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By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senators Clary and
Pruitt
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to governmental operations;
3 creating s. 216.1817, F.S.; providing
4 legislative intent with respect to the fees
5 state agencies charge for providing a service
6 or regulating a profession; requiring each
7 state agency to review its fees; requiring
8 state agencies to determine whether specified
9 services and regulatory oversight should be
10 provided by the state or the private sector;
11 providing criteria; requiring a report to the
12 Governor and the Legislature as part of the
13 agency's legislative budget request; amending
14 s. 372.16, F.S.; increasing the license fee for
15 private game preserves and farms; amending s.
16 372.57, F.S.; increasing nonresident hunting
17 and fishing license fees; amending s. 372.661,
18 F.S.; increasing the private hunting preserve
19 license fee; amending s. 372.87, F.S.;
20 increasing the reptile license fee; amending s.
21 372.921, F.S.; increasing the permit fees for
22 exhibiting wildlife; amending s. 372.922, F.S.;
23 increasing the permit fee for possessing
24 certain wildlife; amending s. 403.087, F.S.,
25 relating to permits for a water pollution
26 source; requiring the Department of
27 Environmental Protection to impose processing
28 fees that cover the costs of application
29 review; amending s. 482.091, F.S.; increasing
30 the fee imposed for an identification card for
31 an employee who performs pest control services;
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1 amending ss. 487.045 and 487.048, F.S.;
2 requiring the Department of Agriculture and
3 Consumer Services to establish fees by rule for
4 private and public applicators of pesticides
5 and distributors of restricted-use pesticides;
6 amending ss. 534.021, 534.031, 534.041, and
7 534.083, F.S.; increasing the fees charged for
8 recording and obtaining a certificate of a
9 livestock mark or brand and for renewing such
10 certificate; increasing the livestock hauler's
11 permit fee; amending s. 586.045, F.S.;
12 increasing the late-registration fee for
13 beekeepers; providing a schedule of
14 registration fees based upon the number of
15 honeybee colonies kept within this state by a
16 beekeeper; amending s. 597.004, F.S.;
17 increasing the registration fee for a producer
18 of marine aquaculture products; amending s.
19 849.094, F.S.; increasing the filing fee for
20 the operator of a game promotion; requiring the
21 Department of Environmental Protection to
22 determine the costs associated with certain
23 specified permits and report to the
24 Legislature; providing an effective date.
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26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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28 Section 1. Section 216.1817, Florida Statutes, is
29 created to read:
30 216.1817 Approval of agency fees for service;
31 criteria.--
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1 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all costs
2 of providing a service for which a fee is charged and of
3 regulating professionals shall be borne solely by those
4 receiving the service or regulation. It is also the intent of
5 the Legislature that fees should be reasonable and should take
6 into account differences between types of businesses being
7 regulated. Moreover, it is the intent of the Legislature that
8 state agencies operate as efficiently as possible and
9 regularly report to the Legislature additional methods by
10 which to streamline operational costs. Therefore, in
11 accordance with the legislative budget request instructions
12 and the 4-year trust fund review cycle, each state agency
13 shall examine the fees it charges for services and for
14 regulatory oversight. The annual examination shall consider
15 whether state government or the private sector can better
16 serve the public by providing the service or regulatory
17 oversight. If it is determined that the public would be better
18 served by state government providing the service or regulatory
19 oversight, the fees charged must be:
20 (a) Based on revenue projections that are prepared
21 using generally accepted governmental accounting procedures or
22 official estimates by the Revenue Estimating Conference, if
23 applicable.
24 (b) Adequate to cover both direct and indirect costs
25 of providing such service or regulatory oversight.
26 (c) Reasonable and must take into account differences
27 between the types of businesses being regulated.
28 (2) If it is determined by the agency that any of the
29 fees charged for services or regulatory oversight are not
30 adequate to cover costs, the agency shall present to the
31 Governor and Legislature as part of its legislative budget
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1 request a proposed schedule of fee changes, except for fee
2 increases that do not exceed the statutory cap, for review by
3 the Legislature at its next regular session. If the
4 Legislature does not object to the proposed schedule of fees,
5 the agency shall, by rule, implement the fee changes.
6 (3) If it is determined by the agency that the public
7 would be better served if the service or regulatory function
8 were provided by the private sector, the agency shall make a
9 recommendation to the Legislature for privatization.
