Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-157 - Organic food standards and certification › Section 16-157-251 - Certification fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Producers
				and handlers of organic products must submit an application packet and fees to
				the department each year to receive or maintain certification.
(a)
New applicant fee:
A new
				application fee of $500 must be submitted with each new application.
(b)
Renewal fee:
A renewal fee
				must be submitted annually by March 1st with each renewal application. Renewal
				fees for producers, handlers, and processors are assessed based on the gross
				annual income received by the operation for the production or handling of
				organically certified products. The renewal fee is based on the following fee
				schedule:
GROSS ANNUAL INCOME RECEIVED
							 FROM ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR
RENEWAL FEE DUE ANNUALLY ON
							 MARCH 1st
$ 0 - $25,000
....... $250.00
$25,001 - $50,000
....... $380.00
$50,001 - $75,000
....... $570.00
$75,001 - $100,000
....... $760.00
$100,001 - $150,000
..... $1,140.00
$150,001 - $200,000
.. . . $1,520.00
$200,001 - $250,000
. . . . $1,900.00
$250,001 - $300,000
. . . . $2,090.00
$300,001 - $400,000
. . . . $2,470.00
$400,001 - $500,000
. . . . $2,850.00
$500,001 - $750,000
. . . . $3,325.00
$750,001 - $1,00,000
. . . . $3,800.00
$1,000,001 - $1,500,000
. . . . $4,750.00
$1,500,001 - $2,000,000
. . . . $5,700.00
$2,000,001 - $3,000,000
. . . . $7,600.00
$3,000,001 - $4,000,000
. . . . $9,500.00
$4,000,001 - $5,000,000
. . . $11,400.00
$5,000,001 - and up
. . . $11,400.00 plus 0.19% of income over
							 $5,000,000
(i) The maximum
				renewal fee shall not exceed $25,000 per primary facility or
				location.
(ii) The minimum renewal
				fee is $570 for operations with more than: 25 acres in production (excluding
				fallow, pasture, hay, haylage, and silage), or more than five production sites,
				or more than 15 products.
(iii)
				Operations certified to the retailer scope are exempt from the gross annual
				income assessment and are charged a $1,500 renewal fee per retail location or
				facility.
(iv) Renewal applications
				and fees submitted after March 1st must include a late fee in addition to the
				renewal fee.
If a renewal application is
							 submitted after March 1st but before:
The late fee is:
April 1st
$100.00
May 1st
$200.00
June 1st
$300.00
July 1st
$400.00
August 1st
$500.00
September 1st
$600.00
(c)
Inspection fee:
An
				inspection fee must be submitted after each annual and announced additional
				inspection conducted by the department. The inspection fee is the sum of the
				fees associated with the scopes of the inspection. Inspection fees are based on
				the following fee schedule:
INSPECTION SCOPE
INSPECTION FEE
Crop producer
- $500
Livestock producer
- $500
Wild crop producer
- $200
Handler, processor, or retailer
- $750
(i) Operations
				with a producer scope plus either the handler or processor scope and less than
				$250,000 in gross annual income qualify for a $300 reduction in their
				inspection fee.
(ii) Each primary
				location or facility must receive an annual on-site inspection. In the event
				more than one primary location or facility is included under one certification,
				the operation will be charged an inspection fee per primary location or
				facility.
(iii) Additional announced
				inspections, if necessary to determine compliance or requested by the
				operation, will be charged to the new applicant or certified operation per the
				inspection fee table. Unannounced inspections conducted by the department are
				not charged an inspection fee.
(iv)
				Out-of-state inspections, if necessary to determine compliance or requested by
				the operation, shall be charged $500 plus associated travel costs in addition
				to the inspection fee.