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Florida Statute 502.181 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 502.181 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 502.181 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
502.181 Prohibited acts.It is unlawful for any person in this state to:
(1) Engage in the business of producing, hauling, transferring, receiving, processing, packaging, or distributing milk, milk products, or frozen desserts or operating a washing station, manufacturing single-service containers, or manufacturing imitation or substitute milk or milk products without first obtaining a permit or license from the department.
(2) Produce, provide, sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any reconstituted or recombined milk or any adulterated or misbranded milk or milk product.
(3) Advertise, package, label, sell, or offer for sale, or cause to be advertised, packaged, labeled, sold, or offered for sale, any imitation or substitute milk or milk product in a manner that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading and which could cause consumers to think they are purchasing a Grade A milk or milk product.
(4) Obstruct or resist any authorized inspector while in performance of inspection duties.
History.s. 2, ch. 67-263; s. 4, ch. 70-247; s. 5, ch. 93-68; ss. 12, 15, ch. 94-92; s. 26, ch. 2011-206; s. 16, ch. 2023-154.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 502.181

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§502.181(1)FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETYMILK PRODUCTS FROZ DESSERT BUSINESS W/O PERMITM · 2nd
§502.181(2)FOOD-ADULTERATEDPRODUCE POSS SELL ADULTERATED MILK PRODUCTM · 2nd
§502.181(2)FOOD-MISBRANDEDPRODUCE POSS SELL MISBRANDED MILK PRODUCTM · 2nd
§502.181(3)FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETYDECEPTIVE AD LABEL SALE MILK PRODUCTM · 2nd
§502.181(4)FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETYREPASTURIZE MILKM · 2nd
§502.181(5)FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETYOBSTRUCT RESIST MILK INSPECTORM · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 502.181

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·Ocheesee Creamery LLC v. Adam H. Putnam, 851 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 1046104, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4919

...support of its motion for summary judgment].”). The closest indication of which actual provisions of Florida law are at issue are found in the Creamery’s memorandum of law accompanying its motion for summary judgment. There, it references Fla. Stat. §§ 502.165 and 502.181, which are Florida’s imitation milk statute and general enforcement provisions, respectively....
...11 It should be noted that Florida law does not appear to require the State to prohibit the Creamery from using the term “skim milk;” if an imitation permit is sought, additional disclosure is all that is needed. See Fla. Stat. § 502.181 (“It is unlawful for any person in this state to ....
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Cited "but see"Wash. Post v. McManus (2019)
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Cited (see also)Turtle Island Foods SPC v. Soman (2022)
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