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Florida Statutes, Title XXXIII

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Title XXXIII, Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations

48 chapters · 1,668 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XXXIII1,668 Ch 501, Consumer Protection163 Ch 497, Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services131 Ch 559, Regulation of Trade, Commerce, and I…119 Ch 553, Building Construction Standards111 Ch 499, Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act82 Ch 520, Retail Installment Sales80 Ch 509, Lodging and Food Service Establishme…75 Ch 550, Pari-mutuel Wagering74 Ch 560, Money Services Businesses67 Ch 494, Loan Originators and Mortgage Brokers50 Ch 548, Pugilistic Exhibitions49 Ch 517, Securities Transactions45 Ch 500, Food Products39 Ch 526, Sale of Liquid Fuels; Brake Fluid39

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Fla. Stat. § 527.0605 Liquefied petroleum gas bulk storage locations; jurisdiction
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(1) The provisions of this chapter apply to liquefied petroleum gas bulk storage locations when:(a) A single container in the bulk storage location has a capacity of 2,000 gallons or more;(b) The aggregate container capacity of the bulk storage location is more than 4,000 gallons…
Fla. Stat. § 527.061 Inspection of buildings, systems, equipment, vehicles, or premises
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The department may inspect, at any reasonable hour, any facility, building, system, equipment, vehicle, or premises where liquefied petroleum gas or equipment therefor is offered for sale, stored, transported, or being repaired or installed, to determine if there is any violation…
Fla. Stat. § 527.062 Investigation and safety promotion; authority of department
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(1) The department may investigate the cause and circumstances of any accident involving loss of life, personal injury, or property damage when there is reasonable cause to believe that liquefied petroleum gas or equipment was involved. The department shall have the authority to …
Fla. Stat. § 527.065 Notification of accidents; leak calls
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(1) Immediately upon discovery, all liquefied petroleum gas licensees shall notify the department of any liquefied petroleum gas-related accident involving a liquefied petroleum gas licensee or customer account:(a) Which caused a death or personal injury requiring professional me…

Fla. Stat. § 527.067 Responsibilities of persons engaged in servicing liquefied petroleum gas equipment and systems and consumers, end users, or owners of liquefied petroleum gas equipment or systems

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(1) All persons engaged in the business of servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, or installing liquefied petroleum gas equipment and systems shall initially present proof of licensure to consumers, owners, or end users prior to working on said equipment or system and shall …

Fla. Stat. § 527.07 Restriction on use of containers

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(1) A person, other than the owner and those authorized by the owner, may not sell, fill, refill, remove gas from, deliver, permit to be delivered, or use in any manner any liquefied petroleum gas container or receptacle for any gas or compound, or for any other purpose.(2) A per…

Fla. Stat. § 527.08 Penalty for violation

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It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules of the department made pursuant to this chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or such rule is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as p…

Fla. Stat. § 527.09 Injunction

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In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this chapter, in the event any person violates any provision of this chapter or any rule of the department, the department is authorized to resort to proceedings for injunction in the circuit court of the county whe…

Fla. Stat. § 527.10 Restriction on use of unsafe container or system

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No liquefied petroleum gas shall be introduced into or removed from any container or system in this state that has been identified by the department or its duly authorized inspectors as not complying with the rules pertaining to such container or system, until such violations as …

Fla. Stat. § 527.11 Minimum storage

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(1) Every person who engages in the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas for resale to domestic, commercial, or industrial consumers as a prerequisite to obtaining a liquefied petroleum gas license shall install, own, or lease bulk storage with an aggregate capacity of not les…

Fla. Stat. § 527.12 Cease and desist orders; administrative fines

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Whenever the department shall have reason to believe that any person is or has been violating provisions of this chapter or any rules adopted pursuant thereto, it may issue a cease and desist order or impose a civil penalty or may issue such cease and desist order and impose a ci…

Fla. Stat. § 527.13 Administrative fines and warning letters

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(1) If a person violates this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter or a cease and desist order, the department may impose civil or administrative penalties in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 not to exceed $3,000 for each offense, suspend or revoke the licen…

