Florida Statute 484.3 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 484
DISPENSING OF OPTICAL DEVICES AND HEARING AIDS

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F.S. 484.003

484.003 Board of Opticianry; membership; appointment; terms.—

(1) The Board of Opticianry is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2) Five members of the board must be licensed opticians. The remaining two members must be residents of the state who never have been licensed as opticians and who are in no way connected with the practice of opticianry. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.

(3) Members shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.

History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-275; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 99, ch. 83-218; ss. 11, 12, ch. 86-254; s. 24, ch. 87-172; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 2, ch. 94-192; s. 178, ch. 94-218; s. 139, ch. 98-166.

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Florida Ass'n of Dispensing Opticians v. Florida State Board of Optometry

238 So. 2d 839, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2691

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1970 | Docket: 64516381

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licensed dispensing optician under Fla.Stat. § 484.-03, F.S.A.; these qualifications do not include an