(a) Certification Services:
(1) For each shipment which requires a single inspection or the inspection of a lot or load, the following fee shall be collected per certificate:
(A) Inspection expected to take an hour or less: $80.00/each.
(B) Inspection expected to take more than an hour (charged in 1/2 hour increments): $110.00/hour.
(C) Quarantine Inspection, incoming commercial shipment requiring inspection (charged in 1/2 hour increments): $110.00/hour.
NOTE: An additional charge equal to two hours at the applicable rate, shall be added to the fee of shipments where the inspection is made on Saturdays, Sundays, County furlough days or County holidays.
(2) Inspection Services (if no other provision applies) (Charged in 1/2 hour increments): $110.00/hour.
(b) Direct Marketing Certificates:
(1) Producer Certificate: $110.00/hour, one hour minimum, 1/2 hour increments.
(2) Farmer's Market Certificate: $370.00/each.
(c) Pest Control Registration:
(1) Agricultural Pest Control Business Annual Registration Fee (renewable January 1): $100.00/year.
(2) Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business Registration Fee (renewable January 1): $25.00/year.
(3) Branch 2 and/or 3 Structural Pest Control Business Registration fee (renewals January 1): $10.00/year.
(4) Farm Labor Contractor Registration fee: $68.00/year.
(5) Branch 1 Structural Pest Control Business Registration fee (renewable January 1): $25.00/year.
(d) Registration of Commercial Weighing or Measuring Devices:
(1) Annual device registration:
(A) Location Fee: $120.00/each location.
(B) Utility submeters:
(I) Water: $4.00/device.
(II) Electric: $3.00/device.
(III) Vapor: $6.00/device.
(C) Heavy capacity devices:
(I) Over 10,000 lb capacity: $250.00/device.
(II) Between 2,000 to 9,999 lb capacity: $150.00/device.
(III) 100 to 1,999 lb capacity: $50.00/device.
(D) Livestock Scales:
(I) Over 10,000 lb capacity: $150.00/device.
(II) Between 2,000 to 9,999 lb capacity: $100.00/device.
(E) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Meters: Mobile and Stationary: $185.00/device.
(F) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Meters: Mobile or Stationary: $145.00/device.
(G) Wholesale and vehicle meters: $57.00/device.
(H) Computing Scale: $25.00/device.
(I) Jewelry, Prescription or Class II Scale: $60.00/device.
(J) Vehicle Odometer: $37.00/device.
(K) Electric Vehicle Charging Station: $26.00/device.
(L) All other commercial weighing and measuring devices: $20.00/device.
NOTE: The annual registration consists of a device and location fee. A single business location is defined as a site that has different types of devices requiring the use of specialized testing equipment and necessitates not more than one inspection trip. Locations using different types of utility submeters shall only be assessed one location fee.
(2) Commodity packer/distributor (over 10,000 packages/year): $330.00/year.
(3) Computerized Pricing System (per location): $219.00/year.
(e) Miscellaneous Fees:
(1) Standby Fee: $130.00/hour, one hour minimum, 1/2 hour increments.
(2) Documents/Research (charged in 1/2 hour increments): $130.00/hour.
(3) Commercial speaking/training engagement: $180.00/presentation.
(f) Collection Service Fee: Current Central Collection's charge.
(g) Credit Card Convenience Fee: Actual Cost.
(Am. Ord. 4457, passed - -2023; Am. Ord. 4470, passed - -2024)