§142-98  Fees.  (a)  The department of
agriculture may establish and assess fees pursuant to chapter 91 for facilities
usage, vaccination programs, emergency transportation of quarantined animals,
insecticides, medication, and other goods and services deemed necessary and
provided by the department of agriculture in enforcing the provisions of this
chapter; provided that the assessment of these fees does not violate any other
provision of this chapter.



(b)  All fees and expenses, other than for the
initial inspection, relating to quarantine, confinement, investigation,
overtime, meals, transportation, recapture, vaccination, examination,
treatment, dipping, and any other function deemed necessary by the department
shall be the responsibility of the owner, consignee, or handler.



(c)  Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, any payments due and owing to the State for any fees for goods and
services received from the State at the animal quarantine station may be made
by means of credit cards as may be deemed acceptable by the comptroller.  The
use of credit cards shall be exempt from section 40-35.  A service fee may be
required by the department for this use. [L 1986, c 267, §1; am L 1995, c 75,
§1]



 



Cross References



 



  Animal quarantine
special fund, see §142-28.5.