Section 148.06. Assessments.

 

(1)  An affected producer shall pay, for each calendar year, an annual assessment for each acre of land that the producer has in ginseng production at any time during that calendar year. The ginseng board shall annually determine and publish the assessment rate per acre, which may not exceed $150 per acre. The assessment for any fraction of an acre shall be proportionate to the assessment per acre. The ginseng board may require affected producers to report acreage in ginseng production, and may use aerial photography or other reliable methods to verify reported acreage.

(4)  Assessments due to the marketing board for each calendar year shall be payable to the board on or before each April 1 of the next succeeding calendar year.

(5)  Prior to March 1, 2009 and each year thereafter, the ginseng board shall determine the assessment amount owed by each affected producer under sub. (1) for the last completed calendar year, and shall issue to each producer a written notice showing the assessment amount owed by that producer. The assessment is due and payable when the producer receives the notice from the ginseng board. The ginseng board shall determine and record assessments in a manner that protects the confidentiality of producer information.

History: Cr. Register, June, 1986, No. 366 , eff. 7-1-86; CR 07-067 : r. and recr. (1) and (5), r. (2) and (3) Register July 2008 No. 631 , eff. 8-1-08.