Section 5E-1.012 - Reports and Inspection Fee Payment, Inspection Fees, Reporting, Continuous Bond, Certificate of Deposit Requirement(1) Licensees must make a monthly report of fertilizer sold in the State of Florida and pay a monthly inspection fee. Each Licensee shall report the amount of all fertilizers sold each month, on or before the 15th day of the following month, accompanied by inspection fee payment, as provided in Section 576.041, F.S. using the Department's Feed, Seed, and Fertilizer Regulatory Website which can be located online at http://lims.flaes.org/HomeNew.aspx; or by submitting as instructed on form, Monthly Report of Fertilizer Sold in the State of Florida, FDACS-13239 Rev. (07/14) available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06163, which is hereby incorporated by reference. A zero report shall be made for any month in which there were no sales. If a month's sales do not exceed one ton, a zero report shall be made by the Licensee for that month's tonnage. The unreported tonnage, less than one ton, shall be combined with subsequent months' tonnages until such time as the cumulative total exceeds one ton at which time it shall be reported on the next month's report.(2) Statistical report of fertilizer tonnage. This report covers all fertilizer movements other than wholesale. Each Licensee shipping or delivering fertilizers in other than wholesale movements in lots of one or more tons shall notify the department thereof. Notification shall consist of:(a) A monthly summary to be submitted on or before the 15th of the month following the reporting period. A zero report shall be made for any month in which there were no sales.(b) The monthly summary shall be submitted using the Department's Feed, Seed, and Fertilizer Regulatory Website which can be located online at http://lims.flaes.org/HomeNew.aspx; or by submitting as instructed on form, Monthly Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting, FDACS-13238 Rev. (07/14) available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06162, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The monthly summary shall also include the following:1. Destination County Code using the five digit (state + county) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) County Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code. The EPA County FIPS Code Listing for the State of Florida, April 27, 2015, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06164.2. Material Code (materials only; not for mixed fertilizer). The material codes can be found in Appendix C of the Uniform Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting System Instruction Manual, Edition 2 (08/25/2006) which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06165.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5E-1.012
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 576.181 FS. Law Implemented 576.041, 576.045 FS.
Revised 1-23-67, 6-24-69, 2-26-71, 3-1-73, 1-1-77, Formerly 5E-1.12, Amended 8-3-93, 10-25-98, 5-23-10, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 241, December 15, 2015 effective 12/30/2015.New 1-23-67, 6-24-69, 2-26-71, 3-1-73, 1-1-77, Formerly 5E-1.12, Amended 8-3-93, 10-25-98, 5-23-10, 12-30-15.