January 24, 2007
Bureau Of Agricultural Dealer’s Licenses
Bureau changes name to more clearly reflect its specific duties and help the public to better understand who to call for assistance
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that a bureau within his Department has been renamed to promote clarity and to make it easier for the public to decide which state office to call for assistance.
Effective immediately, the Bureau of License and Bond is now known as the Bureau of Agricultural Dealer’s Licenses.
“The office deals only with agricultural dealer’s licenses, but the bureau’s previous name sounded very broad in scope and caused confusion in the mind of the public,” Bronson said. “As a result, we received numerous calls from people inquiring about any and all types of licenses -- licenses that our department does not handle. This was frustrating for callers. Hopefully, this name change will reduce that confusion and help route inquiries more efficiently.”
The Bureau of Agricultural Dealer’s Licenses is responsible for the licensing of dealers in agricultural products. Any person who is engaged within the state in the business of buying, receiving, soliciting, handling, or negotiating agricultural products from or for Florida producers, or their agents, must be licensed and bonded. The Florida License and Bond Law helps assure that producers of products covered by the law receive proper accounting and payment for their products. In order to secure a license, one must file a properly completed application, pay the required license fee, and post an adequate surety bond or certificate of deposit. Any producer or producer’s agent who feels he has been damaged by a dealer’s failure to make proper accounting or payment for agricultural products may file a complaint.
For more information on the new Florida License and Bond Law, visit
www.florida-agriculture.com/BondLawUpdate/.
For more information:
Terence McElroy
(850) 488-3022
mcelrot@doacs.state.fl.us
