§ 106-549.39. Hours of inspection; overtime work; fees. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑549.39.  Hours ofinspection; overtime work; fees.

(a)        Overtime Fees. – TheCommissioner is not required to furnish meat inspection services during thefollowing times unless the establishment under inspection pays the Departmentfor the services:

(1)        More than eighthours in a day.

(2)        More than 40 hoursin a calendar week.

(3)        On a Sunday.

(4)        On a legal holiday.

The Commissioner may establish afee at an hourly rate to be paid by an establishment inspected during the timeslisted above. The fee shall be credited to the Department as a departmentalreceipt and applied to the cost of inspecting the establishment.

(b)        Inspection Fees. – TheCommissioner may establish a fee at an hourly rate to be paid by anestablishment preparing an animal listed in this subsection as a meat foodproduct. The fee shall be credited to the Department as a departmental receiptand applied to the cost of inspecting these animals to be used for food. Theanimals whose inspection is subject to the fee imposed under this subsectionare:

(1)        Bison.

(2)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑102, s. 1, effective June 15, 2009.  (1969, c. 893, s. 27(a);1993, c. 311, s. 2; 1995, c. 194, s. 12; 2009‑102, s. 1.)