Contact Us
Office of General Counsel:
Steven Hall
General Counsel
(850) 245-1000
(850) 245-1001 Fax
GeneralCounsel@FDACS.gov
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office of General Counsel
407 S. Calhoun St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
Agency Clerk:
(850) 617-7643
(850) 617-7650 Fax
AgencyClerk@FDACS.gov
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
600 S. Calhoun St., Ste. 254
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
Office of General Counsel
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services to all divisions and offices of the department, and the Commissioner of Agriculture in her official capacity and as a member of the Florida Cabinet. Services provided by the OGC include the drafting and enforcement of administrative actions, drafting and interpretation of proposed legislation, statutory interpretation, legal opinions, rulemaking, contract review, state and federal civil and administrative appeals, and oversight and representation with respect to department litigation.
COVID-19 Emergency Actions
- 2020-03-20-5JER20-1
- 2020-03-20-5PER20-2
- 2020-03-20-EmergencyOrder2020-002(AESCOVID-19)
- 2020-03-20-EmergencyOrder2020-003(CSCOVID-19)
- 2020-03-20-EmergencyOrder2020-004(DOLCOVID-19)
- 2020-03-26-DOLPhysicalSuspensionEO2020-005
- 2020-04-07-FoodSafetyEmergencyOrder2020-006
- 2020-04-14-5JER20-3
- 2020-04-20-EmergencyOrder2020-007(AES2020-002Ext.COVID-19)
- 2020-04-20-EmergencyOrder2020-008(CS2020-003ExtCOVID-19)
- 2020-04-20-EmergencyOrder2020-009(DOL2020-004ExtCOVID-19)
- 2020-04-24-DOL-Class-G-Emergency-Order-2020-010
- 2020-04-24-LP-Gas-Emergency-Order-2020-011
- 2020-05-05-CertifiedFoodManagerEmergencyOrder2020-012
- 2020-05-08-Eggs-Labeling-Emergency-Order-2020-013
- 2020-06-04-CottageFoodsEmergencyOrder2020-15
- 2020-06-19-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2020-016
- 2020-06-19-ConsumerServicesPermitsEmergencyOrderExtension2020-017
- 2020-06-23-DOLClassGEmergency-OrderExtension2020-018
- 2020-06-23-LPGasEmergencyOrder2020-019
- 2020-07-02-CertifiedFoodManagerExtensionEmergencyOrder2020-020
- 2020-07-02-CottageFoodsEmergencyExtensionOrder2020-21
- 2020-07-08-AESLateFeesEmergencyOrder2020-022
- 2020-08-18-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2020-024-FINAL
- 2020-08-18-CSEmergencyOrderExtension2020-025-FINAL
- 2020-08-21-DOLClassGEmergencyOrderExtension2020-026-FINAL
- 2020-08-21-LPGasEmergencyOrderExtension2020-027-FINAL
- 2020-08-31-CertifiedFoodManagerExtensionEmergencyOrder2020-028-FINAL
- 2020-08-31-CottageFoodsEmergencyExtensionOrder2020-29-FINAL
- 2020-10-16 DOL Emergency Order Extension 2020-031
- 2020-10-16 DOL Class G Emergency Order Extension 2020-032
- 2020-10-19-LPGasEmergencyOrderExtension2020-033-FINAL
- 2020-10-30-CertifiedFoodManagerExtensionEmergencyOrder2020-034-FINAL
- 2020-10-30-CottageFoodsEmeregencyExtensionOrder2020-35-FINAL
- 2020-12-15-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2020-038ClassG-FINAL
- 2020-12-15-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2020-039-FINAL
- 2020-12-18-LPGasEmergencyOrderExtension2020-040-FINAL
- 2020-12-23-CertifiedFoodManagerExtensionEmergencyOrder2020-041-FINAL
- 2020-12-23-CottageFoodsEmeregencyExtensionOrder2020-042-FINAL
- 2020-12-23-FairReschedulingEmergencyOrder2020-043-FINAL
- 2021-02-12-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2021-002ClassG-FINAL
- 2021-02-12-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2021-003-FINAL
- 2021-02-22-FairReschedulingEmergencyOrderExtension2021-004-FINAL
- 2021-02-22-CottageFoodsEmeregencyExtensionOrder2021-005-FINAL
- 2021-02-22-CertifiedFoodManagerExtensionEmergencyOrder2021-006-FINAL
- 2021-04-13 DOL Emergency Order Extension 2021-008
- 2021-04-13 DOL Emergency Order Extension 2021-007 Class-G
- 2021-04-23-CottageFoodsEmeregencyExtensionOrder2021-009-FINAL
- 2021-06-11-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2021-010ClassG-FINAL
- 2021-06-11-DOLEmergencyOrderExtension2021-011-FINAL
Agency Clerk
The Agency Clerk is a function of the OGC and maintains the Agency Clerk Database, renders Final Orders submitted by the department’s various divisions, transmits these Final Orders to the Division of Administrative Hearings for retention, and provides Records on Appeal to the District Courts of Appeal.
Popular Links
- 2021 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2020 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2019 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2018 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2017 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2017 Notice of Noncompliance Report
- 2016 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2015 Annual Rulemaking and Regulatory Plan
- 2014 Regulatory Plan
- Florida Statutes
- Florida Rules
- Public Notices