LAW ENFORCEMENT LIEUTENANT - 42000246 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 862951 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT LIEUTENANT - 42000246 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42000246 

Salary:  $80,000.18 - $88,000.38 

Posting Closing Date: 10/22/2025 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT LIEUTENANT

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY -

ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED.***

The headquarters for this position is located in Hamilton County.

 

 

Agricultural Law Enforcement Lieutenant Duties:

The incumbent in this position is responsible for directing the daily activities of Officers under his/her supervision.

 

The supervision of others in the enforcement, prevention and suppression of criminal and regulatory violations relating to responsibilities under Chapter 570, Florida Statutes, is a unique, highly technical and specialized field of law enforcement requiring independent professional judgement.

 

Activities include, but are not limited to, the supervision and enforcement of agricultural, horticultural, livestock laws, any criminal matter as specified in Section 570.65, Florida Statutes, any regulatory activities authorized by the Florida Administrative Code relating to law enforcement functions of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and any other related work required.

 

The incumbent is responsible for the supervision of those employees assigned as directed and ensuring the proper and timely disposition of all violations and required reports.  The incumbent notifies supervisor(s) of any significant occurrences which affect operations.

 

Each Law Enforcement Lieutenant shall meet the qualifications of law enforcement officers established by Chapter 943, Florida Statutes.  Each Law Enforcement Lieutenant is subject to and has the same arrest, jurisdiction and other authority provided for state law enforcement officers in Chapter 901, Florida Statutes.  Each Lieutenant also has the same right and authority to carry arms as do the sheriffs of this state.

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• Four (4) years of full time sworn law enforcement or sworn investigative experience.  College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours per year for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience.
• Incumbent must demonstrate proficiency with Walther 9 mm pistol. 
• Must possess active Florida law enforcement certificate in compliance with Florida Statute 943 or have passed the State Officer Certification Exam (SOCE) prior to date of hire.
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Must be a High School graduate or possess a GED
• Must be 19 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with no more than four moving traffic violations within the past three years.
• Have not been convicted of driving a vehicle or operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance within the past five years.
• Have not used cannabis illegally within the last two years.
• Have not used any illegal controlled substance, other than cannabis, within the last five years.
• Have not refused to submit to a breath/blood/urine test within the last five years.
• Have not been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement.
• Have not been dishonorably discharged from any of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
• Have good moral character.

 

Selection Process - The OALE selection process takes approximately three to four months to complete.  Steps to complete the selection process include, but are not limited to: