Section 16-157-220. Producer fee schedule.

(1) If you wish to apply for the organic producer certification program, you must submit an application and fees to the department each year.

(2) Annual fees: The cost per producer application is based on the following fee schedule.

(a) New applicants: Application fees are based on an estimate of the gross annual income from organic agricultural products.

(i) In the event that the actual gross annual income from organic agricultural products exceeds the estimated gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the department may bill the producer for the additional fee.

(ii) In the event that the actual gross annual income from organic agricultural products is less than the estimated gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the producer may request a refund for the reduced fee.

(b) Renewal applicants: Application fees are based on the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products.

(i) In the event that the current year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products exceeds the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the department may bill the producer for the additional fee.

(ii) In the event that the current year's gross annual income is less than the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the producer may request a refund for the reduced fee.

(c) Late fees: Renewal applications postmarked after February 1 must include a late fee in addition to the renewal fee.

(3) Site fee:

(a) Each site that is involved in organic production must be inspected on an annual basis.

(b) All sites involved in organic production must be included as part of the producer's organic system plan.

(c) The producer of each site that is included in the organic system plan must pay a site inspection fee of twenty dollars per year.

(4) Transitional certification fee: In addition to the producer application fee, if you are requesting transitional certification, you must pay a fifty dollar transitional certification fee for each site request.

(5) New application fee: New applicants must pay a two hundred fifty dollar new application fee in addition to the annual fees.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.86.060 and 15.86.070. WSR 06-23-108, § 16-157-220, filed 11/17/06, effective 12/18/06. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.86 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-22-055, § 16-157-220, filed 10/28/05, effective 11/28/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.86 RCW. WSR 03-03-044, § 16-157-220, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03; WSR 02-10-090, § 16-157-220, filed 4/29/02, effective 5/30/02.]

RCW 15.86.060 and 15.86.070. WSR 06-23-108, § 16-157-220, filed 11/17/06, effective 12/18/06. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.86 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-22-055, § 16-157-220, filed 10/28/05, effective 11/28/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.86 RCW. WSR 03-03-044, § 16-157-220, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03; WSR 02-10-090, § 16-157-220, filed 4/29/02, effective 5/30/02.