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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 504
SPECIALIZED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LABELING

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CHAPTER 504

SPECIALIZED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LABELING

504.011 Short title.

504.012 Label marking permitted; removal prohibited.

504.013 Penalties.

504.014 Enforcement.

504.011 Short title.—This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Produce Labeling Act of 1979.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-121; s. 2, ch. 90-322; s. 91, ch. 2004-5.

504.012 Label marking permitted; removal prohibited.—

(1) All producers, growers, and shippers of fresh fruits and vegetables and bee pollen and honey in this state shall be permitted to mark each individual fruit or vegetable, package of bee pollen, or package of honey in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the fruit or vegetable, package of bee pollen, or package of honey will permit, in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser that the product was produced in Florida. Any fresh fruit or vegetable, package of bee pollen, or package of honey, including any package containing foreign honey blended with domestic honey, produced in any country other than the United States and offered for retail sale in Florida shall be marked individually in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the fruit or vegetable, package of bee pollen, or package of honey will permit, in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser the country of origin. Markings shall be done prior to delivery into Florida.

(2) All retail vendors engaged in the business of selling products labeled or identified as to origin shall be prohibited from willfully and knowingly removing such labels or identifying marks.

History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 79-121; s. 387, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 83-14.

504.013 Penalties.—Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of the retail vending of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, bee pollen, or honey who willfully and knowingly removes any labels or identifying marks from fruits, vegetables, bee pollen, or honey so labeled is guilty of a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3) and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in s. 775.082(5) by a civil fine of not more than $500.

History.—s. 4, ch. 79-121; s. 3, ch. 83-14.

504.014 Enforcement.—The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

History.—s. 5, ch. 79-121; s. 3, ch. 90-322; s. 92, ch. 2004-5.

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Amendments to 504

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 504

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S39.504 - OBSTRUCT - FTC W INJUNCT TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE - M: F

S39.504 6 - OBSTRUCT - FTC W INJUNCT TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE - M: F

S504.25 1 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - REPEALED 2001-279 - M: S

S504.25 2 - FOOD-MISBRANDED - REPEALED 2001-279 - M: S

S504.25 3 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - REPEALED 2001-279 - M: S

S504.25 4 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - REPEALED 2001-279 - M: S

S504.35 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - REPEALED 2001-279 - M: S

S817.504 1 - FRAUD - OFFER AD FALSE MISLEAD INFO VACCINE DEFRAUD - F: T

S817.504 1 - FRAUD - OFFER AD FALSE INFO VACCINE DEFRAUD 2ND SUB - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 504

Total Results: 20

Lus Dary De Souza v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-20

Snippet: charges for different counties), approved, 838 So. 2d 504 (Fla. 2003). In her initial brief, De Souza

Debose v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: see also Mathis v. United States, 579 U.S. 500, 504 (2016) (“‘Elements’ are the ‘constituent parts’ of

D.L.D. v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-03

Snippet: Child. & Fams. v. Kirshner, 380 So. 3d 502, 504 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024) (quoting Williams v. Oken, 62

Department of Children and Families and the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. C.R., Mother of J.C.J., J.D.M., W.C.L.C., W.D.L., and Z.C., Children and W.C., Father of W.C.L.C. and Z.C., Children

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-25

Snippet: v. Dep’t of Child. & Fams., 332 So. 3d 501, 504–06 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021); E.A. v. Dep’t of Child. &

Rasmussen v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: considered the appropriate factors from McKay v. State, 504 So. 2d 1280 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) at the pre-trial

Jean Muurahainen v. TJX Companies Inc., D/B/A/ Homegoods

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-15

Snippet: danger. See City of Melbourne v. Dunn, 841 So. 2d 504, 505 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003) (“An owner of land is not

Wester v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-13

Snippet: must be affirmed.” Id. (citing Anderson v. State, 504 So. 2d 1270, 1271 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986)). Similarly

Santiago v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-16

Snippet: 1235-36 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006), and McKay v. State, 504 So. 2d 1280, 1282 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). See Turner

State of Florida v. L. C.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-16

Snippet: suspicion. Cf. Taylor v. State, 695 So. 2d 503, 504-05 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997) (holding that reasonable suspicion

Robert Sean Milliord v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-27

Snippet: appears that reliance on Gethers v. State, 838 So. 2d 504 (Fla. 2003), may need to be reassessed because that

Antonio Craig v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-25

Snippet: interpretations.”); Tracey v. State, 152 So. 3d 504, 526 (Fla. 2014) (“Because . . . no warrant based

Terrance Lavern Walker v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-18

Snippet: the Fourth Amendment. Tracey v. State, 152 So. 3d 504, 526 (Fla. 2014); see also Carpenter v. U.S., 585

Curtis Parker v. Florida Dept. of Corr.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-11

Snippet: See Fla. Dep’t of Corr. v. Gould, 344 So. 3d 496, 504–05 (Fla 1st DCA 2022), rev. granted, No. SC22–1207

Joseph Rainier v. Laura Fish

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: nominal damages.” Schillaci v. Sarris, 997 N.Y.S.2d 504, 508–09 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014) (citations omitted)

Joseph Rainier v. Laura Fish

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: nominal damages.” Schillaci v. Sarris, 997 N.Y.S.2d 504, 508–09 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014) (citations omitted)

ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC. v. SARASOTA COUNTY, VENICE HMA, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-31

Snippet: Ass'n of Am., Inc. v. City of S. Miami, 812 So. 2d 504, 505–06 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); and then citing Town

VENICE HMA, LLC, D/B/A VENICE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER v. SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC., ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-31

Snippet: Ass'n of Am., Inc. v. City of S. Miami, 812 So. 2d 504, 505–06 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); and then citing Town

Christopher Pretzer v. Rick Swearingen, individually and in his official capacity, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-19

Snippet: Ass’n of Am., Inc. v. City of S. Miami, 812 So. 2d 504, 506 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (holding that a city’s ordinance

Chester Greunke v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-17

Snippet: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Bricourt, 290 So. 3d 501, 504 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (finding bank met requirements

The Florida Bar v. Miguel Fernando Mirabal

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-11

Snippet: lacking in support. See Fla. Bar v. Niles, 644 So. 2d 504, 506 (Fla. 1994) (“The responsibility for finding