(1) The department may issue certificates of exemption to any applicant who applies for an exemption and furnishes adequate evidence to the department that by reason of a marketing order the applicant has been adversely affected or unduly burdened or that the result of the marketing order is confiscatory by reason of acts beyond the applicant’s control or by acts beyond reasonable expectation.
(2) The department shall be permitted at any time to make a thorough investigation of any applicant’s claim pertaining to exemption.
History.—ss. 20, 26, ch. 87-171; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 2016-9.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 573 - Marketing of Agricultural Commodities
573.104 - Required Consent to Marketing Order by Industry.
573.105 - Petition of Producers.
573.106 - Petitioner’s Expense.
573.108 - Findings Required to Issue Marketing Order.
573.109 - Procedure for Referendum.
573.111 - Notice of Effective Date of Marketing Order.
573.113 - Advisory Council; Exemption From Liability.
573.114 - Possible Subjects of Marketing Orders.
573.115 - Cooperation With Other Governments.
573.116 - Limited Marketing Orders.
573.117 - Marketing Agreement.
573.118 - Assessment; Funds; Review of Accounts; Loans.
573.119 - Department; Powers and Duties.
573.1201 - Certificates of Exemption.
573.121 - Termination or Suspension of Marketing Orders.