PURPOSE: This rule establishes a fee schedule for inspections performed. Monies derived from these inspections are to be deposited in the state treasury and shall not exceed the actual cost of the inspections.

1. (1) Nursery inspection fees for all plants, except grass sod, shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, twenty dollars ($20); one-half to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, thirty-five dollars ($35); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, three dollars ($3). Where semi-annual inspections are required, that is, strawberries, brambles, and the like, an annual fee shall be paid at the time of the spring inspection and shall include both inspections performed during the year. Grass sod inspection fees shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, twenty dollars ($20); onehalf to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, thirty-five dollars ($35); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, one dollar ($1).
2. (2) Fees for the field inspection of grain and forage crops or any other plants or plant products other than nursery stock and sod shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, twenty dollars ($20); one-half to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, thirty-five dollars ($35); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, two dollars ($2).
3. (3) Fees for supervising the fumigation of any plants, plant products, machinery, equipment or any other articles of any nature shall be fifty-dollars ($50) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a fifty-dollar ($50) minimum fee and twenty dollars ($20) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour worked while on the premises.
4. (4) Fees for the inspection of grain elevators, warehouses and other facilities shall be fifty dollars ($50) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a fifty-dollar ($50) minimum fee and twenty dollars ($20) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour while on the premises. These inspections shall be made as often as required by the destination state or country or the United States Department of Agriculture for the issuance of their certificates.
5. (5) Fees for specialty-type inspections including, but not limited to, phytosanitary, European corn borer, (that is not a grain elevator), vegetable transplant, house plant inspections and any other plant regulatory work shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a twenty-five dollar ($25) minimum fee and twenty dollars ($20) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour worked while on the premises. There shall be a ten-dollar ($10) certification fee for each certificate issued.
6. (6) Fees for the reissuance of a phytosanitary certificate or any other type of certificate, based upon a prior inspection or some other documentation shall be ten dollars ($10). Firms operating under compliance agreements and utilizing state certificates shall pay a certificate fee of five dollars ($5) per certificate.
7. (7) Anyone desiring a phytosanitary inspection and certification or any other type inspection/certification for plants or plant products may bring those plants or plant products to the inspector at a designated time and place at the inspector’s choosing and have that inspection performed and a certificate issued, providing the plant material meets the requirements of the destination state or country, for a fee of five dollars ($5) for the inspection and ten dollars ($10) for each certificate issued.
8. (8) Certificates of inspection shall be issued after the inspection is completed and payment of the fee has been received unless otherwise required under sections 263.010–263.080, RSMo or the commodity or plant product being inspected is infested or infected with harmful plant pests or does not meet the requirements of the destination state or country, or both. Failure to qualify for certification does not remove the obligation of owner to pay the designated inspection fees.
9. (9) Fees for greenhouse inspection shall be as follows: for twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or less, twenty-five dollars ($25); for twenty-five thousand one to fifty thousand (25,001–50,000) square feet, thirty-five dollars ($35); for each additional twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or portion, ten dollars ($10). Fees shall be paid at the time of the fall inspection and shall include both inspections performed during the year.
10. (10) Nursery dealer registration-inspection certificates shall be fifty dollars ($50) annually per outlet and this fee is payable at the time of making application. Restricted nursery dealer registration-inspection certificates shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) annually per outlet and this fee is payable at the time of making application. If the nursery dealer registration-inspection certificate is not renewed prior to offering nursery stock for sale, there shall be a penalty of fifty percent (50%) assessed and added to the original fee and paid by the applicant before the registration-inspection certificate shall be issued. This penalty is to recover the costs associated with reinspections.
11. (11) Fees are not prorated and certificates are effective from the time of issuance until the expiration date as mandated by section 263.070, RSMo or the destination state or country.

AUTHORITY: section 263.040, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Sept. 12, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed Dec. 2, 1991, effective April 9, 1992. *Original authority 1939, amended 1984.