Section 56571 Of Article 17. Fees From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 17.
56571
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article or Section
55863, each applicant for a license shall pay to the department a fee
in accordance with the schedule in subdivision (b), except that an
agent shall pay fifty-five dollars ($55) for each license period of
the principal.
(b) The amount of the fee due each year shall be determined by the
annual dollar volume of business based on farm product value
returned to the grower or licensee, as follows:
(1) For a dollar volume of less than twenty thousand dollars
($20,000), the fee shall be one hundred thirty-six dollars ($136).
(2) For a dollar volume of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and
over, but less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the fee shall
be two hundred dollars ($200).
(3) For a dollar volume of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and
over, but less than two million dollars ($2,000,000), the fee shall
be three hundred dollars ($300).
(4) For a dollar volume of two million dollars ($2,000,000) and
over, the fee shall be four hundred dollars ($400).
(c) The department may reevaluate the fee structure based on
operating costs. The fees shall adequately cover the costs to fully
administer and operate the program in an effective and efficient
manner.