The Florida Senate

466.032  Registration.--

(1)  Every person, firm, or corporation operating a dental laboratory in this state shall register biennially with the department on forms to be provided by the department and, at the same time, pay to the department a registration fee not to exceed $300 for which the department shall issue a registration certificate entitling the holder to operate a dental laboratory for a period of 2 years.

(2)  Upon the failure of any dental laboratory operator to comply with subsection (1), the department shall notify her or him by registered mail, within 1 month after the registration renewal date, return receipt requested, at her or his last known address, of such failure and inform her or him of the provisions of subsections (3) and (4).

(3)  Any dental laboratory operator who has not complied with subsection (1) within 3 months after the registration renewal date shall be required to pay a delinquency fee of $40 in addition to the regular registration fee.

(4)  The department is authorized to commence and maintain proceedings to enjoin the operator of any dental laboratory who has not complied with this section from operating a dental laboratory in this state until she or he has obtained a registration certificate and paid the required fees.

History.--ss. 2, 3, ch. 79-330; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 21, 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 38, ch. 89-162; s. 1, ch. 89-374; s. 1, ch. 89-543; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 7, ch. 96-281; s. 1112, ch. 97-103.