106-1030. Assessment rates.
(a) The assessment rates shall be based on the following standards:
(1) For primary forest products customarily measured in board feet, the "International 1/4 Inch Log Rule" or equivalent will be used;
(2) For primary forest products customarily measured in cords, the standard cord of 128 cubic feet or equivalent will be used;
(3) For any other type of forest product separated from the soil, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall determine a fair unit assessment rate, based on the cubic foot volume of one thousand foot board measure, International 1/4 Inch Log Rule or one standard cord, 128 cubic feet.
(b) The assessment levied on primary forest products shall be at the following rates:
(1) Fifty cents (50 ) per thousand board feet for softwood sawtimber, veneer logs and bolts, and all other softwood products normally measured in board feet;
(2) Forty cents (40 ) per thousand board feet for hardwood and bald cypress sawtimber, veneer, and all other hardwood and bald cypress products normally measured in board feet;
(3) Twenty cents (20 ) per cord for softwood pulpwood and other softwood products normally measured in cords;
(4) Twelve cents (12 ) per cord for hardwood pulpwood and other hardwood and bald cypress products normally measured in cords;
(5) All material harvested within North Carolina for shipment outside the State for primary processing will be assessed at a percentage of the invoice value. This percentage will be established to yield rates equal to those if the material were processed within the State.