The_2024_Florida_Statutes_287.082_1.pdf
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- Hillsborough County, Florida
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The document is the 2024 Florida Statutes, specifically sections 287.082 and 287.0822, focusing on food solicitations for fresh or frozen meats. These statutes outline preferences and requirements for purchasing meat products by state agencies, municipalities, school districts, and special districts in Florida. The key provisions include giving preference to commodities manufactured, grown, or produced within the state when competitive bids are equal in price, quality, and service, and mandating that all fresh or frozen beef or pork must be inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture or an approved state inspection program before purchase.
The statutes require that all solicitations for fresh or frozen meat purchases using state or local funds must include language granting preference to "'All American' and 'Genuine Florida' meats or meat products." Additionally, the law stipulates that suppliers must certify on invoices that the meat is domestic or complies with inspection requirements. Any person who knowingly violates these provisions can be personally liable to the public agency for funds spent in violation of the statute. The regulations aim to support local agricultural producers and ensure the quality and safety of meat products purchased by public entities in Florida.
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The 2024 Florida Statutes (287.082)
Food solicitations: fresh or frozen meats
287.082 Commodities manufactured, grown, or produced in state given preference.—Whenever two or more competitive sealed bids are received, one or more of which relates to commodities manufactured, grown, or produced within this state, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality, and service, the commodities manufactured, grown, or produced within this state shall be given preference.
History.—s. 22, ch. 69-106; s. 22, ch. 90-268; s. 2, ch. 95-168.
287.0822 Beef and pork; prohibition on purchase; bid specifications; penalty. —
(1) Fresh or frozen beef or pork that has not been inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture or by another state’s inspection program which has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture shall not be purchased, or caused to be purchased, by any agency of the state or of any municipality, political subdivision, school district, or special district for consumption in this state or for distribution for consumption in this state. Solicitations issued by any agency of the state or of any municipality, political subdivision, school district, or special district for the purchase of fresh or frozen beef or pork must specify that only beef or pork inspected and passed by either the United States Department of Agriculture or by another state’s inspection program which has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture will be accepted. The supplier or vendor shall certify on the invoice that the fresh or frozen beef or pork or imported beef or pork supplied is either domestic or complies with this subsection.
(2) All solicitations for purchase of fresh or frozen meats of any kind by any agency of the state or of any municipality, political subdivision, school district, or special district using state or local funds shall include the words: “‘All American’ and ‘Genuine Florida’ meats or meat products shall be granted preference as allowed by Section 287.082, Florida Statutes.”
(3) Any person who knowingly violates or causes to be violated the provisions of this section shall be personally liable to the affected public agency for any funds spent in violation of the provisions of this section.
History. —s. 1, ch. 77-61; s. 1, ch. 78-71; s. 2, ch. 87-400; s. 62, ch. 90-321; s. 46, ch. 94- 180; s. 3, ch. 95-168; s. 29, ch. 2000-308; s. 22, ch. 2002-207.
Note. —Former s. 585.3401; s. 585.89.
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