62-606.400. Registration and Verification Requirements and Fees  


Effective on Sunday, April 4, 2010
  • 1(1) 2For 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 5062-606.400(2), 51F.A.C. The owner or operator shall register with the Department by submitting DEP Form 6562-606.400(4)(a), 66Gambling Vessel Registration Form, effective date 724-4-10, 73hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, with the registration fee established in subsection 8662-606.400(5), 87F.A.C. The form shall be submitted in accordance with the schedule provided in subsection 10162-606.400(3), 102F.A.C.

    103(2) 104Any 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 15462-606.400(1), 155F.A.C. To verify the adequacy of the marine waste treatment system, the gambling vessel shall submit Form 17262-606.400(4)(b), 173Verification of Marine Waste Treatment System, effective date 1814-4-10, 182hereby 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:

    221(a) 222The marine waste treatment system does not generate any solid waste as described in Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.;

    239(b) 240No waste is pumped out or dumped in Florida coastal waters or at waterfront landing facilities in Florida; and

    259(c) 260All hazardous waste is managed in accordance with Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.

    271(3) 272Gambling vessel registration shall be based on and valid for the calendar year. 285Forms and fees shall be submitted as follows:

    293(a) 294For gambling vessels operating in coastal waters on 3024-3034304-30510 306of this rule, 309the initial form and fee shall be submitted within 60 days after 3214-3224323-32410 325of this rule328.

    329(b) 330For gambling vessels beginning operations in coastal waters after 3394-4-10 340of this rule, 343the initial form and fee shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the vessel entering coastal waters.

    362(c) 363The annual renewal form and fee shall be submitted 30 days prior to expiration of the gambling vessel’s registration.

    382(4) 383The forms used by the Department for vessel registration or verification of the vessel’s marine waste treatment system are listed in paragraphs 40562-606.400(4)(a) 406and (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.

    451The Department adopts and incorporates by reference in this section the following forms:

    464(a) 465Gambling Vessel Registration Form, Form 47062-606.400(4)(a), 471effective 4724-4-10473.

    474(b) 475Verification of Marine Waste Treatment System Form 48262-606.400(4)(b), 483effective 4844-4-10485.

    486(5) 487An annual registration fee shall be paid by each gambling vessel required to register in accordance with subsection 50562-606.400(1), 506F.A.C. The annual fee for each gambling vessel shall be $17.35 times the total persons allowed as defined in subsection 52662-606.200(6), 527F.A.C. The registration fee shall be submitted with Form 53662-606.400(4)(a).

    537(6) 538During 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 57162-606.400(4)(a), 572by submitting a revised form. No additional registration fee is required for revising an existing form.

    588Rulemaking Authority 590376.25 FS. 592Law Implemented 594376.25 FS. 596History–New 5974-4-10598.

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