Florida Statute 601.72 - 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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601.72 Penalties for violations.—Any person who violates or aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter shall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided further that a person shall be guilty hereunder upon conviction for nonpayment of a debt arising solely out of the purchase or sale of citrus fruits only when criminal fraud is proved. Civil suits against a citrus fruit dealer only, without resort to such dealer’s bond as provided in s. 601.65, and also criminal prosecutions arising by violation of any of the provisions of this chapter as herein provided, may be instituted or prosecuted in the county where the said citrus fruit was received by the dealer or in the county wherein the principal place of business of such dealer is located within the state, or within the county in which the alleged violation occurred; and if such violation occurs in more than one county, then within the county wherein such violation or any part thereof occurred.

History.—s. 72, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-83; s. 627, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Rosslow v. State, 401 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 1981).

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...BOYD, J., dissents with an opinion in which SUNDBERG, C.J., and ENGLAND, J., concur. BOYD, Justice, dissenting. Section 601.46(1), Florida Statutes (1977), defines a criminal offense. The offense there defined is a misdemeanor of the first degree. § 601.72, Fla....

...." Careful examination of the provisions of section 601.50 reveals that the legislature has attempted to delegate to the department the power to declare when the sale or shipment of immature and uncertified fruit is to be forbidden under section 601.46(1) and therefore punishable under section 601.72....

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