601.44 Destruction of immature fruit.
601.44 Destruction of immature fruit.
All citrus fruit or processed citrus products prepared for sale or transportation, which is being prepared for such purpose, or which has been or is being delivered for sale or transportation that may be found immature or otherwise unfit for human consumption upon inspection and testing shall be seized and destroyed by a citrus fruit inspector or the sheriff of the county where found as may be provided by regulations prescribed by the Department of Citrus. Said determination of immaturity or unfitness for human consumption may be made by a citrus fruit inspector at any place where such citrus fruit may be found after severance from the tree, and such seizure and destruction may likewise occur at any such place. However, in the event of seizure of citrus fruit upon the grounds that such citrus fruit fails to show a break in color required by this chapter or Department of Citrus regulations for that particular variety of citrus fruit, the owner or person in charge of such citrus fruit shall be allowed to separate and retain for subsequent use, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or Department of Citrus regulations, that portion of such citrus fruit which shows a break in color required by this chapter or Department of Citrus regulations for that particular variety and, in such case, only that portion thereof which fails to show a break in color for such variety, as required by this chapter or Department of Citrus regulations, shall be destroyed by a citrus fruit inspector or the sheriff of the county, as may be prescribed by regulations of the Department of Citrus.
History. s. 44, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 16, ch. 71-186.