501.0125 – Health studios; definitions.
501.0125 Health studios; definitions.—For purposes of ss. 501.012-501.019, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Health studio” means any person who is engaged in the sale of services for instruction, training, or assistance in a program of physical exercise or in the sale of services for the right or privilege to use equipment or facilities […]
501.013 – Health studios; exemptions.
501.013 Health studios; exemptions.—The following businesses or activities may be declared exempt from the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 upon the filing of an affidavit with the department establishing that the stated qualifications are met: (1) A bona fide nonprofit organization which has been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. (2) A gymnastics school which engages only […]
501.014 – Health studios; powers and duties of the department.
501.014 Health studios; powers and duties of the department.— (1) The department may, at any time during business hours, enter any business location of a health studio required to be registered pursuant to ss. 501.012-501.019, examine the books or records of the health studio, and subpoena all necessary records when the department has reason to believe a […]
501.015 – Health studios; registration requirements and fees.
501.015 Health studios; registration requirements and fees.—Each health studio shall: (1) Register each of its business locations with the department in a form and manner as required by the department. (2) Remit an annual registration fee of $300 to the department at the time of registration for each of the health studio’s business locations. (a) The department shall waive […]
501.016 – Health studios; security requirements.
501.016 Health studios; security requirements.—Each health studio that sells contracts for health studio services shall meet the following requirements: (1) Each health studio shall maintain for each separate business location a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The principal sum of the bond must be $25,000, and the bond, when […]
501.017 – Health studios; contracts.
501.017 Health studios; contracts.— (1) Each contract for the sale of future health studio services which is paid for in advance or which the buyer agrees to pay for in future installment payments shall be in writing and shall contain, contractual provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, in immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for […]
501.018 – Health studios; change of ownership or location.
501.018 Health studios; change of ownership or location.— (1) Whenever the ownership of a health studio is changed or, in the case of corporate ownership, whenever the stock ownership is changed so as to effectively put the health studio under new management or control, the new owner or manager shall, within 10 days of such change, provide […]
501.001 – Florida Anti-Tampering Act.
501.001 Florida Anti-Tampering Act.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (a) “Consumer product” includes: 1. “Food,” which means: a. Any article used for food or drink for humans or other animals; b. Chewing gum; or c. Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in sub-subparagraph a. or sub-subparagraph b. 2. “Drug,” which means: a. Any agent or product recognized […]
501.019 – Health studios; penalties.
501.019 Health studios; penalties.— (1) Any health studio or any owner or manager thereof, or, in the case of corporate ownership, any substantial stockholder of the corporation owning the health studio, who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. […]
501.005 – Consumer report security freeze.
501.005 Consumer report security freeze.— (1) For purposes of this section, a “security freeze” means a notice placed in a consumer report that prohibits a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 15 U.S.C. s. 1681a(f), from releasing the consumer report, credit score, or any information contained within the consumer report to a third party without the express […]