52351. Every labeler of agricultural or vegetable seed offered for sale in this state, or any person, as defined in Section 52256.5, who sells that seed in this state, shall annually register with the secretary to obtain authorization to sell agricultural or vegetable seed before engaging in this activity, except any of the following: (a) An […]
52351.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 52351, the secretary may require any entity that conducts noncommercial seed sharing activity to provide notification of its activity on a form created by the secretary. The notification form shall only include the entity’s name and address and the contact information of the responsible party. No fee shall be assessed for submitting […]
52352. Each application for an annual registration shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40) for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
52353. If a registration is not renewed within one calendar month after the beginning of the fiscal year, a penalty of 20 percent of the annual registration fee due shall be added to the fee. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
52354. Each person who is required to be registered pursuant to Section 52351 shall pay an assessment annually to the secretary in an amount not to exceed forty cents ($0.40) per one hundred dollars ($100) gross annual dollar volume sales of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, in this state for the preceding fiscal year […]
52354.5. The director shall fix the annual assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out this chapter, and the date and method of collecting the assessment. The board shall make a recommendation regarding the level of assessment to the director. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 474, […]
52354.8. If the assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 and fixed by the director pursuant to Section 52354.5 is not paid within one calendar month after the end of the fiscal year for which the assessment is made, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment shall be imposed. (Added by Stats. […]
52355. Any registrant who packages or labels seed, or both, with the name and address of the person who only retails the seed within the state shall, at the time of sale to such person, collect from the person whose name and address appears on the label, the assessment due based upon the invoice price […]
52356. Total expenditures from funds derived from registration fees and dollar volume assessments under this chapter shall not exceed the department’s cost of carrying out this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 45. (AB 120) Effective July 26, 2011.)
