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NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte adopts fees as delineated in Exhibit A and amends the Butte County Master Fee Schedule to reflect the changes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED all fee adjustments shall become effective September 1, 2017, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 131h day of June, 2017. by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Kirk, Lambert,Teeter, and Chair Connelly NOES:Supervisor Wahl ABSENT: None NOT VOTING:.. None Bill Connelly, Chair Butte County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Paul Hahn, Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Deputy I N `�° ,w EXHIBIT A -- Recommended Changes to the Master Fee Schedule -- Recommended deletions are formatted with stf+kethFewgh text Recommended additions are formatted with underline text Notes included in Exhibit'A' for explanatory purposes and that won't be included in the Master Fee Schedule are (in parentheses and italicized) BUTTE COUNTY AGRICULTURE Master Fee Schedule Activity Current Fee Recommended Fee Notes AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FEES A. Agricultural Pest Control Operator-Registration 1. Maintenance Gardeners Performing Pest Control $25.00 $25.00 Authorized per Section 21734 of Food and Agricultural Code. 2. Agricultural Pest Control Operators $50.00 $50.00 Authorized per Section 11734 of Food and Agricultural Code. 3. Fee-Exempt Agricultural Pest Control Operators 0.00 $0.00 No Charge. B. Agricultural Pest Control Advisors-Registration 1. Advisors who register in person,in the County $10.00 $10.00 Authorized per Section 12034 of Food and Agricultural Code. Advisors who have listed on their license an address in the County or who choose this as the county of occupation choice. 2. Advisors who are registering in an additional $5.00 $5.00 Authorized per Section 12034 of Food and Agricultural Code. County C. Pest Control Aircraft Pilots-Registration 1. Pilots who register in person,in this County $10.00 $10.00 Authorized per Section 11923 of Food and Agricultural Code. 2. Pilots already registered in another county who $5.00 $5.00 Authorized per Section 11923 of Food and Agricultural Code. are now registering in an additional county Evidenced by possession of a pest control aircraft pilot county registration imprinted by another county. D. Structural Pest Control Operator Notification 1. Branch 1 $25.00 $25.00 Per year. 2. Branches 2 and 3 $10.00 $10.00 Per year. E. Apiary Inspection Services 1. Interstate Movement Division hourly rate Actual Cost Per Agriculture Division hourly rate,charged in 15 minute increments.plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. 2. Certification of Colony Strength Division hourly rate Actual Cost Per Agriculture Division_hourly rate charged in 15 minute increments.plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. 3. Issuance of Certificate Division hourly rate Actual Cost Per hour A¢riCllltUre Division hourly rate charged in 15 minute increments,oius iRS mileaee reimbursement rate._ F. Plant Shipment Inspection for Certification and/or Federal and State Phytosanitary 1, Field Inspection Required by Receiving Country, State,or County: a. Application for Inspection $41.50 $50.00 b. Inspection Rate,per acre,per inspection $7.50 $10.00 2. All Phytosanitary Certificates $65.00 $75.00 Service Fee,each Certificate issued. 3. Fee Exemptions 0.00 $0.00 No fee for one package(non-commercial)only,when package is brought to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office. G. Fruit,Nut,and Vegetable Certification Division hourly rate Actual Cost Per Agriculture Division hourly rate charged in 15 minute Inspection increments.plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. H. Certification of Farmers Markets 1. Certified Producer's Direct Marketing Certificate $60.00 $60.00 or Livestock/Poultry Cer Letter 2. Replacement or Modification of Valid Certificate $5.00 $5.00 3. Certified Farmers Market Direct Marketing $75.00 $75.00 Certificate 4. Additional Inspection Division hourly rate Actual Cost Per Aariculture Division-hourly rate chareed in 15 minute increments.plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. I. Farm Labor Contract Registration,per year $50.00 $50.00 J. Investigation and Confirmation of Destruction Actual Cost Actual Cost Per Agriculture Division hourly rate chareed in 15 minute of Commodities by Research Authorization increments.Division@1 heuFly Fate per inspection.oius IRS Agriculture Master Fee Schedule,2 of 5 BUTTE COUNTY AGRICULTURE Master Fee Schedule Activity Current Fee Recommended Fee Notes AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FEES K. Planning Fees 1. Ag Waiver $310.00 $328.00 2. Land Conservation Agreement,'^^' ^^^ $285.00 $877.00 Cancellation or Easement Exchange 3. Land Conservation Agreement,Withdr^ a UM $385.00 $875.00 ,t ,f,�p„5,gjQ05,Amendments.Non- Renewals 4. Planning Application Review Division hourly rate $204.00 Flat fee' "^•-F McRiF^'FR^"^•g^ 5. Other Planning Matter Review Division hourly rate. $272.00 6. Agricultural Maintenance Plan Division hourly rate. $340.00 lat fee'��^^^ L. Fees for Inspection or other services not Division hourly rate Actual Cost Planning Division hourly rate charged in 15 minute otherwise indicated increments.oer hour plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. M. Inspection or Certification After Normal Work 1.5 x Division hourly Actual Cost in Hours rate 15 minute increments.°n�.^��^plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. N. Non-Domestic Animal Damage Control Fees 1. Placement of a trap $20.00 $20.00 To capture skunk,possum,or raccoon or other non-domestic animal that is causing damage to urban property. For two weeks or less. 2. Each servicing of a trap $15.00 $15.00 To remove a non-domestic animal on urban property. 