WAC 16-157-230
Processor fee schedule. (1)(a) If you
wish to apply for organic processor certification, you must
submit an application and fees to the department each year.
(b) If you are a producer who processes your own organic
products, you may pay application and certification fees under
WAC 16-157-220 or apply separately as a processor.
(2) Application fees:
(a) New applicants: New applicants must pay an
application fee of two hundred dollars per application and a
new applicant fee of two hundred fifty dollars.
(b) Renewal applicants: Application fees are two hundred
dollars per renewal application.
(c) Late fees: Renewal applications postmarked after
March 1 must include a late fee in addition to the renewal
fee.
If your application is postmarked
after March 1 but before:
The late fee is:
April 1
$100.00
May 1
$200.00
June 1
$300.00
July 1
$400.00
August 1
$500.00
September 1
$600.00
(3) Certification fees:
(a) Category I - Organic food products: Products labeled
as "organic" or "one hundred percent organic" are assessed
0.30% of the previous year's gross annual income for the first
million dollars and 0.11% for gross annual income above one
million dollars.
(b) Category II - Made with organic food products:
Products labeled as "made with organic ingredients" are
assessed 0.20% of the previous year's gross annual income for
the first million dollars and 0.07% for gross annual income
above one million dollars.
(c) Category III - Food products with organic
ingredients: Products packaged for retail sales that limit
organic claims to the information panel are assessed 0.11% of
the previous year's gross annual income for the first million
dollars and 0.04% for gross annual income above one million
dollars.
(d) Category IV - Custom organic food products: Products
produced by processors who charge a service fee to organic
manufacturers for processing organic food are assessed at
0.40% of the previous year's service fees received for
processing organic food for the first million dollars and
0.11% for service fees above one million dollars.
(e) In the event that the current year's gross annual
income exceeds the previous year's gross annual income or
estimate of income, the department may bill the applicant for
the additional certification fee.
(f) In the event that the current year's gross annual
income is less than the previous year's gross annual income or
estimate of sales, the applicant may request a refund for the
reduced certification fee.