Florida Statute 574.12 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 574
SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO

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F.S. 574.12

574.12 Tobacco warehouses; charges, fees, penalties.—

(1) The charges for auctioneer fees, for weighing and handling, and for commissions for selling leaf tobacco upon the floor of the tobacco warehouses shall be determined by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(2) The proprietor of each warehouse shall render to each seller of tobacco at his or her warehouse a bill plainly stating the amount charged for weighing and handling, the amounts charged for auction fees, and the amounts charged for commission on each sale.

(3) It is unlawful for any charges in addition to or in excess of those named by the department to be made or accepted, and any proprietor or person in charge of a leaf tobacco warehouse in this state who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 11, ch. 59-154; s. 1, ch. 65-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 592, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, 4, ch. 83-9; s. 1, ch. 93-6; s. 909, ch. 97-103.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 574.12

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 574.12

Total Results: 4

City of Hialeah Gardens v. John L. Adams & Co., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-05-05

Citation: 599 So. 2d 1322, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5135, 1992 WL 91400

Snippet: 313, 3 S.W.2d 429; Id., Tex.Civ. App., 8 S.W.2d 574; 12 Am.Jur., §§ 167 and 172, pp. 662 and 670. [3] The

Sanford v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1925-10-16

Citation: 106 So. 406, 90 Fla. 337

Snippet: venire, was not followed. Collins v. State, 31 Fla. 574, 12 South. Rep. 906. This rule is obviously sound,

Shiver v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1899-06-15

Citation: 41 Fla. 630

Snippet: under the decision in Collins v. State, 31 Fla. 574, 12 South. Rep. 906, the State’s demurrer to this plea

Lambright v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1894-06-15

Citation: 34 Fla. 564

Snippet: 291, 12 South., 681; Collins vs. State, 31 Fla., 574, 12 South., 906. It was made to appear that one of