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42806
. (a) The director shall adopt regulations establishing
assessment rates set by the committee established pursuant to Section
42809. The committee shall set the rates on or before March 1. The
rates shall become effective the following July 1.
(b) The establishment, alteration, rescission, or elimination of
assessment rates or the repeal of regulations of exempt commodities
pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code. An order to repeal the regulations
of exempt commodities pursuant to this section shall be transmitted
within 30 days by the director to the Office of Administrative Law.
The Office of Administrative Law shall file the order promptly with
the Secretary of State without further review pursuant to Article 6
(commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 3.5 of Division 1 of Title
2 of the Government Code. The order shall do all of the following:
(1) Indicate that the regulations are being repealed pursuant to
this article.
(2) State that the order is being transmitted for filing.
(3) Request that the Office of Administrative Law publish a notice
of the filing of the order and print an appropriate reference in
Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) All assessments collected pursuant to this article shall be
deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be
used only for implementing and enforcing this division.
(d) Those commodities that are otherwise subject to a mandatory
inspection fee shall pay a lower rate of assessment than those
commodities that are not otherwise subject to a mandatory inspection
fee.
(e) Assessment rates for commodities that are not otherwise
subject to a mandatory inspection fee shall not exceed six mills
($0.006) per container.
(f) Assessment rates for commodities that are otherwise subject to
a mandatory inspection fee shall not exceed three mills ($0.003) per
container.