# Fla. Stat. § 500.032: 500.032 Declaration of policy and cooperation among departments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.032

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 500.032
- **Heading:** 500.032 Declaration of policy and cooperation among departments
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.032

## Text

(1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter in order to prevent fraud, harm, adulteration, misbranding, or false advertising in the preparation, manufacture, storage, or sale of articles of food. The department shall further enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the production, manufacture, transportation, storage, and sale of food, as well as articles entering into, and intended for use as ingredients in the preparation of, food.

(2) The specific delegation of authority granted in subsection (1) is to specifically place responsibility and should not be construed so as to cause respective agencies to not cooperate each with the other by interchange of information and copies of reports when deemed advisable.

History: s. 17, ch. 59-302; ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 417, ch. 77-147; s. 5, ch. 82-225; s. 4, ch. 87-388; s. 4, ch. 94-180; s. 6, ch. 2023-154.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 500.01 500.01 Florida Food Safety Act; short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.02 500.02 Purpose of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.03 500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.04 500.04 Prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.09 500.09 Rulemaking; analytical work.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.10 500.10 Food deemed adulterated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.11 500.11 Food deemed misbranded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.12 500.12 Food permits; building permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.13 500.13 Addition of poisonous or deleterious substance to food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.032 500.032 Declaration of policy and cooperation among departments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.032.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.033 500.033 Florida Food Safety and Food Defense Advisory Council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.033.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.60 500.60 Regulation of meat preempted to state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.60.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.70 500.70 Tomato food safety standards; inspections; penalties; tomato good agricultural practices; tomato best management practices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.70.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 500.75 500.75 Mushroom spores and mycelium; offenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIII_C500_S500.75.md)

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