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NDGI | North Dakota Division

4150 98th Ave S E-mail: NDGI@graininspection.com

Fargo, North Dakota 58104 Phone: (888) 293-7420

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT (AMA) FEE SCHEDULE

This fee schedule supersedes all other fee schedules issued by this office. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must 

approve all fees for official services and Official Agencies will assess only those fees appearing on their current approved 

fee schedule. This fee schedule is not valid unless signed seal appears on each page. In addition to all other applicable fees, 

commodity cooperative service agreement fees for commodity inspection services (pulses, hops, and miscellaneous 

processed commodities), excluding rice, will be assessed at the current percentage rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 

(Service Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 4.) The assessed fees must exclude travel, mailing expenses, and state and local 

taxes. Invoices will identify assessed commodity cooperative service agreement fees as separate line items.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Regular Hours: Fargo, ND: Front office hours, 7:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday except 

holidays.

Sampling and Inspection at Fargo office: 5:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Hourly rates: Sampler (Pulses & Edible Beans): $45.75 per hour

Sampler (Commodities Excluding Pulses & Edible Beans): $31.00 per hour

Additional Labor: $38.50 per hour

Used for additional labor charges that are not included in other hourly rates. This may include, 

but not limited to, extra data entry work, additional labor beyond sampling on-site, etc. 

Checktesting/Approval of Equipment/Samplers $61.75 per hour

Rates assessed in 1/2-hour increments.

Overtime Hourly rate: 1 1/2-time regular hourly rate applied to all hours outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday. Sunday and Holidays will be 

charged at double time.

Holidays Include: New Year's Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, 

Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve after noon, Christmas Day, and New 

Year's Eve after noon. Holidays that fall on Saturday will be observed on preceding 

Friday; those that fall on Sunday will be observed on following Monday.

Finance Charge: 1 1/2% per month after 30 days from Statement Date. Direct pass-through of credit 

card charge from credit card processor, if credit card is used.

Standby Rates: Will be charged an applicable hourly rate for delays not caused by the Agency and 

will apply in one-hour increments.

Minimum Hourly Call-out Rates: Minimum 2 hours per person at applicable hourly rate will apply Monday through 

Sunday. This includes office work outside of normal business hours.

Mileage Fees: Mileage will be assessed at the rate of less than or equal 

to the IRS standard mileage rate and will be 

prorated when possible.

Travel Time: Will be charged at the applicable hourly rate 

and prorated when possible.

Per Diem: Per person - Room: Actual Cost; When Room 

is 

required, Meals: $25.00/person/meal

Hourly and mileage fees will be in addition to the unit fees and fees performed onsite at applicant’s location unless stated otherwise.

NDGI reserves the right to determine the number of personnel required to 
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properly provide the service requested.

All official services included the applicable certificates per FGIS guidelines and instructions. 

NDGI - PULSE AND PROCESSED COMMODITY INSPECTION SERVICES

Inspection/Grading Fees $24.50

Thresher Run “Grades” $26.50

(Lentils | Total Dockage, Total Dockage, Defects & Foreign Material, Moisture, Damaged Lentils, Foreign Material, Split 

Lentils, Skinned Lentils, Total Defects & Foreign Material, Weevil Damaged Lentils, Heat Damaged Lentils, Inconspicuous 

Admixture, Color, Wrinkled Lentils)

(Peas | Total Dockage, Total Dockage, Defects & Foreign Material, Moisture, Damage, Foreign Material, Splits, Total 

Defects & Foreign Material, Weevil Damaged, Cracked Seedcoats, Color, Bleached, Other Classes)

(Edible Beans | Grading Factors for Class, and Dockage)

Factor Analyses - Graded Commodities $7.75 per Factor

(If not accompanied with Grade, will not exceed grade fee for grading factors)

Factor Analyses - Graded Commodities $7.75 per Factor

(Extra Factors Accompanied by Grade)

Factor Analyses - Ungraded Commodities $7.75 per Factor

Stowage Examination Certificate $15.50

Condition of Food Container $16.25

Plant Sanitation Inspection $16.25

Phyto Only Request $10.50

Insects (Two Factors are needed for a Phyto/921-2) $3.25 per Factor

Sampling Only $12.00

Additional Statements $2.15 per Statement

Additional Statements (4 or more) $8.60 per Certificate

Reinspection Same fee as original service

ADDITIONAL TEST SERVICES

Aflatoxin: $35.00 per test

Vomitoxin: $35.00 per test

Vomitoxin Dilution: $30.00 per test

Other Mycotoxin Tests, not listed above: $41.00 per test

Falling Number: $27.50 per test

Stowage Exam Only $12.00

Sampling Only $12.00

Witness fumigation per carrier $6.00

12 Foot or Double Probe (In addition to original sampling charges) $6.00

Duplicate/Corrected certificate: $2.50

Composite Sample Prep: $1.75 per sample in composite

Special Handling: (Shipping per Applicant Request. Special Handling in addition to actual freight charges.) $7.50

SEALING

Hourly and mileage charges will apply when applicable.

Plastic Seals (per seal) (includes certification) $2.45

Cable Seals (per seal) (includes certification) $3.20

- A picture of every Railcar ID and each seal is taken and stored at NDGI for 30 days.

- An extra person will be sent out solely to take pictures and charged at the Additional 

Labor Rate. 

NDGI is not responsible for the seals after the railcar leaves the applicant's property. It 

is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm all seals have been applied by NDGI to their 

satisfaction.

MISCELLANEOUS

Services not listed by this fee schedule will be charged at the appropriate hourly rate. All 

services during regular hours must be canceled a minimum of 3 hours prior to scheduled start 
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otherwise the applicable minimum charge will apply. ANY cancellations for services during non-regular hours will have the applicable 

minimum charge applied. *** Document search or data entry taking over 15 minutes will be charge an additional hourly rate in 1/2-hour

increments. Customer is responsible for any on-site requirements needed to provide services