Chapter 604 — Chapter 604
38 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 604.001 Public policy with respect to agricultural production
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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 commodi…
Fla. Stat. § 604.01 Statewide soil survey and mapping; declaration of policy
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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 soi…
Fla. Stat. § 604.02 Costs of surveys, by whom payable
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The cost of the survey shall be borne jointly by the state and county or any other local agency and by the federal government in a proportion to be determined by the availability of funds and of trained personnel for the purpose.
Fla. Stat. § 604.04 Administration of law
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The agricultural experiment station of the University of Florida shall administer this law and shall be responsible for the general supervision of this cooperative enterprise between and among federal, state, county and local agencies, and that it be charged with the duty of deve…
Fla. Stat. § 604.05 Standard procedure to be used; cooperation with federal and other agencies
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The methods used in the survey shall be the standard procedures developed by the United States Department of Agriculture now in common use; all correlation work shall be carried out jointly by the regular soil survey inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture in co…
Fla. Stat. § 604.06 Determination of soils to be surveyed
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The successive selection of units to be surveyed shall be by type areas well distributed over the state, just as far as possible or practicable, especially during the early stages of the program, though determination shall naturally depend, too, on the feeling of need by the peop…
Fla. Stat. § 604.07 Analyses of type materials
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Suitable physical, chemical and other analyses of type materials associated with the work of the survey shall be carried out in the laboratories of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station or of the proper bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Fla. Stat. § 604.08 Reports; maps; publications
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The preparation of soil survey reports and maps for such areas surveyed shall be a joint responsibility of state and federal workers, although publication shall be by the United States Department of Agriculture, especially for the purpose of full conformity with the many reports …
Fla. Stat. § 604.09 Limited agricultural association; purpose of law
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In order to promote, foster and encourage more efficient and progressive agriculture and to enable the farmers and growers of Florida to enjoy the manifold benefits of joint and collective effort without personal liability and without the expense and technical involvements incide…
Fla. Stat. § 604.10 Limited agricultural association; powers, membership
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Any three or more persons engaged in agricultural pursuits may form a limited agricultural association under the provisions of this law, and such association shall have and may exercise all the powers granted by the laws of this state to persons, partnerships and corporations for…
Fla. Stat. § 604.11 Limited agricultural association; formation, fees
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(1) The articles of association shall be subscribed by the original members and acknowledged by one of them before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments and administer oaths.(2) Two copies of the proposed articles of association, together with a …
Fla. Stat. § 604.12 Limited agricultural association; articles of association, name
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(1) The articles of association shall be subscribed by three or more persons, and shall set forth:(a) The name of the association and the location of the principal place of business.(b) The purpose for which the association is formed.(c) The term for which the association is to e…
Fla. Stat. § 604.13 Limited agricultural association; bylaws
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Each association organized hereunder shall, by a majority vote of its members, within 30 days after its organization, adopt for its government and management a code of bylaws, which shall be taken and deemed to be the law of the association. The bylaws shall provide for such matt…
Fla. Stat. § 604.14 Limited agricultural association; dissolution; conversion to a corporation not for profit
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(1) A limited agricultural association may be dissolved upon the presentation by its members of a petition for dissolution to a circuit judge of the circuit in which the association’s principal place of business is located. The judge may issue any orders necessary for preservatio…
Fla. Stat. § 604.15 Dealers in agricultural products; definitions
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For the purpose of ss. 604.15-604.34, the following words and terms, when used, shall be construed to mean:(1) “Agricultural products” means the natural products of the farm, nursery, grove, orchard, vineyard, garden, and apiary (raw or manufactured); sod; horticulture; hay; live…
Fla. Stat. § 604.151 Purpose
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The Legislature recognizes that the recovery of agricultural products is impractical because of the speed with which such products move through commerce and because of the difficulty of identification and that, because recovery is impractical, producers are subject to the possibi…
Fla. Stat. § 604.16 Exceptions to provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34
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Except for s. 604.22(2), the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 do not apply to:(1) Farmers or groups of farmers in the sale of agricultural products grown by themselves.(2) A dealer in agricultural products who pays at the time of purchase with United States cash currency or a cash…
Fla. Stat. § 604.17 License required
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It shall be unlawful for any dealer in agricultural products who comes within the terms of this law to engage in such business in this state without a state license issued by the department.
