Fla. Admin. Code R. 69A-56 § 69A-56.004

(1) “Approved” shall mean accepted by the authority having jurisdiction upon evaluation of compliance with appropriate standards for the product or procedures in question, or by reason of testing and listing or approval by a recognized testing laboratory.
(2) “Authority having jurisdiction” means a duly authorized representative of an agency or agencies having statutory code enforcement responsibilities, as described in section 633.118, F.S.