The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment is to increase the pest control business license fee to the cap of $300.00.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
5E-14.142: Responsibilities and Duties - Records, Reports, Advertising, Applications
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment is to increase the pest control business license fee to the cap of $300.00.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment will increase the pest control business license fee to the cap of $300.00.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 482.051 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 482.071(1), (2) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mr. Michael J. Page, Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control, 1203 Governors Square Boulevard, Suite 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2961, [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

5E-14.142 Responsibilities and Duties – Records, Reports, Advertising, Applications.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) Business license application: In accordance with Section 482.071(1), F.S., the following information shall be submitted on, attached to and made a part of the Department’s pest control business license application form, DACS 13605, Pest Control Business License Application, Rev. 05/08 3/02, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) The issuance fee for each original license shall be $300 $250. An applicant may request his application to be immediately expedited and processed by paying a special handling fee in the amount of $50.

(i) The renewal fee for each original license shall be $300 $250.

Specific Authority 482.051 FS. Law Implemented 482.071, 482.091, 482.161(1)(g), 482.226(1), (2), (4), (5), (6) FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 6-27-79, 6-22-83, 1-20-87, 10-25-90, Formerly 10D-55.142, Amended 8-11-93, 5-28-98, 4-29-02, 4-17-03, 6-2-04, 6-1-06,_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Mr. Michael J. Page
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Mr. Anderson “Andy” Rackley
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: July 1, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 21, 2008