Florida Statute 570.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 570
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

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F.S. 570.15

570.15 Access to places of business and vehicles.—

(1)(a) Any duly authorized employee of the department shall have full access at all reasonable hours to inspect:

1. All:

a. Places of business;

b. Factories;

c. Farm buildings;

d. Carriages;

e. Railroad cars;

f. Trucks;

g. Motor vehicles, except private passenger automobiles with no trailer in tow, travel trailers, camping trailers, van conversions, and motor homes as defined in s. 320.01(1)(b), or pickup trucks not carrying agricultural, horticultural, or livestock products and which have visible access to the entire cargo area, or city, county, state, or federal vehicles;

h. Truck and motor vehicle trailers; and

i. Vessels

which are used or could be used in the production, manufacture, storage, sale, or transportation within the state of any food product; any agricultural, horticultural, or livestock product; or any article or product with respect to which any authority is conferred by law on the department; and

2. All records or documents pertaining thereto.

(b) The department may examine and open any package or container of any kind containing or believed to contain any article or product which may be transported, manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the rules of the department, or the laws which the department enforces and may inspect the contents and take samples for analysis.

(c) If access is refused by the owner, agent, manager, or other person in charge of any premises, or by the owner, driver, operator, or other person in charge of any vehicle, the department employee may apply for, obtain, and execute a search warrant for regulatory inspection under the provisions of this section and ss. 933.20-933.30. The provisions of chapter 933 relating to probable cause do not apply to regulatory inspections under this section. Routine inspections of vehicles shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative standards, including neutral criteria, for conducting these inspections set forth by rules of the department.

(2) It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, other than one exempted in sub-subparagraph (1)(a)1.g. or one authorized pursuant to subsection (5), to pass any official agricultural inspection station without first stopping and submitting the vehicle for inspection. A violation of this subsection constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) Every law enforcement officer is authorized to assist employees of the department in the enforcement of this section. Every law enforcement officer is authorized to stop and detain any vehicle and its driver if the driver has failed to comply with this section until an employee of the department arrives to conduct the inspection required or permitted by law. The law enforcement officer may require the driver to return with the vehicle to the agricultural inspection station where the driver failed to stop the vehicle for inspection.

(4) No civil or criminal liability shall be imposed upon any person who is authorized to enforce or assist in enforcement of the provisions of this section and who is lawfully engaged in such activity.

(5) The department shall establish by rule conditions and criteria by which nonagricultural laden vehicles may pass an agricultural inspection station without stopping for inspection.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 1, ch. 75-215; s. 1, ch. 78-180; s. 1, ch. 79-371; s. 1, ch. 79-587; s. 1, ch. 83-237; s. 11, ch. 93-169; s. 1, ch. 93-270; s. 3, ch. 95-141; s. 36, ch. 97-98; s. 889, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 2003-181.

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Amendments to 570.15

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 570.15

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

S570.15 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - FAIL TO STOP AT AGRICULTURE INSPECTION STATION - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 570.15

Total Results: 20

Florida Police Benevolent Ass'n, Inc. v. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVS.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-01-17

Citation: 574 So. 2d 120, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 97, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 81, 1991 WL 6541

Snippet: provided in s. 570.15, for violations of law committed within the jurisdiction of s. 570.15 .. . and ..

Florida Police Benevolent Ass'n v. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-02-13

Citation: 557 So. 2d 146, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 986, 1990 WL 13534

Snippet: provided in s. 570.-15, for the violations of law committed within the jurisdiction of s. 570.15, ... and

Cresswell v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-05-12

Citation: 524 So. 2d 685

Snippet: to combatting plant and animal diseases. See § 570.15, Fla. Stat. (1985). Such legislation is not the

Roche v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-01-24

Citation: 462 So. 2d 1096, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 72

Snippet: regulatory search warrant, pursuant to section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1980), and upon opening the

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-08-21

Snippet: AGRICULTURE TO CARRY OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITY UNDER SECTION 570.15, FLORIDA STATUTES? Your letter and information

Rosell v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-06-27

Citation: 433 So. 2d 1260

Snippet: unreasonable, warrantless searches and seizures. Section 570.15(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1981) makes provision

Bannister v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-06-17

Citation: 434 So. 2d 6, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19706

Snippet: vehicle subject to inspection, pursuant to Section 570.15(1)(a)7, Florida Statutes (1981), Gluesenkamp v

McDonough v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-02-08

Citation: 428 So. 2d 282, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18594

Snippet: district court held unconstitutional in part Section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1981), dealing with agricultural

Sherman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-09-14

Citation: 419 So. 2d 375, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21102

Snippet: inspections and stops on the highways. Under § 570.15, Florida Statutes (1979),3 Department of Agriculture

Roche v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-09-08

Citation: 447 So. 2d 890, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21116

Snippet: wherein the United States District Court held Section 570.15, Florida Statutes, unconstitutional and enjoined

Grimes v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-06-28

Citation: 416 So. 2d 488

Snippet: J., and SHIVERS, J., concur. NOTES [1] Section 570.15(2), Florida Statutes (1979), makes it a misdemeanor

Martin v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-01-21

Citation: 411 So. 2d 169

Snippet: Hamilton County which held constitutional section 570.15, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978). Appellant, Thomas

Raettig v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-12-09

Citation: 406 So. 2d 1273

Snippet: inspector clearly had the authority pursuant to Section 570.15(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1979), to stop Raettig's

Meredith v. Lowe's of Florida, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-11-18

Citation: 405 So. 2d 1061

Snippet: 06, Florida Statutes (1979), in the sum of $20,570.15. The difference remaining was $19,059.35. Appellant

Knoble v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-05-28

Citation: 399 So. 2d 85, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19974

Snippet: to cargo vehicles. Section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1978). Section 570.15(l)(a) provides agricultural

Lornitis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-02-10

Citation: 394 So. 2d 455

Snippet: without stopping for the required inspection. Section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1979). An inspector pursued

Denehy v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-10-16

Citation: 400 So. 2d 1216

Snippet: court passed upon the constitutionality of section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1977). We have jurisdiction

Gluesenkamp v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-10-16

Citation: 391 So. 2d 192

Snippet: court passed upon the constitutionality of section 570.15, Florida Statutes (1977) and (Supp. 1978). Therefore

Turner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-08-26

Citation: 388 So. 2d 254

Snippet: excluded from agricultural inspection under Section 570.15(1)(a)(7), Florida Statutes (1977). The inspector

Mahla v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-05-13

Citation: 383 So. 2d 730

Snippet: stop Mahla's truck and to request inspection. § 570.15, Fla. Stat. (1977); Sharpe v. State, 370 So.2d