Article 6. Fees of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 16. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.

The secretary shall adopt a schedule of uniform fees to defray the cost of administering this chapter.

Each operator of a dehydrator that receives deliveries of garlic or onions for dehydration purposes is hereby designated as the authorized agent of the secretary to collect the inspection and certification fees that are chargeable to the dehydrator and to each grower that delivers garlic or onions.

The cost of such inspection shall be borne equally by both the operator of a dehydrator and the grower.

Any money that is collected pursuant to this article shall be remitted to the secretary weekly during the garlic and onions dehydration season for deposit into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to be used in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

Except as provided in this article, any money which is so collected and not used for the purposes of this chapter shall be returned to the operators of dehydrators from whom it was received for distribution to the operators of dehydrators and growers from whom the money was originally collected, in proportion to their several interests.

If the secretary determines, as to any money collected as inspection and certification fees, that the return of the money with respect to any dehydration season is impracticable because of the smallness of the amounts returnable, or for any other reason, the money so collected shall not be returned but shall remain in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and be available for expenditure for the purposes of this chapter in any subsequent year.