Florida Regulations 20-2.001: Name, Dealer and Number Designation on Vehicles
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), any truck, tractor, trailer or other motor vehicle hauling citrus fruit in bulk or in unclosed containers for commercial purposes on the highways of this State shall be marked with the following information:
(a) Name of firm, corporation or person owning or operating same.
(b) If vehicle is owned by a licensed citrus fruit dealer, the words “”Licensed Citrus Fruit Dealer”” shall appear under the name of the owner except on the rear of a flatbed semitrailer or similar truck trailer.
(c) All hauling units must be assigned a number and this number be designated in immediate conjunction with the information required in paragrahs (a) and (b). Any number may be used, but no two units of a single owner or operator shall bear the same number.
(2) Such information shall be marked on vehicles in the following manner:
(a) The information required in subsection (1) must be permanently affixed on both sides of the vehicle, or the rear end and front end of each vehicle, except that when vehicles are leased for a period of not more than 30 days, it is sufficient if the designations are clearly legible but affixed by temporary means.
(b) When two or more units are used in the operation of hauling, each of said units must be marked in compliance with all requirements of this section.
(c) All letters and numbers must be in a bold typeface and not less than 3 inches in height except that lettering on flatbed semitrailers shall not be less than 1-1/2” inches in height on the rear end of the trailer. The type shall be in distinct contrast by color and design so as to be conspicuous and legible. An example of a 3”-inch bold typeface that would comply with the provisions of this rule is as follows:
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(3) This section shall not apply to vehicles hauling fruit from the farm or grove by the producer of such fruit in his own vehicle to market or place of first commercial handling unless such producer is also a licensed citrus fruit dealer.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 601.731(1). Law Implemented 601.731(1) FS. History-New 1-1-75, Formerly 105-1.16(1), 20-2.01, Amended 1-3-89, 6-15-92.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 20-2.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(b) If vehicle is owned by a licensed citrus fruit dealer, the words “”Licensed Citrus Fruit Dealer”” shall appear under the name of the owner except on the rear of a flatbed semitrailer or similar truck trailer.
(c) All hauling units must be assigned a number and this number be designated in immediate conjunction with the information required in paragrahs (a) and (b). Any number may be used, but no two units of a single owner or operator shall bear the same number.
(2) Such information shall be marked on vehicles in the following manner:
(a) The information required in subsection (1) must be permanently affixed on both sides of the vehicle, or the rear end and front end of each vehicle, except that when vehicles are leased for a period of not more than 30 days, it is sufficient if the designations are clearly legible but affixed by temporary means.
(b) When two or more units are used in the operation of hauling, each of said units must be marked in compliance with all requirements of this section.
(c) All letters and numbers must be in a bold typeface and not less than 3 inches in height except that lettering on flatbed semitrailers shall not be less than 1-1/2” inches in height on the rear end of the trailer. The type shall be in distinct contrast by color and design so as to be conspicuous and legible. An example of a 3”-inch bold typeface that would comply with the provisions of this rule is as follows:
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(3) This section shall not apply to vehicles hauling fruit from the farm or grove by the producer of such fruit in his own vehicle to market or place of first commercial handling unless such producer is also a licensed citrus fruit dealer.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 601.731(1). Law Implemented 601.731(1) FS. History-New 1-1-75, Formerly 105-1.16(1), 20-2.01, Amended 1-3-89, 6-15-92.