Fee Schedule & Policy

 Early Bird Discount (if update paperwork is submitted prior to March 1)

 -$25.00

 Producer base certification fee

 Option 1: Base plus User Fees*

 Option 2: Base without User Fees*

 Livestock Certification fee (add on)

 $100.00

 On-Farm Processor/Handler certification fee (add on)

 Gross organic sales up to $20,00 annually

 $100.00

      Gross organic sales from $20,001 to $100,00 annually

 $200.00

 Gross organic sales over $100,000 annually

 $400.00

 Contract Service for Producer (add on for each location)

 $100.00

 Processor/Handler certification fee**

**$600.00

 Contract Service for Processor (add on for each location) 

 $250.00

 Retailer/Restaurant certificaiton fee (based on sq. ft.)

 Up to 7,500 square feet

$750.00

 Up to 18,000 square feet

$1500.00

 Over 18,000 square feet

$2500.00

 *See following for producers fee schedule;
**See following process/handler fee schedule

Certification Fees for Producers

Please choose one of the following options

 Option 1

A producer may choose this option if the following applies:
     1. Have been certified by a different certification agency within the past 12 months;
     2. Are an updating producer with NICS, or
     3. Are a new producer that hasn't been certified within the last 12 months.

$300 plus quarterly User Fees
(See User Fees below)

User Fees
(reported quarterly based on actual sales as noted below)

-Producer user fees for Option 1 Certification Fees: are .5% (.005). This equals $5/$1000 of gross organic sales. When a producer reaches $300,000 of organic sales, the user fee drops to .1% (.001) for organic sales over $300,000. User fees are reported on a quarterly basis, unless the Transaction Certificate System is used.

 Option 2

A producer may choose this option if the following applies:
     1. Have been certified by a different certification agency within the past 12 months, or
     2. Are an updating producer with NICS.

This fee option is called a ‘sliding scale/flat rate' fee option. If you only have crops (no livestock), then find your organic sales from last year in the 1^st and 2^nd columns and go across to the 3^rd column for your flat rate. If you also have livestock, add $100.00 to the cost of the Base Crop Fee pertaining to your organic sales.

Gross Income from Sales of Certified Products

Sales of Certified Products

Base Crop Fee

$0-$4,999 ***

$325

$5,000-$9,999

$350

$10,000-$14,999

$375

$15,000-$24,999

$425

$25000-$34,999

$475

$35,000-$49,999

$550

$50,000-$64,999

$625

$65,000-$79,999

$700

$80,000-$99,999

$800

$100,000-$124,999

$925

$125,000-$149,999

$1050

$150,000-$174,999

$1125

$175,000-$199,999

$1300

$200,000-$224,999

$1425

$225,000-$249,999

$1550

$250,000-$299,999

$1800

$300,000-$399,999

$1900

$400,000-$499,999

$2000

Producers with gross income over $500,000

Producer pays $2,000 plus .1% (.001) on sales over $500,000 with a maximum certification fee of  $7,500.

***Maximum annual produer certification fee is $7,500.00 when choosing Option 2.