(A) The commission may provide for voluntary inspection programs for families or species of birds for which inspection is not mandated by law. These birds include, but are not limited to, ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, and other ratites. (B) The commission shall establish hourly fees for voluntary inspections to ensure that its direct and indirect costs are reimbursed by the person requesting an inspection. Indirect costs such as training and preparation of standards and procedures must be amortized and included in the fees. (C) Readily ascertainable portions of fees must be collected in advance unless the inspector is licensed pursuant to Chapter 17 or 19 of this title. (D) Fees collected under this section must be retained by the commission for use in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 17, Section 1, eff April 4, 1995.
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