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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 601
FLORIDA CITRUS CODE
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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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Conner v. Alderman, 159 So. 2d 890 (Fla. 2d DCA 1964).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...The section involved provides for a temporary suspension of the dealer's license for such refusal until the inspection is granted. Instead of pursuing this summary remedy to inspect and determine whether there was a breach of a citrus law, the Commissioner instituted proceedings under F.S. § 601.68, F.S.A....
...Upon petition of Alderman, the circuit court issued certiorari directed to the Commissioner, to review this order. After denying a Motion to Quash the writ on jurisdictional grounds, the circuit court heard the matter on the merits. At this hearing, the Commissioner contended that since F.S. § 601.68, F.S.A....
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Osceola Fruit Distributors v. Mayo, 115 So. 2d 760 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

...r has violated any of the provisions of the Florida Citrus Code. Section 601.67, Florida Statutes, F. S.A. Fie may instigate and make investigation when he has reason to believe a citrus fruit dealer has violated any law applicable to such a dealer. Section 601.68, Florida Statutes, F.S.A....
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Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Auth. v. Cormio, 388 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

..., Section 395.14, Florida Statutes (1973); in the district court of the district where the disciplined liquor dealer did business, Section 561.29(7)(b); and in the circuit court of the circuit where the disciplined citrus dealer had his main office, Section 601.68....
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Townsend Fruit Co. v. Mayo, 98 So. 2d 345 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

...the facts-herein stated, and in any such suit if the party who was successful before the commissioner of agriculture finally prevails, he shall be allowed a reasonable attorney’s fee to be taxed and collected as a part of the costs of the suit.” Section 601.68, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.,....
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Alderman v. Conner, 152 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3667

...on and proceeded with the hearing on the merits of the petition for certiorari; but at the time of the filing of the petition here no decision had been rendered in the circuit court. The petition for certiorari in the circuit court was based on F.S. Section 601.68, F. S.A., which prescribes that “any administrative order of the commissioner issued under §§ 601.66601.68, or 601.70 shall be deemed to have been issued in the county wherein the licensee has his main office * * * and the circuit court of such county shall be the court to review such order.” The foregoing section is a part of the Florida Citrus Code....
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Alderman v. Conner, 205 So. 2d 25 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4192

...s specially provided and the time prescribed by the general statute, where they differ, but are ordinarily designed to secure a prompt hearing and a final determination in cases with which they deal, and hence must be complied with. * * We note that § 601.68 of the Florida Citrus Code, entitled “Investigation of violations,” provides: “ * * * Any action of the commissioner with reference to the revocation or suspension of any license granted under the provisions of this law may be reviewe...

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