WAC 16-157-240   Handler fee schedule.  (1) If you wish to apply for the organic food certification program, you must submit an application and fees to the department each year.

     (a) Handlers who process organic food products must apply for organic certification under WAC 16-157-230.

     (b) Retailers who wish to apply for the organic food certification program must apply for organic certification under WAC 16-157-245.

     (c) Producers who package, store, or handle organic products from other certified organic operations must apply for certification as a handler under this section.

     (d) Producers who handle only their own organic products do not need to obtain separate certification as handlers.

     (e) Producers who are certified as handlers under this section pay certification fees for their own production under WAC 16-157-220 and do not include sales of their own production in the calculation of their handler certification fees.

     (f) All other handlers of organic food products may apply for organic certification under this section.

     (2) Annual fees: The cost per organic handler application is based on the following schedule.

GROSS ANNUAL INCOME			FEE
$0	-	$50,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200
$50,001	-	$75,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
$75,001	-	$100,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $330
$100,001	-	$200,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $440
$200,001	-	$300,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550
$300,001	-	$400,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $660
$400,001	-	$500,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $770
$500,001	-	$750,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $990
$750,001	-	$1,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100
$1,000,001	-	$1,250,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,375
$1,250,001	-	$1,500,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,650
$1,500,001	-	$2,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200
$2,000,001	-	$2,500,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750
$2,500,001	-	$3,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,300
$3,000,001	-	$4,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850
$4,000,001	-	$5,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,400
$5,000,001	-	$6,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500
$6,000,001	-	$7,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,600
$7,000,001	-	$8,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,700
$8,000,001	-	$9,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,800
$9,000,001	-	$10,000,000	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900
over	$10,000,000		. . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000

     (a) New applicants: Application fees are based on an estimate of the gross annual income from organic agricultural products.

     (i) In the event that the actual gross annual income exceeds the estimate, the department may bill the handler for the additional fee.

     (ii) In the event that the actual gross annual income from organic agricultural products is less than the estimate, the handler may request a refund for the reduced fee.

     (b) Renewal applicants: Application fees are based on the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products.

     (i) In the event that the current year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products exceeds the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the department may bill the handler for the additional fee.

     (ii) In the event that the current year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products is less than the previous year's gross annual income from organic agricultural products, the handler may request a refund for the reduced fee.

     (c) Late fees: Renewal applications postmarked after March 1 must include a late fee in addition to the renewal fee.

If your application is postmarked after March 1 but before:	The late fee is:
April 1	$100.00
May 1	$200.00
June 1	$300.00
July 1	$400.00
August 1	$500.00
September 1	$600.00

     (d) New application fee: New applicants must pay a two hundred fifty dollar new application fee in addition to the annual fees.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.86.060 and 15.86.070. 06-23-108, § 16-157-240, filed 11/17/06, effective 12/18/06. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.86 RCW. 03-03-044, § 16-157-240, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03; 02-10-090, § 16-157-240, filed 4/29/02, effective 5/30/02.]