Fla. Stat. 506.24
Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers; penalty

(1)

Any person who shall have in his or her unauthorized possession any field box, pallet, crate, receptacle, or container marked or branded with any mark or brand registered under the provisions of ss. 506.19-506.28, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2)

The possession by any person of any field box, pallet, crate, container, or receptacle so marked or branded, in the absence of written authority therefor, shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of the provisions of this section. However, the owner of such recorded or registered mark or brand may, in writing, authorize and designate any person to use or have in his or her possession any such field boxes, pallets, crates, containers, or receptacles.

Source: Section 506.24 — Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers; penalty, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0506.­24 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

506.19
Protection of owners of marked or branded field boxes or other specified containers 506.20
Filing and recording of marks and brands on field boxes 506.21
Filing fee 506.22
Transfer, release, or sale of registered mark or brand 506.23
Application of law 506.24
Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers 506.25
Alteration or obliteration of marks or brands on field boxes or other specified containers 506.26
Purchase of marked field boxes or other specified containers from one other than owner 506.27
Refusal to deliver marked field boxes or other specified containers to owner upon demand 506.28
Sending marked field boxes or other specified containers out of state 506.265
Purchase of plastic bulk merchandise containers 506.501
Carts, Cases, Baskets, Boxes, and Containers Act 506.502
Definitions 506.503
Shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, and bakery containers 506.505
Egg baskets 506.506
Poultry boxes 506.507
Bakery containers 506.508
Illegal use of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.509
Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.511
Transportation of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.513
Illegal use of shopping carts and laundry carts 506.514
Unlawful removal of dairy cases 506.515
Unlawful removal of egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.517
Deposits 506.518
Penalty 506.519
Scope of ss 506.5131
Return of shopping carts

Current through Fall 2025

§ 506.24. Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers; penalty's source at flsenate​.gov