Arizona Administrative Code
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION
Article 9 - COMMERCIAL FEED
Section R3-3-903 - Tonnage Reports; Inspection Fee
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 3-3-903
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Quarterly tonnage report and inspection fee.
1. The
inspection fee for all commercial feed sold or distributed in Arizona is
20¢ per ton. The tonnage shall be rounded to the nearest whole
ton.
2. Any applicant applying for
and receiving a new license after March 15, June 15, September 15, or December
15 is not required to file a quarterly tonnage report for the quarter in which
the license application is issued, but shall report the tonnage on the
following quarterly tonnage report. Any person who distributed commercial feed
without a license as required under A.R.S. §
3-2609 shall pay all past due
inspection fees and late penalties before a license is issued.
3. Any licensee not estimating annual tonnage
shall file the following information on a quarterly statement provided by the
Department no later than the last day of January, April, July, and October of
each year for the preceding calendar quarter and pay the inspection fees and
any penalties, if applicable:
a. If the
inspection fee is being passed on to the purchaser:
i. The commercial feed license number issued
according to this Article and name of the currently licensed company;
ii. The amount of commercial feed in whole
tons and by type, indicating whether the commercial feed is bagged or
bulk;
iii. The name, title,
telephone number, and signature of the licensee or the licensee's authorized
representative; and
iv. The date of
the report.
b. If the
licensee pays a tonnage fee for the distribution of a commercial feed:
i. The amount of commercial feed in whole
tons and by type, indicating whether the commercial feed is bagged or
bulk;
ii. The name, title,
telephone number, and signature of the licensee or the licensee's authorized
representative; and
iii. The date
of the report.
B. Estimated tonnage report. A licensee may estimate the annual commercial feed tonnage if it is 400 tons or less per year and the licensee does not pass the inspection fee responsibility to the purchaser.
1. The licensee shall submit the
estimated annual commercial feed tonnage report to the Department with the
annual inspection fee no later than July 31 of each year. The tonnage report
shall contain:
a. The estimated tonnage of
commercial feed to be distributed;
b. The amount of commercial feed in whole
tons and by type, indicating whether the commercial feed is bagged or
bulk;
c. The name, title, telephone
number, and signature of the licensee or the licensee's authorized
representative; and
d. The date of
the report.
2. The
licensee shall submit the inspection fee according to subsection (A)(1), which
shall be for the amount declared in subsection (B)(1)(a), but not less than $8
per year. The fee must be included with the annual tonnage report submitted to
the Department no later than July 31 of each year. Adjustments for
overestimates or underestimates for licensees with 400 tons or less of actual
tonnage sales shall be made on the next year's estimating form. Adjustments of
underestimates of licensees with actual tonnage sales more than 400 tons shall
be made no later than July 31 of each year.
3. The licensee shall verify the accuracy of
the previous year's tonnage estimates to actual tonnage sales and submit the
tonnage verification no later than July 31 of each year.
4. Overestimation of tonnage.
a. The Department shall not refund any
inspection fee based on an overestimation if the licensee does not re-license
in the subsequent year;
b. If a
licensee applies for a license in the subsequent year, the Department shall
apply any overestimation to the subsequent year's tonnage fees.
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