(1)(a) Persons engaged in the growing, production, harvesting or distribution of shellfish who receive from such operations not more than $60,000 in annual gross income shall pay the following annual fees to the State Department of Agriculture:
(A) $150 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a shucker-packer, for a person operating a shellfish shucking, packing or repacking plant for the distribution of shellfish.
(B) $100 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a grower, for a person engaged in the business of growing shellfish.
(C) $100 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a distributor, for any jobber or wholesaler who furnishes or sells shellfish to retail outlets.
(D) $75 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a commercial harvester, for any person harvesting clams or mussels for commercial purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding the fees established in paragraph (a) of this subsection, no commercial facility operating in one location shall pay more than $250 in total annual fees to the department for any combination of certificates issued under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2)(a) Persons engaged in the growing, production, harvesting or distribution of shellfish who receive from such operations more than $60,000 in annual gross income shall pay the following annual fees to the department:
(A) $300 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a shucker-packer, for a person operating a shellfish shucking, packing or repacking plant for the distribution of shellfish.
(B) $200 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a grower, for a person engaged in the business of growing shellfish.
(C) $225 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a distributor, for any jobber or wholesaler who furnishes or sells shellfish to retail outlets.
(D) $75 for a certificate of shellfish sanitation as a commercial harvester, for any person harvesting clams or mussels for commercial purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding the fees established in paragraph (a) of this subsection, no commercial facility operating in one location shall pay more than $500 in total annual fees to the department for any combination of certificates issued under paragraph (a) of this subsection. [1955 c.331 §8; 1969 c.283 §3; 1973 c.508 §7; 1979 c.696 §10; 1993 c.720 §4; 2007 c.71 §188]
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