Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-11-1-.07 - Permit Fees For Seed Dealers And Processors

(1) Pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-26-5, Every person who sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, distributes or solicits orders for the sale of any agricultural, vegetable, herb, tree, shrub or flower seed to retail seed dealers, farmers or to others who use or plant such seed in the State of Alabama shall, before selling or offering such seed for sale or distributing or soliciting orders for the sale of such seed and on or before January 1 of each year secure an annual permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to engage in such business. Seed dealers and other sellers of seed shall apply for an annual permit upon forms prescribed by the commissioner, and such permit shall be issued upon the payment of the following permit fees when the application is in proper form:

(a) For each person engaged in selling seed at retail in closed containers or packets of eight ounces or less displayed on a supplemental container display such as a seed rack, a permit fee of $5.00 for each such supplemental container display;

(b) For each person selling seed to retail seed dealers, farmers or others who use or plant such seed, not displayed on a supplemental container display, a permit fee for each such place of business or each such representative or representatives, where such person does not maintain an established place of business in Alabama, shall be based on gross receipts from the sale of such seed for the last preceding year in Alabama as follows:

Gross ReceiptsPermit Fee

1. Receipts of $2,500.00 or less ................. $ 10.00

2. Receipts of $2,500.01 through $25,000.00 ...... $ 35.00

3. Receipts of $25,000.01 through $50,000.00 ..... $ 70.00

4. Receipts of $50,000.01 through $100,000.00.... $125.00

5. Receipts of $100,000.01 through $200,000.00... $250.00

6. Receipts of $200,000.01 through $300,000.00... $350.00

7. Receipts of $300,000.01 through $400,000.00... $450.00

8. Receipts of $400,000.01 through $500,000.00... $550.00

9. Receipts of more than $500,000.00 ............. $700.00

(c) Persons engaged in the operation of seed cleaning or processing plants, including peanut shellers, seed treaters and corn processors, and persons who purchase seed and process such seed for resale shall be required to obtain a permit as required under this section if such persons clean and/or process or treat seed at their plant, and the annual fee to be paid therefor shall be $75.00.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-11-1-.07

New Rule: Filed August 16, 2004; effective September 20, 2004. Amended: Filed August 10, 2011; effective September 14, 2011.

Author: John P. Hagood

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-26-5.