10 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 372.16, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 372.16 Private game preserves and farms; penalty.--
13 (1) Any person owning land in this state may
14 establish, maintain, and operate within the boundaries
15 thereof, a private preserve and farm, not exceeding an area of
16 640 acres, for the protection, preservation, propagation,
17 rearing, and production of game birds and animals for private
18 and commercial purposes, provided that no two game preserves
19 shall join each other or be connected. Before any private game
20 preserve or farm is established, the owner or operator shall
21 secure a license from the commission, the fee for which is $50
22 $5 per year.
23 Section 3. Subsections (5) and (8) of section 372.57,
24 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
25 372.57 Recreational licenses, permits, and
26 authorization numbers; fees established.--
27 (5) NONRESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.--The
28 licenses and fees for nonresidents participating in hunting
29 and fishing activities in the state are as follows:
30 (a) Freshwater fishing license to take freshwater fish
31 for 3 consecutive days, $15.
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1 (b)(a) Freshwater fishing license to take freshwater
2 fish for 7 consecutive days, $25 $15.
3 (c)(b) Saltwater fishing license to take saltwater
4 fish for 3 consecutive days, $5.
5 (d)(c) Saltwater fishing license to take saltwater
6 fish for 7 consecutive days, $15.
7 (e)(d) Annual freshwater fishing license, $45 $30.
8 (f)(e) Annual saltwater fishing license, $30.
9 (g)(f) Hunting license to take game for 10 consecutive
10 days, $45 $25.
11 (h)(g) Annual hunting license to take game, $150.
12 (i)(h) Annual license to take fur-bearing animals,
13 $25. However, a nonresident with a valid Florida hunting
14 license who is taking fur-bearing animals for noncommercial
15 purposes using guns or dogs only, and not traps or other
16 devices, is not required to purchase this license.
17 (8) SPECIFIED HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL
18 ACTIVITY PERMITS.--In addition to any license required under
19 this chapter, the following permits and fees for specified
20 hunting, fishing, and recreational uses and activities are
21 required:
22 (a) An annual Florida waterfowl permit for a resident
23 or nonresident to take wild ducks or geese within the state or
24 its coastal waters is $3.
25 (b)1. An annual Florida turkey permit for a resident
26 or nonresident to take wild turkeys within the state is $5.
27 2. An annual Florida turkey permit for a nonresident
28 to take wild turkeys within the state is $100.
29 (c) An annual snook permit for a resident or
30 nonresident to take or possess any snook from any waters of
31 the state is $2. Revenue generated from the sale of snook
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1 permits shall be used exclusively for programs to benefit the
2 snook population.
3 (d) An annual crawfish permit for a resident or
4 nonresident to take or possess any crawfish for recreational
5 purposes from any waters of the state is $2. Revenue
6 generated from the sale of crawfish permits shall be used
7 exclusively for programs to benefit the crawfish population.
8 (e) An annual muzzle-loading gun permit for a resident
9 or nonresident to hunt within the state with a muzzle-loading
10 gun is $5. Hunting with a muzzle-loading gun is limited to
11 game seasons in which hunting with a modern firearm is not
12 authorized by the commission.
13 (f) An annual archery permit for a resident or
14 nonresident to hunt within the state with a bow and arrow is
15 $5. Hunting with an archery permit is limited to those game
16 seasons in which hunting with a firearm is not authorized by
17 the commission.
18 (g) A special use permit for a resident or nonresident
19 to participate in limited entry hunting or fishing activities
20 as authorized by commission rule shall not exceed $100 per day
21 or $250 per week. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
22 chapter, there are no exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions
23 from this permit fee. In addition to the permit fee, the
24 commission may charge each special use permit applicant a
25 nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $10.
26 (h)1. A management area permit for a resident or
27 nonresident to hunt on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor
28 recreational purposes land owned, leased, or managed by the
29 commission, or by the state for the use and benefit of the
30 commission, shall not exceed $25 per year.
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1 2. Permit fees for short-term use of land that is
2 owned, leased, or managed by the commission may be established
3 by rule of the commission for activities on such lands. Such
4 permits may be in lieu of, or in addition to, the annual
5 management area permit authorized in subparagraph 1.
6 3. Other than for hunting or fishing, the provisions
7 of this paragraph shall not apply on any lands not owned by
8 the commission, unless the commission has obtained the written
9 consent of the owner or primary custodian of such lands.
