(1) The department shall, by rule, establish fees as follows:

(a) For septic tank contractor registration:

1. Application and examination fee: not less than $25 or more than $75.
2. Initial registration fee: not less than $50 or more than $100.
3. Renewal of registration fee: not less than $50 or more than $100.

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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 489.557

  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Florida Statutes 489.551
  • Master septic tank contractor: means a septic tank contractor whose services are unlimited in the septic tank trade who has had at least 3 years' experience as a Florida-registered septic tank contractor or a plumbing contractor certified under part I of this chapter who has provided septic tank contracting services for at least 3 years and who has the experience, knowledge, and skills to install, maintain, repair, close repairs of, and alter all types of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, to design onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, where not prohibited by law, to perform and submit soil evaluations, when determined to meet site-evaluation expertise established by rule, and to use materials and items used in the installation and maintenance of all types of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. See Florida Statutes 489.551
  • Septic tank contractor: means a contractor who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, perform site evaluations for repairs, when determined to meet site-evaluation expertise established by rule, and use material and items used in the installation and maintenance of all kinds of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. See Florida Statutes 489.551
(b) For master septic tank contractor registration:

1. Application and examination fee: not less than $25 or more than $75.
2. Initial registration fee: not less than $50 or more than $100.
3. Renewal of registration fee: not less than $50 or more than $100.
(c) Certification of partnerships and corporations: not less than $100 or more than $250.
(2) Fees established pursuant to subsection (1) shall be based on the actual costs incurred by the department in carrying out its registration and other related responsibilities under this part.