Fla. Stat. § 604.18 Application; form; contents
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Every dealer in agricultural products desiring to transact business within the state directly with a Florida producer, a producer’s agent or representative, or a negotiating broker shall, prior to transacting any business as such, file an application for such license with the dep…
Fla. Stat. § 604.19 License; fee; bond; certificate of deposit; penalty
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Unless the department refuses the application on one or more of the grounds provided in this section, it shall issue to an applicant, upon the payment of required fees and the execution and delivery of a bond or certificate of deposit as provided in this section, a state license …
Fla. Stat. § 604.20 Bond or certificate of deposit prerequisite; amount; form
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(1) Before any license is issued, the applicant therefor shall make and deliver to the department a surety bond or certificate of deposit in the amount of at least $5,000 or in such greater amount as the department may determine. No bond or certificate of deposit may be in an amo…
Fla. Stat. § 604.21 Complaint; investigation; hearing
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(1)(a) Any person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity claiming to be damaged by any breach of the conditions of a bond or certificate of deposit assignment or agreement given by a dealer in agricultural products as hereinbefore provided may enter complaint thereof…
Fla. Stat. § 604.211 Limitation on successive consignments
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No licensee, while acting as an agent for a producer or in disposing of agricultural products received on consignment from a producer or her or his agent or representative, shall consign such products to another, use the services of a broker, or receive more than one commission o…
Fla. Stat. § 604.22 Dealers to keep records; contents
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(1)(a) Each licensee, while acting as agent for a producer, shall make and preserve for at least 1 year a record of each transaction, specifying the name and address of the producer for whom she or he acts as agent; the date of receipt; the kind, quality, and quantity of agricult…
Fla. Stat. § 604.23 Examination of records, sales, accounts, books, and other documents
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The department shall have power to investigate, upon complaint of any interested person or upon its own initiative, the record of any dealer in agricultural products or any transaction involving the solicitation, receipt, sale or attempted sale of agricultural products, the failu…
Fla. Stat. § 604.25 Refusal to grant, or suspension or revocation of, license
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(1) The department may decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted if the applicant or licensee has:(a) Suffered a monetary judgment entered against the applicant or licensee upon which execution has been returned unsatisfied;(b) Made false charg…
Fla. Stat. § 604.27 Rules
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The department shall adopt rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 and enforce same.
Fla. Stat. § 604.28 Department may employ help
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The department may employ all help and services necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 and fix their compensation. All expenses and salaries shall be paid out of the General Inspection Trust Fund.
Fla. Stat. § 604.29 License fees; disposition
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All moneys received as license fees under this law shall be placed in the General Inspection Trust Fund.
Fla. Stat. § 604.30 Penalties; injunctive relief; administrative fines
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(1) Any dealer in agricultural products who violates the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34, or who interferes with an agent of the department in the enforcement of ss. 604.15-604.34, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083…
Fla. Stat. § 604.32 Grain dealers to provide delivery tickets
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Each grain dealer receiving grain shall issue and provide to the grain producer a delivery ticket within a reasonable time, not to exceed 24 hours, after delivery of the grain. The delivery ticket shall include, at least, the following information:(1) The grain dealer’s name and …
Fla. Stat. § 604.33 Security requirements for grain dealers
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Each grain dealer doing business in the state shall maintain liquid security, in the form of grain on hand, cash, certificates of deposit, or other nonvolatile security that can be liquidated in 10 days or less, or cash bonds, surety bonds, or letters of credit, that have been as…
Fla. Stat. § 604.34 When grain dealer required to pay for grain delivered
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Each grain dealer shall, within 6 months of the date of the contract for sale of grain or, in lieu of a contract, within 6 months of the date of the first delivery for the marketing season, make payment to producers for the grain delivered to the dealer. This provision does not a…
Fla. Stat. § 604.40 Farm equipment
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(1) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, rule, or policy to the contrary, all power-drawn, power-driven, or self-propelled equipment used on a farm or used to transport farm products may be stored, maintained, or repaired by the owner within the boundaries of the owner’s far…
Fla. Stat. § 604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm signs
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any nonresidential farm building, farm fence, or farm sign that is located on lands used for bona fide agricultural purposes, not including those lands used for urban agriculture, is exempt from the Florida Building Code a…
Fla. Stat. § 604.60 Damage or destruction of agricultural products or agricultural production systems; civil action
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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agricultural product” means the natural products from a farm, nursery, grove, orchard, vineyard, garden, or apiary, including livestock, tobacco, and vegetables, and includes aquacultural, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, aquatic, …
Fla. Stat. § 604.71 Local regulation of vegetable gardens
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(1) The Legislature intends to encourage the development of sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at all levels of production, including for personal consumption, as an important interest of the state.(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, a county, municipality, or …
Fla. Stat. § 604.73 Urban agriculture pilot projects; local regulation of urban agriculture
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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Urban Agriculture Pilot Project Act.”(2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds that, due to the application of laws relating to agricultural activities, it is necessary to distinguish between f…