10 (i)1. A recreational user permit is required to hunt
11 on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor recreational
12 purposes land leased by the commission from private
13 nongovernmental owners, except for those lands located
14 directly north of the Apalachicola National Forest, east of
15 the Ochlockonee River until the point the river meets the dam
16 forming Lake Talquin, and south of the closest federal
17 highway. The fee for a recreational user permit shall be
18 based upon the economic compensation desired by the landowner,
19 game population levels, desired hunter density, and
20 administrative costs. The permit fee shall be set by
21 commission rule on a per-acre basis. The recreational user
22 permit fee, less administrative costs of up to $25 per permit,
23 shall be remitted to the landowner as provided in the lease
24 agreement for each area.
25 2. One minor dependent, 16 years of age or younger,
26 may hunt under the supervision of the permittee and is exempt
27 from the recreational user permit requirements. The spouse
28 and dependent children of a permittee are exempt from the
29 recreational user permit requirements when engaged in outdoor
30 recreational activities other than hunting and when
31 accompanied by a permittee. Notwithstanding any other
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1 provision of this chapter, no other exclusions, exceptions, or
2 exemptions from the recreational user permit fee are
3 authorized.
4 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 372.661, Florida
5 Statutes, is amended to read:
6 372.661 Private hunting preserve license fees;
7 exception.--
8 (1) Any person who operates a private hunting preserve
9 commercially or otherwise shall be required to pay a license
10 fee of $70 $25 for each such preserve; provided, however, that
11 during the open season established for wild game of any
12 species a private individual may take artificially propagated
13 game of such species up to the bag limit prescribed for the
14 particular species without being required to pay the license
15 fee required by this section; provided further that if any
16 such individual shall charge a fee for taking such game she or
17 he shall be required to pay the license fee required by this
18 section and to comply with the rules of the commission
19 relative to the operation of private hunting preserves.
20 Section 5. Section 372.87, Florida Statutes, is
21 amended to read:
22 372.87 License fee; renewal, revocation.--The Fish and
23 Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby authorized and
24 empowered to issue a license or permit for the keeping,
25 possessing, or exhibiting of poisonous or venomous reptiles,
26 upon payment of an annual fee of $100 $5 and upon assurance
27 that all of the provisions of ss. 372.86-372.91 and such other
28 reasonable rules and regulations as said commission may
29 prescribe will be fully complied with in all respects. Such
30 permit may be revoked by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
31 Commission upon violation of any of the provisions of ss.
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1 372.86-372.91 or upon violation of any of the rules and
2 regulations prescribed by said commission relating to the
3 keeping, possessing, and exhibiting of any poisonous and
4 venomous reptiles. Such permits or licenses shall be for an
5 annual period to be prescribed by the said commission and
6 shall be renewable from year to year upon the payment of said
7 $5 fee and shall be subject to the same conditions,
8 limitations, and restrictions as herein set forth.
9 Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 372.921, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 372.921 Exhibition of wildlife.--
12 (2) The fees to be paid to the commission for the
13 issuance of permits for the exhibition of wildlife permits
14 required by subsection (1) shall be as follows:
15 (a) For not more than 10 Class I, Class II, or Class
16 III individual specimens in the aggregate of all species, the
17 sum of $150 $5 per annum.
18 (b) For over 10 Class I or Class II individual
19 specimens in the aggregate of all species, the sum of $250 per
20 annum.
21 (c) For over 10 Class III individual specimens in the
22 aggregate of all species, the sum of $50 per annum.
23 (b) For over 10 Class I, Class II, or Class III
24 individual specimens in the aggregate of all species, the sum
25 of $25 per annum.
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27 The fees prescribed by this subsection shall be submitted to
28 the commission with the application for permit required by
29 subsection (1) and shall be deposited in the State Game Trust
30 Fund.
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1 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
2 372.922, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 372.922 Personal possession of wildlife.--
4 (2) The classifications of types of wildlife and fees
5 to be paid for permits for the personal possession of wildlife
6 shall be as follows:
7 (b) Class II--Wildlife considered to present a real or
8 potential threat to human safety, the sum of $140 $100 per
9 annum.
10 Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
11 403.087, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12 403.087 Permits; general issuance; denial; revocation;
13 prohibition; penalty.--
14 (6)(a) The department shall require a processing fee
15 in an amount sufficient, to the greatest extent possible, to
16 cover the direct and indirect costs of reviewing and acting
17 upon any application for a permit or request for site-specific
18 alternative criteria or for an exemption from water quality
19 criteria and to cover the costs of surveillance and other
20 field services and related support activities associated with
21 any permit or plan approval issued pursuant to this chapter.
