Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-24 - BRAKE FLUID SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS › Section 5J-24.002 - Registration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In accordance with Section
				526.51, F.S., each brake fluid
				brand/formula combination shall be registered or renewed annually or biennially
				with the department prior to being sold (as that term is referenced in Section
				526.50(3),
				F.S.). Registrant shall make application on FDACS-03212, Brake Fluid
				Registration Application, Rev. 02/19, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies
				of this form may be accessed at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10825
.
				Application shall be made by the owner of the brand name or, pursuant to
				Section 526.51(1)(a),
				F.S., by an applicant providing an affidavit from the brand name owner
				authorizing applicant to make application for registration. Upon successful
				registration, pursuant to Section
				526.51, F.S., and this rule
				chapter, the department shall permit the brake fluid brand/formula combination
				authorizing the sale (as the term is referenced in Section
				526.50(3),
				F.S.) of the specified brake fluid brand/formula combination in this state for
				the permit period.
(2) Application
				for renewal shall be made on FDACS-03212, Brake Fluid Registration Application,
				Rev. 02/19, as incorporated in subsection (1) of this rule. If any one or more
				components of the application package and/or associated registration elements
				are received after the current permit expiration date, a late fee of $25 shall
				be added to the renewal fee. Upon successful renewal of registration, pursuant
				to Section 526.51, F.S., and this rule
				chapter, the department shall permit the renewed brake fluid brand/formula
				combination authorizing the sale (as that term is referenced in Section
				526.50(3),
				F.S.) of the specified brake fluid brand/formula combination in this state for
				the permit period.
(3) Any
				unregistered brand of brake fluid that was registered in the immediately
				preceding registration period and has not been or is not currently in the
				process of being renewed shall be disposed of by the registrant within 30 days
				of registration expiration. Disposal shall be the responsibility of the
				registrant and in a manner as prescribed below. If the product has been placed
				under stop sale order by the department, it must be released by the department
				prior to the execution of any disposal method. Acceptable disposal methods:
(a) Removal of all unregistered brake fluid
				product from this state, not to be sold (as that term is referenced in Section
				526.50(3),
				F.S.) again in this state until successful registration has been completed,
				or;
(b) Donation of product to a
				non-profit organization for consumption may be allowed as long as all donated
				product has not been adulterated and meets all specifications for quality and
				labeling for brake fluid products, as prescribed in Section
				526.52, F.S., and this rule
				chapter.