Section 33294 Of Article 9. Fees Payable To The Secretary From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 9.
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. (a) Every producer shall pay an inspection fee not to exceed
twelve cents ($0.12) per hundredweight of the first 482,000 pounds
only on milk produced by him or her during the quarter year preceding
the date the inspection fee becomes due and payable or two hundred
fifty dollars ($250), whichever is greater.
(b) Notwithstanding the fee limit specified in this section for
producers, the secretary may increase the inspection fee by an amount
not to exceed one-half cent ($0.005) per hundredweight per annum.
(c) The secretary shall annually fix the fees at an amount not to
exceed actual reasonable program costs for administration of this
chapter, and may adjust the per hundredweight fee whenever he or she
finds that the cost of administering the provisions of this chapter
can be defrayed from revenues derived from lower rates. Any money
collected by the secretary pursuant to this section shall be paid
into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
(d) The secretary shall charge a dairy farm all actual direct
costs for initial and any followup dairy farm inspections for a
facility out of compliance with the initial inspection. However, in
no event shall the fee for an initial inspection exceed the
limitation established in subdivisions (a) and (b).
(e) The secretary shall establish plan review fees for sanitary
design and construction review activities relating to dairy farms
pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 33451).