22 However, when an application is received without the required
23 fee, the department shall acknowledge receipt of the
24 application and shall immediately return the unprocessed
25 application to the applicant and shall take no further action
26 until the application is received with the appropriate fee.
27 The department shall adopt a schedule of fees by rule, subject
28 to the following limitations:
29 1. The fee for any of the following may not exceed
30 $32,500:
31 a. Hazardous waste, construction permit.
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1 b. Hazardous waste, operation permit.
2 c. Hazardous waste, postclosure permit, or clean
3 closure plan approval.
4 2. The permit fee for a Class I injection well
5 construction permit may not exceed $12,500.
6 3. The permit fee for any of the following permits may
7 not exceed $10,000:
8 a. Solid waste, construction permit.
9 b. Solid waste, operation permit.
10 c. Class I injection well, operation permit.
11 4. The permit fee for any of the following permits may
12 not exceed $7,500:
13 a. Air pollution, construction permit.
14 b. Solid waste, closure permit.
15 c. Drinking water, construction or operation permit.
16 d. Domestic waste residuals, construction or operation
17 permit.
18 e. Industrial waste, operation permit.
19 f. Industrial waste, construction permit.
20 5. The permit fee for any of the following permits may
21 not exceed $5,000:
22 a. Domestic waste, operation permit.
23 b. Domestic waste, construction permit.
24 6. The permit fee for any of the following permits may
25 not exceed $4,000:
26 a. Wetlands resource management--(dredge and fill),
27 standard form permit.
28 b. Hazardous waste, research and development permit.
29 c. Air pollution, operation permit, for sources not
30 subject to s. 403.0872.
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1 d. Class III injection well, construction, operation,
2 or abandonment permits.
3 7. The permit fee for Class V injection wells,
4 construction, operation, and abandonment permits may not
5 exceed $750.
6 8. The permit fee for any of the following permits may
7 not exceed $500:
8 a. Domestic waste, collection system permits.
9 b. Wetlands resource management--(dredge and fill and
10 mangrove alterations), short permit form.
11 c. Drinking water, distribution system permit.
12 9. The permit fee for stormwater operation permits may
13 not exceed $100.
14 10. The general permit fees for permits that require
15 certification by a registered professional engineer or
16 professional geologist may not exceed $500. The general
17 permit fee for other permit types may not exceed $100.
18 11. The fee for a permit issued pursuant to s. 403.816
19 is $5,000, and the fee for any modification of such permit
20 requested by the applicant is $1,000.
21 12. The regulatory program and surveillance fees for
22 facilities permitted pursuant to s. 403.088 or s. 403.0885, or
23 for facilities permitted pursuant to s. 402 of the Clean Water
24 Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq., and for which the
25 department has been granted administrative authority, shall be
26 limited as follows:
27 a. The fees for domestic wastewater facilities shall
28 not exceed $7,500 annually. The department shall establish a
29 sliding scale of fees based on the permitted capacity and
30 shall ensure smaller domestic waste dischargers do not bear an
31 inordinate share of costs of the program.
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1 b. The annual fees for industrial waste facilities
2 shall not exceed $11,500. The department shall establish a
3 sliding scale of fees based upon the volume, concentration, or
4 nature of the industrial waste discharge and shall ensure
5 smaller industrial waste dischargers do not bear an inordinate
6 share of costs of the program.
7 c. The department may establish a fee, not to exceed
8 the amounts in subparagraphs 4. and 5., to cover additional
9 costs of review required for permit modification or
10 construction engineering plans.
11 Section 9. Subsection (5) of section 482.091, Florida
12 Statutes, is amended to read:
13 482.091 Employee identification cards.--
14 (5) The fee for each identification card is $20 $10.
15 Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 487.045, Florida
16 Statutes, is amended to read:
17 487.045 Fees.--
18 (1) The department shall establish applicable fees by
19 rule. The fees shall not exceed $250 for commercial
20 applicators or $100 for private applicators and public
21 applicators, for initial licensing and for each subsequent
22 license renewal. The fees shall be determined annually and
23 shall represent department costs associated with enforcement
24 of the provisions of this chapter. By June 30, 2006, the
25 department shall establish fees by rule to meet the fee level
26 of $100 for private applicators and public applicators, for
27 initial licensing and for each subsequent license renewal.
