(1) Accounts.

(a) All billable services provided for under chapter 15.49 RCW are due and payable upon billing by the department. For the convenience of established accounts and in accord with good business practices, the department provides a monthly billing service. Accounts not paid in full within ((thirty))30 days of billing are considered delinquent.

(b) ((On all debts due and payable after July 28, 1991,))All delinquent accounts are assessed a late charge equal to two percent per month, or portion of a month, on the unpaid balance.

(c) Except for established accounts where there is a reasonable expectation of additional charges during a calendar month, the minimum billable amount through the monthly billing system is ((twenty dollars))$20. All billable services of less than ((twenty dollars))$20 are due and payable on the date that service is rendered.

(d) No person with an account ((ninety))90 days or more in arrears may receive service except on the basis of payment in full at the time service is rendered. Accounts in arrears may be subject to legal action for collection and are not restored to monthly billing status until all past due amounts are paid-in-full.

(e) Accounts that become ((ninety))90 or more days in arrears twice within a five-year period may be subject to a permanent requirement for payment in full at the time service is provided.

(2) Unless otherwise provided for in rule, requests for refund fees or assessments must be submitted to the department by June 30th of the year following payment of the fee or assessment.

(3) Fees for services not listed in rule are set on the basis of the actual cost to the department of agriculture, or the most appropriate fee established by rule.

(1) Each person required to obtain a seed labeling permit, pursuant to RCW 15.49.400, of the Washington State Seed Act, must also, pursuant to RCW 15.49.310 and 15.49.370, pay a general seed inspection charge annually to the department in the amount of ((eleven))28 cents per ((one hundred dollars))$100 gross annual dollar sales in excess of ((ten thousand dollars))$10,000 of agricultural and/or vegetable seed distributed in this state during the preceding fiscal year, except that no assessment shall be collected on:

(a) Seed for which the assessment has been previously collected, except when such seed is relabeled;

(b) Agricultural or vegetable seed distributed out-of-state;

(c) Seed distributed in containers of four ounces or less;

(d) Stock seed; ((and))or

(e) Seed distributed by governmental agencies((,)) such as, but not limited to, the United States Department of Agriculture national foundation seed project. Agricultural and/or vegetable seeds distributed under bailment contract are valued at the producer-conditioner agreement rate in lieu of sale.

(2) The seed assessment fees for the fiscal period beginning July 1st through June 30th are payable on February 1st of the following calendar year.

(3) The seed assessment ((may))will accompany the annual application for the seed labeling permit. A penalty of ((fifteen))25 percent of the assessment fee or a minimum of ((twenty dollars))$28, whichever is greater, is added to all assessments not paid by February 1st.

(4) The annual ((seed-labeling))seed labeling permit ((may))will not be issued until all seed assessments and penalties are satisfied.

(1) Seed testing categories and associated crop kinds for WAC 16-303-200 and 16-303-210 are as follows:

(1) Seed testing fees are as follows:

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Fees for official sampling are in addition to travel time and mileage.

(1) Blending fee is not applicable to salvage blends.

Fees for miscellaneous department seed services are as follows:

In addition to fees required by applicable Washington certification rules, the following fees shall apply to all seed tagged O.E.C.D. and is payable by the person requesting O.E.C.D. certificate. The certifying agency may require fees paid in advance:

(1) Service fee for ((sod)) quality seed tags and tagging shall be $0.25 per cwt. ((Minimum tagging fee is $13.00.))

Seed certification fees apply to seed classes identified in WAC 16-302-015, as follows:

(1) Fees apply to both new and renewal applications.

(3) The ((seed processor))applicant for seed certification is responsible for seed certification fees including sampling, testing, ((production))tagging and final certification fees, and may accept responsibility for any other additional fees associated with certification. Fees for services such as O.E.C.D. and ((sod)) quality exams, etc., are in addition to the fees listed in this section.

(3) Reissuance of certification tags is $0.15 per tag or a minimum fee of $13.00.))

(1) Seed tagging fees for certification, O.E.C.D., crucifer and specialty tags are as follows:

(2) Reissuance of certification tags requires an application fee of $17.00 plus price of tags.