Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.
F.S. 601.89
in effect(1)
Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes:
(a)
Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than
1
/
2
inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than
1
/
4
inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any other portions of the fruit.
(b)
Internal freeze-related injury, as defined in subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).
(2)
Citrus fruit shall be deemed “damaged” by freezing when such freezing causes:
(a)
Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than
1
/
4
inch but less than
1
/
2
inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than
1
/
8
inch but less than
1
/
4
inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any portions of the fruit.
(b)
Internal freeze-related injury, as defined by subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).
(3)
Internal freeze-related injury to citrus fruit, caused by freezing, shall consist of any of the following:
(a)
Wet cores or wet segment walls;
(b)
Water soaking;
(c)
Juice cell breakdown;
(d)
Mushy condition;
(e)
Honeycomb or open spaces in pulp; or
(f)
Other evidence of internal breakdown, decay, or moldy condition.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter601/AllFetched: 7/8/2026