§ 14603 Organic Product Label Renewal Fees

This law says you have to pay a fee when you renew a product label – up to $400 for a regular label or $1,000 for an organic label – and if you wait more than a month after it expires, you add $50 for each label.

Key Takeaways

•You must pay a fee when you renew a product label.
•Regular labels cost up to $400 each; organic labels cost up to $1,000 each.
•If you renew more than a month after the label expires, add $50 for each regular label.

Example

A farmer renews 3 regular pesticide labels and 2 organic fertilizer labels, but waits six weeks after the expiration date to do it.

The farmer must pay $400 for each of the 3 regular labels and $1,000 for each of the 2 organic labels, plus a $50 late penalty for each of the 3 regular labels because the renewal was more than a month late.

How to Calculate

Total Fee = (R × $400) + (O × $1,000) + (L × $50 if renewal is late)

Count how many regular product labels (R) you are renewing.
Count how many organic input material product labels (O) you are renewing.
Multiply R by $400 and O by $1,000.
If you are renewing later than one month after expiration, count the number of regular labels (L) and multiply by $50.
Add all the amounts together to get the total fee.

Renewing 3 regular labels and 2 organic labels after the one‑month deadline.

Result: Total Fee = (3 × $400) + (2 × $1,000) + (3 × $50) = $1,200 + $2,000 + $150 = $3,350

Each application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for each product label or one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each organic input material product label. If a registration is not renewed within one calendar month following expiration, a penalty of fifty dollars ($50) per product label shall be added to the fee. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 208, Sec. 15. (SB 1522) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Key Takeaways

•You must pay a fee when you renew a product label.
•Regular labels cost up to $400 each; organic labels cost up to $1,000 each.
•If you renew more than a month after the label expires, add $50 for each regular label.

Example

A farmer renews 3 regular pesticide labels and 2 organic fertilizer labels, but waits six weeks after the expiration date to do it.

How to Calculate

Total Fee = (R × $400) + (O × $1,000) + (L × $50 if renewal is late)

Count how many regular product labels (R) you are renewing.
Count how many organic input material product labels (O) you are renewing.
Multiply R by $400 and O by $1,000.
If you are renewing later than one month after expiration, count the number of regular labels (L) and multiply by $50.
Add all the amounts together to get the total fee.

Renewing 3 regular labels and 2 organic labels after the one‑month deadline.

Result: Total Fee = (3 × $400) + (2 × $1,000) + (3 × $50) = $1,200 + $2,000 + $150 = $3,350

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§ 14603 Organic Product Label Renewal Fees

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