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Food and Agricultural Code § 33297

ARTICLE 9. Fees Payable to the Secretary

Current as of September 28, 2026Food & Agr. Code, § 33297Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 103. Effective January 1, 2008.

Any person subject to inspection fees provided for in Section 33291 may file with the secretary a written protest as to the reasonableness of any inspection fee that is levied and collected from those persons.

The secretary shall, after 30 days’ notice, hold a hearing on the protest and upon completion of the hearing, the secretary shall make and maintain written findings as to whether or not the fee is reasonable.