AWM Fees
The County of San Diego Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures (AWM) has been conducting stakeholder outreach meetings and workshops to share program updates and provide an opportunity to comment on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 cost recovery proposal. Thank you to all who joined and shared feedback.
AWM will present the FY 2025-26 cost recovery proposal to the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) in May; the first hearing is tentatively scheduled for May 7, 2025, and the second on May 21, 2025. Hearing dates are subject to change. If approved, the fees will become effective July 1, 2025, and can be found in the fee details below.
FY 2025-26 AWM Fee Details
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Land Use Fees
Fee Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Verification of Agriculture Application Processing CC Article 11 § 7 $175/application Follow-up Site Visit (3) CC Article 11 § 7 $121/hour Agricultural Enterprise Registration CC Article 11 § 7 $15/year -
Pest Exclusion Fees
Fee Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Desert Native Plant Permit / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree) FAC § 80101 $2/plant All Other Native Plants FAC § 80101 $1/plant Yucca schidigera FAC § 80101 $3/ton Export Certification of Plant Shipments for Quarantine Compliance / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Domestic Plant Shipment Certification FAC § 5202 $53/certificate International Plant Shipment Certification FAC § 5202 $118/certificate Domestic Counter Service Certification FAC § 5202 $46/certificate International Counter Service Certification FAC § 5202 $93/certificate Specialized Field Inspections, Including: Field Growing Season, Destination Point (Sealed Load), Export/Import Shipment Treatment/ Inspection, Voluntary Systems Approach for Nursery Certification, Pre-quarantine(3) FAC § 6303 (d); Title 3 CCR, § 3160 (b) $164/hour After-Hours Inspections (1 Hour Minimum) (3) FAC § 5202 $246/hour Missed Appointment Fee FAC § 5202 $82 -
Pesticide Regulation Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Agricultural Pest Control Business Registration FAC § 11734 $75/year Agricultural Pest Control Adviser Registration-San Diego Headquarters FAC § 12034 $10/year Maximum amount authorized in FAC 12034(4) Agricultural Pest Control Adviser Registration-Out of County Headquarters FAC § 12034 $5/year Maximum amount authorized in FAC 12034(4) Agricultural Pest Control Pilot Registration-San Diego Headquarters FAC § 11923 $10/year Maximum amount authorized in FAC 11923(5) Agricultural Pest Control Pilot Registration-Out of County Headquarters FAC § 11923 $5/year Maximum amount authorized in FAC 11923(5) Maintenance Gardener Registration FAC § 11704 and FAC § 11734 $25/year Maximum Amount Authorized in FAC 11704 and 11734(6) Structural Pest Control Business Registration FAC § 15204 and § 15204.5 $10/year Certification of Farm Labor Contractors CLC § 1695 (b) $75/year -
Hazardous Materials Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Base Registration H&S § 25404.5 $546/year Inventory Item Registration H&S § 25404.5 $100/item/year State Surcharge for CUPA Oversight (11) CCR Title 27 Section 15240(c) Maximum authorized in CCR Title 27 Section 15240(c) -
Certified Farmers Market (Direct Marketing) Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Certified Farmers Market Certification FAC § 47020
$220/certificate/year
Certified Producer's Certification FAC § 47020
$66/certificate/year
Additional County Listing on Certified Producer's Certificate
FAC § 47020
$15/certificate
Certified Producer's Certificate Change or Addition
FAC § 47020
$15/amended certificate
Certified Producer Inspections (3)
FAC § 47020
$198/hour
Certified Farmers Market Inspections (3)
FAC § 47020
$198/hour
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Industrial Hemp Cultivation Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Industrial Hemp Cultivation (3)(7)
FAC § 81005 (c)
$163/hour
Industrial Hemp Cultivation License
FAC § 81005 (c)
$239/year
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Apiary Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Apiary Certification (½ Hour Minimum) (3)
FAC § 29143
$161/hour
