(1) All donations and all inspection fees and other funds authorized and received from whatever source in the enforcement of the inspection laws administered by the department shall be paid into the General Inspection Trust Fund of Florida, which is created in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the inspection laws shall be paid from this fund as other funds are paid from the State Treasury. A percentage of all revenue deposited in this fund, including transfers from any subsidiary accounts, shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund pursuant to chapter 215, except that funds collected for marketing orders shall pay at the rate of 4 percent.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, moneys in the General Inspection Trust Fund may be appropriated for programs operated by the department which are related to the programs authorized by this chapter in addition to the spending authorized in subsection (1).
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 4, ch. 61-493; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 9, ch. 83-339; s. 13, ch. 93-169; s. 738, ch. 2003-261; s. 27, ch. 2007-73; s. 39, ch. 2008-153; s. 3, ch. 2009-78; s. 34, ch. 2009-82; s. 30, ch. 2010-153; ss. 36, 82, ch. 2011-47; s. 5, ch. 2011-56.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 570 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 570.01-570.232)
570.01 - Department created; commissioner.
570.041 - Organization of departmental work.
570.051 - Interference with department employees in performance of duties.
570.06 - Offices of the department.
570.07 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties.
570.077 - Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information.
570.081 - Division of work between department and experiment station and extension service.
570.09 - Assistant commissioner.
570.091 - Deputy commissioners.
570.11 - Directors; oath of office.
570.12 - Other officers and employees.
570.13 - Salary of commissioner, officers, and employees; expenses.
570.15 - Access to places of business and vehicles.
570.191 - Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund.
570.1912 - Funding of Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund.
570.192 - Administrative Trust Fund.
570.193 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
570.194 - Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund.
570.20 - General Inspection Trust Fund.
570.205 - Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
570.209 - Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund.
570.21 - Publication of department’s bulletins, publications, and reports.