Saturdays Only?

I work for a state law enforcement agency within the State of Florida. I submitted my PI license application in November/December of 2007. I'm now just getting a letter saying they have been unable to verify my employment after making attempts "for zero months" to verify my employment! I'm forwarding a copy of this letter to my state representative! My co-worker also submitted his app and ran into the same problem. We called the person completing the application, and they advised they only verify employment on Saturdays. Saturdays? Sounds like BS.

Sounds like there are a bunch of lazy individuals in your orginization that don't have the telephone skills to verify employment! So lets waste more of our time! So what kind of law enforcement do you do? Make sure the oranges don't grow too fast??

division of licensing does that, not the office of agricultral law enforcement

division of licensing does that, not the office of agricultral law enforcement

Well maybe they should change their letterhead. It was listed as "Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services" which is the same as the title for this group. You shouldn't have such a vague listing for this group! It should be more specific "I.E. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: The office of Agricultural Law Enforcement!

the office of ag law enforcement should def be the first agency to be disbanded to save the state of florida millions

You obviously know nothing about this agency, how much it costs, and how much revenue is generated because of it.

You must work for DOT, we will not be disbanded because we have a mission that nobody else wants or can do.

what mission is that get real it is 2008 there is no reason for that office to still be in operations unless they switch to do more law enforcement and the way things are that will never happen

"As Florida’s second largest state industry, agriculture has an economic impact of $62 billion annually."

If you cannot understand why the agriculture industry needs to be regulated (livestock,produce, food safety, etc) in 2008, then you have no understanding of Florida's economy at all.

I understand many ppl do not take AgLaw seriously, however the mission and function of the department is necessary. This agency is not going away, however I will agree that more active law enforcement would be a good thing.

Its also one with a cabinet member over it. But most don't understand what that means.

He is one of only 4 elected statewide members to the cabinet. He also is a very good man who has been greatly supportive of all law enforcement. He is a sworn LEO himself who is a badge carrying officer of OALE. We must appeal to Colonel Lifford to start being heard in the Capitol. The only way for our agency to get anywhere is for Lifford and commanders to be active in supporting us in the shacks.

Amen to that !

Amen Topper! We have a large problem though. A PBA board that refuses to communicate with us. I see no help unless as you stated happens. Somehow we must pull together quickly.

We need for PBA to do something more than talk this time, and management better get serious about taking care of us. We are all under fire. Get to your legislators who want to take us down.

your right i better help them legislators take down that department :twisted:

What department nimrod ?

none of the legislators are talking about taking Ag down

No way - we can't risk anything bad happening at the inspection stations.

At least you have your screen name right "lame", you would be to stupid to work for Ag/Law. I am glad we rejected your application, take a hint and go to Wackenhut.

I can honestly say there will be no way Ag Law will ever be disbanded. First of all we have a Cabinet Member. No other agency has this. That reason alone we will be around for ever. Second we are the only agency to bring in enough revenue for the State. Our Revenue program brings in millions of dollars every year.
Third. Agriculture is Florida's #2 money maker being a very close second to Tourism. Before the next 5 years we will be FLorida's #1 money maker. Alot of people don't understand or want to understand what we do. They can call us whatever names they want (carrot cop, tomato cop, cow cop...) who cares. When the other State agencies are being placed on the chopping block we will be standingtall watching.
This site should not be for LEO to bash each other but to support each other. Just look at the other sites. They are all to busy bashing and complaining about each other that they don't see the big picture.
We need to stand together and support each other.

As far as a raise I really don't think it is going to happen this year. With all the budget cuts I can easily see the State saying we don't have the money.
PBA needs to be there and fight for us. What I don't want to see is what PBA did last year and go around telling the troops they promise they raise will be there. That is the only problem I havewith PBA. Stop promising things you don't control. I hear they are telling officers at In-Service the same as they did last year.

Why does the Department of Agriculture approve PI licenses? Seems counterintuitive? Why not FDLE?

I dont know about counterintuitive, but the Division of Licensing came over from Secretary of State when it was disbanded. FDLE wanted it, but the legislature thought otherwise. They do however work closley with both Ag/Law and and FDLE.

Hence the name Department of Ag and Consumer Services.
The division of licensing falls under the consumer services umbrella, many different types of licensing, not just PI.