Need a job? Why not try Fl. Dept of Agriculture Law Enforcement

[agcop]

We are always hiring. Good place to start. If you are not looking for the full blown calls for service like a PD/SO this is the job for you. You make this job like any other job what you want it to be. You can at least get your cert. activated. Look us up under the fl agencies at Fl. Dept. Of Agriculture and Consumer Services/ Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement p.s. We are a State Law Enforcement Agency just like FHP, DOT, FWC, ABT, DEP.....

[jonnyquest]

What's the appl./hire ratio?

[agcop]

Right now couldn't tell you. We are currently trying to get accredited and they are processing like a normal process unlike the 30 days it took people about 2 years ago. They now are doing psyche & polys as a part of this accreditation. Where in the past, they depended on polys that you might have taken with another agency.

[soflacop]

isnt it like weight station type stuff you all do(minus the weighing stuff but adding the fruits inspections?)

[agcop]

Yes we are like them except we regulate the fruits and veg, animals, plants, and any commerce coming into the state. We are the consumer protection police. Next time you go to pump gas, look for the orange or red sticker on the pump that says "This pump will start at zero." We regulate those pumps and we regulate those weigh scales that you see at the grocery stores that weigh your fruit or veg. We also regulate concealed weapons permits, we also do the stings you see on tv that involve shady mechanics. Any thing that has to do with a consumer related problem, we handle.

[agcop]

Also starting pay isn't too bad 32,000, but we make a good chunk of change (10k) me personally working off-duty at the banks, football, baseball, basketball, proms, homecomings, middle & h.s. games. A very big THANK YOU to JSO for bargaining those incredible rates we get paid for working those gigs. 24.00 - 28.50/ hr We haven't tapped into the construction yet!!

[J-ville 5-0]

haaa, that's funny! As much off-duty as I do, I don't think I've ever come across an officer from your agency.......

[PD602]

Yes we are like them except we regulate the fruits and veg, animals, plants, and any commerce coming into the state. We are the consumer protection police.


Sounds like your an armed fruit inspector.

[soflacop]

http://www.fl-aglaw.com/

The Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (AgLaw) encompasses a vast spectrum of responsibilities within the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The main headquarters for the Administrative staff is located in Tallahassee, Florida. Director, Colonel Darrell Liford, and the Assistant Director, Lieutenant Colonel Lou Leinhauser, as well as three Bureau chiefs, are housed at this location, along with support staff needed for the day-to-day operations.

AgLaw and the Office of Inspector General are the only two areas within the Department with sworn law enforcement personnel. There is a wide diversity of responsibilities delegated within AgLaw’s Bureau of Investigative Services, Bureau of Uniform Services and Bureau of Administrative Services.

The Bureau of Investigative Services handles cases involving unfair and deceptive trade practices against consumers, theft and related crimes against the state’s agricultural industry, food safety, wildland arson investigations and protection of the state’s natural resources. It enforces both criminal and civil violations.

The Department’s Bureau of Uniform Services is the first line of defense at Florida’s borders in protecting agriculture. The Bureau operates 23 agricultural interdiction stations located on every paved highway, crossing the natural boundary of the Suwannee and St. Mary’s rivers. Agricultural vehicle inspections are conducted at each location around the clock, 365 days a year, by 224 law enforcement personnel.

These Department officers support and supplement all of the Department’s regulatory and law enforcement programs by conducting inspections of highway shipments of agricultural, horticultural, aquacultural and livestock commodities. These regulations and programs ensure compliance with Federal and State Marketing Agreements and various laws, rules and regulations implemented to provide the consuming public a quality food product and/or prevent, control and eradicate specific plant and animal pests and diseases which could economically devastate segments of Florida’s agricultural industry. As Florida’s second largest state industry, agriculture has an economic impact of $62 billion annually.

The Uniform Services Special Operations Section has been instrumental in the deployment of new and aggressive technologies at the interdiction stations. In the past several years, Special Operations has deployed four Gamma-Ray equipment vehicles, which are the next generation in protection of Florida’s agricultural industries, and which also supplement border protection for Domestic Homeland Security. These mobile Vehicle And Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) scan live images of commercial vehicles and containers to allow department officers to determine anomalies that may warrant a physical inspection of the load.

Additionally, this Bureau, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Detector Dog Training Center is deploying detection canines at various interdiction stations in an ongoing enhanced effort to protect the state’s fresh food supply. These specially trained canines detect various meat and plant material that may harbor infectious disease and/or plant diseases which could devastate Florida’s farming community, as well as public health.

