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Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 570.01-570.232)
570.01 - Department created; commissioner. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
570.02 - Definitions. - (1) “Agriculture” means the science and art of production of...
570.031 - Seal of department. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
570.041 - Organization of departmental work. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
570.051 - Interference with department employees in performance of duties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 584, ch. 71-136; s. 12,...
570.06 - Offices of the department. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54.
570.07 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties. - (1) To inquire into the needs of agriculture in the...
570.077 - Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information. - (1) Criminal or civil intelligence or investigative information or any...
570.081 - Division of work between department and experiment station and extension service. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 3, ch. 61-407; ss. 14,...
570.09 - Assistant commissioner. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 33, ch. 69-216; s. 1,...
570.091 - Deputy commissioners. - History.—s. 9, ch. 92-291; s. 6, ch. 93-169.
570.092 - Inspector general. - History.—s. 10, ch. 92-291; s. 6, ch. 95-153.
570.10 - Counsel. - (1) The department may have a legal staff of full-time...
570.11 - Directors; oath of office. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 33, ch. 69-216; ss. 10,...
570.12 - Other officers and employees. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
570.13 - Salary of commissioner, officers, and employees; expenses. - (1) The annual salary of the commissioner shall be the...
570.15 - Access to places of business and vehicles. - (1)(a) Any duly authorized employee of the department shall have...
570.191 - Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. - History.—s. 1, ch. 98-110; s. 6, ch. 99-391; ss. 46,...
570.1912 - Funding of Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. - History.—s. 8, ch. 98-114; s. 70, ch. 2000-154.
570.192 - Administrative Trust Fund. - (1) The Administrative Trust Fund shall be administered by the...
570.193 - Federal Grants Trust Fund. - (1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund shall be administered by...
570.194 - Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund. - (1) The Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund shall be...
570.20 - General Inspection Trust Fund. - (1) All donations and all inspection fees and other funds...
570.205 - Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund. - (1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within...
570.209 - Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund. - History.—s. 5, ch. 88-341; s. 36, ch. 92-291; s. 93,...
570.21 - Publication of department’s bulletins, publications, and reports. - (1) The Divisions of Administration and Marketing and Development may...
570.22 - Service of process. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
570.23 - State Agricultural Advisory Council. - (1) COMPOSITION.—The State Agricultural Advisory Council is hereby created in...
570.232 - Advisory committees. - (1) An advisory committee may exist for no more than...
Part II - Program Services (Ss. 570.30-570.693)
570.30 - Division of Administration; powers and duties. - (1) Conducting all of the accounting and budgeting work of...
570.31 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Administration shall be...
570.32 - Division of Plant Industry; powers and duties. - (1) Identifying insects, mites, and mollusks submitted; surveying agricultural and...
570.321 - Plant Industry Trust Fund. - (1) The Plant Industry Trust Fund shall be administered by...
570.33 - Director; qualifications; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Plant Industry shall...
570.36 - Division of Animal Industry; powers and duties. - (1) Enforcing those provisions of chapter 585, and rules adopted...
570.37 - Director; qualifications; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Animal Industry shall...
570.44 - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services; powers and duties. - (1) Inspecting and drawing samples of: commercial feeds offered for...
570.441 - Pest Control Trust Fund. - (1) The Pest Control Trust Fund shall be administered by...
570.45 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Agricultural Environmental Services...
570.451 - Agricultural Feed, Seed, and Fertilizer Advisory Council. - (1) The Agricultural Feed, Seed, and Fertilizer Advisory Council is...
570.48 - Division of Fruit and Vegetables; powers and duties; records. - (1) Performing the duties relating to the inspection and certification...
570.482 - Citrus Inspection Trust Fund. - (1) The Citrus Inspection Trust Fund shall be administered by...
570.49 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Fruit and Vegetables...
570.50 - Division of Food Safety; powers and duties. - (1) Enforcing those provisions of chapter 585, and the rules...
570.51 - Director; qualifications; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Food Safety shall...
570.53 - Division of Marketing and Development; powers and duties. - (1)(a) Managing the operation of all agricultural marketing facilities and...
570.54 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Marketing and Development...
570.543 - Florida Consumers’ Council. - (1) COMPOSITION.— (a) The council, to be appointed by the...
570.544 - Division of Consumer Services; director; powers; processing of complaints; records. - (1) The director of the Division of Consumer Services shall...
570.548 - Florida Forest Service; powers and duties. - History.—s. 2, ch. 79-37; s. 12, ch. 84-165; s. 9,...
570.5481 - Incidental Trust Fund. - (1) The Incidental Trust Fund shall be administered by the...
