Florida Statutes Title XXXV Chapter 573 - Marketing Of Agricultural Commodities

• 573.101 - Short Title.
  Sections 573.101-573.124 may be cited as the “Florida Agricultural Commodities Marketing Law.”History.—ss. 1, 26, ch. 87-171; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
• 573.102 - Purposes.
  The purposes of ss. 573.101-573.124 are to:(1) Enable producers of agricultural commodities of this state, with the aid of the state, to correlate more effectively the...
• 573.103 - Definitions.
  As used in ss. 573.101-573.124:(1) “Agricultural commodities” means any and all aquacultural, agricultural, apicultural, horticultural (including floricultural), viticultural, and vegetable products produced in this state or...
• 573.104 - Required Consent To Marketing Order By Industry.
  No marketing order or amendment directly or indirectly affecting or regulating agricultural commodities in the primary channel of trade of this state shall become effective...
• 573.105 - Petition Of Producers.
  Upon the application or petition of 10 percent of the affected producers who state they have reason to believe that the issuance of a marketing...
• 573.106 - Petitioner’s Expense.
  Prior to the issuance of any marketing order by the department, the department shall require the applicants to deposit with it such amounts as the...
• 573.107 - Public Hearing.
  Due notice of any hearing shall be given to all persons who may be directly affected by any action of the department. These hearings shall...
• 573.108 - Findings Required To Issue Marketing Order.
  After notice and hearing, the department shall issue a marketing order if it finds and sets forth that the order will tend to accomplish the...
• 573.109 - Procedure For Referendum.
  (1) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of ss. 573.101-573.124, the department shall, before calling and announcing a referendum, fix, determine, and publicly...
• 573.1101 - Referendum.
  (1) No marketing order or amendments thereto directly affecting and regulating handlers shall become effective unless the department finds that the order has been approved by...
• 573.111 - Notice Of Effective Date Of Marketing Order.
  Before the issuance of any marketing order, or any suspension, amendment, or termination thereof, a notice shall be posted on a public bulletin board to...
• 573.112 - Advisory Council.
  (1) When a marketing order is issued, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall appoint an advisory council to advise the department in administering the...
• 573.113 - Advisory Council; Exemption From Liability.
  The members and alternate members of any advisory council duly appointed by the department, including employees of the council, shall not be held responsible individually...
• 573.114 - Possible Subjects Of Marketing Orders.
  Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth herein, any marketing order issued by the department may contain any or all of the following...
• 573.115 - Cooperation With Other Governments.
  The department is hereby authorized to confer with and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States for the...
• 573.116 - Limited Marketing Orders.
  A marketing order issued by the department may be limited in application by prescribing the marketing areas or portions of the state in which a...
• 573.117 - Marketing Agreement.
  In order to effectuate the declared policy of ss. 573.101-573.124, the department shall have the power to enter into marketing agreements, which agreements may contain...
• 573.118 - Assessment; Funds; Review Of Accounts; Loans.
  (1) To provide funds to defray the necessary expenses incurred by the department in the formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of any marketing order, every person...
• 573.119 - Department; Powers And Duties.
  (1) The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of ss. 573.101-573.124. In order to effectuate the declared purposes of ss. 573.101-573.124, the department is authorized...
• 573.1201 - Certificates Of Exemption.
  (1) The department may adopt procedures pursuant to which certificates of exemption will be issued to producers or handlers.(2) The department may issue certificates of exemption to...
• 573.121 - Termination Or Suspension Of Marketing Orders.
  The department shall suspend or terminate the marketing order or any provision of the marketing order whenever it finds the provision or order does not...
• 573.122 - Inspections.
  Any authorized inspector or other authorized person discharging his or her duties in the checking of compliance with the provisions of any marketing order may...
• 573.123 - Maintenance And Production Of Records.
  (1) The department may require any and all persons directly affected by and subject to the provisions of any marketing order to maintain books and records...
• 573.124 - Penalties; Violation; Hearings.
  (1) Every person who violates any provision of ss. 573.101-573.124 or any provision of any marketing agreement or order duly issued by the department shall be...

Last modified: September 23, 2016