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Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 601
FLORIDA CITRUS CODE

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F.S. 601.64

601.64 Citrus fruit dealers; unlawful acts.—It is unlawful in, or in connection with, any transaction relative to the purchase, handling, sale, and accounting of sales of citrus fruit:

(1) For any citrus fruit dealer to make or exact any fraudulent charge to or from any person;

(2) For any citrus fruit dealer to reject or fail to deliver in accordance with the terms of the contract without reasonable cause any citrus fruit bought, sold, or contracted to be bought or sold by such citrus fruit dealer;

(3) For any citrus fruit dealer to discard, dump, or destroy without reasonable cause any citrus fruit received by such citrus fruit dealer;

(4) For any citrus fruit dealer to make, for a fraudulent purpose, any false or misleading statement concerning the condition, quality, quantity, or disposition of, or the condition of the market for, any citrus fruit which is received by such citrus fruit dealer or bought or sold or contracted to be bought or sold by such citrus fruit dealer; or the purchase or sale of which is negotiated by such citrus fruit dealer; or to fail or refuse truly and correctly to account and make full payment promptly in respect of any such transaction in any such citrus fruit to the person with whom such transaction is had, or to fail or refuse on such account to make full payment of such amounts as may be due thereon, or to fail without reasonable cause to perform any specification or duty express or implied arising out of any undertaking in connection with any such transaction;

(5) For any citrus fruit dealer to knowingly buy, sell, receive, process, or handle stolen citrus fruit;

(6) For any citrus fruit dealer to violate, or aid or abet in the violation of, any law of Florida governing or applicable to citrus fruit dealers, including any of the provisions of this chapter not herein specifically set forth;

(7) For any citrus fruit dealer to violate or aid or abet in the violation of any rule adopted by the department.

History.—s. 64, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 1, ch. 65-82; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 49, ch. 2012-182.

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Amendments to 601.64

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 601.64

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

S601.64 1 - FRAUD - CITRUS FRUIT DEALER MAKE FRAUDULENT CHARGE - M: F

S601.64 2 - FRAUD - FAIL TO DELIVER ON CONTRACT WO CAUSE - M: F

S601.64 3 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - DISCARD DESTROY FRUIT WO CAUSE - M: F

S601.64 4 - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - REGARDING CONDITION OF FRUIT - M: F

S601.64 5 - SALE OF STOLEN PROP - FRUIT - M: F

S601.64 5 - RECEIVE STOLEN PROP - BUY RECEIVE STOLEN FRUIT - M: F

S601.64 5 - STOLEN PROP - PROCESS HANDLE STOLEN FRUIT - M: F

S601.64 6 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - VIOL RULES OR LAWS REGARDING CITRUS FRUIT - M: F

S601.64 7 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - VIOL RULES REGS DEPT OF CITRUS - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 601.64

Total Results: 7

Race v. Moseley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-02-19

Citation: 308 So. 2d 137, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14492

Snippet: homestead. See Bradley v. Raulerson, 1914, 66 Fla. 601, 64 So. 237. The defendant is in no position to say

Alderman v. Conner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-12-08

Citation: 205 So. 2d 25, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4192

Snippet: of the Florida Citrus Code, Florida Statutes § 601.64, F.S.A., and ordered him to pay the Hi-Acres Concentrate

Johnson Lumber & Supply Co. v. Byron

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-07-01

Citation: 113 So. 2d 577, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 2636

Snippet: Johnson Lumber as of September 6, 1957, was $2,601.64. This amount represents total materials furnished

Townsend Fruit Co. v. Mayo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1957-11-06

Citation: 98 So. 2d 345

Snippet: These provisions were added to § 596.11(4), now § 601.64, Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A., by Chapter 25149

Coral Gables First National Bank v. Colee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1945-01-23

Citation: 20 So. 2d 675, 155 Fla. 498, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 559

Snippet: the same rule in Bradley v. Raulerson, 66 Fla. 601, 64 So. 237, would apply. Certiorari is granted and

Coral Gables First National Bank v. Hart

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1945-01-23

Citation: 20 So. 2d 647, 155 Fla. 482, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 556

Snippet: against the estate. Bradley v. Raulerson, 66 Fla. 601, 64 So. 237. The purpose of Chapter 735 is to provide

Miller v. Crosby

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1914-11-24

Citation: 68 Fla. 365, 67 So. 76

Snippet: creditors announced in Bradley v. Raulerson, 66 Fla. 601, 64 South. Rep. 237, requiring a particular showing