Section 108880 Of Article 3. Enforcement From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 3.
108880
. (a) For fiscal years 1991-92 and 1992-93, the department
shall levy a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for each
manufacturer, importer, and distributor of tableware sold in this
state to be used for the implementation of this chapter, except that
the department shall levy a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150)
for small businesses. A penalty of 10 percent per month shall be
added to any fee that is not paid when due. The fee shall not exceed
the costs of administering and enforcing this chapter for the 1991-92
and 1992-93 fiscal years.
No later than July 1993, the department shall establish and
implement a fee schedule that assesses an annual fee upon
manufacturers, importers, and distributors of tableware sold in
California. The fees shall be based on the reasonable anticipated
costs that will be incurred by the department, and by local health
officers if an agreement is executed pursuant to Section 108885, to
implement and enforce this chapter. In calculating the necessary
fees, the department shall include any civil penalties generated
pursuant to Section 100425. Commencing in fiscal year 1993-94, the
fee established pursuant to this subdivision shall be adjusted
pursuant to Section 100425 and shall further be adjusted annually by
reducing the fee by an amount equal to the total amount of civil
penalties collected pursuant to Section 108900 during the previous
calendar year, divided by the total number of manufacturers,
importers, and distributors having paid fees during the previous
calendar year. The fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
terminate upon implementation of the fee schedule developed pursuant
to this subdivision. The fee schedule shall provide for the recovery
of all costs of implementing this chapter, including the cost of
establishing the fee schedule as prescribed in this section. In the
event that the department's reasonable costs in any one fiscal year
exceed the available fees for that year, the department shall, as
necessary, delay any activities in administering this chapter that
will incur costs exceeding available fees until the following year.
All moneys collected as fees pursuant to this section shall be
expended in carrying out this chapter.