Fla. Stat. 506.27
Refusal to deliver marked field boxes or other specified containers to owner upon demand

The refusal of any person in possession thereof to deliver any field box, pallet, crate, container, or receptacle so marked or branded and registered as herein provided, to the registered owner of the same or his or her duly authorized agent, upon the demand of such registered owner or authorized agent, when said demand is accompanied with a display of the certificate of recordation and number of the same, as furnished to the registered owner by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall be prima facie evidence in any court of this state of a fraudulent intent to convert said field box, pallet, crate, container, or receptacle to the use of the person or persons, so in possession of the same, and to deprive the registered owner thereof, and any person convicted of a violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Source: Section 506.27 — Refusal to deliver marked field boxes or other specified containers to owner upon demand, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0506.­27 (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

§ 506.27. Refusal to deliver marked field boxes or other specified containers to owner upon demand's source at flsenate​.gov