Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1494
       
       
        
       By Senator Martin
       
       
       
       
       
       33-00909A-23                                          20231494__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to fees; amending s. 585.713, F.S.;
    3         requiring dog breeders to pay registration and renewal
    4         fees in amounts to be determined by the Department of
    5         Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing a limit
    6         on such fees; requiring the department to notify a
    7         certificateholder of the annual renewal fee by a
    8         specified date; providing a contingent effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Section 585.713, as created by SB ___ or similar
   13  legislation, is amended to read:
   14         585.713 Certificate of registration and inspection; fees.—
   15         (1) Each dog breeder with one or more breeding female dogs
   16  within this state must apply to the department, on forms
   17  supplied by the department, for a certificate of registration.
   18  Each application for a certificate of registration must be
   19  accompanied by a registration fee in an amount determined by the
   20  department.
   21         (2) The certificate of registration must be renewed
   22  annually on its anniversary date upon satisfactory showing that
   23  the applicant has complied with this part and the rules of the
   24  department and has paid the annual renewal fee in an amount
   25  determined by the department.
   26         (3) Neither the certificate of registration fee nor the
   27  annual renewal fee may exceed $500.
   28         (4)(3) The department shall provide to each dog breeder
   29  subject to this section a written notice and renewal form 60
   30  days before the annual renewal date, informing the dog breeder
   31  of the certificate of registration renewal date and the
   32  applicable fee.
   33         (5)(4) The department may assess penalties for late filing,
   34  not to exceed $500. Upon application before the renewal date,
   35  the department may, for good cause, such as natural disasters,
   36  hardship cases, or unusual circumstances, supported by written
   37  documentation, extend the renewal date without penalty for up to
   38  90 days.
   39         (6)(5) The department shall issue a certificate of
   40  inspection to any dog breeding facility that meets the
   41  requirements of this part and the rules of the department.
   42         (7)(6) Each dog breeder and dog breeding facility must
   43  conspicuously post its certificates of registration and
   44  inspection in a place that is in clear and unobstructed public
   45  view.
   46         (8)(7) A private dog owner may breed one dog, one time for
   47  personal benefit and may gift or sell any dog from that litter
   48  which he or she chooses not to retain. A private dog owner
   49  within the same household who breeds a second litter of dogs
   50  must register as a dog breeder pursuant to this part.
   51         Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
   52  SB ___ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
   53  is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
   54  thereof and becomes a law.