OAR 603-054-0018: License Fees: Dealers, Florist and Landscape Contractors

(1) The license fee for dealers, florist, and landscape contractors shall be as follows: If annual purchases (live plant material only, cut flowers are exempt) are The license fee is: (a) Up to $20,000 = $176; (b) $20,001-$100,000 = $176 plus.00205 over $20,000; (c) 100,001-$200,000 = $340 plus.00166 over $100,000; (d) $200,001-$500,000 = $506 plus.00082 over $200,000; (e) $500,001-$2,000,000 = $752 plus.00074 over $500,000; (f) $2,000,001 & above = $1,862 plus.00066 over $2,000,000; (g) Maximum Fee = $29,675. (2) In addition to the annual license fee above, there will be a research assessment equal to 0.0002 of annual sales. The minimum research assessment is $10. (3) In addition to the annual license fee (1) and research assessment fee (2) above, there will be an assessment for the Plant Pest and Disease Emergency Response Fund. The assessment will be adjusted annually to maintain a fund balance of $250,000 and will be prorated among all licensees based on annual sales or purchases from the previous year. (4) An applicant for an original license or for a renewal license, without a full calendar year of prior nursery stock sales or purchase experience upon which to base the fees, must follow the licensing process found in ORS 571.057(2).