The Florida Senate

604.19  License; fee; bond; certificate of deposit; penalty.--Unless the department refuses the application on one or more of the grounds provided in this section, it shall issue to an applicant, upon the payment of proper fees and the execution and delivery of a bond or certificate of deposit as provided in this section, a state license entitling the applicant to conduct business as a dealer in agricultural products for a 1-year period to coincide with the effective period of the bond or certificate of deposit furnished by the applicant. During the 1-year period covered by a license, if the supporting surety bond or certificate of deposit is canceled for any reason, the license shall automatically expire on the date the surety bond or certificate of deposit terminates, unless an acceptable replacement is in effect before the date of termination so that continual coverage occurs for the remaining period of the license. The license fee for the principal place of business for a dealer in agricultural products shall be based upon the amount of the dealer's surety bond or certificate of deposit furnished by each dealer under the provisions of s. 604.20 and may not exceed $300. For each additional place in which the applicant desires to conduct business and which the applicant names in the application, the additional license fee may not exceed $50 annually. Should any dealer in agricultural products fail, refuse, or neglect to apply and qualify for the renewal of a license on or before the date of expiration thereof, a penalty not to exceed $35 shall apply to and be added to the original license fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license may be issued. The department by rule shall prescribe fee amounts sufficient to fund ss. 604.15-604.34.

History.--s. 5, ch. 20678, 1941; s. 2, ch. 59-437; s. 2, ch. 61-412; s. 2, ch. 63-351; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 6, 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 83-6; s. 5, ch. 85-36; ss. 1, 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 32, ch. 92-151.