Pennsylvania § 4510 - Collection of fees.
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§ 4510. Collection of fees.
(a) General rule.--Any marketing program issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide for the collection of fees to defray the necessary expenses incurred in the formation, issuance, administration and enforcement of the marketing program and shall include the amount, time, method and condition of payment. Fees to be charged shall not be in excess of that which will generate revenues of 5% of the gross market value of production and marketing of the commodity subject to the marketing program. Each and every producer affected by any marketing program issued under this chapter shall pay to the secretary at the time and in the manner as prescribed by the program as adopted the charges provided by this subsection.
(b) Collection by sales agents.--For the convenience of making collections of any producer charges established pursuant to this section, the secretary shall have the authority and may, by regulation, upon the request of a commodity marketing board, require sales agents to collect producer charges upon the sale of the agricultural commodity.
(c) Appropriation.--Any money collected by the secretary under this chapter is hereby specifically appropriated to the department for the administration of the marketing programs for which they were collected. When a marketing program is discontinued, the surplus money shall be made available for the administration of this chapter or of future marketing programs involving the same commodity.
(d) Auditing standards.--Each board shall adopt and publish a set of auditing standards, consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, against which the moneys it collects pursuant to this chapter and expends in accordance with the terms of this chapter can be audited. Each board shall engage an outside auditing firm to conduct annually an audit of its collections and expenditures. An audit under Federal law or regulation may be accepted by the board as long as it meets the minimum standards established under this section.
Cross References. Section 4510 is referred to in section 4504 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 4510 cover?
Section 4510 ("Collection of fees.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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