Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Application. Upon submitting an
application, the applicant shall furnish information requested regarding each
planting and shall consent to the taking of samples or plants by the Department
from any planting for inspection or testing purposes. A separate application
shall be submitted for each planting and may include more than one variety
provided that they are entered as the same class.
(1) In the case of participants engaged in
laboratory/greenhouse production, application, along with the required fees,
shall be made 15 days prior to initiation of propagation or planting.
(2) A preliminary application for site
approval of field plantings along with the required fees shall be submitted by
August 1, prior to planting.
(3) A
final application for all field plantings, including farm survey when required,
along with the required fees shall be submitted for each planting by March
15.
(4) A late application may be
accepted by the Department provided that a late fee is paid and that the
application is made sufficiently in advance of the times required to determine
the eligibility of the stock and the suitability of the location, to supervise
any treatment that may be required, and to adequately perform the inspections
and tests outlined in this article.
(b) Fees. Fees established in this article
are payable in advance of the work to be done and are for the sole purpose of
defraying expenses incurred in the approval, inspection, testing, registration
and certification procedures herein provided and are not to obtain any right or
privilege. The schedule of fees for the services provided in this article are
based upon the approximate cost of the services rendered. The Secretary of Food
and Agriculture, pursuant to Section
5822 of the Food and Agricultural
Code, hereby establishes fees for approvals and inspections, including sampling
and testing for the seed garlic certification program. The fees shall be:
(1) Laboratory/Greenhouse Production. $200.00
for each facility.
(2) Preliminary
Application. $150.00 for all field plantings at the same location.
(3) Acreage Fee. In addition to the
preliminary application fee, an acreage fee for each acre in excess of one acre
or portion of an acre for the following field plantings:
(A) Foundation Block. $75.00 per acre or
portion of an acre.
(B) Nursery
Increase Block. $75.00 per acre or portion of an acre.
(C) Certified Block. $25.00 per acre or
portion of an acre.
(D)
Qualification of Stock or Site Inspection for a New Location. $75.00 per
acre.
(4) Farm Survey of
Non Certified Garlic and Other Allium sp. $10.00 per acre or
portion of an acre.
(5) Stem and
Bulb Nematode Testing.
(A) Qualification of
Stock. $200.00 per variety or selection submitted.
(B) Optional Field Testing For Certified
Plantings. $15.00 per acre or portion of an acre.
(6) The late fee shall be $100.00 for each
application postmarked after the times established in this article.
(7) The Department may charge additional fees
when due to conditions, total acreage entered, or number of tests performed,
the fees established do not cover the cost of the service.
(8) The hourly rate for certification
services shall be $50.00 per hour applied to travel time (portal to portal),
field time, and documentation time.
(9) Fees paid for services that are not
rendered shall be refunded to the applicant, less direct costs incurred by the
Department.
(10) No fees shall be
charged to the University of California or the United States Department of Food
and Agriculture for registration or for inspection and testing of garlic
provided there is no additional expense to the Department other than for
observation of the inspection and testing required by this article and for the
keeping of records. When the procedures prescribed in this article are
conducted by the University of California, or by the United States Department
of Agriculture, they shall not be less than provided in this article, and the
Department shall be notified each year of the garlic to be entered or continued
in the program.
1. New
section filed 4-24-97; operative 5-24-97 (Register 97, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407
and
5823,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
5822,
Food and Agricultural Code.
