Section 12812 Of Article 4. Registration From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The director shall establish, by regulation, fees for
the Department of Pesticide Regulation's registration program, as
established pursuant to this division. The fees shall include, but
are not limited to, the following:
(1) Annual fees for each product submitted for registration.
(2) Penalties for the late payment of registration fees.
(3) Fees for amendments to registered products.
(b) The fees established pursuant to this section may include
costs for administration and overhead in connection with
administering the fees.
(c) The fees established pursuant to this section shall be set so
that the total revenue collected each fiscal year is sufficient to
support the expenditure levels for the registration program contained
in the annual Budget Act.
(d) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund, and shall be available
for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for the purposes of carrying out the department's
pesticide registration program, as established pursuant to this
division.
(e) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section, or any
amendment or readoption thereto, shall be adopted by the director in
accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. However, the
adoption, amendment, readoption, or repeal of these regulations shall
be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency,
and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the regulations shall remain in effect until
amended by the director.