570.06 – Offices of the department.
570.06 Offices of the department.—The principal office of the department shall be located at the seat of state government. Branch offices may be established and maintained by the department in such places as the commissioner may determine. The offices shall be supplied with all necessary books, stationery, office equipment and furniture, to be furnished and paid […]
570.07 – Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties.
570.07 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties.—The department shall have and exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) To inquire into the needs of agriculture in the state and make appropriate recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature, except for those functions specifically assigned under state law to other state agencies. (2) To […]
570.077 – Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information.
570.077 Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information.— (1) Criminal or civil intelligence or investigative information or any other information held by the department as part of a joint or multiagency examination or investigation with another state or federal regulatory, administrative, or criminal justice agency which is confidential or exempt under the laws or regulations of that state […]
570.081 – Division of work between department and experiment station and extension service.
570.081 Division of work between department and experiment station and extension service.—All of the regulatory work of the state relating to the protection of agricultural interests shall be conducted by the department and all of the demonstrational work shall be conducted by the Extension Service of the University of Florida. The experimental and research work pertaining […]
570.01 – Department created; commissioner.
570.01 Department created; commissioner.—There is hereby created a department of the government of this state to be known as the “Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.” The affairs of the department shall be transacted under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture. History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
570.02 – Definitions.
570.02 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as used in this chapter and in the agricultural laws of this state, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) “Agriculture” means the science and art of production of plants and animals useful to humans, including to a variable extent the […]
570.031 – Seal of department.
570.031 Seal of department.—The department shall have an official seal which shall be used for the authentication of the orders and proceedings of the department and for such other purposes as the department may prescribe. Use of the seal or any likeness thereof requires written approval of the department. History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, […]
570.041 – Organization of departmental work.
570.041 Organization of departmental work.—In the assignment of functions to the divisions of the department created in s. 20.14, the department shall retain within the Division of Administration, in addition to executive functions, those powers and duties enumerated in s. 570.30. The department shall organize the work of the other divisions in such a way as […]
570.051 – Interference with department employees in performance of duties.
570.051 Interference with department employees in performance of duties.—No person shall attempt, by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent an inspector, agent, or other employee of the department from performing any duties imposed by law upon him or her or the department; and no person shall impersonate an inspector, agent, or other […]