Section 287.526 - Tonnage inspection fee; filing statement of tonnage and fees; penalty; verification of statement; disclosure of information.
MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL FEED LAW (EXCERPT)
Act 120 of 1975
287.526 Tonnage inspection fee; filing statement of tonnage and fees; penalty; verification of statement; disclosure of information.
Sec. 6.
(1) A licensee shall pay to the director a tonnage inspection fee. The tonnage inspection fee shall be levied by the director on each ton of commercial feed manufactured or distributed in this state. The inspection fee and tonnage shall be reported on forms furnished by the director. The statement of tonnage and fees shall be filed not more than 30 days after June 30 and not more than 30 days after December 31, respectively. The amount of tonnage inspection fee shall be determined by the director after due notice and public hearing and published in rules of the department. The inspection fee shall not exceed the cost of enforcement of this act. A tonnage fee shall not be paid on customer-formula feed except on commercial feeds which are used as ingredients in customer-formula feed, or a commercial feed if payment was made by a previous distributor, or on commercial feeds which are used as ingredients for the further manufacture of commercial feeds on which a tonnage fee is to be paid. Payments due of less than $1.00 may be waived and refunds of $5.00 or less will be made only upon written request.
(2) The tonnage inspection fee determined in accordance with subsection (1) shall accompany each semiannual statement. A penalty of 10% of the amount due, but not less than $10.00, shall be assessed against a licensee who fails to file a report or pay the inspection fee within 15 days after the due date.
(3) The director may verify the accuracy of a volume sales tonnage statement required by subsection (1). Information furnished under this section shall not be disclosed by an employee of the department in a manner which divulges the business operations of a licensee required by this section to make a report.
History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1980