Delaware § 1706 Registration fees

Delaware Statutes

§ 1706 — Registration fees

Delaware·Title 3·Part Regulatory Provisions·Ch. 17 COMMERCIAL FEEDS

(a)An annual registration fee must be paid to the Department, by December 31 each year, for each commercial feed distributed in this State as follows:

(1)For all commercial feed other than pet food, the registration fee is $23 per each product of each brand; provided, however, that the customer-formula feeds are exempt if the annual registration fee is paid on the commercial feeds which they contain.

(2)The annual registration fee for each pet food is as follows: a. For the year 2023, $50 for each product of each brand. b. For the year 2024, $75 for each product of each brand. c. For each year beginning with the year 2025, $100 for each product of each brand. d. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)(2)a. through (a)(2)c. of this section, for a pet food manufactured by a nonprofit, the an

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(a) An annual registration fee must be paid to the Department, by December 31 each year, for each commercial feed distributed in this State as follows:

(1) For all commercial feed other than pet food, the registration fee is $23 per each product of each brand; provided, however, that the customer-formula feeds are exempt if the annual registration fee is paid on the commercial feeds which they contain.

(2) The annual registration fee for each pet food is as follows:

a. For the year 2023, $50 for each product of each brand.

b. For the year 2024, $75 for each product of each brand.

c. For each year beginning with the year 2025, $100 for each product of each brand.

d. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)(2)a. through (a)(2)c. of this section, for a pet food manufactured by a nonprofit, the annual registration fee is $23 for each product of each brand.

(b) All registration fees collected under paragraph (a)(1) of this section are to be transferred to the State Treasurer and paid into the General Fund of the State.

(c) The total of the registration fees collected under paragraph (a)(2) of this section is to be distributed as follows:

(1) $25 from each fee to the General Fund.

(2) The cost of developing and maintaining the technology to implement the requirements of this subsection to the Department of Agriculture.

(3) The remaining balance to the Spay/Neuter Fund created by Chapter 30F of Title 16.

a. The Office of Animal Welfare must prepare an annual report on the use of the fees under this paragraph for the Spay/Neuter Fund.

b. This annual report must be provided to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Social Services, the Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Chair of the Senate Health and Social Services Committee, the Chair of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, and the Chair of the House of Representatives Health and Human Development Committee.

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Legislative History

3 Del. C. 1953, § 1706; 56 Del. Laws, c. 69 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 8 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 260, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 177, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 283, § 1 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 233, § 3