Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-15-8

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 4-15-8 - Fees for the inspection of live plants, plant products, bees, beekeeping equipment, and regulated articles

(a) Inspection services may be provided upon request to any person who owns or possesses live plants, plant products, bees, beekeeping equipment, or regulated articles. The person shall pay inspection fees of $30 per hour plus mileage expenses. Inspection fees shall include hourly fees for travel time and time spent on-site.

(b) On-site hourly fees shall be calculated from the inspector's time of arrival until completion of the inspection, excluding breaks, meals, and any time not directly associated with conducting the inspection. A quarter-hour minimum shall be assessed, and the total on-site inspection time shall be rounded to the nearest quarter-hour.

(c) Hourly fees for travel time shall consist of actual driving time, excluding breaks, meals, and any time not directly associated with traveling to and from the inspection site. The total travel time shall be rounded to the nearest quarter-hour. If multiple inspections are completed at different locations, travel time shall be apportioned between inspections using the method for calculating and apportioning mileage fees specified in this regulation. If mileage fees are reduced to reflect a distance less than the distance actually travelled, travel time shall be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of reduction in the number of miles actually travelled.

(d) Mileage to the inspection site shall be calculated from one of the following locations as applicable on the date the inspection is conducted, whichever is less:

(1) The inspector's official station;

(2) the last location at which a requested inspection was conducted; or

(3) the last location at which the inspector incurred lodging expenses.

(e) The person for which the last requested inspection is conducted on any day shall pay mileage fees for the return trip to the inspector's official station or the location at which the inspector incurs lodging expenses, whichever is less.

(f) Mileage fees shall be calculated using the actual miles driven by the inspector or the adjusted miles if reduced pursuant to this regulation. The rate per mile shall be the private vehicle mileage reimbursement rate fixed by the secretary of administration.

(g) Any inspection, certification, diagnostic, or identification fee may be waived if the fee would be assessed against a state or local government agency.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-15-8

Authorized by K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 2-2126, as amended by L. 2011, ch. 72, sec. 11; implementing K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 2-2118, as amended by L. 2011, ch. 72, sec. 5; effective Oct. 18, 2002; amended May 6, 2005; amended May 18, 2012.