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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: June 27, 2024) |
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20. Department of Citrus |
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D20. Departmental |
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20-108. Citrus Fruit Dealers: Requirments For Applications, Bond, Processing Applications For Licenses, Agent's Registration |
1(1) Any citrus fruit dealer desiring to register an agent shall make application on form FDACS-07054 Rev. 07/15, Application for Registration as Citrus Fruit Dealer’s Agent, incorporated herein by reference, 31http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05738 33furnished by the Department of Agriculture for registration of such person as his duly authorized agent. Separate forms shall be provided for registration of agents whose authority to represent the applying dealer is to be restricted to the weighing of citrus fruit for use in computing the amount to be paid therefor.
85(2) No citrus fruit dealer shall pay in the form of salary, fee, brokerage, or otherwise, any person for services rendered in the weighing of citrus fruit whenever the weight thereof may be used in computing the amount to be paid therefor, or in negotiating the consignment, purchase or sale of citrus fruit in fresh form prior to its delivery to a packinghouse or processing plant, unless such person is a licensed citrus fruit dealer or is duly registered with the Department of Agriculture as said dealer’s agent.
173(3) The Department of Agriculture shall require that the application contain sufficient information to insure a positive identification of the person to be registered, including the person’s full name, date of birth, and phone number.
208(4) The application shall be filed not less than 5 days prior to active partic223ipation of an agent on behalf of a dealer who has obtained its license, and in no event shall any person act as an agent prior to registration having been granted.
254Rulemaking Authority 256601.10(1), 257601.601(2) FS. 259Law Implemented 261601.601 FS. 263History‒New 8-31-26515.
