For purposes of this rule chapter:

1. (1) “Dry-cleaning” means to clean clothing or other fabrics with dry-cleaning solvents.
2. (2) “Dry-cleaning facility” means a commercial establishment that operates or has at some time in the past operated for the primary purpose of dry-cleaning clothing and other fabrics utilizing a process that involves any use of dry-cleaning solvents. The term “dry-cleaning facility” includes laundry facilities that use dry-cleaning solvents as part of their cleaning process. The term does not include a facility that operates or has at some time in the past operated as a uniform rental company or a linen supply company regardless of whether the facility operates as or was previously operated as a dry-cleaning facility.
3. (3) “Dry drop-off facility” means any commercial retail store located in this state that receives from customers clothing and other fabrics for dry-cleaning or laundering at an offsite dry-cleaning facility and that does not clean the clothing or fabrics at the store using dry-cleaning solvents.
4. (4) “Laundering” means to wash clothing or other fabrics using water and solvents in the cleaning process.
5. (5) “Laundering done on a wash, dry, and fold basis” means the service provided by the owner or operator of a coin-operated laundry to its customers whereby an employee of the coin-operated laundry accomplishes for the customer the tasks of washing, drying, and folding the customer’s clothing and other fabrics.
6. (6) “Linen supply service” means the furnishing to others of laundered or dry-cleaned clothing or other fabrics. Such clothing or other fabrics may belong to the person providing the service and be supplied to the user on a rental basis, or they may belong to others.
7. (7) “Uniform rental” means the supplying to others, on a rental basis, of laundered or dry-cleaned uniforms.

Rulemaking Authority 213.06(1), 376.70(6)(b) FS. Law Implemented 376.301(14), (15), (16), (23), 376.70, 376.71 FS. History–New 2-19-95, Amended 6-19-96, 6-28-05.