§ 911.110 - Exemption certificates.

Exemption certificates under § 911.50 shall be issued by the Florida Lime Administrative Committee pursuant to the following rules and regulations:

(a) The grower must make application for exemption on a form supplied by the committee. A separate application must be made for each variety or classification of limes and shall contain the following:

(1) Name and mailing address of the applicant;

(2) Location (from established landmarks) of grove from which limes are to be shipped pursuant to the requested exemption certificate;

(3) Regulation from which exemption is requested;

(4) The reasons for requesting exemption from such regulation;

(5) Date when it is proposed to ship the limes for which exemption is requested; and

(6) Certification as to the correctness of the information contained in the application.

(b) Upon receipt of an application for exemption certificate, the Florida Lime Administrative Committee shall check all information furnished by the applicant and shall conduct such investigations concerning the grade, size, and quality of the applicant's limes as may be necessary to determine whether the application shall be approved or denied.

(c) Approval of the application shall be evidenced by the issuance to the applicant, by the Manager of the Florida Lime Administrative Committee on its behalf, of one or more exemption certificates which shall authorize the handling of such quantity of the applicant's limes as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of § 911.50.

(d) If the application is denied, the applicant shall be informed of such denial by written notice stating the reasons therefor.