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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 18Ch. 2Art. 4.5§ 52354 Seed Sales Assessment Rules

§ 52354 Seed Sales Assessment Rules

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§ 52354 Seed Sales Assessment Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If you sell seeds in California, you might have to pay a small fee every year.
  • •The fee is no more than 40 cents for every $100 of seeds you sell in a year.
  • •You don’t have to pay the fee if someone else already paid it for the same seeds, unless you change the seed lot.
  • •You also don’t pay the fee for tiny seed packs (4 ounces or less) or seeds sold outside California.

Example

A farmer sells $50,000 worth of vegetable seeds in California in a year.

The farmer must pay a fee of up to 40 cents for every $100 of seeds sold. So, for $50,000, the fee would be up to $200. But if the seeds are sold in small packs (4 ounces or less) or shipped out of state, those sales don’t count toward the fee.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 52354 Seed Sales Assessment Rules

Each person who is required to be registered pursuant to Section 52351 shall pay an assessment annually to the secretary in an amount not to exceed forty cents ($0.40) per one hundred dollars ($100) gross annual dollar volume sales of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, in this state for the preceding fiscal year defined in Section 52352, except in the following cases: (a) No assessment shall be paid by any labeler or any other person for any agricultural or vegetable seed for which the assessment has been previously paid by another labeler or person, unless the identity of the lot has been changed. (b) No assessment shall be paid on that portion of a person’s sales of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, that is sold in containers of four ounces or less net weight of seed. (c) No assessment shall be paid on agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, sold and shipped out of this state. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

assessmentnetportsecretaryfineidentity

Related Statutes

  • § 12841.1 Pesticide Sales Assessment Funding
  • § 52351 Seed Seller Registration Requirements
  • § 12841.3 Pesticide Funds For Nonattainment Counties
  • § 224 Pesticide Enforcement County Funding
  • § 2282 County Pesticide Program Funding

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 52354.
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