Florida Statutes 578.12 – Stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold orders
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 578.12
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or its authorized representative. See Florida Statutes 578.011
- Shrub seed: means seed of a woody plant that is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground. See Florida Statutes 578.011
- Stop-sale: means any written or printed notice or order issued by the department to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, or shrub seed in the state, directing the owner or custodian not to sell or offer for sale seed designated by the order within the state until the requirements of this law are complied with and a written release has been issued; except that the seed may be released to be sold for feed. See Florida Statutes 578.011
- writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
When agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, or shrub seed is being offered or exposed for sale or held in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the department, through its authorized representative, may issue and enforce a stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold order to the owner or custodian of said seed ordering it to be held at a designated place until the law has been complied with and said seed is released in writing by the department or its authorized representative. If seed is not brought into compliance with this law it shall be destroyed within 30 days or disposed of by the department in such a manner as it shall by regulation prescribe.