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Florida Statute 601.33 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 601.33 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 601.33 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
601.33 Interference with inspectors.A person may not obstruct, hinder, resist, interfere with, or attempt to obstruct, hinder, resist, or interfere with any authorized inspector in the discharge of any duty imposed upon or required of her or him by the provisions of law or by any rule adopted by the Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture, or change or attempt to change any instrument, substance, article, or fluid used by such inspector or emergency inspector in making tests of citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof.
History.s. 33, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 59-19; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 973, ch. 97-103; s. 26, ch. 2012-182.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 601.33

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 601.33

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Osceola Fruit Distributors v. Mayo, 115 So. 2d 760 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

...he effect and purpose of ■such additive being to improperly ■change the color of said blended citrus product. “Count 4 ■“That said Osceola Fruit Distributors, on or about October 20, 1958, violated, or aided or abetted in the violation of, Section 601.33, Florida Statutes [F.S.A.], by obstructing, hindering, resisting, interfering with, or attempting to obstruct, hinder, resist or interfere with, an authorized inspector under the Florida Citrus Code, in the discharge of the duty impose...
...tes Department of Agriculture, that such canned blend shall also possess the minimum qualities stipulated, and that the product must be labeled “Substandard” if it does not fulfill the requirements of section 601.0106, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. 2 Section 601.33 makes it unlawful for any person to interfere with any authorized inspector in the discharge of any duty required of him by the provisions of law or by any regulation prescribed by the commission or the commissioner....
...be composed of not less than fifty (50) percent orange juice. Canned blend of orange and grapefruit juice which does not meet the requirements of Section 601.0106, Florida Statutes, as Amended, (Citrus Code), must be labeled ‘Substandard’.” . Section 601.33....

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