Section ATCP 40.22 - Soil or plant additives; tonnage reports and fees(1) ANNUAL TONNAGE REPORT AND FEE PAYMENT. By September 30 of each year, a person required to hold a license under s. ATCP 40.20 shall do all of the following: (a) Report to the department the number of tons of each soil or plant additive the person distributed in this state from July 1 to June 30 of the preceding year. The person shall file the report in writing, on a form provided by the department.(b) Pay fees and surcharges under sub. (2). The person shall include the payment with the tonnage report under par. (a). (2) FEE AMOUNTS. A person shall pay the following fees and surcharges on tonnage reported under sub. (1) (a):(a) A basic fee of 25 cents per ton, or $25, whichever is greater.(b) A research fee of 10 cents per ton, or $1, whichever is greater.(c) A groundwater fee of 10 cents per ton, or $1, whichever is greater.(3) COMBINATIONS AND FILLERS. A person shall include all of the following in the tonnage reported under sub. (1) (a):(a) Combination products that contain a soil or plant additive, if any.(b) All fillers, carriers, and fluids included with a soil or plant additive at the time of distribution.(4) PENALTIES FOR LATE FILING. A person who fails to comply with sub. (1) by September 30 shall pay an additional fee of 10 percent of the tonnage fees due, but not less than $10. Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 40.22
CR 04-140: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.Amended by, CR 18-019: am. (1) (intro.), (a), (4) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2/1/2020The department may also suspend a license or permit for nonpayment of fees.