Jason DelgadoAugust 3, 2020
3min676
Fried is pleading with residents to mask up.
Tag: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Jason DelgadoAugust 3, 2020
Spencer FordinJuly 6, 2020
4min740
Bills will clarify Florida Forest Service training and the definition of "hemp extract."
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2020
7min863
The amendments likely to fail.
Peter SchorschJuly 17, 2018
3min242
Former Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold, who’s been with the governmental affairs firm Capital City Consulting since January 2017, now is the firm’s managing partner. He now oversees human resources, administrative employment, firm efficiencies and processes, and work load management, the lobbying concern said in a press release. “Our firm is growing rapidly and growth requires better organization, processes and human […]
Michael MolineMay 23, 2017
3min262
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam moved Tuesday to calm fears amid reports that hackers into his agency’s computers might have compromised the identities of 16,000 concealed weapons permit holders. “We on average had 100 attacks a month into our system that we successfully fight back,” Putnam told reporters following the morning’s Cabinet meeting. “This was […]
Scott PowersDecember 9, 2016
4min219
The number of people licensed to carry concealed weapons in Florida has tripled since President Barack Obama took office in 2009 and now represents almost one of every 13 Floridians. That ratio includes an undetermined number in the millions of Floridians who are not eligible for concealed weapons licenses, such as children, people convicted of […]
Jim RosicaJuly 29, 2016
5min332
A public records lawsuit involving a company that provides monkeys for animal research labs has been withdrawn. Primate Products, Inc. of Hendry County, the Florida Department of Agriculture and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Thursday jointly agreed to drop the case. That means documents the company said contain “trade secrets” are now public record. The department released […]
Jim RosicaJuly 25, 2016
4min400
A judge has allowed People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to intervene in a public records lawsuit involving an animal research lab. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis of Tallahassee issued his order in the case Friday. “…PETA shall be considered for all purposes a party defendant in this action, and all pleadings and papers shall be served upon […]
Marc YachtMarch 9, 2014
4min171
In 1992 the Legislature unwisely decided to move much Health Department food-service responsibility to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (DAC). The change compromised the inspection of restaurants and convenience stores. It also weakened integration with epidemiologists and public health nurses. Quarterly inspections were reduced […]