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Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 604
GENERAL AGRICULTURAL LAWS

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F.S. 604.15

604.15 Dealers in agricultural products; definitions.—For the purpose of ss. 604.15-604.34, the following words and terms, when used, shall be construed to mean:

(1) “Agricultural products” means the natural products of the farm, nursery, grove, orchard, vineyard, garden, and apiary (raw or manufactured); sod; horticulture; hay; livestock; milk and milk products; poultry and poultry products; the fruit of the saw palmetto (meaning the fruit of the Serenoa repens); limes (meaning the fruit Citrus aurantifolia, variety Persian, Tahiti, Bearss, or Florida Key limes); and any other nonexempt agricultural products produced in the state, except tobacco, sugarcane, tropical foliage, timber and timber byproducts, forest products as defined in s. 591.17, and citrus other than limes.

(2) “Dealer in agricultural products” means any person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity, whether itinerant or domiciled within this state, engaged within this state in the business of purchasing, receiving, or soliciting agricultural products from the producer or the producer’s agent or representative for resale or processing for sale; acting as an agent for such producer in the sale of agricultural products for the account of the producer on a net return basis; or acting as a negotiating broker between the producer or the producer’s agent or representative and the buyer.

(3) “Delivery ticket” means a document provided to a grain producer by a grain dealer in conjunction with the delivery of grain to the grain dealer.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(5) “Grain” means any food or feed grains, which include, but are not limited to, soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, and rye.

(6) “Grain dealer” means any person engaged in this state in:

(a) Buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, negotiating, or processing for resale, or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, or transfer of, grain purchased from the producer or the producer’s agent or representative or received from the producer to be handled on a net return basis; or

(b) Receiving grain for storage.

(7) “Negotiating broker” means any person in the state engaged in the business of negotiating sales and purchases of agricultural products with a dealer in agricultural products for or on behalf of the producer or the producer’s agent or representative. The negotiating broker never takes title to the agricultural product involved in the sale or purchase or handles the proceeds therefrom.

(8) “Net return basis” means the sale of agricultural products for the account of a producer, other than the seller, wherein the seller acts as the agent for the producer and pays the producer of such products the net proceeds after subtracting all authorized and allowable deductions.

(9) “Producer” means any grower of agricultural products produced in the state.

(10) “Producer’s agent” means the seller of agricultural products for the account of a producer or group of producers on a net return basis, wherein the producer’s agent acts as the agent for the producer or group of producers and pays the producer of such products all of the net proceeds after subtracting all authorized and allowable deductions. Allowable deductions may include, but are not limited to: packing charges, shipping charges, boxes, crates, billing, commission fees, cooling charges, pallets, and other deductible charges or fees agreed upon by the producer and producer’s agent.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20678, 1941; s. 1, ch. 23812, 1947; s. 1, ch. 28183, 1953; s. 1, ch. 57-139; s. 1, ch. 63-291; s. 1, ch. 67-109; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 259, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 84-30; s. 3, ch. 85-36; s. 1, ch. 85-65; ss. 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 995, ch. 97-103; s. 15, ch. 97-220; s. 1, ch. 2005-206; ss. 5, 9, ch. 2011-7; HJR 7103, 2011 Regular Session.

Note.—Subsections (3), (5), and (6) former s. 604.31.

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Amendments to 604.15

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 604.15

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 604.15.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 604.15

Total Results: 12

Southern Cucumber Co. v. Henderson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-06-10

Citation: 432 So. 2d 771, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19559

Snippet: agricultural products” under the provisions of Section 604.-15, Florida Statutes (1979). . The terms “purchaser”

Maryland National Insurance v. Lake Shore Growers Cooperative Ass'n

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-11-05

Citation: 228 So. 2d 276, 1969 Fla. LEXIS 2107

Snippet: “dealer in agricultural products” as defined by Sec. 604.15 (1), Fla.Stat., F.S.A., and as such was required

Odessky v. Six L's Packing Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-09-05

Citation: 213 So. 2d 732, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5200

Snippet: of agricultural products as defined by Section 604.15(6), filed a complaint with the Department of Agriculture

Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Valenti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-09-28

Citation: 190 So. 2d 356, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4895

Snippet: in compliance with and under the provisions of § 604.15 through § 604.30 of the Florida Statutes, F.S.A

City of St. Petersburg v. Certain Lands

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1947-01-03

Citation: 28 So. 2d 537, 158 Fla. 377, 1947 Fla. LEXIS 522

Snippet: the cases of Leon County v. Crawford, 153 Fla. 604, 15 So.2d 321; Pinellas County v. Banks, et al.,154

State Ex Rel. Bouchelle v. Mathas

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1946-06-21

Citation: 26 So. 2d 652, 157 Fla. 622, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 814

Snippet: So.2d 814, and Leon County v. Crawford, 153 Fla. 604 15 So.2d 321, said tax sale certificate came under

Green v. Smith

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1946-05-24

Citation: 26 So. 2d 181, 157 Fla. 454, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 763

Snippet: 19 So.2d 1; Leon County v. Crawford,158 Fla. 604, 15 So.2d 321. If that decree appeared valid and regular

Coughlin v. Broward County

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1945-07-20

Citation: 22 So. 2d 814, 156 Fla. 298, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 828

Snippet: appellant in Leon County, v. Crawford, 153 Fla. 604, 15 So.2d 321, wherein we held: "We think therefore

Pinellas County v. Banks

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1944-05-26

Citation: 19 So. 2d 1, 154 Fla. 582, 1944 Fla. LEXIS 765

Snippet: and rely on Leon County v. Crawford, 153 Fla. 604, 15 So.2d 321, to support this contention. It is true

Knabb v. Mabry

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-05-05

Citation: 188 So. 586, 137 Fla. 530

Snippet: 312; 2 R.C.L. 1069; Higley v. White, 102 Ala. 604, 15 So. 141. We have considered the contentions of

State Ex Rel. Cacciatore v. Drumbright

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1934-09-11

Citation: 156 So. 721, 116 Fla. 496

Snippet: Pac. Rep. 15; Bennett v. Commonwealth, 150 Ky. 604, 15 S.W. Rep. 806. "The former indictment in this case

Burnes v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1925-06-05

Citation: 104 So. 783, 89 Fla. 494

Snippet: Pac. Rep. 15; Bennett v. Commonwealth, 150 Ky. 604, 15 S.W. Rep. 806. The former indictment in this case