Rule 40-10-4-.04 - Fees and Charges(1) Fees and charges for service under the regulations in this Chapter shall be paid by the applicant for the service in accordance with this section.(2) The fees and charges provided for in this section shall be paid by check, draft or money order payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and shall be remitted promptly to the Director upon furnishing to the applicant a statement as to the amount due.(3) The fees to be charged and collected for service under the regulations in this Chapter shall be set by the Commissioner. Charges for Saturdays, Sundays, and official holidays shall be one and one half times the above stated rate. Such fees shall cover the costs of the service and shall be charged for the time required to render such service, including, but not limited to: (a) The time required for the travel of the inspector or inspectors in connection therewith during the regularly scheduled administrative workweek, and(b) Charges to cover other expenses incurred by the Program in connection with the furnishings of the service.(4) Each recipient of voluntary inspection service shall be billed in increments of quarter hours. For billing purposes, eight or more minutes shall be considered a full quarter hour. Billing will be for each quarter hour of service rendered by each Program inspector.(5) Official establishments requesting and receiving the services of a Program inspector after he has completed his day's assignment and left the premises, or called back to duty during any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday period, shall be billed for a minimum of 2 hours at the rate as provided for in 40-10-4-.04.(6) Bills are payable upon receipt and become delinquent 30 days from the posting date of the bill. Voluntary inspection service will not be performed for anyone having a delinquent account.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-10-4-.04
O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-2-100.1.
Original Rule entitled "Fees and Charges" adopted. F. Dec. 12, 1995; eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended: F. July 21, 1997; eff. August 11, 1997.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Jan. 17, 2003; eff. Feb. 6, 2003.