The Florida Senate

585.74  Grant of inspection; fees.--

(1)  Any person engaged in the preparation of any animal product within the state, except those establishments operating under inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture, shall first make application to the department for a grant of inspection to prepare, transport, or sell animal products at any place within the state.

(2)  The department, on receipt of the application described in subsection (1), shall conduct a thorough inspection of the establishment to determine the adequacy of the procedures by which animals are to be slaughtered and animal products prepared, and ensure that such procedures are conducted with acceptable standards for sanitation. If the establishment meets all requirements of the rules of the department, a numbered grant of inspection shall be issued to the person making application to the department for the establishment.

(3)  A grant of inspection must not be issued for any establishment where meat inspection or poultry inspection is not conducted under the supervision and authority of the department.

(4)  Each grant of inspection shall be issued for a 3-year period. Each person who possesses a grant of inspection from the department as of July 1, 1994, must apply before December 1, 1995, to renew the grant of inspection. The department shall charge a fee not to exceed $150 to defray the cost of processing the grant of inspection.

(5)  An application for the renewal of a grant of inspection must be received by the department at least 30 days before the expiration of the grant. Each grant of inspection that is renewed shall be issued for a 3-year period.

(6)  Failure to obtain or renew a grant of inspection shall result in the cessation of inspection at the establishment by the department.

(7)  A grant of inspection is not transferable. Any change in ownership or in percentage of ownership invalidates the grant of inspection issued by the department, and a new application for a grant of inspection must be submitted to the department before any inspection may be conducted at that establishment.

History.--s. 47, ch. 90-321; s. 41, ch. 94-180.