Fla. Stat. § 509.251
(1) The division shall adopt, by rule, a schedule of fees to be paid by each public lodging establishment as a prerequisite to issuance or renewal of a license. Such fees shall be based on the number of rental units in the establishment but shall not exceed $1,000. Resort condominium units within separate buildings or at separate locations but managed by one licensed agent may be combined in a single license application, and the division shall charge a license fee as if all units in the application are in a single licensed establishment. Resort dwelling units may be licensed in the same manner as condominium units. The fee schedule shall require an establishment which applies for an initial license to pay the full license fee if application is made during the annual renewal period or more than 6 months prior to the next such renewal period and one-half of the fee if application is made 6 months or less prior to such period. The fee schedule shall include fees collected for the purpose of funding the Hospitality Education Program, pursuant to s. 509.302, which are payable in full for each application regardless of when the application is submitted.
(2) The division shall adopt, by rule, a schedule of fees to be paid by each public food service establishment as a prerequisite to issuance or renewal of a license. The fee schedule shall prescribe a basic fee and additional fees based on seating capacity and services offered. The aggregate fee per establishment charged any public food service establishment may not exceed $400. The fee schedule shall require an establishment which applies for an initial license to pay the full license fee if application is made during the annual renewal period or more than 6 months prior to the next such renewal period and one-half of the fee if application is made 6 months or less prior to such period. The fee schedule shall include fees collected for the purpose of funding the Hospitality Education Program, pursuant to s. 509.302, which are payable in full for each application regardless of when the application is submitted.
(4) The actual costs associated with each epidemiological investigation conducted by the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in public food service establishments licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be accounted for and submitted to the division annually. The division shall journal transfer the total of all such amounts from the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund to the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services annually; however, the total amount of such transfer may not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the annual public food service establishment licensure fees received by the division.
1Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.
History.--ss. 6, 7, ch. 6952, 1915; RGS 2127, 2128; ss. 1, 2, ch. 12053, 1927; CGL 3356, 3357; ss. 9-12, ch. 16042, 1933; ss. 2, 3, ch. 17062, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3356(1), 3357(1); ss. 1, 2, ch. 28276, 1953; ss. 2-5, ch. 29820, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-272; s. 1, ch. 61-353; s. 1, ch. 63-350; ss. 1, 2, ch. 67-221; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 2, ch. 72-228; s. 4, ch. 75-184; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 20, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 27, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 12, ch. 91-40; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 93-53; s. 8, ch. 96-384.
Note.--Former ss. 511.06-511.09.