ARM 4.12.1405. PLANT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE/SURVEY COSTS - FEES

(1) All fees are due within 30 days after billing. The department may assess a collection fee of 10% of any amount past due, after providing written notice of the past due status, with a minimum charge of $10. The department may require past due payment of fees prior to providing inspection services. The fees shall be as follows: (a) Nursery stock certification, pursuant to 80-7-122, MCA: (i) annual plant inspection certificates: $50; and (ii) nursery tags: 15¢/tag - Nursery tags are issued provided that the commodity is inspected by the department. Costs for the inspection will be charged according to fees in this rule with a minimum $5 inspection fee. (b) Plant inspection certificates, pursuant to 80-7-108, MCA: (i) phytosanitary certificates: $23 if the monetary value of the shipment is $1,250 or less; (ii) phytosanitary certificates: $50 if monetary value of shipment exceeds $1,250; (iii) heat treatment certificates: $10; (iv) certificates of origin: $30; and (v) other documents of quarantine compliance: $10. (c) The department charges for mileage, lodging, per diem, and an hourly rate for certain services to recover costs for expenses that exceed the fees established in (1) (a) and (b) . These charges are as follows: (i) actual costs for sampling and testing for phytosanitary certification; (ii) mileage for inspecting commodities for phytosanitary certification in excess of 50 miles for any certificate; (iii) lodging and per diem for phytosanitary certification when travel to inspect requires overnight lodging and per diem; (iv) actual cost of trapping, survey, and treatment materials when requested by public or private persons when related to export certification, nursery certification, or nursery stock certification; and (v) hourly charge - $20 per hour with a one hour minimum. (d) Charges for lodging, meals, and mileage will be computed in accordance with rates established in 2-18-501, MCA.