The State Board of Agriculture may enter into cooperative contracts and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other federal or state agency, person, or firm providing for the grading, sampling, or inspection of processed or unprocessed foods, livestock, poultry, seeds, fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural commodities and products. The Board shall promulgate a schedule of fees to be charged and collected under the provisions of this section from the person or agency for whom the grading, sampling, or inspection service is rendered. The schedule of fees shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and be open to the public, and any subsequent change in the fees shall not be operative until the change has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 4, art. 2, § 9. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 11, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.