(a) Production permit. Application for a production permit shall be made to the State Plant Board sufficiently in advance (minimum of four (4) months) of the expected first planting to allow full evaluation by the board staff and, if deemed appropriate by the Director of the State Plant Board, by a scientific review committee.
(b) Permit application form. The appropriate form will be supplied by the board for making the application.
(c) Functional permits.
(1) Depending on the characteristic of economic impact, a determination may be made by the director that other functions, such as planting, harvesting, transporting, processing, and storage, associated with the production of rice having the characteristic may also need to be permitted.
(2) To accommodate this effort, the owner of the characteristic of economic impact should be prepared to identify all parties that are expected to handle any of the rice in any form or function.
(d) Fees for functional permits. Functions that are deemed to present a risk of causing/allowing a cross contamination to occur and as a result necessitate inspections, may be required to pay a fee for securing the permit and for having the inspections made.
(e) Restrictions specific to the characteristic of economic impact will be contained in the permit.