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Septic Tank Contractor Registration
Contact the Statewide Headquarters of the Onsite Sewage Program
- 850-245-4250
- AskEH@flhealth.gov
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Fax
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Mailing Address
Bureau of Environmental Health, Onsite Sewage Programs
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1710
REPORT UNLAWFUL SEPTIC TANK CONTRACTING
Septic tank contractor registration renewals begin on August 15th every year. Any contractor not renewed by September 30th will have their registration become inactive. All persons practicing septic tank contracting within the State of Florida are required to renew their registration annually. The renewal fee is $100 and should be submitted with certificates of completion (copies) for continuing education courses with the renewal application (30 kb pdf) to the Onsite Sewage Programs at the address listed below.
Business Authorizations are required to be renewed between February 15 and March 30 every odd-numbered year. All septic tank contractors doing business as a corporation, partnership, or association, and those individual contractors practicing septic tank contracting under a fictitious name, are required to renew their business authorizations during the renewal period every odd year. The renewal fee is $250 and should be submitted with the renewal application (23 kb pdf) to the Onsite Sewage Programs at the address listed below. Septic contracting businesses may operate under one name only and all business names must match those filed with the Secretary of State.
Individuals wishing to apply to become a new septic tank contractor within the State of Florida should review our Septic Tank Contractor Registration Packet (83 kb pdf) as well as our Frequently Asked Questions.
In compliance with subsection 498.553, of the Florida Statutes, the information below is provided for anyone seeking licensure under Chapter 489, Part III, Septic Tank Contracting, of the Florida Statutes.
A). List of Crimes Committed that do not relate to the practice of the profession or the ability to practice the profession and do not constitute grounds for denial of registration (updated 10/2019):
1. None to report to date.
B). List of crimes that although reported by an applicant for registration, were not used as a basis for denial in the past 2 years (updated 10/2019):
| Application type | Crime Reported | Date of Conviction | Plea | Adjudication | Sentencing |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | Possession of undersized lobster | Unknown (Unk) | Unk | Unk | Unk |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | DUI manslaughter | Unk | Unk | Unk | Unk |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | Possession of meth | Unk | Unk | Unk | Unk |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | Misdemeanor altercation | Unk | Unk | Unk | Unk |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | Theft | Unk | Unk | Unk | Unk |
| Septic Tank Contractor Registration | Trafficking MDMA (Ecstasy) | Unk | Unk | Unk | Unk |
C). List of crimes that have been used as a basis for denial of registration in the past 2 years (Updated 10/2019):
| Crime | Date of Conviction | Plea | Adjudication | Sentencing |
| None | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Links and Forms
- Approved Continuing Education Course Schedule (62 kb pdf)
Map to the Florida Onsite Wastewater Association Training Center (207 kb pdf)
- Septic Tank Contracting Business Authorization application and renewal form (30 kb pdf)
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