Section 19.3 - Inspection and Testing Fees(a) The department shall collect an inspection fee of $30 for the issuance of a state phytosanitary or a growing season inspection certificate. The department shall collect the same amount of certification and administrative fees as established by USDA to issue the federal phytosanitary certificates. Information on the phytosanitary certification fees can be obtained by contacting the Plant Quality Program, Texas Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas 78711 or a local USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office. Fields designated for genetic identity by the department are exempt from the fee. In addition, the department shall collect $30 per sample for nematode laboratory analysis.(b) The department shall collect the following inspection fee for each acre of greenhouse grown or field grown vegetable plants for the issuance of a vegetable certificate: (1) for the first five acres inspected in a field, $5.00 for each acre; and(2) $1.00 for each additional acre inspected.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.3
The provisions of this §19.3 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7802; amended to be effective September 22, 1997, 22 TexReg 9242; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 6813; amended to be effective November 13, 2006, 31 TexReg 9285; amended to be effective November 16, 2009, 34 TexReg 8028; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 49, December 6, 2024, TexReg 9951, eff. 12/12/2024