§ 4.1-41-09 — Inspection fee - Responsibility for payment - Report - Penalty

1. The person responsible for payment of the inspection fee is:
a. The manufacturer listed on the label;
b. The guarantor listed on the label; or
c. The distributor listed on the label.
2. Before the close of business on each February fifteenth, the person responsible for the
payment of the inspection fee shall provide to the commissioner:
a. A tonnage report indicating the number of net tons [kilograms] of commercial
feed, by class, which the person distributed in this state during the immediately
preceding calendar year; and
b. The inspection fees due in accordance with this chapter.
3. If the person responsible for the payment of the inspection fee fails to submit the
assessments as required by this section, the commissioner may impose a penalty
equal to ten percent of the amount due, plus interest at the rate of six percent per
annum from the due date. If imposed, a penalty under this section may not be less
than ten dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars.