§106-549.39. Hours of inspection; overtime work; fees

(a)        Overtime Fees. - The Commissioner is not required to furnish meat inspection services during the following times unless the establishment under inspection pays the Department for the services:

(1)        More than eight hours in a day.

(2)        More than 40 hours in a calendar week.

(3)        On a Sunday.

(4)        On a legal holiday.

The Commissioner may establish a fee at an hourly rate to be paid by an establishment inspected during the times listed above. The fee shall be credited to the Department as a departmental receipt and applied to the cost of inspecting the establishment.

(b)        Inspection Fees. - The Commissioner may establish a fee at an hourly rate to be paid by an establishment preparing an animal listed in this subsection as a meat food product. The fee shall be credited to the Department as a departmental receipt and applied to the cost of inspecting these animals to be used for food. The animals whose inspection is subject to the fee imposed under this subsection are:

(1)        Bison.

(2)        Repealed by Session Laws 2009-102, s. 1, effective June 15, 2009.

(1969, c. 893, s. 27(a); 1993, c. 311, s. 2; 1995, c. 194, s. 12; 2009-102, s. 1.)