Florida Statute 595.406 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 595
SCHOOL FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

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595.406 Florida Farm to School Program.—

(1) In order to implement the Florida Farm to School Program, the department shall develop policies pertaining to school food services which encourage:

(a) Sponsors to buy fresh and high-quality foods grown in this state when feasible.

(b) Farmers in this state to sell their products to sponsors, school districts, and schools.

(d) Sponsors to make reasonable efforts to select foods based on a preference for those that have maximum nutritional content.

(2) The department shall provide outreach, guidance, and training to sponsors, schools, school food service directors, parent and teacher organizations, and students about the benefit of fresh food products from farms in this state.

(3) The department may recognize sponsors who purchase at least 10 percent of the food they serve from the Florida Farm to School Program.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-183; s. 5, ch. 2011-217; s. 33, ch. 2013-226; s. 38, ch. 2016-61.

Note.—Former s. 1006.06; s. 570.981(6).

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United States v. Al-Arian, 308 F. Supp. 2d 1322 (M.D. Fla. 2004).

Cited 14 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4227, 2004 WL 516571

...The regulations define "interest," as in "interest in property," to mean "an interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect." 31 C.F.R. § 595.307. [16] Services is also broadly interpreted and includes legal, accounting, public relations, educational, or other services to a SDT. See 31 C.F.R. § 595.406....

...or support such activities would satisfy this specific intent requirement. [36] Services is also broadly interpreted and includes legal, accounting, public relations, educational, or other services to a specially designated terrorist. See 31 C.F.R. § 595.406....

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