(A) No registrant may commence or continue any commercial or research hemp activity in the county, without timely paying in full all fees and charges required for the operation of a hemp entity. Fees and charges associated with the operation of a hemp entity shall be established by resolution and/or ordinance of the County Board of Supervisors which may be amended from time to time.
(B) Registration application fee. An application for a H.E.M.P. registration must be accompanied by a registration fee, plus fee deposit. All work performed in reviewing a H.E.M.P. registration, consulting with the applicant, conducting site inspections, reviewing changes in information contained in the registration, and making determinations on the application shall be billed to the registrant. In the case of subsequent changes in the information contained in the initial registration, costs for reviewing the amendment shall be billed against the deposit. A H.E.M.P. registration shall not be granted to a hemp entity under this chapter until the registrant has paid a non-refundable H.E.M.P. registration fee as set forth in state law, plus a deposit as set forth in § 7.04.005. The purpose of this fee is to pay for the costs of implementing, administering and enforcing the H.E.M.P.
(C) Fees deemed debt to the County of San Benito. The amount of any fee, cost or charge imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the County of San Benito that is recoverable via an authorized administrative process as set forth in this code, or in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 989, § 1, 2019)