Rule 40-31-1-.06. Tonnage Reports

Rule 40-31-1-.06. Tonnage Reports

1. (1) Any registrant who distributes a soil amendment in Georgia must file a semiannual report to the nearest whole ton with the Commissioner recording soil amendments distributed within Georgia in containers over 10 pounds in weight, and in bulk, and must submit the tonnage fee calculated at $0.30 per ton for the tonnage distributed to non-registrants. Registrants must report and calculate tonnage reports and the tonnage fee based on a soil amendment's weight at the time of delivery, and must include the weight of any liquid components. Registrants may not report and calculate tonnage reports and the tonnage fee on a dry weight basis. Each tonnage report must include the following:

   1. (a) Registrant's name, address, telephone number, and email address;
   2. (b) Name, title, and signature of registrant's representative;
   3. (c) Total tonnage of each registered soil amendment distributed by the registrant during the semiannual period; and
   4. (d) Total combined tonnage of all registered soil amendments distributed by the registrant during the semiannual period.

2. (2) All tonnage reports and tonnage fees must be provided to the Commissioner no later than the thirtieth day after the end of the semiannual period, as follows:

   1. (a) For the period January 1 through June 30, tonnage reports and tonnage fees are due by July 30, and
   2. (b) For the period July 1 through December 31, tonnage reports and tonnage fees are due by due January 30.
3. (3) Tonnage reports filed with the Commissioner and lacking any information required by this Rule will be considered incomplete and the registrant that filed the report will be considered in violation of the Act and this Chapter if the report is not complete or the tonnage fee is not received by the Commissioner on or before the due date listed.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 2-12-75, 2-12-80.

History. Original Rule entitled "Records" adopted. F. Nov. 12, 2019; eff. Dec. 2, 2019.

Amended: New title, "Tonnage Reports." F. Dec. 7, 2022; eff. Dec. 27, 2022.