(a) Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code Sections 9231(c) and 9244(b)(3), the annual adjustment of fees for inflation shall be based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- California, All Items, All Urban Consumers, as published by the California Department of Industrial Relations. The Department shall apply the percentage change in the CPI for February of the current year relative to the base CPI from February 2022. These adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. All recalculated fees shall take effect on July 1 each year.
- (1) On July 1, 2025, the application and annual license fee for each establishment proposing to produce or producing animal blood and blood component products from a closed-colony blood bank shall be one thousand and eighty-eight dollars ($1088), and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to (a).
- (2) On July 1, 2025, the registration application fee and annual renewal fee for each blood and blood component product shall be five hundred and forty-four dollars ($544), and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to (a).
- (b) For the additional registration fee established by Section 1307.1, the annual adjustment of fees for inflation shall be based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- California, All Items, All Urban Consumers, as published by the California Department of Industrial Relations. The Department shall apply the percentage change in the CPI for February of the current year relative to the base CPI from February 2025. This adjustment shall be rounded to the nearest cent. The recalculated fee shall take effect on July 1 each year.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 9251, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9231(c) and 9244(b)(3), Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-10-2025; operative 7-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 11).