Bill > SB143

This bill updates various fees collected by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for regulatory duties, specifically increasing the fee on eggs sold to retailers or consumers from a maximum of half a cent per dozen to twenty cents per case, and doubling the annual license fees for egg dealers, with small dealers now paying $20, medium dealers $50, and large dealers $100. It also raises the maximum fees for pesticide registration and licensing, including annual registration for pesticides to $200, various applicator and consultant licenses to $150, and operator licenses to $100, as well as increasing fees for plant protection services like nursery inspections and dealer licenses, and significantly increasing the fertilizer registration fee from $5 to $50 per brand and the inspection fee per ton from $0.35 to $0.90, with a minimum fee for small packages, and finally, it raises the inspection fee for commercial feeds from $0.15 to $0.45 per ton, with a minimum fee per reporting period.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=143&year=26