Mississippi § 41-3-18 - Assessment of fees [Repealed effective July 1, 2020; Repealed effective July 1, 2021; See Editor’s note].

§ 41-3-18. Assessment of fees [Repealed effective July 1, 2020; Repealed effective July 1, 2021; See Editor’s note].

The board shall assess fees in the following amounts and for the following purposes: Food establishment annual permit fee, based on the assessment factors of the establishment as follows: Assessment Category 1. . . . .$ 30.00 Assessment Category 2. . . . .100.00 Assessment Category 3. . . . .150.00 Assessment Category 4. . . . .200.00 Private water supply approval fee. . . . .$ 10.00 The board may develop such reasonable standards, rules and regulations to clearly define each assessment category. Assessment categories shall be based upon the factors to the public health implications of the category and type of food preparation being utilized by the food establishment, utilizing the model Food Code of 1995, or as may be amended by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Any increase in the fees charged by the board under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65. The fee authorized under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not be assessed for: Food establishments operated by public schools, public junior and community colleges, or state agencies or institutions, including, without limitation, the state institutions of higher learning and the State Penitentiary; and Persons who make infrequent casual sales of honey and who pack or sell less than five hundred (500) gallons of honey per year, and those persons shall not be inspected by the State Department of Health unless requested by the producer. The fee authorized under subsection (1)(b) of this section shall not be assessed for private water supplies used by foster homes licensed by the Department of Human Services.