultural products. The Legislature further finds that the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign is a partnership b…

For purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(2) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, business, trust, legal representative, or any…

The purpose of this part is to authorize the department to establish and coordinate the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. The Legislature intends for the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign to serve as a marketing program to promote Florida agricultural commodities…

(1) Any person who participates in the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign shall register annually with the department in a form and manner as required by the department. Each person shall renew his or her registration on the anniversary date of his or her original membersh…

There is hereby created the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to receive all moneys related to the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. Moneys deposited in the trust fund shall be appropriated for…

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “permitholder” has the same meaning as in s. 550.002(23).(2) Funds deposited into the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund pursuant to s. 212.20(6)(d)6.e. shall be used by the department to encourage the agricultural acti…

The department is authorized to adopt rules that implement, make specific, and interpret the provisions of this part. The department is further authorized to determine, by rule, the logos or product identifiers to be depicted for use in advertising, publicizing, and promoting the…

(1) It is unlawful for any person to use, reproduce, or distribute the “Fresh From Florida” or “From Florida” logos or other logos of the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign without being registered with the department, or to otherwise violate the provisions of this part or…

In addition to the remedies provided in this part and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department is authorized to make application for injunction to a circuit judge, and such circuit judge shall have jurisdiction upon a hearing for cause shown to …