Annual license fee for grain dealers, commercial feed dealers, grain warehousemen, and qualified agricultural producers; retention of funds

(a) An individual conducting business as a grain dealer, commercial feed dealer, and grain warehouseman shall pay an annual license fee in an amount not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $3,000.00. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1 . (b) A qualified agricultural producer, as defined in Code Section 48-8-3.3 , shall pay an annual license fee in an amount not less than $15.00 nor more than $25.00, but in no event shall the total amount of the proceeds from such fees exceed the cost of administering Code Section 48-8-3.3 . Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 533,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 607,§; V-5-7, eff. 1/1/2013. Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§; 1-1, eff. 5/12/2010. Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 332, §; 1, eff. 7/1/2001.