Fee Schedule

Seed Certification Fees

A. The application fee for certification shall be $23 for each crop, one variety per application, plus $.90 per acre inspection fee for all crops except sweet potatoes and sugar cane which shall be $1.80 per acre and Turf and Pasture Grass which shall be $25 per acre. The application fee shall be due and payable upon filing of the application for certification.

B. The fee for certification on any application submitted after the deadline shall be $100.

C. A fee of $50 shall be charged for each reinspection of a field.

D. Fees for issuance of certified seed tags shall be sixteen cents for the following classes of seed:
    1. breeder (white tag);
    2. foundation (white tag);
    3. registered (purple tag);
    4. certified (blue tag);
    5. selected tree seed (green tag); and
    6. source identified tree seed (yellow tag).

E. Fees for Sweet Potatoes
    1. The fee for greenhouse inspections of virus-tested sweet potato plants and mini-roots shall be $50 per crop year.
    2. A fee of five cents per 1,000 plants will be collected for each 1,000 sweet potato plants inspected for certification purposes.

F. Fees for Bulk Seed Certification. The fee for issuance of a Bulk Certified Seed Sales Certificate shall be sixteen cents per hundred-weight.

G. Fees for Phytosanitary Inspection. A fee of $.50 per acre shall be charged for phytosanitary inspections. The application fee for phytosanitary inspection shall be due and payable upon filing of the application for certification.

H. Fees for Re-sampling Certified Seed. A fee of $30 will be charged for each re-sample, which fee shall be due and payable when the request for re-sample is initially made.

I. Fees for Bulk Sampling. A fee of $30 shall be charged for each bulk sample by vacuum probe, which shall be due and payable when request for bulk sample is initially made.

Penalties; Adjudicatory Hearing Required

A. Whenever the chairman of the Seed Commission has reason to believe that there has been a violation of the Seed Law or any of these rules and regulations, he shall notify the person believed to have committed the violation, the notice to be in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. No penalty shall be imposed on any individual, firm, corporation or other legal entity regulated under the Seed Law until such time as an adjudicatory hearing is conducted, such hearing to be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. Whenever the Seed Commission determines that a violation has occurred, the Seed Commission may impose any of the following penalties:
    1. withdraw from the offender the right to have seed certified under these procedures;
    2. destroy any seed which is not in compliance with the requirements of the Seed Law or the requirements of these regulations; or
    3. impose a penalty not to exceed $500 for each offense.