20-61.013. Certificates of Maturity Inspection

(1) Certificates of inspection shall be issued by duly authorized agents or inspectors of the Department of Agriculture, Division of Fruit and Vegetables. In case of emergency or necessity, a competent individual may be designated in accordance with Section 601.39, F.S., to inspect and certify to the maturity and grade of certain fruits. (2) A certificate of maturity inspection for all citrus fruit, domestic and imported, shall be issued only in a properly registered processing facility; however, certificates may be issued by a Special Citrus Fruit Inspector at a time and place designated by such inspector. (3) Each processing plant shall furnish the inspector, within three days of delivery, a written statement showing the number of boxes of fruit received.