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Weights & Measures Point-of-Sale Station Price Accuracy Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Tier 1 (1-3 Point-of-Sale Stations) Registration
BPC § 13350 (d)
$173/location/year
Tier 2 (4-9 Point-of-Sale Stations) Registration
BPC § 13350 (d)
$235/location/year
Tier 3 (10+ Point-of-Sale Stations) Registration
BPC § 13350 (d)
$293/location/year
Re-inspection (3)
BPC § 13350 (e)
$174/hour
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Weights & Measures Device Fees
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Inspection/Testing of Non-Commercial Devices by Request of Owner/User, Including: Small Capacity Scales, Large Capacity Scales, Retail Motor Fuel Dispensers, Wholesale Petroleum Meters, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Meters, All Other Devices (3)
BPC § 12210 (b)
$188/hour
Inspection/Testing of Commercial Water Submeters by Request of Owner/User, including: Outside Established Inspection Frequency, Not Placed into Service Within Six Months, or For Use in a Different County
BPC § 12210.3 (b)
$188/hour
Inspection/Testing of Commercial Devices by Request of Owner/User When Testing Could Be Performed by a Registered Service Agency (3)
BPC § 12210.5 (b)
Established by the Secretary of California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (8)
Business Location Registration
BPC § 12240 (f), (u)
Maximum amount authorized in BPC (9)
Device Annual Administrative Fee (10)
BPC § 12241
Maximum amount authorized in BPC (9)
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Weights & Measures Device Registration (By Device Type)
Activity Fee Authority Fee Amount Animal Scales
BPC § 12240 et seq.
Maximum amount authorized in BPC (9)
Class II Scales
" " Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Meters
" " Computing Scales
" " Counter Scales
" " Crane Scales
" " Dormant/Portable Platform Scales
" " Electric Submeters
" " Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
" " Fabric/Wire/Cordage Meters
" " Forklift/Belt Scales
" " Grease/Lube Meters
" " Hanging Scales
" " High-Flow Motor Fuel Meters
" " Hopper/Tank Scales
" " Hydrogen Meters
" " Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Meters
" " Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Meters
" " Livestock Scales
" " Monorail/Meat Beam Scales
" " Odometers
" " Other Measuring Devices
" " Other Weighing Devices
" " Prescription/Jewelry Scales
" " Railway Scales
" " Retail Meters
" " Retail Motor Fuel Meters
" " Retail Water Meters
" " Tanks (Liquid Test)
" " Taximeters
" " Vapor Submeters
" " Vehicle Meters
" " Vehicle Scales
" " Water Submeters
" " Wholesale Meters
" " Reschedule Fee
CCRO § 21.1711
$20
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References
(1) BPC = California Business and Professions Code
CC = California Constitution
CCR = California Code of Regulations
CCRO = County of San Diego Code of Regulatory Ordinances
FAC = California Food and Agricultural Code
H&S = California Health & Safety Code
CLC = California Labor Code(2) Fees are nonrefundable.
(3) Includes travel time.
(4) For current FAC § 12034 fee information
(5) For current FAC § 11923 fee information
(6) For current FAC § 11704 and 11734 fee information
(7) Industrial Hemp Annual Registration fee per FAC § 81005 (c) and CCR § 4900 as established by the Secretary of California Department of Food and Agriculture
(8) For current BPC § 12210.5 fee information
(9) For current BPC § 12240 and 12241 fee information
(10) Device Annual Administrative Fee defined by BPC § 12241 is collected on behalf of the State of California, with up to 12% of the total administrative fees collected to recover the cost of assessing, collecting, and remitting administrative fees in accordance with 4 CCR § 4075.
(11) State Surcharge for CUPA Oversight authorized by H&S 25404.4 and defined by 27 CCR § 15240 is collected on behalf of the State of California.
Contact Info:
- Agricultural Export Fees:
- Email: sdcawm@sdcounty.ca.gov
- Phone: (760) 752-4700
- Certified
Farmers Markets and Industrial Hemp Cultivation Fees:
- Email: AgStandards.AWM@sdcounty.ca.gov
- Phone: (858) 614-7786
- Hazardous
Materials Inventory Fees:
- Email: PRP.AWM@sdcounty.ca.gov
- Phone: (858) 694-8980
- Weights & Measures Program Fees:
- Email: WM.AWM@sdcounty.ca.gov
- Phone: (858) 694-2778
FY 2025-26 Fee Workshop Presentations
FY 25-26 Proposed Fee Letters
FY 24-25 Current Fees