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these compartments thus created shall have a cubical capacity of not to exceed twenty-four hundred cubic inches. [1949]

Sec. 601.87. Same: Use of cleats on boxes.

The height of the end heads and the center partition of field boxes shall in no case be increased more than one and one-fourth inches by the addition of cleats or any similar addition to the height so that the total height of said boxes from the inside bottom to the top of said cleats shall not exceed fourteen and one-fourth inches. It is unlawful to place cleats or any other device or thing on the bottom or top, other than herein provided, of any standard citrus field box whereby the space between the field boxes when stacked will be greater than the space that exists between such standard field boxes as herein defined. [1949]

Sec. 601.88. Same: Oversized boxes to be stamped.

It is unlawful to use any field box that exceeds the total capacity of forty-nine hundred cubic inches in the purchase, sale, or handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, or limes by a citrus fruit dealer from or for a grower, unless all field boxes exceeding this dimension shall have plainly stamped on both ends of the box in letters of the dimension of one inch in height and width the words "over size." [1949]

Sec. 601.111. Penalties for violations.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter [Secs. 601.1-601.112], or of the rules or regulations of the commission [Florida Citrus Commission], or of the commissioner [of agriculture] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. [1949] Sec. 601.112. Exemption.

The provisions of this chapter [Secs. 601.1601.112] shall not apply to any citrus products heretofore processed or which may be processed prior

to August 1, 1949, from the 1948-49 citrus crop. [1949]

Statutes Annotated, Vol. 22, Title 44, Ch. 865— False Packing.

Sec. 865.04. Penalty.

Whoever fraudulently puts into barrel, bale of cotton, cask or other package of sugar, rice or pork, or any other article of provisions, any dirt, rubbish or other thing, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. [1832]

Statutes Annotated, Vol. 22, Title 44, Ch. 817False Advertising.

Sec. 817.06. Unlawful acts.

No person shall with intent to sell or in any wise dispose of merchandise, securities, service or anything offered by such person, directly or indirectly, to the public, for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption thereof, or with intent to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto, or any interest therein, knowingly or intentionally make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated or circulated or placed before the public in this state in a newspaper or other publication or in the form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet or letter or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding such merchandise, securities, service or anything so offered to the public which advertisement contains any assertion, representation or statement which is untrue, deceptive or misleading. [1927]

Sec. 817.07. Same: Penalty.

Any person found guilty of a violation of Sec. 817.06 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding ninety days. [1927]

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ures so marked, and in default thereof shall not collect more than three-fourths of any account, note, or other writing, the consideration of which is any commodity sold by their weights and measures: Provided, that this section shall not apply to any person selling by weights and measures who has applied to the ordinary of his county and found that the county has not been supplied with the necessary standards for testing weights and measures. [1893]

1 See Sec. 5-511, page 236; no deduction for turn of scales. Sec. 112-104.1 Procedure upon complaint for deficient weights and measures.

Any citizen may complain to the ordinary of the deficiency of any weights and measures, whether marked or not, and upon such complaint it shall be the duty of said ordinary to notify the person complained of, and give him the name of the complainant, and specify a day, not more than ten days distant, when he shall submit his weights and measures to the test of the ordinary; and if the complaint is found to be true within the seller's knowledge, he shall be deemed a person selling by false weights and measures, and shall be presented by the grand jury as such, if no person shall appear and prosecute. [1893]

1 See Sec. 112-9901, page 232; punishment for use of false weights or measures.

Sec. 112-105. County standards.

The Governor shall procure standards of weights and measures for each county which does not have them, and they, together with the marks provided by the ordinary, shall be kept in his office for the inspection of the citizens. [1839]

Sec. 112-106. Same: Notice of procurement.

When such standards are obtained, it is the duty of such ordinary to give sixty days' written notice thereof at the door of the courthouse, and in the public newspaper where the sheriff of the county advertises his sales. [1839]

Sec. 112-107. Standards of weights and measures.

The weights and measures received from the United States under joint resolutions of Congress approved June 14, 1836 and July 27, 1866, and/or such new weights and measures as shall be received from the United States as standard weights and measures in addition thereto or in renewal thereof, and/or such weights and measures in conformity therewith as shall be supplied by the State shall, when the same shall have been certified by the National Bureau of Standards, be the State standards of weights and measures. [1941]

Sec. 112–108. Rules and regulations.

The State Commissioner of Agriculture shall have and keep a general supervision of the weights and measures, and weighing or measuring devices of

fered for sale, sold, or in use in the State. He shall also have authority to promulgate rules and regulations for enforcement of this law [Secs. 112–107— 112-115], such rules and regulations may include specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices and for package goods put up prior to time of sale. [1941]

Sec. 112-109. Powers and duties of enforcement officers.

When not otherwise provided by law the State Commissioner of Agriculture, his deputies or inspectors at his directions, shall have the power, and it shall be his duty to inspect, test, try, and ascertain if they are correct, all weights, measures, and weighing or measuring devices kept, offered, or exposed for sale, sold, or used or employed in proving the size, quantity, extent, area, or measurement of quantities, things, produce, or articles for distribution or consumption purchased or offered or submitted for sale, hire, or award, or in computing any charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure, or in determining weight or measure when a charge is made for such determination; and he shall have the power to and shall from time to time weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatsoever kind kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold or in the process of delivery, in order to determine whether the same contain the amounts represented, and whether they be offered for sale or sold in a manner in accordance with law. He may for the purpose above mentioned, and in the general performance of his official duties, enter and go into or upon, and without formal warrant, any stand, place, building, or premises, or stop any vendor, peddler, junk dealer, coal wagon, ice wagon, delivery wagon, or any person whatsoever, and require him, if necessary, to proceed to some place which the Commissioner of Agriculture, his deputies or inspectors at his directions, may specify, for the purpose of making the proper tests. Whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture, his deputies or inspectors at his directions, find a violation of the statutes relating to weights and measures, he shall cause the violator to be prosecuted. [1941]

Sec. 112-110. Exception regarding prosecutions.

There shall be no prosecution under this law [Secs. 112-107-112-115] for any discrepancy be tween actual weight or volume at the time of sale and the weight marked on the container, if such discrepancy is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation or waste, or to causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith. [1941] Sec. 112-111. Sale of commodities; "original package” defined.

It shall be unlawful to sell, except for immediate consumption on the premises, liquid commodities. in any other manner than by weight or liquid measure, or commodities not liquid in any other

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