In 2006, the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement created the Bureau of Administrative Services, designed to provide organizational support to the sworn and civilian personnel of AgLaw. The Bureau manages personnel, finances, records, property and evidence, supplies, the vehicle fleet, Department property, data services, computer support, training, hiring, and Accreditation.

It is recognized that law enforcement personnel occupy a special place in American society. Therefore, it is understood that the Agency has the right to expect that a professional standard of conduct be adhered to by all law enforcement personnel regardless of rank or assignment. It is the policy of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide excellent service to all of its customers. Complaints against the Department or Department employees are taken seriously. Any complaints against the Department or Department employees shall be handled in an expeditious manner. There are a variety of methods available for an individual to file a complaint of employee misconduct. A complainant may contact the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement’s main office at 1-800-342-5869, or speak with any AgLaw employee to report concerns. Complaints may also be filed electronically with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Inspector General at http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/oig/.

[soflacop]

Its a shame some of these state agencys dont pay better, i personally would like to goto DOT if it didnt mean id take a 24k$ a year pay cut in my county =\

[ftlaudcop]

I'll check you guys out in 18 months,

my retirement willbe 13,000 more or so than yr starting
off rate...

[njsurfer]

is this the same as the fish and wildlife guys on the boats and in the gray trucks, or is that different.

[agcop]

A big thanks to SOFLACOP for posting our duties on this board. We are different in the way that FWC regulates fish & wildlife and we regulate the things that pertain to our everyday life including those annoying sob's that call you in the middle of dinner trying to sell you some siding for your house!! BTW if these hustlers annoy you to the point of disconnecting your line, you can call our consumer complaint # at 1-800-helpfla. Another thing, if right around hurricane season you feel that your local gas station or your local hardware store has jacked up the prices on certain things you can report it to our agency and we will handle those problems with a stiff arm of the consumer law!!

[dogma vs karma]

We are always hiring...
hey agcop, your department called me today.
sadly i've already started working for a municipality.

ms. tina f. has a country sounding voice.
much different than brevard county.
do i have to be a good ol' boy for this job?

also, you may want to tell the powers that be that
people from the rest of florida don't want to drive to pensacola
for the interview, and then later for the psych, and again later for the poly.

a person would be better off flying (than driving) from anywhere south of orlando.

if it weren't for that, i might be persuaded to jump ship.

[LAWENFORCER]

Do you/can you enforce traffic laws?
Do you get radar guns?

[Thek9]

I'm "not" a certified state leo. I do fraud investigation as a Specialist with this agency. My territory is huge I'm unarmed mostly without a partner. We have undercover Aglaw people in our area. I've yet to do any TDY or JTF with them I can't say good or bad about them, looks like they have a good gig.

My bureau of this Agency is obscure, I'm underpaid & it can be dangerous at times , (One Must Be Quick On There Toe's). I fall under the administrative aspects. The job can be rewarding.

The people I know with the Uniform side of Aglaw are mostly double dippers.

The do operate boarder truck stops. They get involved with drug interdiction, illegal aliens, stolen contraband and yes bugs. Just like any agency there are highly motivated professionals and not so motivated people.

T-

[WhoRunIt1475]

Agcop i sent you a pm

[agcop]

haaa, that's funny! As much off-duty as I do, I don't think I've ever come across an officer from your agency.......

VYSTAR (NORMANDY, ROOSEVELT, 103RD, CECIL, DUNN....)
DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (ED WHT., BALDWIN, FORREST, LKESHR MID..)

If you look closely you will see us!!!! We are everywhere theres money to be made.

One thing that was rough was working the MIDNIGHT MADNESS at the fair. I see why JSO doesn't work it any more. The money is good though. 32/hr

[madchiken]

"is this the same as the fish and wildlife guys on the boats and in the gray trucks, or is that different."

No FWC is different, for the most part the Ag guys are up north around the state line.

[dogma vs karma]

i turned Ag down today.
good luck on the march 7th board for anyone that goes.

[dannmann1050]

I was sched. for March 7th also, but I bailed... I just can't see myself working a "fruit stand" (LOL). Being a street cop at heart, no sense in chasin fruit and veggies.. Granted, the crew that do the work do an ourstanding job in my book, just not my kinda gig the more I looked into it.

[dogma vs karma]

I was sched. for March 7th also, but I bailed... I just can't see myself working a "fruit stand" (LOL). Being a street cop at heart, no sense in chasin fruit and veggies.. Granted, the crew that do the work do an ourstanding job in my book, just not my kinda gig the more I looked into it.
i was just wondering if tina was cute to be honest.

[dannmann1050]

she did have a cute voice.....meow ;-)