(1) The department shall establish specifications for brake fluid which shall promote the public safety in the operation of automotive vehicles and may amend such specifications by regulation, but in no event shall the specifications for brake fluid fall below the minimum specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for brake fluid, heavy-duty-type.
(2) A brake fluid is deemed to be adulterated if its contents have been changed after registration, without reregistration, or its quality or characteristics fall below the specification for brake fluid established by the department.
(3) Brake fluid is deemed to be misbranded:

(a) If its container does not bear on its side or top a label on which is printed the name and place of business of the registrant of the product, the words “brake fluid,” and a statement that the product therein equals or exceeds the minimum specification of the Society of Automotive Engineers for brake fluid, heavy-duty-type, the United States Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 116, or other specified standard identified in department rule. The department may require by rule that the duty-type classification appear on the label.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 526.52

  • Brake fluid: means the fluid intended for use as the liquid medium through which force is transmitted in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle operated upon the highways. See Florida Statutes 526.50
  • Container: means any receptacle in which brake fluid is immediately contained when sold, but does not mean a carton or wrapping in which a number of such receptacles are shipped or stored or a tank car or truck. See Florida Statutes 526.50
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 526.50
  • Labeling: includes all written, printed or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, imprinted upon or affixed to any container of brake fluid. See Florida Statutes 526.50
  • Registrant: means any manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller, or other person who has registered a brake fluid with the department. See Florida Statutes 526.50
(b) If the container does not bear on its side or top an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(c) If the labeling on the container is false or misleading in any particular.
(4) The words and letters required by this section shall appear on the label in legible type, in English.
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