§ 6-208. Registration and inspection fees

   (a) Amount of fees. -- For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and for each soil conditioner distributed in the State, the annual registration fee is $ 15 and the annual inspection fee is 25 cents per ton except:

   (1) For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and each soil conditioner distributed in packages of 10 pounds or less, the annual registration fee is $ 30, notwithstanding any other registration or inspection fee; and

   (2) For each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer and each soil conditioner distributed in packages of 10 pounds or less and in packages over 10 pounds, the annual $ 30 registration fee applies, and only the portion distributed in packages over 10 pounds is subject to the inspection fee of 25 cents per ton.

(b) Exemptions. --

   (1) Mixed-to-order, buyer's mixture, or custom-mix fertilizer is exempted from the registration fee, but the inspection fee shall be paid.

   (2) Distribution of fertilizer materials to manufacturers or exchange between them is exempted.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 476; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1974, ch. 864, § 1; 1984, ch. 396; 1989, ch. 369.