Florida Regulations 62-606.200: Definitions
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The meaning of any term not defined in Florida Statutes § 376.25(2), or below, shall be taken from definitions in other rules of the Department, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) “”Agent for Service of Process”” means an individual resident of the State, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation having a place of business in and authorized to do business in the State.
(2) “”Berth”” means a site in the state where a gambling vessel, or other vessel used to transport passengers to or from a gambling vessel, moors to embark or disembark its passengers.
(3) “”Designated representative”” means an individual that has been duly designated by the owner or operator of a gambling vessel or by the owner of a waterfront landing facility, as applicable. The designated representative shall be an individual or a position having overall responsibility for the operation of the gambling vessel or the waterfront landing facility, as applicable, such as the position of captain, officer, administrator, manager, or a position of equivalent responsibility. An individual is a duly designated representative only if the authorization is made in writing by the owner or operator of the gambling vessel or by the owner of the waterfront landing facility, as applicable, and the written authorization is submitted to the Department.
(4) “”Gambling vessel”” means a boat, ship, casino boat, watercraft, or barge that is kept, operated, or maintained for the purpose of gambling and that carries or operates gambling devices for the use of its passengers or otherwise provides facilities for the purpose of gambling whether within or without the jurisdiction of this state; whether the vessel is at berth, lying to, or navigating; and whether the sailing, voyaging, or cruising, or any segment of the sailing, voyaging, or cruising, begins and ends within this state. The term does not include a cruise ship as defined in 33 C.F.R. § 101.105.
(5) “”Minimum waste-service demand”” means the volume of waste that is reasonably expected to be released at a waterfront-landing facility over a calendar year from gambling vessels with registered berths at the facility. For each facility that provides berths for registered gambling vessels, the Department shall estimate the facility’s minimum waste-service demand by considering the registered capacity of the gambling vessel’s systems for treating, holding, or disposing of waste; and other information provided in the registration forms submitted during registration of the gambling vessel.
(6) “”Oily bilge water”” means liquid from the bilge of a gambling vessel which contains used lubrication oils, oil sludge and slops, fuel and oil sludge, used oil, used fuel and fuel filters, and other oily waste. Oily bilge water does not include routine discharges of raw water used for engine cooling.
(7) “”Total persons allowed”” means the value reported to the United States Coast Guard in either the gambling vessel’s current Certificate of Inspection for total persons allowed or Certificate of Compliance for maximum total allowable persons, as applicable. Total persons allowed refers to the total persons allowed on the vessel at any one time.
Rulemaking Authority 376.25 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 376.25. History-New 4-4-10.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 62-606.200
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) “”Berth”” means a site in the state where a gambling vessel, or other vessel used to transport passengers to or from a gambling vessel, moors to embark or disembark its passengers.
(3) “”Designated representative”” means an individual that has been duly designated by the owner or operator of a gambling vessel or by the owner of a waterfront landing facility, as applicable. The designated representative shall be an individual or a position having overall responsibility for the operation of the gambling vessel or the waterfront landing facility, as applicable, such as the position of captain, officer, administrator, manager, or a position of equivalent responsibility. An individual is a duly designated representative only if the authorization is made in writing by the owner or operator of the gambling vessel or by the owner of the waterfront landing facility, as applicable, and the written authorization is submitted to the Department.
(4) “”Gambling vessel”” means a boat, ship, casino boat, watercraft, or barge that is kept, operated, or maintained for the purpose of gambling and that carries or operates gambling devices for the use of its passengers or otherwise provides facilities for the purpose of gambling whether within or without the jurisdiction of this state; whether the vessel is at berth, lying to, or navigating; and whether the sailing, voyaging, or cruising, or any segment of the sailing, voyaging, or cruising, begins and ends within this state. The term does not include a cruise ship as defined in 33 C.F.R. § 101.105.
(5) “”Minimum waste-service demand”” means the volume of waste that is reasonably expected to be released at a waterfront-landing facility over a calendar year from gambling vessels with registered berths at the facility. For each facility that provides berths for registered gambling vessels, the Department shall estimate the facility’s minimum waste-service demand by considering the registered capacity of the gambling vessel’s systems for treating, holding, or disposing of waste; and other information provided in the registration forms submitted during registration of the gambling vessel.
(6) “”Oily bilge water”” means liquid from the bilge of a gambling vessel which contains used lubrication oils, oil sludge and slops, fuel and oil sludge, used oil, used fuel and fuel filters, and other oily waste. Oily bilge water does not include routine discharges of raw water used for engine cooling.
(7) “”Total persons allowed”” means the value reported to the United States Coast Guard in either the gambling vessel’s current Certificate of Inspection for total persons allowed or Certificate of Compliance for maximum total allowable persons, as applicable. Total persons allowed refers to the total persons allowed on the vessel at any one time.
Rulemaking Authority 376.25 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 376.25. History-New 4-4-10.