(1) The Department of Children and Family Services is authorized and empowered to license child welfare agencies that it determines to be qualified to place minors for adoption.

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   (2) No agency shall place a minor for adoption unless such agency is licensed by the department, except a child-caring agency registered under s. 409.176.

   (3) The department may adopt rules necessary to ensure that all child-placing agencies comply with this chapter to receive or renew a license.

s. 20, ch. 73-159; s. 23, ch. 77-147; s. 7, ch. 78-190;