Florida Statutes 570.09 – Assistant commissioner
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 570.09
- Agriculture: means the science and art of production of plants and animals useful to humans, including to a variable extent the preparation of these products for human use and their disposal by marketing or otherwise, and includes aquaculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bees, and any and all forms of farm products and farm production. See Florida Statutes 570.02
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Florida Statutes 570.02
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
The commissioner shall appoint an assistant commissioner of agriculture, who shall serve at the commissioner’s pleasure. Before beginning the duties of the office, the assistant commissioner shall take and subscribe to the same oath of office as required of state officers in s. 5, Art. II of the State Constitution. The assistant commissioner shall be a person qualified by training and experience for the performance of the duties of the office.