Florida Statute 601.641 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 601
FLORIDA CITRUS CODE

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601.641 Fraudulent representations, penalties.—

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to claim or represent to be a licensed citrus fruit dealer, licensed and bonded citrus dealer, or agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer unless such person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed, licensed and bonded, or a registered agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer under the Laws of Florida.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to advertise or in any way represent falsely as to her or his status as a seller of citrus fruit, to make any false claim as to the status of such seller of citrus fruit, or to make any false claim as to the condition, grade, quality, quantity, grove origin, or producer’s name and address of any citrus fruit sold by any such person, firm, association, or corporation.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed under this chapter to advertise or to use on her or his letterhead, or on any advertising material, or in any way pretend to be a bonded shipper unless said person, firm, association, or corporation has filed and had approved a performance bond in addition to the bond required under this chapter.

(4) This section is supplemental, making provisions in addition to any other provisions of law and shall be construed liberally.

(5) Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Such criminal penalties shall be in addition to any other penalties provided by law. If the violator be a licensed citrus fruit dealer, then such license may be revoked or suspended in the manner provided by s. 601.67.

History.—ss. 1-5, ch. 57-4; s. 1, ch. 61-92; s. 1, ch. 65-84; s. 625, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 980, ch. 97-103.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 601.641

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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S601.641 1 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - CLAIM CITRUS FRUIT DEALER WITHOUT LICENSE - M: S

S601.641 2 - FRAUD - FALSELY ADVERTISE AS FRUIT DEALER - M: S

S601.641 3 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - ADVERTISE AS BONDED CITRUS SHIPPER W/O BOND - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 601.641

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Florida Citrus Comm'n v. Owens, 239 So. 2d 840 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...uit as Indian River could not be fradulent [sic]. Owens has no objections to the prohibition of labeling fruit which is not Indian River fruit as such. Rather, his objection is in the determination of what is properly labeled as Indian River fruit. "Section 601.641(2) makes unlawful false claims as to `grove origin' among other things....

...nd authority to regulate labeling. At issue were rules regulating deceptive practices and not ones regulating quality standards. State v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 1908, 56 Fla. 617, 47 So. 969; 1 Fla. Jur., Administrative Law, § 97; F.S. 601.99, 601.641(2), and 601.10(1), (2) and (7), F.S.A.; Hutchins v....

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