Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40E - South Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40E-1 - GENERAL AND PROCEDURAL › Section 40E-1.800 - Lobbyist Registration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A person
				who is a "lobbyist" as defined in Section
				 112.3215, F.S., may not lobby
				the South Florida Water Management District (the "District") until he or she
				has registered as a lobbyist with the District. Registration shall be made by
				completing, under oath, the "Lobbyist Registration Form, " which is
				incorporated by reference in subsection (7) below, and submitting that form to
				the District Clerk at the mail or email address provided in the form.
(2) A separate completed Lobbyist
				Registration Form must be submitted for each principal represented by the
				lobbyist before the District.
(3)
				For identifying and designating a principal's main business on the
				Authorization to Represent the Principal part of the Lobbyist Registration
				Form, the District adopts and incorporates by reference the 6-digit NAICS code
				published in the North American Industry Classification System - United States,
				2012 which can be found at,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12671
.
				Classification system information can be obtained by contacting the NAICS
				Association, 129 Lakeshore Drive, Rockaway, NJ 07866, or by visiting its
				website:
www.naics.com
.
(4) Changes to the information provided on a
				Lobbyist Registration Form must be reported to the District within 15 days by
				submitting a completed Lobbyist Registration Form and checking the box
				indicating the submitted form is for the purpose of changing previously filed
				information.
(5) A lobbyist may
				renew his or her registration to lobby by filing a completed Lobbyist
				Registration Form with the District and checking the box indicating the
				submitted form is for renewal purposes. Renewals must be filed before January 1
				of each year.
(6) The principal of
				a lobbyist may cancel the lobbyist's registration by submitting a completed
				"Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form, " which is incorporated by reference
				in subsection (7) below, informing the District that a particular lobbyist is
				no longer authorized to represent that principal. A lobbyist must cancel his or
				her registration with the District upon termination of his or her contract or
				other such employment relationship with the principal by promptly submitting a
				completed Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form.
(7) The Lobbyist Registration Form, form
				number 1400, 4/2021
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12667
,
				and the Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form, form number 1402, 5/2015
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12670
,
				are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained without cost from the
				District Clerk either at South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club
				Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, or at clerk@sfwmd.gov. These forms may also be
				downloaded from the District's website at:
www.sfwmd.gov/opengov
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 112.3261(8) FS.
					 Law Implemented 112.3261
					 FS.
New 5-14-15, Amended
					 4-11-21.