FL Commissioner Spotlight on Dealer Search

Randall Weiseman August 4, 2008 FL Commissioner Report, General

This week’s Commissionerâ€™s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how Ag producers can reduce their risks by making sure that Ag dealers they sell to are licensed. To check online to see if a particular Ag dealer is properly licensed and bonded, click on Dealer Search.

To check online to see which agricultural dealers (licensed and unlicensed) have claims for non-payment filed against them, click on Claims Against Dealers.

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