California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 4 - Plant Industry › Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Rulings › Subchapter 1 - Service Charges › Section 4600 - General Provisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  department may provide analytical, diagnostic, inspection, testing and other
				  non-regulatory services related to nursery stock, plants, seed, or other plant
				  pests and diseases on a charge-for-service basis.
(b) Service charges may include the
				  approximate hourly labor costs of the involved departmental staff, including
				  prorated staff benefits and departmental overhead costs, the cost of any
				  shipping, handling, supplies, equipment and materials; and mileage, travel and
				  per diem pursuant to the State's per diem travel rules, and required to provide
				  the service.
(c) This subchapter
				  establishes the department's schedule of charges as provided in Sections
				  5851
				  and
				  5852,
				  Food and Agricultural Code.
(d) The
				  department shall provide a diagnostic result within ten working days of receipt
				  of a nematology, entomology or plant taxonomy sample/specimen or shall notify
				  the client of an estimated time for the delivery of diagnostic results if a
				  period of time longer than ten working days will be required.
(e) The department shall provide a diagnostic
				  result within 35 working days of receipt of a plant pathology sample/specimen
				  or shall notify the client of an estimated time for the delivery of diagnostic
				  results if a period of time longer than 35 working days will be
				  required.
(f) The identification of
				  a pest not known to occur in the United States or California, or a pest that is
				  of limited or wide but not general distribution in California shall be reported
				  to the appropriate federal or state plant pest prevention officials.
(g) The client may establish an account with
				  the department from which fees for services rendered by the department may be
				  debited or the service charges established by this subchapter shall be payable
				  after the service has been provided and billed by the department.
(h) Payments not received within 30 calendar
				  days of the date of billing shall be considered late. Payments post-marked on
				  the 30th calendar day shall be considered to be on time. Once late, a late
				  charge of 10% of the total amount billed or amount unpaid shall be assessed and
				  added to the bill.
(i) The
				  department may refuse services for any client who has not paid a previously
				  submitted bill or when there is a lack of qualified staff to provide requested
				  service.
1. New
					 chapter 7 (subchapter 1), subchapter 1 (sections
					 4600-4603) and section filed
					 11-12-2002; operative 12-12-2002. Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code
					 Section 5852, subdivision (h), regulations
					 establishing charges for the services listed in subdivision (a) of that section
					 are not subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law (Register 2002,
					 No. 46).
Note: Authority: Sections
						407,
						5851
						and
						5852,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						407,
						5851
						and
						5852,
						Food and Agricultural Code.