4.12.1428    ASSESSMENT FEES ON ALL PRODUCE

(1) The assessment fee on all produce except produce grown in Montana and inspected at shipping point shall be 6 cents per each produce unit.

(a) The department may assess a 10% penalty (based on the previous quarterly assessment report fee amount), or a minimum fee of $25, whichever is greater, for any assessment reports received after the deadline.

History: 80-3-303, 80-3-314, MCA; IMP, 80-3-314, MCA; NEW, 1993 MAR p. 1636, Eff. 7/30/93; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 546, Eff. 2/23/96; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 507, Eff. 3/26/99; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3566, Eff. 12/27/02; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2365, Eff. 12/11/09; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 496, Eff. 3/9/12.