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Kansas hearing: bill would raise seed dealer fee caps, add late fees to shore up inspection program
Summary
At a committee hearing on Senate Bill 425, the Department of Agriculture said raising statutory fee caps and adding modest late fees would let the seed inspection program cover costs; department offered initial fee settings below the caps and provided registrant counts and fiscal estimates.
Amber Lawrence, senior assistant adviser, opened a hearing on Senate Bill 425 and described the bill’s core change: an amendment to KSA 2‑14‑21a to increase statutory caps on seed dealer registration fees and allow modest late fees.
The bill would raise the maximum seed wholesaler registration cap from $300 to $400 and the seed retailer cap from $30 to $50; it would authorize a $25 late fee during the first month after renewal is late and a $50 late fee for renewals after Oct. 1. Lawrence said the bill would take effect July 1 upon publication.
Josh McGinn, assistant secretary at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, testified in favor of the bill, saying the seed program is a consumer‑protection…
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