La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XLIII-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLIII-103 - Organic Certification Fees

A. Producers, processors, handlers, and distributors participating in the National Organic Program certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be charged organic certification fees.

B. The organic application fee, organic certification fee or annual update fee shall be paid by new applicants or those applicants updating organic certification and shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule.

Organic Certification Fee Schedule
A nonrefundable $25 application fee is required for all business types. (Submitted with organic certification application.)
Organic Business Type	Initial	Annual Update
Producer-Land Area Based on Acres	$
Less than 5 acres	150	75
5 to 25 acres	200	100
Greater than 25 acres	300	150
Plus-Each additional Increment of 25 acres	50	50
Producer-Land Area Based on Square Feet	$
Less than 250 sq. ft.	100	50
250 to 1000 sq. ft.	150	75
Greater than 1000 sq. ft.	200	100
Plus-Each Additional Increment of 250 sq. ft.	50	50
Handler/Processor	$
Handler/Processor	500	500
Handler-Distributor only	300	300

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XLIII-103

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, LR 30:2255 (October 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:608.3 and 7 CFR 205.642.