2-2118.   Inspections; fees.Upon request the secretary may provide inspection services forany person who owns or possesses plants or plant products or forcertification purposes of regulated articles intended for shipment interstateor internationally. Upon payment of the appropriate fee as established by ruleand regulation and as inspection personnel are available, the inspection shallbe conducted and a report or certificate setting forth the inspection resultsshall be issued if requested. Inspection fees shall not exceed $30 per hour.Mileage incurred shall also be paid by the person requesting the inspection atthe rate established by regulation. If certificate is requested an additionalfee not to exceed $50 plus any fee amount charged by the United Statesgovernment for the acquisition of federal certificates shall be assessed.The fees for such inspection andcertificate in effect on the day precedingthe effective date of this act shall continue in effect until thesecretaryadopts rules and regulations fixing a different fee therefor under thissubsection.In any case where any intended receiving state or countryrequires or authorizes the certification of plants orplant products, bees or beekeeping equipment or other regulated articlesto be based on origin, special handling, treatment or anyother procedure in addition to or in lieu of actual visual inspection ofsuch articles, thesecretary may providesuch certification. The secretary may refuse to perform any inspection ifthe regulated article to be inspected is found to be in such condition that itcannot be adequately inspected or the environs in which the regulated articleis located present a danger to the health and safety of the inspectionpersonnel.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 6, § 7;L. 1972, ch. 6, § 1;L. 1976, ch. 8, § 1;L. 1982, ch. 4, § 5;L. 1996, ch. 94, § 1;L. 2002, ch. 91, § 7;L. 2006, ch. 78, § 1; July 1.