The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services accomplishes its mission through four major programs.
The department also houses the Division of Licensing, which administers Florida's concealed weapon licensing program and oversees Florida's private investigative, private security, and recovery services industries.
Also contained within the department's administrative budget category are three significant functions—the Offices of Agricultural Water Policy, Agricultural Law Enforcement, and Energy.
Fund | Dollars | Positions | |
---|---|---|---|
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF, AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE | |||
PROGRAM: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |||
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING |
19,474,335
|
100.00 |
|
ANIMAL PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL |
11,321,081
|
115.00 |
|
AQUACULTURE |
4,290,628
|
44.00 |
|
FOOD, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS |
1,308,864,195
|
100.00 |
|
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT |
30,971,368
|
117.00 |
|
PLANT PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL |
49,882,366
|
378.00 |
|
PROGRAM: AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTER | |||
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |
10,364,706
|
54.00 |
|
PROGRAM: CONSUMER PROTECTION | |||
AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES |
19,406,739
|
186.00 |
|
CONSUMER PROTECTION |
21,148,063
|
284.00 |
|
PROGRAM: FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY | |||
FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT |
25,841,935
|
319.00 |
|
PROGRAM: FOREST AND RESOURCE PROTECTION | |||
FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE |
144,496,266
|
1,180.00 |
|
PROGRAM: OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND ADMINISTRATION | |||
AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT |
27,786,346
|
302.00 |
|
AGRICULTURAL WATER POLICY COORDINATION |
46,370,007
|
59.00 |
|
DIVISION OF LICENSING |
38,229,213
|
302.00 |
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES |
19,138,280
|
186.25 |
|
OFFICE OF ENERGY |
2,647,851
|
14.00 |
|
TOTAL |
1,780,233,379 |
3,740.25 |
Agriculture and COVID-19. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has created a website with COVID-19 related business, consumer, and other agricultural information, COVID-19 Information. The site includes information on federal aid to businesses, and resources for consumers and agricultural producers.
Hemp Labeling Requirements and Restrictions. The 2020 Legislature enacted Chapter 2020-135, Laws of Florida, which amends the definition for the term "hemp extract" to clarify that it does not include synthetic CBD or seeds or seed-derived ingredients that are generally recognized as safe by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The bill also removes from the label the statement that the product does not contain more than 0.3 percent THC on a dry-weight basis, and provides that hemp extract sold or distributed in the state in violation of the hemp labeling requirements is considered adulterated or misbranded. Additionally, the bill prohibits the sale of products that contain hemp extract intended for inhalation to persons under 21 years of age.
Other Reports
2019 State Agriculture Overview Florida, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2017-2018 Annual Report, FDACS Division of Fruit and Vegetables.
A complete list of Auditor General reports is available on its website.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Inspector General reports are available on its website.
Websites of Interest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Performance Information
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1-800-HELP-FLA (1-800-435-7352)