LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR I - 42005897

Law Enforcement Investigator I

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement is seeking an Agricultural Law Enforcement Investigator I. The headquarters for this position is negotiable between Franklin and Volusia Counties. This is a rural law enforcement position with unique challenges requiring the need for high physical fitness standards.

The duties of the Agricultural Law Enforcement Investigator I include the enforcement of criminal laws 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, state forests, theft of forest products, consumer protection, 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.

The investigator is required to use all modern criminal investigative techniques including but not limited to, patrolling assigned areas, crime prevention and apprehension of violators, crime scene details, photography, processing of latent fingerprints, use of various technical aids, and the collection and preservation of evidence. The investigator is expected to use legal and accepted police methods.

Minimum qualifications include being a United States Citizen, a high school graduate or GED, 19 years of age or older, valid driver license with no more than four moving traffic violations within the past three years, and good moral character. Additional requirements include possessing an active law enforcement certificate in compliance with Florida Statute 943 or having passed the State Officer Certification Exam (SOCE) prior to date of hire, and completing the CJSTC Physical Abilities Test (PAT) course.