1. (a) Each registrant shall apply to the state chemist for a permit to report the tonnage of manure based fertilizer sold and pay the inspection fee as specified in section 4 of this chapter. In making the application for the permit, the registrant must agree to the following:

   1. (1) To keep records that indicate accurately the tonnage and kinds of manure based fertilizers sold in Indiana.

   2. (2) To grant the state chemist permission to:

      1. (A) examine the records required in subdivision (1); and
      2. (B) verify the registrant's statement of tonnage.
   3. (3) To report under oath to the state chemist on forms furnished by the state chemist the tonnage of manure based fertilizer sold during the period covered.

2. (b) The state chemist:

   1. (1) may grant the permit to report tonnage if the state chemist determines that the application of the permit to report tonnage of manure based fertilizer described in subsection (a) will lead to efficient enforcement of this chapter; and

   2. (2) may revoke the permit to report tonnage at any time if it appears to the state chemist that the registrant is not complying with:

      1. (A) the terms of the agreement entered into at the time of the issuance of the permit; or
      2. (B) this chapter.
3. (c) The report of tonnage is due and the inspection fees are payable semiannually on the last day of the month following the end of the semiannual period.

4. (d) The state chemist may revoke the registrant's permit for any of the following reasons:

   1. (1) The report of tonnage is not filed and the inspection fee is not paid by the fifteenth day following the due date.
   2. (2) The report of tonnage is false.
   3. (3) The permit holder has not complied with labeling requirements of this chapter.

5. (e) If the inspection fee is unpaid after the fifteen (15) day grace period described in subsection (d), a penalty must be assessed in the amount of:

   1. (1) fifty dollars ($50); or

   2. (2) ten percent (10%) of the amount due;

      whichever is greater, in addition to the amount due.

As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.51.