§ 501.912, Fla. Stat. · Part VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Definitions.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
As used in ss. 501.91-501.923:
(1) “Antifreeze” means any substance or preparation, including, but not limited to, coolant, antifreeze-coolant, antifreeze and summer coolant, or summer coolant, that is sold, distributed, or intended for use:
(a) As the cooling liquid, or to be added to the cooling liquid, in the cooling system of motor vehicles to prevent freezing of the cooling liquid or to lower its freezing point; or
(b) To raise the boiling point of water, aid in vehicle component cooling, or for the prevention of engine overheating, whether or not the liquid is used as a year-round cooling system fluid.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(3) “Distribute” means to hold with an intent to sell, offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply to the consumer.
(4) “Package” means a sealed, tamperproof retail package, drum, or other container designed for the sale of antifreeze directly to the consumer or a container from which the antifreeze may be installed directly by the seller into the cooling system. However, this term does not include shipping containers containing properly labeled inner containers.
(5) “Label” means any display of written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, a package or to the outside individual container or wrapper of the package.
(6) “Labeling” means the labels and any other written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying a package.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 3, ch. 78-199; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 5, ch. 89-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 61, ch. 92-291; s. 11, ch. 2018-84; s. 54, ch. 2025-22.
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