Franchises, Registration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Consumer Services

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
5J-10.002: Franchises
5J-10.006: Registration

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 47, November 24, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

5J-10.002 Franchises.

Every franchisor claiming an exemption pursuant to Section 559.802, F.S, shall file DACS Form-10500, Franchise Exemption Application, Rev. 07/11 8/10, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Terry L. Rhodes Bldg. Attention: Business Opportunities, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500, or accessed online at the following link: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/onestop/forms/10500.pdf. The franchisor shall submit a nonrefundable filing fee of $100 with DACS Form 10500. The exemption may be renewed each year by filing DACS Form 10500 and paying a renewal fee of $100.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 559.802(4), 559.813(8), 570.07(23) FS. Law Implemented 559.802 FS. History–New 11-15-94, Amended 6-4-95, 10-21-03,_________.

 

5J-10.006 Registration.

Every seller/lessor of a business opportunity shall file with the Department DACS Form-10501, Business Opportunity Disclosure Filing Packet Rev. 07/11 08/10, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Attention: Business Opportunities, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Terry L. Rhodes Bldg., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500, or accessed online at the following link: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/onestop/forms/10501.pdf.

Rulemaking Authority 559.802(4), 559.813(8) FS. Law Implemented 559.805 FS. History–New __________.