RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER/SEALER

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that:

WHEREAS, state law authorizes the Board of Supervisors to set fees for certain services and functions of the County Agricultural Commissioner; and

WHEREAS, on November 7, 2006, the Board of Supervisors, by Resolution Number 068369, approved a fee schedule for the Agricultural Commissioner; and

WHEREAS, this Board wishes to modify those fees by resolution rather than by ordinance, as follows:

(a) For inspection and certification of fruits, nuts and vegetables, the following fees shall be charged:

Number of Packages

Fees

1 – 75

$30.00 (minimum)

76 – 200

$34.00

Over 200

$40.00

In bulk: One (1) package equals 100 pounds.

(b) For inspection and certification of plants and other related items, the following fees shall be charged:

Number of Packages

Fees

1 – 75

$30.00 (minimum)

76 – 200

$34.00

Over 200

$40.00

In bulk: One (1) package equals 10 – pots larger than five inches, 25 – three to five inch pots, 50 – two to less than three inch pots, or 100 seedlings.

(c) For the registration of any person engaged for hire in the business of pest control, an annual fee of $60.00 will be charged.

(d) For the registration of any agricultural pest control advisor who lists a San Mateo County address on the agricultural pest control advisor license or considers San Mateo County to be the county of occupational choice, an annual fee of $10.00 shall be charged. For the registration of other agricultural pest control advisors, an annual fee of $5.00 shall be charged.

(e) For the registration of any maintenance gardener who performs pest control work incidental to landscaping services in San Mateo County, an annual fee of $25.00 shall be charged.

(f) For the inspection and certification of colony strength of bees used in pollination of agricultural crops, the following fees shall be charged:

Number of Hives

Fee

1 – 5

$15.00 (minimum)

6 – 25

$25.00

Over 25

$50.00

(g) Charges for certificates based upon field inspections and for certificates issued outside the regular working hours shall be the amount necessary to fully reimburse the County for expenses incurred, including mileage and overtime.

(h) For the certification and inspection of certified farmers’ markets and certified producers, an hourly fee in an amount based on a weighted average hourly rate as determined on an annual basis by the Agricultural Commissioner shall be charged.

(i) For processing of the annual notification required by section 15204 of the Food and Agricultural Code, each structural pest control operator doing business within the County shall pay each calendar year the actual cost to the County of processing the annual notification, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per notification:

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the foregoing fee schedule is hereby approved and set by this Board, to be implemented by the County Agricultural Commissioner for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, effective July 1, 2007.

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