{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-604.16","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 604.16","heading":"Exceptions to provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34.","body":"Except for s. 604.22(2), the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 do not apply to:\n(1) Farmers or groups of farmers in the sale of agricultural products grown by themselves.\n(2) A dealer in agricultural products who pays at the time of purchase with United States cash currency or a cash equivalent, such as a money order, cashier’s check, wire transfer, electronic funds transfer, or PIN-based debit transaction, or who pays with a credit card as defined in s. 658.995(2)(a).\n(3) A dealer in agricultural products who operates as a bonded licensee under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act.\n(4) Dealers who purchase less than $1,000 worth of agricultural products from Florida producers or their agents or representatives during the peak month of such purchases within the calendar year.\n(5) A dealer in agricultural products to the extent that the dealer purchases agricultural products from a producer that is owned by the same person who owns the dealer, a producer that is owned solely by the dealer, or a producer that solely owns the dealer.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 20678, 1941; s. 1, ch. 21878, 1943; s. 2, ch. 23812, 1947; s. 1, ch. 59-437; s. 1, ch. 63-351; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 76-185; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 84-347; s. 4, ch. 85-36; ss. 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 2, ch. 2005-206; s. 159, ch. 2014-150; s. 38, ch. 2017-85.","path":["CHAPTER 604 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL LAWS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0604/0604.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:15Z","sha256":"4d34b439f7664dd292952a281ee3318b40034708b9717f440725c7e4c065c6fe","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-604.151","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-604.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}