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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: May 21, 2019
SUBJECT: Consideration of a Resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for departmental services rendered by the County
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Master Fee Schedule established by your Board provides the public with a convenient and transparent single source document that reflects all County service fees. In adopting the initial Master Fee Schedule, your Board expressed intent that it be routinely updated, and established the authority and procedures to accomplish such updates. Consequently, in accordance with Article XXVIII in Chapter 2 of the County Code, a resolution adopting updates to the Master Fee schedule is presented for your consideration.
The attached Resolution and exhibit reflect staff's recommendation to create and/or adjust fees related to the following departments.
Agricultural and Weights and Measures Department
Apiary Registration
The passage of AB2468 in 2018 (Food and Agriculture Code Section 29047) requires beekeepers to register with the Agricultural Commissioner on an annual basis. The ten dollar fees will reimburse the county for the time it takes to register their bee hive locations.
Class II Scales
The Class II Scale category was established by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to use at cannabis dispensaries. All commercial scales have to be inspected and certified by the County Sealer of Weights and Measures on an annual basis. The fee is established in Section 12240 in the California Business and Professions Code.
Industrial Hemp Registration Fee
The CDFA requires that hemp plants grown for CBD oil be sampled 30 days or less before harvest. The Agricultural Commissioner is responsible for doing the sampling. The CDFA will not reimburse the county for this sampling so the county needs to create a fee to cover all sampling costs. This is a brand new state created program that is stil...
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