- (1) The seed potato certification fee is twenty-nine dollars per acre or fraction of an acre.
- (2) The certification fee for a field plot is twenty dollars per application.
- (3) The department may assess additional fees for time and mileage pursuant to chapter 16-470 WAC.
- (4) Growers must submit a minimum of fifty percent of the total certification fees with the applications.
- (5) Final payment of certification fees is due and payable November 1 of each year.
- (6) For the purpose of fee assessment, acreage may be adjusted by no more than ten percent prior to the first field inspection. The department will refund certification fees, if a written withdrawal notice is received by the department prior to the first field inspection.
- (7) Growers are not required to pay the final half of the certification fee on lots rejected or withdrawn before the second inspection.
- (8) The department will deny certification to any applicant who fails to pay fees when due.
- (9) The department will not accept applications from any grower owing the department for previous fees.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. WSR 00-20-070, § 16-324-381, filed 10/3/00, effective 11/3/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.14.030. WSR 97-11-028, § 16-324-381, filed 5/14/97, effective 6/14/97.]