LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - 42005849 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 856707 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - 42005849 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42005849 

Salary:  $63,000.08 - $69,299.88 

Posting Closing Date: 07/24/2025 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (K-9)

 

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 negotiable between Escambia,
Jackson, Suwannee, Hamilton, and Nassau Counties.

 

 

Agricultural Law Enforcement Officer (K9) Duties:

 

The incumbent in this position is a Law Enforcement Officer / K-9 Handler, responsible for law enforcement activities as specified in Section 570.65, Florida Statutes.  These acts include, but are not limited to, criminal violations involving:  domesticated animals, livestock, poultry, aquaculture products, farms and farm equipment, livery tack, citrus and citrus products, trespass, littering, forests, theft of forest products, protection of consumers, all criminal laws and civil traffic laws committed on property owned, managed, or occupied by the department, any emergency situation in which the life, limb, or property of any person is placed in danger and any crime incidental to or related thereof.   Each law enforcement officer shall meet the qualifications of law enforcement officers established by Chapter 943, Florida Statutes.  Each officer is subject to and has the same arrest, jurisdiction and other authority provided for state law enforcement officers in Chapter 901, Florida Statutes.  Each officer also has the same right and authority to carry arms as do the sheriffs of this state. 

 

The incumbent Law Enforcement Officer also performs specialized duties as a K-9 Handler, including handling, care, and deployment of an assigned law enforcement canine in accordance with agency policy. This includes conducting interdiction operations, searches for narcotics and other contraband, participation in traffic stops, roving patrols, and special operations requiring canine support. The officer ensures the daily care, feeding, grooming, housing, and veterinary needs of the canine and maintains required documentation related to health, training, and deployment.

 

One of the primary missions of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is to prevent the introduction into the state of plant and animal pests and diseases which may have a devastating effect on Florida agriculture.  The criminal law enforcement, prevention and suppression of crimes relating to agriculture, citrus, livestock and other related matters is a unique and highly technical and specialized field of criminal law enforcement requiring independent professional judgment.  Activities may include participation in regulatory enforcement authorized by the Florida Administrative Code relating to the law enforcement functions of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  The officer is responsible for the proper and timely documentation and disposition of violations, and for notifying supervisors of any significant incidents impacting operations.

 

The Law Enforcement Officer / K-9 Handler conducts law enforcement activities in furtherance of department’s primary mission and responsibilities.  Activities may include working at static Aglaw interdiction stations, mobile station checkpoints, roving patrols, and special events.  Specified vehicles are required to stop for agricultural inspection at inspection stations and roving inspection points with those failing to stop being pursued and apprehended.  Roving patrol vehicles cover lesser used roads.  Agricultural and horticultural products are inspected to determine compliance with various laws and regulations.  Data is recorded and reported to supervisors and various divisions and agencies both within and outside the department.  Agriculture commodity inspections may result in detection of violations of rule or code.  Such disposition may involve further investigation, arrests, or other enforcement activity.  The Law Enforcement Officer is authorized to u