1. (a) Exemptions from license requirements provided in Section 15051 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall apply only to retail stores selling bagged or packaged commercial feed labeled by a licensed feed manufacturer.
2. (b) Beginning July 1, 2015, the annual commercial feed license fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each location.
3. (c) The annual commercial feed license fee for firms solely engaged in the diversion of eligible human food by-products specified under Section 2750(e)(1) without further manufacturing/processing beyond what is stated in the ingredient definition shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each location.
4. (d) The commercial feed license fee is non-refundable and shall not be reduced to cover a fraction of a year.
5. (e) If a license is not renewed within one calendar month following its expiration, a late fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be added to the fee. To renew an expired license, a licensee shall be required to pay all past due license fees, tonnage tax, and applicable late fees for each year the licensee conducted commercial feed business with an expired license.
6. (f) A commercial feed licensee shall notify the Department within thirty (30) calendar days if any of the information provided on the license application or renewal changes after the license is issued.
7. (g) The Department shall send any notices to the address provided on the license application, renewal or provided to the Department pursuant to (f), whichever is most current. Any notices issued shall be considered effective, even if delivery is refused or if the notice is not accepted at the address provided.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 15051, 15053 and 15055, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 11-4-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 45).

2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).

3. Amendment of section heading, repealer of subsection (a) and subsection relettering filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).

4. New subsection (b) and amendment of Note filed 6-17-2008; operative 7-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 25).

5. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-26-2013; operative 6-26-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 26).

6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-24-2015; operative 7-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 26).

7. New subsections (c)-(d) filed 3-29-2022; operative 3-29-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 13). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.

8. New subsections (e)-(g) and amendment of Note filed 7-18-2024; operative 10-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 29).

9. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 11-12-2024 as an emergency; operative 11-12-2024 (Register 2024, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-12-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

10. Amendment of subsection (c) refiled 5-12-2025 as an emergency; operative 5-12-2025 (Register 2025, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-6-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

11. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-12-2025 order transmitted to OAL 6-10-2025 and filed 7-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 27).