CS/CS/HB 7021 Summary

• Establishes the Division of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

• Repeals multiple technical councils including the Aquaculture Interagency Coordinating Council, Fertilizer Technical Council, Seed Technical Council, and Commercial Feed Technical Council; removes references to these councils in related statutes.

• Revises commercial feed penalty provisions requiring registered distributors to pay assessed penalties to consumers within 60 days, with additional penalties for nonpayment, and directs proceeds to the department's General Inspection Trust Fund.

• Modifies soil and water conservation district dissolution procedures, allowing the Commissioner of Agriculture to dissolve districts for non-compliance with audit and financial reporting requirements without prior council review.

• Makes various administrative changes including renaming "Operation Outdoor Freedom" areas to "Wounded Warrior Special Hunt Areas," authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture as trustee for federal bonds, and revising per diem and travel expense provisions for advisory bodies.