Fees - Agriculture, Weights & Measures

A Market Manager’s total fees consist of: 

• one fee for devices oversight ($120); plus 
• a second tiered fee for each market under their control. The tiered fee is based on the number of certified producers selling at each market. 
• Example: You manage two markets, one with 5 producers and one with 11. Your total fees are: one devices oversight fee ($120) plus a fee for each market you manage (based on the fees in the table below). In this example the fees are for markets with 5 producers ($242) and 11 producers ($405), so your total bill is $767.

Vineyard development is a complex undertaking whose site-specific costs will depend on many factors, such as the number of experts needed (geologists, engineers, biologists, technicians, etc.), slope, soil type(s), grading, drainage, the number of inspections/re-inspections, etc. Marin County contracts out Vineyard Erosion and Sediment Control Program (VESCO) services to Sonoma County, whose staff have extensive experience with vineyard development. The overall costs for the project will be Sonoma County’s VESCO fees plus Marin County’s staff time. For Sonoma’s current fee schedule, please click here. Marin County will collect approximately 90% of the fees when the Vineyard Development Notification Application is received; the remaining fees will be collected at a later date. Please call our office with any questions about your project.

The following table shows estimated fees; actual fees will vary by project.

Find definitions for Level I  &  Level II.

Authority

1. Device fees are set in the California Business & Professions Code (Division 5, Chapter 2, Article 2.1, Section 12240).
2. Point-of-Sale-System fees are established by resolution of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. The related point-of-sale ordinance is located in the Marin County Code (Title 5, Chapter 5.45).

Device bills consist of one business location fee ($120) plus a commercial device fee for all devices at that location.

• 1 Standby Fee is defined as a fee charged to a business when an owner or owner's representative is fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes late to a mutually agreed upon scheduled appointment time. When a business owner or representative is over thirty (30) minutes late, they will be charged a Rescheduling Fee (see below).
• 2 Rescheduling Fee is defined as a fee charged to a business when an owner or owner's representative cancels a mutually agreed upon appointment less than 24 hours ahead of the scheduled meeting time, or if the owner or owner's representative shows up more than thirty (30) minutes late to the scheduled appointment.

* No charge for first reinspection of new businesses.
** Administrative Civil Penalty (fine) or Referral to District Attorney applies for all subsequent reinspections.

** Administrative Civil Penalty (fine) or Referral to District Attorney applies for all subsequent reinspections.