Again, I’m completely ignorant about this-I live in a state that’s had draconian anti-RKBA laws since the turn of the past century-but why would the Ag. Dept. be in charge of that?
Don’t know.
The Concealed Weapons Carry Licensing Division was shifted away from a true Lib/anti-gun demonrat Sec. of State. The FL Dept. of State (which has responsibility for all licensing— medical, barbers, cosmetologists, etc.) at one time included the application and maintenance of Concealed Carry Weapons (very specific weapons, including firearms).
The Conservative (Panhandle dems, and all Repubs) the State Legislature voted (and still has the authority to do so) to move the responsibility to the Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (the full title)— because Agriculture people in the State (farmers and horse raisers, cattlemen) are rural businesses and are huge supporters of personal firearms. They added the “Consumer Affairs” to the title at that time— to also incorporate urban concealed weapons carriers and professionals (security guards, bodyguards, private detectives etc.).
If this loony lib (whose priority for Agriculture—from her web site-—is “medical marijuana cultivation” (which btw, cannot BE cultivated, and won’t be)— gets in, the first session will remove this Division from Agriculture— put it most likely in Treasury or... better..give the power to the Gov. to create an agency all it’s own. She can’t be allowed access to millions of license holder’s data— to be “breached” (as in, hacked for libs) to target owners for confiscation (as is being confidently predicted and agenda’d in Californication, run totally by leftist/marxist loons.