Fla. Stat. § 527.14 Suspension and revocation of license

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(1) The violation by any person possessed of a license or required to possess a license as provided in s. 527.02 of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant thereto or of a cease and desist order shall be cause for revocation or suspension of such license or eli…

Fla. Stat. § 527.15 Conduct of proceedings; record costs

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The state’s portion of the cost of the stenographic record and transcription of department proceedings shall be paid out of the General Inspection Trust Fund. Any sums received from parties for copies of the stenographic record shall be deposited by the department into the State …

Fla. Stat. § 527.16 Witnesses and evidence

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(1) As to the subject of any examination or investigation being conducted by the department, or an examiner appointed by it, the department may administer oaths, examine and cross-examine witnesses, and receive oral and documentary evidence and shall have the power to subpoena wi…

Fla. Stat. § 527.20 Short title and purpose

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(1) Sections 527.20-527.23 may be cited as the “Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and Research Act.”(2) It is the finding of the Legislature that:(a) Educating propane gas producers, distributors, and consumers about propane gas and about the mechanical, technical, and safet…

Fla. Stat. § 527.21 Definitions relating to Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and Research Act

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As used in ss. 527.20-527.23, the term:(1) “Council” means the Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and Research Council created by this act.(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner’s designee.(3) “Dealer” means a business engaged primarily i…

Fla. Stat. § 527.22 Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and Research Council established; membership; duties and responsibilities

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(1) The Florida Propane Gas Education, Safety, and Research Council is established.(2)(a) The commissioner shall appoint members of the council from a list of nominees submitted by qualified industry organizations. The commissioner may require such reports or documentation as is …

Fla. Stat. § 527.23 Marketing orders; referendum requirements; assessments

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(1) Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth in this act, any marketing order issued by the department may contain any or all of the following provisions:(a) Provisions for the establishment of plans and programs for advertising, sales promotion, and educ…

Fla. Stat. § 531.36 Title

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This act may be cited as the “Weights and Measures Act of 1971.”History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101.

Fla. Stat. § 531.37 Definitions

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As used in this chapter:(1) “Weights and measures” means all weights and measures of every kind, instruments, and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliance and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices, excluding taximeters, transportation me…

Fla. Stat. § 531.38 Systems of weights and measures

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The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in this state. The definitions of basic units of weight…

Fla. Stat. § 531.39 State standards

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Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the Federal Government, or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall be the state primary standards of weights and measures, and shall be…

Fla. Stat. § 531.40 Technical requirements for commercial devices

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The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices, as determined by regulations adopted by the department, which regulations shall afford the greatest degree of protection to the public, shall conform to those adopted b…

Fla. Stat. § 531.41 Powers and duties of the department

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The department shall:(1) Maintain traceability of the state standards to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.(2) Enforce the provisions of this chapter.(3) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.(4) Establish, …

Fla. Stat. § 531.415 Fees

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(1) The department shall charge and collect fees of not more than the following for actual metrology laboratory calibration and testing services rendered:(a) For each mass standard that is tested or certified to meet tolerances less stringent than American National Standards Inst…

Fla. Stat. § 531.42 Special police powers

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With respect to the enforcement of this chapter and rules pursuant thereto, the department is:(1) Empowered to seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved weight, measure, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed fo…

Fla. Stat. § 531.421 Powers and duties of local officials

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Any weights and measures official appointed for a county or city may exercise, in cooperation with the state, the duties enumerated in s. 531.41(9)-(13) and the powers enumerated in s. 531.42. These powers and duties shall extend to their respective jurisdictions, except that the…

Fla. Stat. § 531.43 Misrepresentation of quantity

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No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he or she represents, nor take any more than the quantity he or she represents, when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-10…

Fla. Stat. § 531.44 Misrepresentation of pricing; verification procedures

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(1) No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold or offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person. Whenever an advertised, pos…

Fla. Stat. § 531.45 Method of sale

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Except as otherwise provided by rule of the department, commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight, and commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by area or volume measure, or by count, so long as the method of sale provides accurat…

Fla. Stat. § 531.46 Bulk sale

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Bulk sales in excess of $20 shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:(1) The name and address of the vendor and purchaser;(2) The date delivered;(3) The net quantity delivered and the net quantity upon which the price is based, if this differ…

Fla. Stat. § 531.47 Information required on packages

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by rules adopted pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:(1) The identity of the commodity …

Fla. Stat. § 531.48 Declarations of unit price on random packages

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In addition to the declarations required by s. 531.47, any package being one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity must bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight and the total retail price of t…

Fla. Stat. § 531.49 Advertising packages for sale

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A packaged commodity closely and conspicuously associated with the retail price must have a declaration of quantity as is required by law or rule to appear on the package.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 13, ch. 2005-210; s. 58, ch. 2025-22.

