§ 9231

The license application fee and license renewal fee under this chapter for an establishment proposing to produce or producing animal blood and blood component products shall be as follows:

(a) The application and annual license fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each establishment, which shall be the fee for the fiscal year, or portion thereof, ending June 30 of each year. When an applicant is a city, county, state, or district, or an official thereof, no fee shall be required under this section.

(b) Licenses shall be renewed every year. The annual renewal fee shall be paid on or before the first day of July of each year.

(c) Fees may be increased by the department to cover the department’s reasonable costs incurred in connection with performing the annual inspection required by Sections 9266 and 9268.

(d) The fees required by this section are maximum, and may be fixed by the secretary at a lesser amount for any fiscal year whenever he or she finds that the cost of administering this chapter can be defrayed from revenues derived from the lower fees.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 235, Sec. 13. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2011. Became operative on January 1, 2013, pursuant to Sec. 28 of Ch. 235.)