570.549 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Florida Forest Service shall be...
570.61 - Division of Aquaculture; powers and duties. - History.—s. 23, ch. 2000-364; s. 4, ch. 2001-66.
570.62 - Director; duties. - (1) The director of the Division of Aquaculture shall be...
570.64 - Division of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness. - (1) The duties of the Division of Food, Nutrition, and...
570.65 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, law enforcement officers. - (1) The commissioner may create an Office of Agricultural Law...
570.66 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; water policy. - History.—s. 2, ch. 95-317; s. 524, ch. 2011-142; s. 35,...
570.67 - Office of Energy. - History.—s. 98, ch. 2014-150.
570.68 - Office of Agriculture Technology Services. - History.—s. 13, ch. 2016-61.
570.681 - Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park; legislative findings. - (1) Equine and other agriculture-related industries strengthen and benefit each...
570.685 - Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority. - (1) There is created within the Department of Agriculture and...
570.686 - Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority; donor identity; records; confidentiality. - History.—s. 1, ch. 94-283; s. 351, ch. 96-406; s. 109,...
570.69 - Definitions; ss. 570.69 and 570.691. - (1) “Designated program” means the departmental program which a direct-support...
570.691 - Direct-support organization. - (1) The department may authorize the establishment of direct-support organizations...
570.692 - Florida Agricultural Museum. - History.—s. 11, ch. 92-151; s. 101, ch. 2014-150. Note.—Former s....
570.693 - Florida agriculture in the classroom. - (1) Conduct programs and activities related to collecting and producing...
Part III - Agricultural Development (Ss. 570.70-570.89)
570.70 - Legislative findings. - (1) A thriving rural economy with a strong agricultural base,...
570.71 - Conservation easements and agreements. - (1) The department, on behalf of the Board of Trustees...
570.715 - Conservation easement acquisition procedures. - (1) For less than fee simple acquisitions pursuant to s....
570.73 - Short title. - History.—ss. 1, 10, ch. 91-268; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s....
570.74 - Definitions relating to Agricultural Economic Development Act. - (1) “Agriculturally depressed area” means a rural area that has...
570.75 - Agricultural Economic Development Program; legislative intent. - History.—ss. 3, 10, ch. 91-268; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s....
570.76 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; powers and duties. - (1) Identify and coordinate with all state agencies that can...
570.77 - Interaction with other economic development agencies and groups. - History.—ss. 5, 10, ch. 91-268; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s....
570.78 - Agricultural economic development funding. - (1) Employment of personnel and payment of associated overhead, equipment,...
570.79 - Adoption of rules. - (1) Formal notification procedures for the availability of assistance, including...
570.81 - Agricultural Economic Development Project Review Committee; powers and duties. - (1) There is created an Agricultural Economic Development Project Review...
570.82 - Agricultural Economic Development Program disaster loans and grants and aid. - (1) USE OF LOAN FUNDS.— (a) Loan funds to agricultural...
570.83 - Beef Market Development Act; definitions; Florida Beef Council, Inc., creation, purposes, governing board, powers, and duties; referendum on assessments imposed on gross receipts from cattle sales; payments to organizations for services; col... - (1) POPULAR NAME.—This act may be cited as the “Beef...
570.841 - Farm-to-fuel initiative. - (1) The department may develop a farm-to-fuel initiative to enhance...
570.843 - Florida Young Farmer and Rancher Advisory Council. - (1) There is created within the department the Florida Young...
570.844 - Florida Young Farmer and Rancher Resource Clearinghouse. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2018-85.
570.85 - Agritourism. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote...
570.86 - Definitions. - (1) “Agritourism activity” means any agricultural related activity consistent with...
570.87 - Agritourism participation impact on land classification. - (1) In order to promote and perpetuate agriculture throughout this...
570.88 - Liability. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an agritourism operator,...
570.89 - Posting and notification. - (1)(a) Each agritourism operator shall post and maintain signs that...
Part IV - Agricultural Water Policy (Ss. 570.916-570.94)
570.916 - Water supply agreements; department negotiation. - (1) The water to be supplied is currently available to...
570.921 - Environmental Stewardship Certification Program. - (1) The program must: (a) Be integrated, to the maximum...
570.93 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; agricultural water conservation and agricultural water supply planning. - (1) The department shall establish an agricultural water conservation program...
570.94 - Best management practices for wildlife. - (1) The department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement...
Part V - Penalties (S. 570.971)
570.971 - Penalties; administrative and civil. - (1) The department or enforcing authority may impose the following...