Fla. Stat. § 531.50 Administrative fine, penalties, and offenses

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(1) The department may enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties against a person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter or impedes, obstructs, or hinders the department in performing its duties under this chapter:(a) Issuance of a w…

Fla. Stat. § 531.51 Injunction

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The department is authorized, without bond, to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101.

Fla. Stat. § 531.52 Presumptive evidence

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Whenever there shall exist a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device in or about any place in which or from which buying or selling is commonly carried on, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is regularly u…

Fla. Stat. § 531.53 Regulations to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute

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The enactment of this chapter or any of its provisions shall not affect any rule adopted pursuant to the authority of any earlier enabling statute unless inconsistent with this chapter or modified or revoked by rule of the department.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101.

Fla. Stat. § 531.60 Permit for commercially operated or tested weights or measures instrument or devices

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(1) A weights and measures instrument or device may not operate or be used for commercial purposes, as defined by department rule, within this state without first being permitted through a valid commercial use permit issued by the department to the person who owns the weights and…

Fla. Stat. § 531.61 Exemptions from permit requirement

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Commercial weights or measures instruments or devices are exempt from the requirements of ss. 531.60-531.66 if:(1) The device is used exclusively for weighing railroad cars and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state standards by a private testing agency.(2) The device i…

Fla. Stat. § 531.62 Permit application and renewal

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(1) An application for a commercial use permit shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and must contain such information as the department may require by rule.(2) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount determine…

Fla. Stat. § 531.63 Maximum permit fees

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The commercial use permit fees established for weights or measures instruments or devices shall be in an amount necessary to administer this chapter but may not exceed the amounts provided in this section.(1) For weighing devices, the fees must be based on the manufacturer’s rate…

Fla. Stat. § 531.64 Suspension and revocation of permits

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Any permit issued under s. 531.62 may be suspended or revoked by the department if the devices or instruments for which the permit is issued are operated or used contrary to this chapter or adopted rules.History.—ss. 37, 40, ch. 2009-66; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2013-55; ss. 36, 37, ch. 201…

Fla. Stat. § 531.65 Unauthorized use; penalties

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If a weights or measures instrument or device is used commercially without a valid commercial use permit, the department may do one or more of the following:(1) Prohibit the further commercial use of the unpermitted instrument or device until the proper permit has been issued.(2)…

Fla. Stat. § 531.66 Forms; rules

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(1) The department shall prescribe such forms, permits, certificates, and identification tags or stickers it considers necessary to carry out the permitting provisions of ss. 531.60-531.66.(2) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer ss. 531.60-531.66.History.—ss.…

Fla. Stat. § 532.01 Payment by check, draft, or other order for payment

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Any order, check, draft, note, memorandum, payroll debit card, or other acknowledgment of indebtedness issued in payment of wages or salary due or to become due must be negotiable and payable in cash, on demand, without discount, at some established place of business in the state…

Fla. Stat. § 532.02 Payment by other device

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Any person issuing coupons, punch-outs, tickets, tokens, or other device in lieu of cash as payment for labor, whether redeemable either wholly or partially in goods or merchandise, at the person’s or any other place of business, shall, on demand of any legal holder thereof:(1) B…

Fla. Stat. § 532.04 Payment by direct deposit of funds

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(1) None of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed or construed to prohibit the payor of wages or salary from causing the amount of such wages or salary to be deposited directly to the account of the payee in a financial institution by electronic or other medium if such d…

Fla. Stat. § 534.011 Inspection and protection of livestock; jurisdiction of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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The inspection and protection of livestock in the state are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, herein called the “department.” Fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund…