2 CAR § 50-401 – Fee amounts

(a) The following annual and/or item fees shall apply to plants and nursery stock as covered by this part:

Limited Nurseryman License	$75.00	Includes: Container or field grown stock solely propagated by themselves of no more than 500 square feet per year. To qualify for the Limited Nurseryman License, please see 2 CAR § 50-303(f)

Nurseryman:
Level I Inspection Fee, including License Fee	$150.00	Includes:Container Grown Stock – Less than 3 acresField Grown Stock – Less than 10 acres.

Level II Inspection Fee including License Fee	$300.00	Includes:Container Grown Stock – More than 3 acres up to and including 10 acres. Field Grown Stock – More than 10 acres up to and including 25 acres.

Level III Inspection Fee, including License Fee	$450.00	Includes: Container Grown Stock – More than 10 acres up to and including 40 acresField Grown Stock – More than 25 acres up to and including 70 acres.

Level IV Inspection Fee, including License Fee	$600.00	Includes:Container Grown Stock – More than 40 acresField Grown Stock – More than 70 acresNurseries having additional heel yards in locations or towns other than at nursery must obtain dealer’s or agent’s license for each sales outlet.

Nursery Certificate Tags	15¢	Each

Nursery Dealers & Agents:
Level I Inspection Fee	$140.00
Level I License Fee	$10.00	Includes: Container Grown Stock – Up to and including 5,000 sq. ft. heel yard or display area.

Level II Inspection Fee	$290.00
Level II License Fee	$10.00	Includes:More than 5,000 sq. ft. up to and including 15,000 sq. ft. of heel yard or display area.

Level III Inspection Fee	$440.00
Level III License Fee	$10.00	Includes:More than 15,000 sq. ft.Dealers having more than one sales outlet or display area must obtain dealer’s or agent’s license for each separate location.

Nursery Certificate Tags	15¢	Each

Nursery Landscape Contractors:
Level I Inspection Fee	$140.00
Level I License Fee	$10.00	Includes:If Landscape Contractor maintains a heel yard, this covers first 5,000 sq. ft. of that heel yard or display area. Also covers planting site inspection of plants where landscape contractor does not maintain a heel yard or display area.

Level II Inspection Fee	$290.00
Level II License Fee	$10.00	Includes:Heel yard of more than 5,000 sq. ft. up to and including 15,000 sq. ft.

Level III Inspection Fee	$440.00
Level III License Fee	$10.00	Includes:Heel yards over 15,000 sq. ft.

Out-of-State Nurseries:
Registration Fee		Not required unless the state in which the nursery is located requires a registration fee of Arkansas nurseries. In such cases, an equivalent fee will be charged.

License Fee	$10.00	(These fees apply only if the nursery has agents selling within the state. In such cases, planting site inspections will be made)
Inspection Fee – Inspection fee structure will be the same as in state.

Horticultural:
Advice Certificate	$1.00

Strawberry Inspection – State Inspected:
Application Fee	$25.00	Not required when grower is also a nurseryman and has paid nursery fees.
Inspection Fee	$1.50	Per each 1/4 acre

Strawberry Inspection – Certified:
Application Fee	$50.00
Inspection Fee	$2.00	Per each 1/4 acre
Certification Tags	15¢	Each

Sweet Potato Certification – Seed:
Inspection Fee	$25.00	For 1st acre, plus $6.00 for each additional acre
Certification Labels	15¢	Each

Sweet Potato Certification – Plants:
Inspection Fee	$10.00	Plus 2 cents per sq. ft.
Certification Labels	15¢	Each

Noncertified Sweet Potato Plant Beds:
Inspection Fee	$10.00	Plus 2 cents per sq. ft.

Sweet Potato Weevil Inspection:
Inspection Fee: Trapping	$10.00	Per acre
Fumigated Sweet Potatoes	5¢	For each bushel
Unfumigated Sweet Potatoes	5¢	For each bushel

Vegetable, Garden, Truck, and Strawberry Plants: (if grown in a medium containing soil)
Inspection Fee	20¢	Per sq. ft. for plants to be sold from beds or in pots
	50¢	For each crate, box, bucket, or basket of bundled plants
	$20.00	Minimum fee

Out-of-state Vegetable, Garden, Truck, and Strawberry Plants (if grown in a medium containing soil):
Registration Fee	50¢	For each crate, box, or basket of bundle plants.
	$100.00	Minimum feeFees shall be calculated on the basis of previous sales in Arkansas or an anticipated sales (subject to audit) for new producers.
Permits for plants brought into state under special permission	50¢	Each. Plants are inspected at destination. No registration fee required.

Phytosanitary Certificates (State Certificate):
Issuing Fee	$15.00	Each certificate
Sampling Fee (State or Federal)	$7.50	Each certificate when State Plant Board must take sample

(b) Reinspection fee. When an extra trip is made necessary because of late application, because of findings of a previous inspection, or for other reasons, an additional charge may be made as follows:
1. (1) Thirty dollars ($30.00) for first one-half (1/2) day or fraction thereof for each inspector; and
2. (2) Plus ten dollars ($10.00) per hour for each inspector's time in excess of the one-half (1/2) day.