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DUES AND FEES
OCIA
does not
currently have a membership fee or dues. Operating funds are generated
primarily by inspection fees, laboratory fees, and tag fees.
Information and Fees for Turfgrass
Inspections
Annual Application fee (per applicant)
$1000/year for normal certification
$2000/year for special certification
Inspection Fees (each
inspection/each field)
Normal Certification Fee - $20.00/acre or part of acre up
to 20 acres then $10.00/acre over 20.
Special Certification Inspection fees are same as for normal
certification.
Fees for additional requirements will be agreed upon prior to
acceptance of modified standards.
Inspection
Fees (per inspection):
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$15.00
per variety
plus $2.75 per acre up to and including 1,000 acres then $2.25 for each
acre over 1,000 for cotton, small
grains, soybeans, sorghum, mungbeans,
guar, vetch and millet.
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$15.00
per variety
plus $3.25 per acre up to and including 1,000 acres then $2.75 for each
acre over 1,000 for alfalfa, clover,
peanuts, grasses, okra, sweet potatoes,
and other crops.
- Current IRS rate per mile
(round trip) for "special trips" (less than 50 acres per trip) in
addition
to the above variety and acreage fees.
A
contract grower
fee of $5.00 is charged for each crop variety inspected on each farm
under
contract. A 75.00 annual fee is charged for each conditioner
unit
approved to clean and/or handle certified seed. This fee is also
required
from individuals or companies who handle bulk small grains seed even
though
they do not clean or bag the seed.
Late Application and
Reinspection Fees
A
fee in addition to the regular field inspection fee may be charged for
applications received after the field inspectors have left a specific
area. The regular acreage fee will be charged a second time for
that acreage on which reinspection is requested.
Application Cancellations and
Refunds
All
of the field inspection fee will be refunded if the Association office
receives notice of cancellation before the application is issued to the
field inspector. Otherwise, no refund will be made unless the
crop is totally destroyed by flood, hail, or other unavoidable
cause. In such cases, all inspection fees will be refunded.
Laboratory
Fees :
Request form for testing on a Certified Sample
Request form for testing on a
Non-Cert Sample
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$
8.00 for each
purity and $8.00 for each germination for cotton, cowpeas, guar,
mungbeans,
okra, peanut, small grains, sorghum, soybean, and vetch.
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$9.00
for each
purity and $9.00 for each germination for alfalfa and millet.
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$11.00
for each
purity and $11.00 for each germination for bermudagrass, crabgrass, and
lovegrass.
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$40.00
for each
purity and $20.00 for each germination for bluestem.
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Fees
for service
samples (non-certified) will be 10% higher than above purity and
germination
fees.
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Fees
for mixtures
(each component over 5% of sample by seed number) will be charged for
each
crop or variety in the mixture.
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Fees
for trashy
samples will be double for germination and $15.00 per hour for purity
analysis.
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Tetrazolium
test
is $15.00.
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Fees
for other
special tests and/or crops will be negotiated prior to testing.
Tag
Fees :
$0.09
per
tag for sew on, $0.10 for pressure sensitive.
Tags must be
ordered
in multiples of 10. |