(1) By definition, a “”participant”” in this program must be a licensed and registered fresh fruit shipper, sales agency or growers’ cooperative, engaged in the shipment of fresh Florida grapefruit to domestic (U.S. only) retail markets.

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    (2) Brokers shall not be eligible to participate in this program.
    (3) To participate, a shipper must fill out and return to the Department, by August 20, a Targeted VAP Sign-Up Form cit/mktg/150/ eff. 8/1/99, incorporated herein by reference, which will be made available to all eligible shippers by the Department of Citrus.
    (4) Shippers wishing to assign their allocated program dollars to a licensed and registered sales agency or growers’ cooperative must fill out and return to the Department by August 20, a Targeted VAP Delegation Form cit/mktg/151/ eff. 8/1/99, incorporated herein by reference, which will be made available to all eligible shippers by the Department of Citrus; the Delegation form may serve in lieu of the Sign-up form.
Rulemaking Authority 601.15 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 601.15. History-New 11-17-97, Amended 12-6-98, 2-3-00.