SECTIONS 14611-14613 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 14611-14613

14611. (a) Any licensee whose name appears on the label who sells
or distributes bulk fertilizing materials, as defined in Sections
14517 and 14533, to unlicensed purchasers, shall pay to the secretary
an assessment not to exceed two mills ($0.002) per dollar of sales
for all fertilizing materials. Any licensee whose name appears on the
label of packaged fertilizing materials, as defined in Sections
14533 and 14551, shall pay to the secretary an assessment not to
exceed two mills ($0.002) per dollar of sales. The secretary may,
based on the findings and recommendations of the board, reduce the
assessment rate to a lower rate that provides sufficient revenue to
carry out this chapter.
(b) In addition to the assessment provided in subdivision (a), the
secretary may impose an assessment in an amount not to exceed one
mill ($0.001) per dollar of sales for all sales of fertilizing
materials, to provide funding for research and education regarding
the use and handling of fertilizing material, including, but not
limited to, any environmental effects.

14612. Each licensee shall maintain in this state, or with the
secretary's permission, at another location, an accurate record of
all transactions subject to assessment. These records shall be
maintained for a period of not less than three years following the
transaction and are subject to audit by the secretary.

14612.5. (a) Every licensee that manufactures, distributes, or
sells ammonium nitrate, as defined in Section 14512.5, shall maintain
in this state, or with the secretary's permission, at another
location, all of the following information with respect to sales of
ammonium nitrate:
(1) The names, addresses, and driver's license and telephone
numbers of purchasers. The name and address of each purchaser shall
be verified against a valid California driver's license, unless the
fertilizer is shipped to a wholesale purchaser outside of the state.
(2) The date of each sale.
(3) The total amount of material sold.
(b) The information collected by licensees pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be kept for a period of at least three years and shall be
made available only to the secretary or law enforcement officials
upon request.

14613. The payment required by Section 14611, together with a form
containing information prescribed by the secretary, shall be made
quarterly within one calendar month after March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31 of each year, and that form shall be
submitted on or before those dates even if no fertilizer materials
are sold. For any delinquency in making the payment, or any
deficiency in payment, the director shall add a penalty of 15 percent
to the delinquent payment. Any delinquency which is more than 90
days past due is a cause for cancellation of the license.