N.J. Admin. Code § 2:71-2.28

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 2:71-2.28 - Charges for inspection or grading and certification services; written agreements for commodity inspection

(a) Charges for inspection or grading and certification services of five or more consecutive days duration, performed pursuant to a written agreement between the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the requester of the services, shall be made according to the following schedule:

1. Basic schedule for all products:

i. A charge of $ 408.00 per eight-hour day for each inspector;

ii. A charge of $ 2,040 per five-day week (Monday through Friday) of 40 hours or less for each inspector;

iii. A charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for all hours worked over 40 in the five-day week (Monday through Friday), or for all hours over eight hours per day;

iv. There will be at least a two-hour minimum charge of $ 153.00 assessed for each inspector assigned work on Saturday and/or Sunday; and a charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for the actual hours worked by each inspector on Saturday and/or Sunday in excess of two hours;

v. There will be at least a two-hour minimum charge of $ 153.00 assessed for each inspector assigned work on legal State holidays occurring Monday through Friday; and a charge of $ 76.50 per hour, or portion thereof, for the actual hours worked by each inspector on legal State holidays occurring Monday through Friday in excess of two hours; and

vi. Official mileage will be charged at the prevailing State rate per mile starting and ending where the inspector officially reports for duty.

2. Charges for inspection or grading and certification of fruit and vegetables other than potatoes for fresh market:

i. A charge of $ 0.10 will be made for all packages inspector or graded and certified in excess of 4,941 packages during the seven-day week (Saturday through Friday).

3. Charges for inspection or grading and certification of potatoes for the fresh market:

i. A charge of $ 0.10 per hundredweight for all hundredweights inspected or graded and certified in excess of 4,941 hundredweights during the seven-day week (Saturday through Friday).

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:71-2.28

R.1978 d.114, eff. 3/30/1978.
See: 10 New Jersey Register 90(b), 10 New Jersey Register 182(b).
As amended, R.1979 d.58, eff. 2/13/1979.
See: 11 New Jersey Register 2(a), 11 New Jersey Register 117(a).
As amended, R.1980 d.140, eff. 4/3/1980.
See: 12 New Jersey Register 102(a), 12 New Jersey Register 248(b).
As amended, R.1982 d.75, eff. 3/15/1982 (operative April 25, 1982).
See: 14 New Jersey Register 66(a), 14 New Jersey Register 277(a).
(a)1i: "$ 300.00" was "$ 290.00"; (a)1ii: "$ 11.25" was $ 10.88"; (a)1iii: "$ 45.00" was "$ 43.52"; (a)1iv. "$ 13.50" was "$ 12.25"; (a)2i: "4,285" was "4,140"; (a)3i: "3,750" was "3,625".
As amended, R.1983 d.312, effective 8/1/1983.
See: 15 New Jersey Register 462(a), 15 New Jersey Register 1245(a).
In (a)1.iv. added "not to exceed light hours per day" and last sentence.
As amended, R.1984 d.301, eff. 7/16/1984.
See: 16 New Jersey Register 946(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1966(a).
Section substantially amended.
Amended by R.1986 d.147, effective 5/5/1986.
See: 18 New Jersey Register 448(a), 18 New Jersey Register 938(c).
Charges were raised.
Amended by R.1987 d.354, effective 9/8/1987.
See: 19 New Jersey Register 901(a), 19 New Jersey Register 1641(a).
Increase of fee charges for inspection and grading of farm products.
Amended by R.1988 d.370, effective 8/1/1988.
See: 20 New Jersey Register 953(a), 20 New Jersey Register 1871(a).
Charge raised to $ 0.06 in excess of 6,545 packages from $ 0.02 in excess of 4,000 packages.
Amended by R.1990 d.318, effective 6/18/1990.
See: 22 New Jersey Register 1242(c), 22 New Jersey Register 1914(a).
Charges increased.
Amended by R.1992 d.375, effective 10/5/1992.
See: 24 New Jersey Register 2321(a), 24 New Jersey Register 3513(a).
Revised text.
Amended by R.1995 d.456, effective 8/21/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 2035(a), 27 New Jersey Register 3155(d).
Charges were raised.
Amended by R.1999 d.279, effective 8/16/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 1405(a), 31 New Jersey Register 2329(a).
Increased charges, raised the baseline number of fruit and vegetable packages, and raised the baseline number of potato hundredweights.
Amended by R.2003 d.434, effective 11/3/2003.
See: 35 New Jersey Register 2974(a), 35 New Jersey Register 5060(a).
In (a), increased the inspection charges in 1i through 1iv, and substituted "4,941" for "4,118" following "in excess of" in 2i and 3i.

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2471(a), effective 12/18/2023