§ 42806 Assessment Rate Regulations

Key Takeaways

•A group sets fees for certain products every year by March 1, and these fees start in July.
•Some products have lower fees if they already pay for mandatory checks.
•Fees can't be more than $0.006 per container for most products or $0.003 for those with mandatory checks.
•All the money collected from these fees goes to a special fund for food and farming rules.

Example

A farmer sells oranges in boxes. Oranges don’t have mandatory checks, so the farmer pays a fee for each box.

The fee is set every year and can’t be more than $0.006 per box. The money goes to a fund that helps make sure food rules are followed.

(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 The order shall do all of the following: (1) Indicate that the regulations are being repealed pursuant to this article.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. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 76, Sec. 1. Effective June 3, 1992.)

Key Takeaways

•A group sets fees for certain products every year by March 1, and these fees start in July.
•Some products have lower fees if they already pay for mandatory checks.
•Fees can't be more than $0.006 per container for most products or $0.003 for those with mandatory checks.
•All the money collected from these fees goes to a special fund for food and farming rules.

Example

A farmer sells oranges in boxes. Oranges don’t have mandatory checks, so the farmer pays a fee for each box.

The fee is set every year and can’t be more than $0.006 per box. The money goes to a fund that helps make sure food rules are followed.

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