NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services, Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, Inc. and Mr. James H. Humphrey, an individual, on January 15, 2010. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Petition was granted. The Declaratory Statement states that the services requested in a specific request for proposals do constitute surveying and mapping within the meaning of Chapter 472, Florida Statutes. In addition, photogrammetry services, similar to those offered in the request for proposals, may be provided in Florida only by Florida licensed professional surveyors and mappers. So long as they are Florida licensed surveyors and mappers, the Petitioners are not aiders and assisters of unlicensed practice merely by responding to a request for proposals. The Petitioners have an obligation under Section 472.0351(1)(n), Florida Statutes, to report to the Board any aiding and assisting of unlicensed practice.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Bennett M. Miller, Board Counsel, Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers, Division of Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500, (850)410-3834.