§ 4405. — Fees and charges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4405]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 75--INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS
Sec. 4405. Fees and charges
(a) Testing or inspection
Any organization designated by the Secretary of Agriculture to test
or inspect equipment may establish reasonable fees to cover the costs of
such testing or inspection. Such fees shall be payable directly to the
organization by those seeking inspection or testing.
(b) Issuance of certificates of compliance
The Secretary of Agriculture may, effective October 1, 1982, fix and
cause to be collected reasonable fees to cover, as nearly as
practicable, the costs to the Department of Agriculture incurred in
connection with the issuance of certificates of compliance as provided
under section 4403(2) of this title. All fees collected shall be
credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the cost and
shall be available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of
the Secretary of Agriculture incident to the issuance of certificates of
compliance under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 97-325, Sec. 6, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1605.)
