La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XLIII-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XLIII-103 - Organic Certification Fees
A. Producers, processors, handlers, and distributors participating in the National Organic Program certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be charged organic certification fees.
B. The organic application fee, organic certification fee or annual update fee shall be paid by new applicants or those applicants updating organic certification and shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule.

Organic Certification Fee Schedule

A nonrefundable $25 application fee is required for all business types. (Submitted with organic certification application.)

Organic Business Type

Initial

Annual Update

Producer-Land Area Based on Acres

$

Less than 5 acres

150

75

5 to 25 acres

200

100

Greater than 25 acres

300

150

Plus-Each additional Increment of 25 acres

50

50

Producer-Land Area Based on Square Feet

$

Less than 250 sq. ft.

100

50

250 to 1000 sq. ft.

150

75

Greater than 1000 sq. ft.

200

100

Plus-Each Additional Increment of 250 sq. ft.

50

50

Handler/Processor

$

Handler/Processor

500

500

Handler-Distributor only

300

300

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XLIII-103

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, LR 30:2255 (October 2004).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:608.3 and 7 CFR 205.642.