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CS/CS/HB 1237: Department of Citrus

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee ; Albritton ; Crisafulli ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Brandes ; Caldwell ; Drake ; Gaetz ; Grimsley ; Horner ; Kreegel ; Oliva ; Patronis ; Smith ; Stargel ; Steube ; Williams, T. ; Wood

Department of Citrus; Revises Florida Citrus Code; provides for appointment of Department of Citrus' (DOC's) executive director; revises terms of Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) members; provides for staggered terms of members appointed from each citrus district; establishes staffing requirements for DOC; deletes requirements for days, hours, & other conditions of employment for DOC employees; repeals various statutory standards & authorizes DOC to prescribe such standards, including maturity & quality standards for grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, canned orange juice, grapefruit juice products, canned blends of orange & grapefruit juices, frozen concentrated orange juice, & high-density frozen concentrated orange, limits on spacing between stacked field boxes caused by cleats, issuance of emergency quality assurance orders following freezing temperatures, & quality of citrus exports; redesignates excise taxes on citrus fruit as assessments & revises maximum rates of such assessments; revises number of FCC members required to issue marketing orders; & revises bond requirements for citrus fruit dealer licensees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-182, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/HB 1237, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/16/2012 at 1:22 PM

  • CS/CS/HB 1237, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/2/2012 at 12:41 PM

  • CS/HB 1237, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2012 at 8:46 AM

  • HB 1237, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2012 at 9:34 AM