(1) The department may from time to time determine, establish, and promulgate, for each or all of the different types of fowl to be sold or offered for sale in the state, reasonable grades and standards of quality that will promote honest and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer; and the department may alter or modify such grades and standards of quality from time to time, as honest and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer may require; however, the grades and standards of quality established by the department shall not exceed those stipulated in 7 C.F.R. part 70.
(2) The department may also make and promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this law.
History.—ss. 7, 8, ch. 17170, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(385), (386); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 14, ch. 84-102.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 583 - Classification and Sale of Eggs and Poultry
583.02 - Labeling, Marking, and Advertising Eggs; Sales Between Dealers; Unlawful Acts.
583.021 - Nest Run Eggs; Limitation on Sale.
583.022 - Refrigeration of Eggs for Sale or Processing; Temperature Requirements.
583.03 - Grades and Standards for Eggs.
583.051 - Power of Department to Bill and Collect Moneys Due Under Poultry or Egg Programs.
583.052 - Cooperation by the Department With Other State or Federal Agencies.
583.06 - Employment of Assistants by Department.
583.09 - Egg Dealers and Poultry Dealers; Permit Requirements.
583.10 - Dealer Records, Invoices, and Information; Inspection; Penalty.
583.11 - Exemption for Interstate Egg or Poultry Shipment.
583.13 - Labeling and Advertising Requirements for Dressed Poultry; Unlawful Acts.
583.17 - Grades and Standards for Fowl.
583.181 - Disposal of Dead Poultry and Hatchery Residue; Inspection and Quarantine; Penalties.
583.19 - Sale of Fowl Unfit for Human Consumption Prohibited.