(1) The director of the Division of Animal Industry shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the commissioner’s pleasure. The director may be known as the State Veterinarian.
(2) No person shall be appointed State Veterinarian who is not a graduate of a recognized and reputable college of veterinary medicine.
(3) The director shall be responsible for protecting the animal and livestock interests of the state and shall, under the direction of the commissioner, direct, coordinate, and enforce the applicable provisions of chapters 534 and 585.
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 20, ch. 92-291; s. 20, ch. 93-169.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 570 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Part II - Program Services (Ss. 570.30-570.693)
570.30 - Division of Administration; powers and duties.
570.32 - Division of Plant Industry; powers and duties.
570.321 - Plant Industry Trust Fund.
570.33 - Director; qualifications; duties.
570.36 - Division of Animal Industry; powers and duties.
570.37 - Director; qualifications; duties.
570.44 - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services; powers and duties.
570.441 - Pest Control Trust Fund.
570.451 - Agricultural Feed, Seed, and Fertilizer Advisory Council.
570.48 - Division of Fruit and Vegetables; powers and duties; records.
570.482 - Citrus Inspection Trust Fund.
570.50 - Division of Food Safety; powers and duties.
570.51 - Director; qualifications; duties.
570.53 - Division of Marketing and Development; powers and duties.
570.543 - Florida Consumers’ Council.
570.544 - Division of Consumer Services; director; powers; processing of complaints; records.
570.548 - Florida Forest Service; powers and duties.
570.5481 - Incidental Trust Fund.
570.61 - Division of Aquaculture; powers and duties.
570.64 - Division of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness.
570.65 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, law enforcement officers.
570.66 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; water policy.
570.68 - Office of Agriculture Technology Services.
570.681 - Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park; legislative findings.
570.685 - Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority.
570.686 - Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority; donor identity; records; confidentiality.
570.69 - Definitions; ss. 570.69 and 570.691.
570.691 - Direct-support organization.