RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12A-17.005: Public Use Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Effective October 1, 2009, Chapters 2009-158 and 2009-162, L.O.F., require mail-in secondhand precious metals dealers to register with the Department of Revenue prior to regularly engaging in the business of purchasing jewelry or precious metals through the mail or Internet-based transactions or prior to contracting with others to buy precious metals in the same manner. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-17.005, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to the forms used by the Department to register secondhand dealers and secondary metals recyclers to include provisions to register mail-in secondhand precious metals dealers.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to Rule 12A-17.005, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), adopt, by reference, changes to the forms used by the Department to register secondhand dealers, mail-in secondhand precious metals dealers, and secondary metals recyclers.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 213.06(1), 538.11, 538.37 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 538.09, 538.11, 538.25, 538.26, 538.31, 538.32, 538.36, 538.37, 539.002 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Larry Green at (850)922-4830. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ron Gay, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4732

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

12A-17.005 Public Use Forms.

(1) The following public-use forms and instructions are employed by the Department in its dealings with the public in administering Chapter 538, F.S., and are incorporated by reference in this rule.

(a) through (b) No change.

Form Number       Title                                                                                                                                  Effective Date

(2) DR-1S              Registration Application for Secondhand Dealers and/or Dealer or

                               Secondary Metals Recyclers Recycler Registration (R. 07/09 07/08)                       ____09/08

(3) *DR-1SR         Renewal Application for Secondhand Dealers and/or Dealer or

                               Secondary Metals Recyclers Recycler (R. 07/09 07/08)                                              ____09/08

(4) GT-200403       Secondhand Dealers and/or Dealer/ Secondary Metals Recyclers

                               Recycler Fingerprint Card Instructions (R. 07/09 07/08)                                             ____09/08

Rulemaking Specific Authority 213.06(1), 538.11, 538.37 FS. Law Implemented 538.09, 538.11, 538.25, 538.31, 538.32, 538.36, 538.37, 539.002 FS. History–New 3-15-90, Amended 11-14-91, 4-18-93, 10-17-94, 8-1-02, 9-28-04, 6-28-05, 9-15-08,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Ron Gay, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4732
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governor Charlie Crist and members of the Florida Cabinet, Attorney General Bill McCollum, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson, as agency head of the Department of Revenue
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 25, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: A Notice of Proposed Rule Development was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on July 10, 2009 (Vol. 35, No. 27, p. 3281). No comments were received by the Department.