Chapter 698 Oregon Laws 2003

 

AN ACT

 

SB 5502

 

Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Agriculture; and declaring an emergency.

 

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

 

          SECTION 1. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 291.055 (1)(e), the following new or increased fees, adopted by the State Department of Agriculture and approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, are approved:

 

      (1)    Voluntary fee for service

              paid for certification of

              Good Agricultural and

              Good Handling Practices........     $   60 per hour

      (2)    Annual pesticide

              registration fee........................     $ 160 per product

      (3)    Annual registration fee for

              fertilizer, agricultural mineral,

              agricultural amendment or

              lime products...........................     $ 25 per product

      (4)    Annual license fee for

              manufacturer/bulk distributor

              of fertilizer, agricultural

              mineral, agricultural

              amendment or lime products

              (per licensed

              business)..................................     $                  50

      (5)    Initial product evaluation

              fee for fertilizer,

              agricultural mineral,

              agricultural amendment

              or lime products.......................     $ 50 per product

      (6)    Fee for reregistration of or

              reevaluation of registration

              for fertilizer, agricultural

              mineral, agricultural amendment

              or lime products.......................     $ 50 per product

      (7)    Annual license fee for

              liquefied petroleum gas

              vapor-measuring devices:

      (a)    1" pipe diameter or under.......     $                  15

      (b)    Over 1" pipe diameter............     $                  20

      (8)    Annual fees for European

              pine shoot moth surveys.........     $ 85 per location

 

          SECTION 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 291.055 (1)(e), the following new or increased fees, adopted by the State Department of Agriculture and approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, are approved:

 

 

      (1)    Brand inspection fee for horses

              at licensed auction sales

              and slaughter plants................     $                                  3.75 per head

      (2)    Fee for cattle transportation

              certificates...............................     $                                 1.50 per book

      (3)    Annual license fee for nursery growers,

              other than greenhouse growers of

              herbaceous plants, and for collectors

              of native plants:

      (a)    Annual sales up to $20,000.....     $                                                  100

      (b)    $20,001 - $100,000 .................     $          100 plus .0031 over $20,000

      (c)    $100,001 - $200,000................     $        348 plus .0029 over $100,000

      (d)    $200,001 - $500,000................     $        638 plus .0023 over $200,000

      (e)    $500,001 - $2,000,000.............     $     1,328 plus .0014 over $500,000

      (f)    $2,000,001 or more .................     $  3,428 plus .0004 over $2,000,000

      (g)    Maximum fee is $20,000

      (4)    Annual license fee for greenhouse

              growers of herbaceous plants:

      (a)    Annual sales up to $20,000.....     $                                                  100

      (b)    $20,001 - $100,000 .................     $        100 plus .00125 over $20,000

      (c)    $100,001 - $200,000................     $          200 plus .001 over $100,000

      (d)    $200,001 - $500,000................     $        300 plus .0005 over $200,000

      (e)    $500,001 - $2,000,000.............     $      450 plus .00025 over $500,000

      (f)    $2,000,001 or more..................     $     825 plus .0004 over $2,000,000

      (g)    Maximum fee is $20,000

      (5)    Annual license fee for dealers,

              florists and landscape contractors:

      (a)    Annual sales up to $20,000.....     $                                                  100

      (b)    $20,001 - $100,000..................     $        100 plus .00125 over $20,000

      (c)    $100,001 - $200,000................     $          200 plus .001 over $100,000

      (d)    $200,001 - $500,000................     $        300 plus .0005 over $200,000

      (e)    $500,001 - $2,000,000.............     $      450 plus .00025 over $500,000

      (f)    $2,000,001 or more .................     $     825 plus .0004 over $2,000,000

      (g)    Maximum fee is $20,000

      (6)    Fee paid by licensed nursery or

              Christmas tree grower for issuance of

              phytosanitary and other certificates,

              on any given day:

      (a)    First certificate issued

              during billing period.................     $                                                    20

      (b)    Each additional certificate

              after first certificate................     $                                                    10

      (7)    Fee paid by persons not required

              to be licensed, for issuance of

              Phytosanitary and other certificates,

              on any given day......................     $  60 per hour ($30 minimum)

      (8)    Fees for laboratory or other testing

              services, including sample processing,

              analysis and issuance of certificates or

              official reports.........................     $  70 per hour ($35 minimum)

      (9)    Fees for specific routine

              laboratory tests:

      (a)    Spore wash and microscopic

              examination, per fungal

              species.....................................     $                                                    50

      (b)    Fifty-seed stain and microscopic

              examination for endophyte.....     $                                                    85

      (c)    Seed, soil or tissue test

              for nematodes..........................     $                                                    35

      (d)    Visual exam for regulated

              pests.........................................     $                                                    50

      (e)    Visual exam for regulated

              contaminants............................     $                                                    45

      (f)    Isolation on standard

              media........................................     $                                                    35

      (g)    Growing media pH and

              conductivity..............................     $                                                    35

 

          SECTION 3. This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect July 1, 2003.

 

Approved by the Governor August 22, 2003

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 22, 2003

 

Effective date August 22, 2003

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