28 Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 487.048, Florida
29 Statutes, is amended to read:
30 487.048 Dealer's license; records.--
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1 (1) Each person holding or offering for sale, selling,
2 or distributing restricted-use pesticides shall obtain a
3 dealer's license from the department. Application for the
4 license shall be made on a form prescribed by the department.
5 The license must be obtained before entering into business or
6 transferring ownership of a business. The department may
7 require examination or other proof of competency of
8 individuals to whom licenses are issued or of individuals
9 employed by persons to whom licenses are issued. Demonstration
10 of continued competency may be required for license renewal,
11 as set by rule. The license shall be renewed annually as
12 provided by rule. An annual license fee not exceeding $250
13 shall be established by rule. By June 30, 2006, the department
14 shall establish fees by rule to meet the fee level of $250 for
15 an annual dealer's license. However, a user of a
16 restricted-use pesticide may distribute unopened containers of
17 a properly labeled pesticide to another user who is legally
18 entitled to use that restricted-use pesticide without
19 obtaining a pesticide dealer's license. The exclusive purpose
20 of distribution of the restricted-use pesticide is to keep it
21 from becoming a hazardous waste as defined in s. 403.703(21).
22 Section 12. Section 534.021, Florida Statutes, is
23 amended to read:
24 534.021 Recording of marks or brands.--The department
25 shall be the recorder of livestock marks or brands, and the
26 marks or brands may not be recorded elsewhere in the state.
27 Any livestock owner who uses a mark or brand to identify her
28 or his livestock must register the mark or brand by applying
29 to the department. The application must be made on a form
30 prescribed by the department and must be accompanied by a
31 facsimile of the brand applied for and a statement identifying
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1 the county in which the applicant has or expects to have
2 livestock bearing the mark or brand to be recorded. The
3 department shall, upon its satisfaction that the application
4 meets the requirements of this chapter, record the mark or
5 brand for exclusive statewide use by the applicant. If an
6 application is made to record a mark or brand previously
7 recorded, the department shall determine whether the county in
8 which the mark or brand will be used is near enough to another
9 county in which the previously recorded mark or brand is used
10 to cause confusion or to aid theft or dishonesty, and if so,
11 the department must decline to admit to record the mark or
12 brand. If a conflict arises between the owner of any recorded
13 mark or brand and another claiming the right to record the
14 same mark or brand, the department must give preference to the
15 present owner. The department shall charge and collect at the
16 time of recording a fee of $25 $10 for each mark or brand. A
17 person may not use any mark or brand to which another has a
18 prior right of record. It is unlawful to brand any animal
19 with a brand not registered with the department.
20 Section 13. Section 534.031, Florida Statutes, is
21 amended to read:
22 534.031 Certified copies of marks and
23 brands.--Certified copies of recorded marks and brands shall
24 be furnished by the department when and as requested and it
25 shall charge and collect $10 $2 for each certificate. Such
26 certificates shall be admissible in evidence in all courts.
27 Section 14. Section 534.041, Florida Statutes, is
28 amended to read:
29 534.041 Renewal of certificate of mark or brand.--The
30 registration of a mark or brand entitles the registered owner
31 to exclusive ownership and use of the mark or brand for a
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1 period ending at midnight on the last day of the month 5 years
2 from the date of registration. Registration may be renewed,
3 upon application and payment of a renewal fee of $25 $5, for
4 successive 5-year periods, each ending at midnight on the last
5 day of the month 5 years from the date of renewal. At least
6 60 days prior to the expiration of a registration, the
7 department shall notify by letter the registered owner of the
8 mark or brand that, upon application for renewal and payment
9 of the renewal fee, the department will issue a renewal
10 certificate granting the registered owner exclusive ownership
11 and use of the mark or brand for another 5-year period ending
12 at midnight on the last day of the month 5 years from the date
13 of renewal. Failure to make application for renewal within the
14 month of expiration of a registration will cause the
15 department to send a second notice to the registered owner by
16 mail at her or his last known address. Failure of the
17 registered owner to make application for renewal within 30
18 days after receipt of the second notice will cause the owner's
19 mark or brand to be placed on an inactive list for a period of
20 12 months, after which it will be canceled and become subject
21 to registration by another person.
