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...Salfi of Law Offices of J. Russell Hornsby, Orlando, for appellee. McMULLEN, NEIL C., Associate Judge. Appellee Alderman was a licensed citrus fruit dealer under F.S. Chapter 601, F.S.A., the Florida Citrus Code. The Commissioner of Agriculture, pursuant to F.S. §
601.70, F.S.A., sought to inspect the books and records of Alderman in his transactions with another dealer. The keeping of the records and their inspection is required and provided for in the companion sections of F.S. §§
601.69 and
601.70, F.S.A....
...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. authorizes the revocation for breach of any citrus law relating to dealers and since F.S. §
601.70, F.S.A....
...ject to the rule of strict construction. They will not be construed to include anything beyond their letter even though within their spirit." If the legislature intended the remedy here to be as the Commissioner contends, the suspension provision in 601.70 need never have been written....
