California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 33294

FAC § 33294 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 15 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 9

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 19. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.