22 Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 534.083, Florida
23 Statutes, is amended to read:
24 534.083 Livestock hauler's permit; display of permit
25 on vehicle; bill of lading.--
26 (1) No person shall engage in the business of
27 transporting or hauling for hire livestock on any street or
28 highway, as defined in s. 316.003(53), without first having
29 applied for and obtained from the department a permit which
30 shall expire on December 31 of each year. The information
31 supplied by the applicant on the application for permit shall
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1 be certified under oath. Cost of the permit shall be $25 $5
2 for each year or fraction thereof.
3 Section 16. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
4 586.045, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
5 586.045 Certificates of registration and inspection.--
6 (1) Each beekeeper having honeybee colonies within the
7 state shall apply to the department, on forms supplied by the
8 department, for certificates of inspection and registration,
9 and for annual renewal on the anniversary date of the
10 registration. An application for renewal postmarked after the
11 anniversary date shall be accompanied by a $25 $10 late filing
12 fee.
13 (2) Each application for registration or renewal of
14 registration shall be accompanied by a registration fee as set
15 by department rule, based on the cost of the honeybee
16 inspection program and based on the total number of colonies
17 operated by the registrant, as follows:.
18 Number of Colonies Fee
19 1-5..............................................$7.50.
20 6-40...............................................$15.
21 41-200.............................................$30.
22 201-500.........................................$52.50.
23 501-2,000..........................................$75.
24 2,002-5,000.....................................$93.75.
25 More than 5,000...................................$125.
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27 (3) Neither the registration fee nor the annual
28 renewal fee shall exceed $100. The department may exempt from
29 the payment of a registration fee those governmental agencies
30 having honeybee colonies for experimental or educational
31 purposes.
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1 Section 17. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
2 597.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 597.004 Aquaculture certificate of registration.--
4 (1) CERTIFICATION.--Any person engaging in aquaculture
5 must be certified by the department. The applicant for a
6 certificate of registration shall submit the following to the
7 department:
8 (h) One-hundred Fifty dollar annual registration fee.
9 Section 18. Subsection (3) of section 849.094, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 849.094 Game promotion in connection with sale of
12 consumer products or services.--
13 (3) The operator of a game promotion in which the
14 total announced value of the prizes offered is greater than
15 $5,000 shall file with the Department of Agriculture and
16 Consumer Services a copy of the rules and regulations of the
17 game promotion and a list of all prizes and prize categories
18 offered at least 7 days before the commencement of the game
19 promotion. Such rules and regulations may not thereafter be
20 changed, modified, or altered. The operator of a game
21 promotion shall conspicuously post the rules and regulations
22 of such game promotion in each and every retail outlet or
23 place where such game promotion may be played or participated
24 in by the public and shall also publish the rules and
25 regulations in all advertising copy used in connection
26 therewith. Radio and television announcements may indicate
27 that the rules and regulations are available at retail outlets
28 or from the operator of the promotion. A nonrefundable filing
29 fee of $150 $100 shall accompany each filing and shall be used
30 to pay the costs incurred in administering and enforcing the
31 provisions of this section.
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Florida Senate - 2003 CS for SB 372
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1 Section 19. The Department of Environmental Protection
2 shall determine the costs associated for each permit
3 identified in Rule 62-4, Florida Administrative Code, pursuant
4 to s. 403.087(6), Florida Statutes, and shall submit a report
5 of such costs to the substantive committees of the Senate and
6 the House of Representatives, the Senate Appropriations
7 Committee, and the House of Representatives Appropriations
8 Committee by December 1, 2003. The Department of Environmental
9 Protection shall meet with the staffs of the substantive
10 committees and the appropriations committees of the Senate and
11 the House of Representatives monthly beginning June 1, 2003,
12 to provide a status report on the progress of determining such
13 costs.
14 Section 20. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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16 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
17 Senate Bill 372
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19 The Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 372 is different from
Senate Bill 372 in that it:
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1. Establishes a periodic fee review process in conjunction
21 with the trust fund review cycle provided in s.215.3206,
F.S.
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2. Requires each agency to propose a schedule of fee changes
23 for review by the Legislature.
24 3. Authorizes certain fee increases in the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission.
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4. Authorizes certain fee increases in the Department of
26 Agriculture and Consumer Services.
27 5. Directs the Department of Environmental Protection to
determine the costs associated with each permit
28 identified in Rul2 62-4, F.A.C., and submit a report to
the Legislature by December 1, 2003.
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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.