The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 601
FLORIDA CITRUS CODE

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F.S. 601.68

601.68 Investigation of violations.—The Department of Agriculture may instigate and make investigation of any citrus fruit dealer who it has reason to believe has violated any law of this state governing and applicable to citrus fruit dealers, and, whenever the Department of Agriculture determines that any citrus fruit dealer has violated any law of the state governing and applicable to citrus fruit dealers, it may publish the facts and circumstances of such violation and suspend the license of such offender for a specific period or revoke the same or make such other appropriate order as it may deem just and proper, and any such order shall specify the effective date thereof and any order other than one suspending or revoking a license shall automatically suspend such license until said order is complied with. Any administrative order of the Department of Agriculture issued under the provisions of ss. 601.66-601.68 or s. 601.70 shall be deemed to have been issued in the county wherein the licensee has her or his main office, as disclosed in the licensee’s application for citrus dealer’s license.

History.—s. 68, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 35, ch. 63-512; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 983, ch. 97-103.

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Amendments to 601.68

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 601.68

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 601.68.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

MIAMI- DADE WATER SEWER AUTHORITY, v. CORMIO, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, v. ROLLINS,, 388 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . in the circuit court of the circuit where the disciplined citrus dealer had his main office, Section 601.68 . . .

W. ALDERMAN, d b a v. E. CONNER,, 205 So. 2d 25 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

. . . . * * We note that § 601.68 of the Florida Citrus Code, entitled “Investigation of violations,” provides . . .

CONNER, v. W. ALDERMAN, d b a a, 159 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1964)

. . . . § 601.68, F.S.A. culminating in his order revoking Alderman’s license. . . . At this hearing, the Commissioner contended that since F.S. § 601.68, F.S.A. authorizes the revocation . . .

W. ALDERMAN, d b a a F. S. v. CONNER,, 152 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . Section 601.68, F. . . . S.A., which prescribes that “any administrative order of the commissioner issued under §§ 601.66 — 601.68 . . .

OSCEOLA FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS, v. MAYO,, 115 So. 2d 760 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959)

. . . Section 601.68, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. . . .

TOWNSEND FRUIT COMPANY, v. MAYO, E. B., 98 So. 2d 345 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957)

. . . Section 601.68, Fla.Statutes 1955, F.S.A.; and footnote 69 tb Rogers and Baxter, Certiorari in Florida . . . Section 601.68, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.,. provides: “The commissioner may instigate and make investigation . . .