Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, along with Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, Jackson County Sheriff Donald L. Edenfield, and law enforcement partners, broke ground on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' (FDACS) all-new Agricultural Inspection Station in Jackson County, Florida. Located just south of the Alabama border on U.S. Highway 231, the new facility will serve as the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement’s (OALE) 24th Agricultural Inspection Station in the state, strengthening Florida’s ability to intercept agricultural pests, unsafe food products, and criminal activity before they enter the state.
“Our Agricultural Law Enforcement officers are on the front lines defending Florida,” said Commissioner Wilton Simpson. “Agricultural Law Enforcement officers are not just looking for bugs they’re also looking for drugs and thugs. Thanks to Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature, we’re expanding our reach and strengthening our borders with this new inspection station and additional enforcement resources.”