(a) In addition to the annual registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) as required by § 23-25-6, an additional two hundred fifty dollars ($250) registration surcharge fee shall be imposed upon each pesticide to be sold or used within the state, unless the director has determined the subject product is a 'statewide minor use' product pursuant to § 23-25-6(b)(3). The registration surcharge fee shall be deposited as general revenues. The director may require that the registration surcharge required by this section be paid electronically. (b) In addition to the registration surcharge, the director may charge a processing fee. The department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration surcharge per application. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 419, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 71; P.L. 2001, ch. 139, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 33, § 6; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 38, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 10, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2023, ch. 139, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 33, § 6; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 38, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 10, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2023, ch. 197, § 8, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 198, § 8, effective June 21, 2023.
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