Sec. 33. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who distributes commercial fertilizers:
(1) in bulk; or
(2) in packages weighing more than twelve (12) pounds;
in Indiana to a person who is not a registrant or permit holder under this chapter shall pay to the state chemist an inspection fee computed under subsection (b).
(b) The inspection fee charged under subsection (a) is forty-five cents ($0.45) per ton for each ton of commercial fertilizer distributed. If a fertilizer tonnage report is required under this chapter, the minimum inspection fee is ten dollars ($10) payable semiannually.
(c) Sales or exchanges between importers, manufacturers, distributors, or registrants are exempt from the inspection fee.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 15-3-3-6(a); subsections (b), (c) formerly 15-3-3-6(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.