1. (1) Certificates of registration remain active until the end of the annual cycle as indicated on the registration certificate, except as specified in Rule 62-6.022, F.A.C. For new registrants the effective date of the registration is the date the applicant is notified by the Department, and the registration expires at the end of the next annual cycle. The effective date of an active registration is the first day of the current annual cycle or the date all information in subsection 62-6.021(2), F.A.C., is received, whichever is later. Subsequent renewals expire at the end of each annual cycle. Each annual cycle starts on October 1st and extends through the September 30th of the following year.

2. (2) A certificate of registration must be renewed only after the applicant has provided to the Department a complete Form DEP 4076, effective date June 2026, Application for Septic Tank Contractor Registration Renewal, herein adopted and incorporated by reference at HYPERLINK "http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19504"
   http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19504, the required fee payment, and any necessary supporting documentation showing that the contractor has successfully completed the necessary number of classroom contact hours of Department-approved instruction within the previous annual cycle for their registration type as follows:

   1. (a) 12 hours for Registered Septic Tank Contractors or
   2. (b) 18 hours for Master Septic Tank Contractors, of which at least 6 hours must be successfully completed in an approved master level course. Instructional time spent by a Master Septic Tank Contractor in providing Department approved continuing education training will receive credit as master contractor classroom contact hours. A Master Septic Tank Contractor who only completes 12 classroom contact hours of approved instruction during the annual cycle may request to be renewed as a Registered Septic Tank Contractor, instead of their registration status becoming inactive. Such a contractor may renew as a Master Septic Tank Contractor upon submittal of documentation of the remaining required hours of continuing education during the current annual cycle.
   3. (c) For both registration types no more than one third of the total hours submitted to meet the requirement can be on business practice or office management topics.
   4. (d) The applicant has ninety days after the Department issues a request for additional information to submit the requested information to the Department. If the applicant does not respond within ninety days, the application will be denied.
3. (3) If a Registered or Master Septic Tank Contractor successfully completes more hours of approved instruction than are required for registration renewal during the previous annual cycle, a maximum of 6 unused hours can be rolled over to renew their next year’s certificate of registration. Such information must be accompanied by necessary renewal fees and a completed renewal application on Form DEP 4076, Application for Septic Tank Contractor Registration Renewal, adopted and incorporated by reference in subsection 62-6.021(2), F.A.C.
4. (4) Any registration renewal application which is not submitted in a timely and complete manner will revert to inactive status after expiration until renewed. Each application for renewal will be considered filed in a timely manner if the application has been postmarked or delivered to the Department physically or electronically, as provided for on Form DEP 4076, herein adopted and incorporated by reference in subsection 62-6.021(2), F.A.C., prior to the close of business 30 days before the date of expiration of the registration. If the renewal application due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the renewal application due date is the first working day after the renewal application due date.
5. (5) A Master Septic Tank Contractor may not have been the subject of more than one final agency enforcement action under Chapter 381, 403, or part III of Chapter 489, F.S., or Chapter 62-6, F.A.C., in the three years immediately preceding the date of renewal.
6. (6) A Registered or Master Septic Tank Contractor must maintain good moral character as required by Section 489.553(4)(a), F.S.
7. (7) A Registered Septic Tank Contractor or Master Septic Tank Contractor may request inactive status. Persons wishing to reactivate an inactive registration must complete and submit Form DEP 4076, incorporated by reference in subsection 62-6.021(2), F.A.C., and substantiate the required number of classroom contact hours of approved instruction for their registration type according to subsection 62-6.021(2), F.A.C., for the previous cycle during which the registration was considered inactive. Application must be accompanied by necessary exhibits and renewal fees. Persons holding inactive registrations for more than five annual cycles from the date of inactivation who wish to become active may not reactivate the inactive registration but must seek new registration under Rule 62-6.019, F.A.C., for Registered Septic Tank Contractors or Rule 62-6.020, F.A.C., for Master Septic Tank Contractors.
8. (8) The Department will deny an application for renewal if there is any outstanding administrative penalty with the Department where the penalty is final agency action and all judicial reviews are exhausted.
9. (9) Approval of continuing education courses and course providers will be in accordance with the Department Requirements for Continuing Education Courses and Course Providers, April 2026, herein adopted and incorporated by reference at HYPERLINK "http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19508"http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19508. A person seeking approval for a course or as course provider must provide Form DEP 4115, effective date June 2026, Application for Septic Tank Contracting Course Approval, herein adopted and incorporated by reference at HYPERLINK "http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19506"http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19506, or Form DEP 4116, effective date June 2026, Application for Septic Tank Contracting Course Provider, herein adopted and incorporated by reference at HYPERLINK "http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19507"http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19507, respectively, with payment of required fees specified in subsection 62-6.030(3), F.A.C. The applicant is responsible for all information supplied to the Department. The applicant has ninety days after the Department issues a request for additional information to submit the requested information to the Department. If the applicant does not respond within ninety days, the application will be denied.
10. (10) All materials incorporated herein may be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection, Onsite Sewage Program at www.floridadep.gov or 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #3596, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

Rulemaking Authority 489.553(3), 489.557(1) FS. Law Implemented 489.552, 489.553, 489.554 FS. History–New 10-25-88, Amended 3-17-92, 1-3-95, 5-14-96, 2-13-97, Formerly 10D-6.073, Amended 3-22-00, 4-21-02, 6-18-03, 5-24-04, 11-26-06, Formerly 64E-6.021, Amended 6-8-26.