3. Each removal of a non-domestic animal from $20.00 $20.00 Where implementation may be performed by another party. non-ADC(animal damage control)program traps,assessment of non-domestic animal 4. Control of depredating animals on non- $100.00 $100.00 Where property owner requests services for up to 8 weeks. residential property for the protection of livestock and other animal control services 5. Control of depredating animals on non- $25.00 $25.00 Where property owner requests services for 2 weeks or less. residential property for the protection of livestock and other animal control services a. Each Additional Two-Week Period $25.00 $25.00 O. Miscellaneous Services 1. Agriculture Division Staff,Hourly Rate $83.08 $100.00 2. Planning Division Staff,Hourly Rate $96.25 $136.00 3. Weights and Measures Division Staff,Hourly $100.00 $100.00 Rate 4. Materials and Equipment County must rent or Actual Cost Actual Cost buy to perform service S. Mileage Current IRS reimbursement rate for mileage 6. Other Services or Inspections not specified Division hourly rate 100.00 Wiculture Q[Weights and bedf,minimum charge is 1/2 hour. 7. Crop Report Sales $6.50 Actual Cost 8. Organic Certification Letter $75.00 $96.00 9. GIS Maooine Fee New Actual Cnst lincrPments Agriculture Master Fee Schedule,3 of5 BUTTE COUNTY AGRICULTURE Activer Fee Schedule ity Current Fee Recommended Fee Notes AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FEES P. Quarantine Program 1. Certificate of Quarantine Compliance Division hourly rate Actual Cost Aadculture Division hourly We,chareed in 15 minute_ increments.Per hour plus IRS mileage reimbursement rate. 2. Weed-Free Certification Division hourly rate Actual Cost Aericulture Division hourly rate.Oar eed in 15 minute increments. Ag Per hour plus IRS mileage reimbursement Cl. For any operation or utilization of a point of sale station 1. 1-3 Point of Sale Stations $50.00 $50.00 2. 4-9 Point of Sale Stations $100.00 $100.00 3. 10 or more Point of Sale Stations $200.00 $200.00 4. Demolition 50%of Billed 50%of Billed Delinquent fee per business location. Certificate Fee Certificate Fee R. Weights and Measures Fees 1. Annual Registration Location Fee See Fee Description $100.00 Fee set by State.Charged for all weighing and measuring in Notes instruments requiring a registration certificate.The annual registration fee for a business that uses a commercial weighing or measuring device or devices shall consist of a business location fee and a device fee.The annual registration fee shall be the"not to exceed"fee as specified in the California Business and Professions Code section 12240(f)(3)and subsections(g)to(n),inclusive,effective January 1,2008. Fee calculation tables provided by the State of California are available from the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner and on the website at www.buttecounty.net/agcommissioner. The County chooses to grant an exception to the California Business and Professions Code section 12240(f)and(n)to Certified Farmers Market scales/devices,not to exceed three(3) scales/devices,that are delivered to the Weights and Measures Office for testing.The fee for such scales/devices shall be$40.00. i.Elec-tFie,Vi3PBF,BF WateF Mete $10G.gg PeF leeatien,plus$2.10 peF meteF.*!Reluder State 2. Water Meter fuer meterl $2.10 Plus Annual Reeistration Location Fee ger location. Fee includes State administrative fee of 5.10 oer device. authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 3. Electric Meter(pu meter} $2.10 Plus Annual Registration Location Fee ger location. Fee includes State administrative fee of 5.10 oer device. authorized ger Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 4. Vapor Meter ioer meterl $2.10 Plus Annual Re¢istratinn Location Fee Pec location. Fee includes Stats administrative fee of 5.10 oer device. authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code._ 5. Scale 100 lbs,to 2.000 lbs.fotherthan iewelrv. New 551.10 Plus Annual Reeistration Location Fee ger location."Fee comnulin>iand_grescrigtion)_(ner scale) includes State administrative fee of 51.10 oer_device._ authorized ger Section 12241 of Business_and P_r_ofessions_ Code. 6. Scale 2,000 lbs.to 10,000 lbs. $100.00 $158.00 Plus Annual Reeistration Location Fee oer location, 38 peFSeale.*Includes State administrative fee of$8 per device, authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 7. Scale Greater than 10,000 lbs. $100.00 $262.00 Plus Annual Reeistration Location Fee oer location,,plus$262 peFseale.*Includes State administrative fee of$12 per device,authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. AgHrulture Master Fee Schedule,4 of 5 BUTTE COUNTY AGRICULTURE ter Fee Schedule Activity Current Fee Recommended Fee Notes AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT FEES 8. Livestock Scale 2,000 lbs.to 1Q000 lbs. $100.00 $108.00 er location,,plus$108 peFseale.*Includes State administrative fee of$8 per device, authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 9, Livestock Scale Greater than 10,000 lbs. $100.00 $162.00 Plus Annual Registration Location Fee oer location,,"'lbs5$1652 peFsrale.*Includes State administrative fee of$12 per device,authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 10. Stationary or Truck Mounted LPG Meter $100.00 $183.00 Plus Annual Registration Location Fee oer location or truck- ply s$ 83 per Fnetert *Includes State administrative fee of$8 per device,authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 11. Wholesale or Vehicle Meter $100.00 $26.10 Plus Annual Registration Location Fee oer locationyplus- $26. teF *Includes State administrative fee of$1.10 per device,authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 12, Other Commercial Weighing and Measuring $100.00 $21.10per location,*us_ Device $21.19 pe.Fnet..RF S--'-.*Includes State administrative fee of$1.10 per device,authorized per Section 12241 of Business and Professions Code. 13. Non-Commercial Device Inspection Based on Calculation $100.00 Per hour,charged in 15 minute increments 14. CALTRANS 1091nspection Based on Calculation $100.00 Per hour,charged in 15 minute increments *Fee set by State or Federal legislation.The Master Fee Schedule will be updated to reflect any mandatory fee amendments established by future State or Federal legislation. Agriculture Master Fee Schedule,5 of 5