Texas § AG.63.071 - INSPECTION FEE
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§ AG.63.071. INSPECTION FEE
INSPECTION FEE. (a) For each state fiscal year, the registrant of a commercial fertilizer shall pay to the service an inspection fee as prescribed by this section. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the inspection fee for a commercial fertilizer distributed in this state is 30 cents per ton of fertilizer. With the approval of the board, the director may reduce or increase the inspection fee in increments of two cents per ton per fiscal year. (c) A person distributing in this state a commercial fertilizer product packaged in individual containers of five pounds or less shall pay, for each distinct commercial fertilizer product so distributed, a flat rate inspection fee of $50 for each fiscal year or part of a fiscal year in which the distribution is made. (d) A registrant paying an inspection fee under Subsection (b) of this section shall pay in advance a minimum annual inspection fee of $100 per fiscal year. All advance inspection fees collected under this section shall be credited towards the first tonnage inspection owed by the registrant accruing in that fiscal year. (e) If more than one person is involved in the distribution of a commercial fertilizer, the last person who distributes to a dealer or consumer who is a nonregistrant shall pay the fee. (f) A person is not required to pay an inspection fee on a portion of a customer-formula fertilizer that is produced by the purchaser or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person who mixed, milled, or processed the mixture. (g) The service may by rule provide that a person who manufactures or distributes a commercial fertilizer solely for investigational, experimental, or laboratory use by qualified persons is not required to pay an inspection fee on the fertilizer if the use is in the public interest. (h) A person is not required to pay an inspection fee on compost as defined by Section 361.421 , Health and Safety Code. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1145, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1848, ch. 349, art. 1, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1.16, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
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Section AG.63.071 ("INSPECTION FEE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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