§ 55060 Rice Handler Assessment Fees

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If you handle rice seeds in California, you have to pay a fee of up to $5 for every 100 pounds each year.
•If you're the first person to bring rice or rice seeds into California from another state, you have to tell the commission and pay a fee of up to $0.10 for every 100 pounds.
•You must report and pay the fee before you receive the rice or seeds.

Example

A farmer in California grows rice and uses 1,000 pounds of rice seeds.

The farmer has to pay a fee of up to $5 for every 100 pounds of seeds. So, for 1,000 pounds, the farmer would pay up to $50.

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§ 55060 Rice Handler Assessment Fees

(a) Handlers of seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, shall annually pay to the commission an assessment in an amount not to exceed five dollars ($5) per hundredweight (cwt.). (b) The first in-state handler of paddy or brown rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, or of seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, brought into the state from outside California, shall report to the commission prior to the receipt of the rice or seed and pay an assessment to the commission in an amount not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) per hundredweight (cwt.). The report and payment shall be made in the time and manner specified by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

commission port production assessment

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 55060.

§ 55060 Rice Handler Assessment Fees

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 55060 Rice Handler Assessment Fees

Key Takeaways

•If you handle rice seeds in California, you have to pay a fee of up to $5 for every 100 pounds each year.
•If you're the first person to bring rice or rice seeds into California from another state, you have to tell the commission and pay a fee of up to $0.10 for every 100 pounds.
•You must report and pay the fee before you receive the rice or seeds.

Example

A farmer in California grows rice and uses 1,000 pounds of rice seeds.

The farmer has to pay a fee of up to $5 for every 100 pounds of seeds. So, for 1,000 pounds, the farmer would pay up to $50.

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

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§ 55060 Rice Handler Assessment Fees

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

commission port production assessment

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 55060.

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