Section 240.140 Fee Schedule

The Department shall charge and collect fees for inspection and issuance of certificates according to the following schedule:

a) Nursery Inspection

Nursery inspection fees shall be as follows:

1 acre or less	$25.00
over 1 acre but less than or equal to 5 acres	$30.00
over 5 acres but less than or equal to 10 acres	$40.00
over 10 acres but less than or equal to 50 acres	$50.00
over 50 acres but less than or equal to 100 acres	$75.00
over 100 acres but less than or equal to 250 acres	$150.00
over 250 acres but less than or equal to 500 acres	$180.00
over 500 acres (per acre)	$0.50

b) Greenhouse Inspection

Greenhouses that request inspection shall be charged the special inspection and certificate fees in subsection (d).

c) Nursery Dealer Certificates

1) Effective January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005, the rate for a nursery dealer certificate shall be $25.

2) Effective January 1, 2006, the rate for a nursery dealer certificate shall be $50.

d) Special (Requested) Inspections

Effective January 1, 2003, the inspection rate charged for special inspections shall be $25 per hour and the rate charged for individual certificates for special inspections shall be $25 per certificate.

e) Original certificates are required to accompany nursery stock and/or plants and plant products for shipment or sale verifying they are free of insect pests and plant diseases.

1) Effective January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005, the rate for original certificates shall be $25 each.

2) Effective January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2010, the rate for original certificates shall be $50 each.

3) Effective July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011, the rate for original certificates shall be $75 each.

4) Effective January 1, 2012, the rate for original certificates shall be $100 each.

f) Firewood Importer Certificates

Effective January 1, 2009, the rate for a firewood importer certificate shall be $25.

(Source: Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 19138, effective November 1, 2011)