2001 Minnesota Statutes

     239.101 Inspection fees. 

    Subdivision 1.    Fee setting and cost recovery.  The 
 department shall recover the amount appropriated to the weights 
 and measures program through revenue from two separate fee 
 systems under subdivisions 2 and 3, and according to the 
 fee-setting and cost-recovery requirements in subdivisions 4, 5, 
 and 6.  

    Subd. 2.    Weights and measures fees.  The director 
 shall charge a fee to the owner for inspecting and testing 
 weights and measures, providing metrology services and 
 consultation, and providing petroleum quality assurance tests at 
 the request of a licensed distributor.  Money collected by the 
 director must be paid into the state treasury and credited to 
 the state general fund.  

    Subd. 3.    Petroleum inspection fee.  (a) An inspection 
 fee is imposed (1) on petroleum products when received by the 
 first licensed distributor, and (2) on petroleum products 
 received and held for sale or use by any person when the 
 petroleum products have not previously been received by a 
 licensed distributor.  The petroleum inspection fee is 85 cents 
 for every 1,000 gallons received.  The commissioner of revenue 
 shall collect the fee.  The revenue from the fee must first be 
 applied to cover the amounts appropriated for petroleum product 
 quality inspection expenses, for the inspection and testing of 
 petroleum product measuring equipment, and for petroleum supply 
 monitoring under chapter 216C.  

    (b) The commissioner of revenue shall credit a person for 
 inspection fees previously paid in error or for any material 
 exported or sold for export from the state upon filing of a 
 report as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue. 

    (c) The commissioner of revenue may collect the inspection 
 fee along with any taxes due under chapter 296A.  

    Subd. 4.    Reviewing weights and measures fees.  The 
 department shall review its schedule of inspection fees at the 
 end of each six months.  

    Subd. 5.    Setting petroleum inspection fee.  When the 
 department estimates that inspection costs will exceed the 
 revenue from the fee, the commissioner shall notify the 
 commissioner of finance.  The commissioner of finance shall then 
 request a fee increase from the legislature.  

    Subd. 6.    Cost recovery requirements.  The cost of 
 inspection activities and services not specified in subdivisions 
 2 and 3, including related overhead costs, must be equitably 
 apportioned and recovered by the fees.  

    HIST: 1993 c 369 s 72; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 299 s 30; 
 1999 c 250 art 3 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 13 s 4 

*   NOTE:  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 3, does not repeal 
*rules or fees in effect on June 30, 2001.  Laws 2000, chapter 
*488, article 12, section 23.