62-606.400. Registration and Verification Requirements and Fees

(1) For each calendar year in which the owner or operator of a gambling vessel intends to operate, or cause or allow to be operated, a gambling vessel in coastal waters, the owner or operator of the gambling vessel shall register with the Department, except as provided in subsection 62-606.400(2), F.A.C. The owner or operator shall register with the Department by submitting DEP Form 62-606.400(4)(a), Gambling Vessel Registration Form, effective date 4-4-10, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, with the registration fee established in subsection 62-606.400(5), F.A.C. The form shall be submitted in accordance with the schedule provided in subsection 62-606.400(3), F.A.C.

(2) Any gambling vessel that annually verifies to the Department that the gambling vessel operates a marine waste treatment system that produces sterile, clear, and odorless reuse water without generating solid waste and that eliminates the need to pump out or dump wastes is exempt from registering in accordance with subsection 62-606.400(1), F.A.C. To verify the adequacy of the marine waste treatment system, the gambling vessel shall submit Form 62-606.400(4)(b), Verification of Marine Waste Treatment System, effective date 4-4-10, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, to the Department. A marine waste treatment system shall be determined to meet the above criteria if it meets all primary and secondary drinking water standards in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., and the following:

(a) The marine waste treatment system does not generate any solid waste as described in Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.;

(b) No waste is pumped out or dumped in Florida coastal waters or at waterfront landing facilities in Florida; and

(c) All hazardous waste is managed in accordance with Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.

(3) Gambling vessel registration shall be based on and valid for the calendar year. Forms and fees shall be submitted as follows:

(a) For gambling vessels operating in coastal waters on 4-4-10 of this rule, the initial form and fee shall be submitted within 60 days after 4-4-10 of this rule.

(b) For gambling vessels beginning operations in coastal waters after 4-4-10 of this rule, the initial form and fee shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the vessel entering coastal waters.

(c) The annual renewal form and fee shall be submitted 30 days prior to expiration of the gambling vessel’s registration.

(4) The forms used by the Department for vessel registration or verification of the vessel’s marine waste treatment system are listed in paragraphs 62-606.400(4)(a) and (b), F.A.C. Copies of the forms and instructions may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Water Facilities Regulation, Mail Station 3535, Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. These forms are also available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/legal/Forms/forms.htm.

The Department adopts and incorporates by reference in this section the following forms:

(a) Gambling Vessel Registration Form, Form 62-606.400(4)(a), effective 4-4-10.

(b) Verification of Marine Waste Treatment System Form 62-606.400(4)(b), effective 4-4-10.

(5) An annual registration fee shall be paid by each gambling vessel required to register in accordance with subsection 62-606.400(1), F.A.C. The annual fee for each gambling vessel shall be $17.35 times the total persons allowed as defined in subsection 62-606.200(6), F.A.C. The registration fee shall be submitted with Form 62-606.400(4)(a).

(6) During the period that a registration is valid, the owner or operator of a registered gambling vessel shall advise the Department within 15 days of any change in the information provided in Form 62-606.400(4)(a), by submitting a revised form. No additional registration fee is required for revising an existing form.

Rulemaking Authority 376.25 FS. Law Implemented 376.25 FS. History–New 4-4-10.