Fee Schedule

PURPOSE: This rule establishes a fee schedule for inspections performed. Monies derived from these inspections are to be deposited in the state treasury and shall not exceed the actual cost of the inspections. (1) Nursery inspection fees for all plants, except grass sod, shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, fifty dollars ($50); one-half to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, seventy-five dollars ($75); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, five dollars ($5). Grass sod inspection fees shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, fifty dollars ($50); one-half to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, seventy dollars ($70); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, two dollars ($2). Fees will be paid at the time of initial application and upon annual renewal. (2) Fees for the field inspection of grain and forage crops or any other plants or plant products other than nursery stock and sod shall be as follows: for less than one-half (1/2) acre of salable stock, fifty dollars ($50); one-half to one (1/2–1) acre of salable stock, seventy dollars ($70); each additional acre or fraction of an acre, four dollars ($4). (3) Fees for supervising the fumigation of any plants, plant products, machinery, equipment or any other articles of any nature shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a one hundred dollar ($100) minimum fee and forty dollars ($40) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour worked while on the premises. (4) Fees for the inspection of grain elevators, warehouses, and other facilities shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a one hundred dollar ($100) minimum fee and forty dollars ($40) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour while on the premises. These inspections shall be made as often as required by the destination state or country or the United States Department of Agriculture for the issuance of their certificates. (5) Fees for specialty-type inspections including, but not limited to, phytosanitary, European corn borer, (that is not a grain elevator), vegetable transplant, house plant inspections, and any other plant regulatory work shall be fifty dollars ($50) for the first hour worked while on the premises with a fifty dollar ($50) minimum fee and forty dollars ($40) for each additional hour or fraction of an hour worked while on the premises. There shall be a fifty dollar ($50) certification fee for each certificate issued. (6) Fees for the reissuance of a phytosanitary certificate, or any other type of certificate, based upon a prior inspection or some other documentation shall be fifty dollars ($50). (7) Anyone desiring a phytosanitary inspection and certification or any other type inspection/certification for plants or plant products may bring those plants or plant products to the inspector at a designated time and place at the inspector’s choosing and have that inspection performed and a certificate issued, providing the plant material meets the requirements of the destination state or country, for a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the inspection and fifty dollars ($50) for each certificate issued. (8) Payment of inspection and certification fees may be made at the time of inspection, or upon receipt of an invoice from the department. Certificates will not be issued until application has been made, certification requirements have been verified, and previous inspection and certification fees have been paid. Failure to qualify for certification does not remove the obligation of the owner to pay the designated inspection fees. (9) Fees for greenhouse inspection shall be as follows: for twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or less, fifty dollars ($50); for twenty-five thousand one to fifty thousand (25,001–50,000) square feet, seventy dollars ($70); for each additional twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or portion, twenty dollars ($20). Fees shall be paid at the time of the fall inspection or upon receipt of an invoice from the department for both inspections performed during the year. (10) Nursery dealer registration-inspection certificates shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) annually per outlet and this fee is payable at the time of making application. Restricted nursery dealer registration-inspection certificates shall be fifty dollars ($50) annually per outlet and this fee is payable at the time of making application. Nonprofit nursery dealer registration-inspection certificates shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) annually per nonprofit organization overseeing membership entities and this fee is payable at the time of making application. If the nursery dealer registration-inspection certificate is not renewed prior to offering nursery stock for sale, there shall be a penalty of fifty percent (50%) assessed and added to the original fee and paid by the applicant before the registration-inspection certificate shall be issued. This penalty is to recover the costs associated with reinspections. (11) Annual fees for fruit tree and grapevine virus-free certification shall be as follows: three dollars ($3) per registered fruit tree and one dollar ($1) per registered grapevine. Fees are payable by June 30 for the following year’s certification. (12) Fees are not prorated and certificates are effective from the time of issuance until the expiration date as mandated by section 263.070, RSMo or the destination state or country. AUTHORITY: section 263.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Sept. 12, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed Dec. 2, 1991, effective April 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Oct. 22, 2019, effective May 30, 2020. *Original authority: 263.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1984.