Pursuant to Food and Agriculture Code § 81005, the Board of Supervisors may establish a schedule of fees, in an amount necessary to cover the costs of the County Agricultural Commissioner and the County in implementing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations and ordinances pertaining to industrial hemp. Such fees may include, but are not limited to, costs for licensing, inspections, monitoring, sampling, testing, enforcement, and abatement/destruction. Said fees may be updated from time to time by the Board of Supervisors. Failure to pay all fees attributable to County costs incurred as a result of the cultivation or manufacturing of industrial hemp shall serve as a basis for suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of the registration with the County Agricultural Commissioner until all outstanding fees are paid in full.
(Ord. 4445, passed - -2022)