Application for the issuance of a Farm Labor Contractor
Certificate of Registration may be made by regular mail, express mail,
certified mail, or hand delivery at Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2212. Assistance
with the application process may be obtained at selected Department of Business
and Professional Regulation field offices. Contact information for these
offices, along with the application, supplemental forms and program
information, may be obtained at
https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/farm-labor/forms-and-publications/.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of registration, an applicant seeking a
certificate must comply with the following requirements:
(1) Possess a valid federal Farm Labor
Contractor or Employee Certificate of Registration, or timely submit form WH -
530, "Application for a Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration," OMB
Number 1235-0016, Expiration 08/31/2027, herein incorporated by reference, to
the U.S. Department of Labor at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the current federal Certificate of Registration, and provide a copy to the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation as proof of timely
submission. Form WH-530 can be obtained by contacting the Department of
Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2212 or at
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/reg/farmLabor.html
or at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17552;
(2) Complete and submit application form DBPR
FCL 1004 "Addendum To Application for a Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of
Registration", effective March 2023, adopted and incorporated herein by
reference, which can be obtained by contacting the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2212
or at
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/reg/farmLabor.html
or at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17478.
All items on the application form must be completed. Applications that do not
contain the required information or required application fee will be considered
incomplete and will not be processed until the missing information or fee is
provided;
(3) Pay by certified
check, cashier's check, money order, or credit card, a nonrefundable
application fee of $125.00, payable to the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation;
(4)
Successfully take and pass the Farm Labor Contractor Test and pay the
nonrefundable examination fee of $35.00. The test may be administered at
selected Department of Business and Professional Regulation field offices.
Contact information for these offices may be obtained at
https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/farm-labor/forms-and-publications/.
When an applicant passes the test, they must comply with all other registration
requirements before a certificate of registration will be issued.
(5) Applicants who are also applying for a
license to transport workers, in addition to the above listed requirements,
must also submit a certificate of insurance demonstrating that the applicant
has complied with the applicable liability insurance coverages and produce
evidence that each vehicle utilized complies with safety standards as required
by these regulations and Section
450.33, F.S.
Notes
Fla. Admin. Code
Ann. R. 61L-1.004
Rulemaking Authority
450.30,
450.36 FS. Law Implemented
450.30,
450.31(1)(c),
450.33
FS.
New 1-19-73,
Revised 1-29-74, Amended 10-30-78, Formerly 8B-4.04, Amended 11-28-85, Formerly
38B-4.04, 38B-4.004, Amended 5-23-88, Formerly 38H-4.004, 38H-11.004, Amended
4-16-13, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 51, Number 023, February 4, 2025 effective
2/18/2025.
New 1-19-73, Revised 1-29-74, Amended 10-30-78, Formerly
8B-4.04, Amended 11-28-85, Formerly 38B-4.04, 38B-4.004, Amended 5-23-88,
Formerly 38H-4.004, 38H-11.004, Amended
4-16-13.
