Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-6.019 - Requirements for Registration
(1)
Persons subject to registration - A person shall be subject to the requirements
of this rule if he or she contracts or advertises to provide services to the
public or holds himself or herself out as being capable of performing services
related to any of the following activities in the onsite sewage treatment and
disposal industry regulated by the Department:
(a) Installation of onsite sewage treatment
and disposal systems;
(b) Repair of
onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
(c) Modification of onsite sewage treatment
and disposal systems;
(d)
Maintenance of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
(e) Septic tank pumping and septage disposal
services, excluding companies which only provide portable toilet or temporary
holding tank services;
(f)
Abandonment of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal
system.
(2) Any person
seeking registration shall apply to the Department to take the registration
examination on Form DEP 4075, 1/97, Application for Septic Tank Contractor
Registration, herein incorporated by reference. The form is available from the
Department.
(3) A person shall be
eligible to take the registration examination if they submit necessary exhibits
and fees and meet the requirements of Section
489.553(4),
F.S.
(a) Under the supervision and control of
a registered septic tank contractor or a plumbing contractor in Section
489.553(4)(d),
F.S., is defined as an employment relationship where compensation can be
documented by the regular deduction of FICA and federal withholding tax as
required by law. Principal officers of a corporation or partners of a
partnership providing onsite sewage contracting services shall be recognized as
being under the supervision and control of the corporation's or partnership's
qualifying registered septic tank contractor or plumbing contractor.
(b) Related work experience includes but is
not limited to onsite sewage treatment and disposal system design, inspection,
installation, regulation, environmental health professional certification, site
evaluation, underground utility contracting and wastewater treatment plant
maintenance and operation. Related work experience does not include clerical,
purchasing or estimating.
(c)
Out-of-state work experience on a year for year basis shall be accepted for any
applicant who demonstrates that they hold a current statewide license for
septic tank contracting which was issued upon satisfactory completion of an
equivalent examination and required continuing education courses for renewal.
For purposes of this section, an equivalent examination means that at a
minimum, the following topics were tested and passed: system location and
installation; site evaluation criteria; system size determinations; disposal of
septage; construction standards for drainfield systems and U.S. Department of
Agriculture soil textural classification system. A person employed by and under
the supervision and control of such a licensed contractor shall be granted up
to two years of related work experience.
(4) Completed applications for registration
must be received by the Department's Onsite Sewage Program at least 21 days
prior to examination. In order to be complete, the application must have all
appropriate spaces filled, be signed by the applicant, be reviewed by the
Department where the applicant provides service, include a money order or
sufficiently funded check in the correct amount and contain all necessary
support documentation. Support documentation shall include:
(a) A list of the 25 most recent contracts by
the applicant or business organization completed immediately preceding the date
of filing.
(b) Signed statements
from two persons not related to the applicant for whom the applicant has
provided services in the onsite sewage industry, stating what services were
provided.
(c) Certification from a
registered septic tank contractor or plumbing contractor of the applicant's
employment dates and work responsibilities.
(d) Documentation of payment of federal
withholding tax and social security as required by law. For principal corporate
officers of a corporation or partners in a partnership, legal documentation of
their position in the corporation or partnership may be substituted for
withholding tax and social security documentation.
(e) Two recent color passport style
photographs, not older than 12 months and 1 1/2'' x 1 1/2'' inches in
size.
(5) Eligible
applicants must successfully complete an examination administered by the
Department. Minimum passing score for the examination shall be a 75 percent
correct response to all questions comprising the exam.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 489.553(3), 489.557(1) FS. Law Implemented 489.552, 489.553 FS.
New 10-25-88, Amended 3-17-92, 1-3-95, 5-14-96, 2-13-97, Formerly 10D-6.072, Amended 2-3-98, 4-21-02, 6-18-03, 11-26-06, 4-28-10, Formerly 64E-6.019.
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