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. 601.98

601.98 Shipment, sale, or offer of imported citrus fruit or citrus products.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to quote, offer for sale, sell, ship, or invoice in or from Florida any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof grown and canned or concentrated in any other state or country other than Florida in such manner as to indicate in any form whatsoever that the citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof were produced and canned in Florida.

(2) Every such person in Florida shall specifically advise and notify the buyer of any citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated product thereof produced and canned or concentrated in any state or country other than Florida which is being sold, quoted, offered for sale, or shipped to such buyer that the citrus fruit or the canned or concentrated products thereof were not produced in Florida; and the failure to so notify and advise such buyer will be construed as a violation of this section.

History.—s. 98, ch. 25149, 1949.

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Amendments to 601.98

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 601.98

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

S601.98 - FRAUD - SELL IMPORTED CITRUS PRODUCT AS FLORIDA GROWN - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

E. v., 126 T.C. 47 (T.C. 2006)

. . . payment 99.00 7/7/1998 Subsequent miscellaneous payment 99.00 8/6/1998 Subsequent miscellaneous payment 601.98 . . .

In DUNES HOTEL ASSOCIATES, a DUNES HOTEL ASSOCIATES, a v. HYATT CORPORATION, a S. C. a, 212 B.R. 110 (Bankr. D.S.C. 1997)

. . . In May of 1988, Dunes paid the assessment plus accrued interest totaling $64,-601.98, and filed a request . . .

COCA- COLA COMPANY, FOOD DIVISION, POLK COUNTY, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS,, 406 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1981)

. . . derived wholly or in part from grapefruit grown outside of the state, it was in violation of section 601.98 . . .

FLORIDA CANNERS ASSOCIATION, a v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS,, 371 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . That law is reflected today in Section 601.98 of the Florida Citrus Code. . . . J., and BOARD-MAN, J., concur. . § 601.98, Fla.Stat. (1977). . . . .

TELESERVICE COMPANY OF WYOMING VALLEY, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, 254 F.2d 105 (3d Cir. 1958)

. . . the first tax 'year here involved, taxpayer received under contracts “contributions” totalling $27,-601.98 . . .