Continue Fees Wholesale Food Manufacture And Storage

The bill amends provisions related to the continued collection of fees related to wholesale food manufacturing and storage. Specifically, the bill:

• Establishes an across-the-board annual application fee of $100;
• Specifies that a nonprofit facility, grain storage facility, brewery, brew pub, winery, or distiller of spirituous liquors is required to pay only the annual $100 application fee;
• Provides that wholesale food manufacturers or storage facilities with gross annual sales of less than $150,000 are required to pay the annual $100 application fee plus an additional registration fee of $60;
• Provides that wholesale food manufacturers or storage facilities with gross annual sales of $150,000 or more are required to pay the annual $100 application fee plus an additional registration fee of $300; and
• Increases the fee for a certificate of free sale from the existing $128 to $150.

The bill also removes the repeal date from statute.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)