(a) The director shall adopt regulations establishing assessment rates set by the committee established pursuant to Section 42809. The committee shall set the rates on or before March 1. The rates shall become effective the following July 1.
(b) The establishment, alteration, rescission, or elimination of assessment rates or the repeal of regulations of exempt commodities pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. An order to repeal the regulations of exempt commodities pursuant to this section shall be transmitted within 30 days by the director to the Office of Administrative Law. The Office of Administrative Law shall file the order promptly with the Secretary of State without further review pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 3.5 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The order shall do all of the following:
(1) Indicate that the regulations are being repealed pursuant to this article.
(2) State that the order is being transmitted for filing.
(3) Request that the Office of Administrative Law publish a notice of the filing of the order and print an appropriate reference in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) All assessments collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be used only for implementing and enforcing this division.
(d) Those commodities that are otherwise subject to a mandatory inspection fee shall pay a lower rate of assessment than those commodities that are not otherwise subject to a mandatory inspection fee.
(e) Assessment rates for commodities that are not otherwise subject to a mandatory inspection fee shall not exceed six mills ($0.006) per container.
(f) Assessment rates for commodities that are otherwise subject to a mandatory inspection fee shall not exceed three mills ($0.003) per container.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 76, Sec. 1. Effective June 3, 1992. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 42815.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018