(a) A Producer or group of Producers participating in a Stewardship Plan shall pay all administrative and operational costs related to their Stewardship Plan, except as provided under this Section 2208. Administrative and operational costs related to the Stewardship Plan include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Collection and transportation supplies for each drop-off site;
(2) Acquisition of all secure collection bins for drop-off sites;
(3) Ongoing maintenance or replacement of secure collection bins, as requested by Collectors;
(4) Prepaid, pre-addressed mailers provided to disabled and/or home-bound residents;
(5) Operation of periodic collection events, including costs of law enforcement staff time if necessary;
(6) Transportation of all collected Covered Drugs to final disposal, including costs of law enforcement escort if necessary;
(7) Environmentally sound disposal of all collected Covered Drugs under Section 2207 of this Division I;
(8) Program promotion under Section 2206 of this Division I; and
(9) Costs related to any review of a Product Stewardship Plan for purposes of obtaining compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et seq.).
(b) No Person or Producer may charge a point-of-sale fee to consumers to recoup the costs of their Stewardship Plan, nor may they charge a specific point-of-collection fee at the time the Covered Drugs are collected.
(c) Producers are not required to pay for costs of staff time at drop-off sites provided by Collectors volunteering to participate in a Stewardship Plan.