SECTION 54.4. Registration Fee

(a) The annual registration fee for a seller shall be based on the maximum number of fowl, during the previous twelve (12) months, being owned or managed by the registrant at any one time:

(1) $35.00 for less than 100 fowl.

(2) $125.00 for 100 to 499 fowl.

(3) $250.00 for 500 through 999 fowl.

(4) $400.00 for 1000 to 2,499 fowl.

(5) $600.00 for 2,500 fowl or greater.

(6) $600.00 for any registrant whose flock does not reside in the state of Texas, except in cases where the out of state registrant provides to the Commission an affidavit certifying a verified maximum flock size, then the registration fee will be the same as the fee for Texas registrants with a corresponding flock size.

(b) The annual certificate of registration fee for a distributor or transporter of fowl shall be $600.00.

(c) The annual certificate of registration fee for a combination seller, distributor or transporter of fowl shall be $800.00.

Source Note: The provisions of this §54.4 adopted to be effective May 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 2628; amended to be effective June 23, 2011, 36 TexReg 3712