Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 392, Sec. 4. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.
(a)Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a renewal fee shall be made on or before its expiration.
(1)Subject to Section 19011.5, the annual renewal fee for a custom livestock slaughterhouse is:
(A)Five hundred dollars ($500) if the plant slaughtered 1,000 or fewer head of livestock during the preceding October through September time period.
(B)Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) if the plant slaughtered between 1,000 and 5,000 head of livestock during the preceding October through September time period.
(C)One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) if the
plant slaughtered over 5,000 head of livestock during the preceding October through September time period.
(2)Subject to Section 19011.5, the annual renewal fee for a meat reprocessing establishment is five hundred dollars ($500).
(b)Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a penalty of 10 percent of the unpaid balance. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of a license.
(c)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
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